by - October 12, 2021 3:37 pm
The J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family has donated $3 million to Springdale nonprofit Children’s Safety Center Inc. (CSC). The money is a lead gift for CSC’s $12.5 million capital campaign…
by - October 12, 2021 1:32 pm
Fayetteville-based biotech company Namida Lab Inc. recently announced a tear donation campaign and clinical trial recruitment site as it develops a tear-based breast cancer screening test. Namida Lab’s first product,…
by - October 12, 2021 9:53 am
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Oct. 12) the death of Doyle Williams, former dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He was 81. Williams was Walton College…
by - October 11, 2021 11:25 am
Share prices of two Northwest Arkansas-based transportation companies have reached record highs amid strong freight demand, tight capacity and a labor shortage. On Sept. 23, shares of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M….
by - October 11, 2021 8:11 am
There are many strong corporate leaders in Northwest Arkansas. Among them are 10 that we are honoring in this issue with our seventh annual C-Suite Awards. The award acknowledges business…
by - October 10, 2021 10:04 am
Longtime Northwest Arkansas banker Ron Branscum has made a career change. Branscum resigned from Arvest Bank in December and launched Strategic Business Consulting Inc. (SBC) with a focus on helping…
by - October 10, 2021 10:01 am
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10 a.m. Nov. 3 to celebrate the completion of an 81,000-square-foot office building for Arkansas Blue Cross…
by - October 9, 2021 10:03 am
Gainesville, Mo.-based Century Bank of the Ozarks (CBO) opened a loan production office (LPO) in downtown Fayetteville in August. The company’s office is at 1 E. Center St. inside the…
by - October 8, 2021 12:25 pm
Mary Claire Hyatt joined Fayetteville Public Schools on Sept. 20 as general counsel for the school district. “We are very happy to welcome Mary Claire Hyatt to our administrative team,”…
by - October 8, 2021 9:05 am
A 102-unit apartment complex near the Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville sold recently for $14.1 million. The purchase price equals $138,882 per unit. Advanced Precision Group of New Jersey, a…
by - October 8, 2021 8:40 am
Mid-America Truck Driving School Inc. recently relocated its Springdale campus to a larger location that will allow the school to more than double its student enrollment capacity. The school has…
by - October 7, 2021 1:03 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post double-digit increases in earnings and revenue for the third quarter amid strong pricing, freight demand and tight capacity. Before the markets…
by - October 7, 2021 12:40 pm
Texas-based Halff Associates Inc., an engineering/architecture consulting firm, said Thursday (Oct. 7) it is acquiring Arkansas civil engineering firm Morrison-Shipley Engineers Inc. (MSE). Financial terms of the deal were not…
by - October 7, 2021 11:11 am
A Northwest Arkansas business owner plans to relocate his jewelry store in Fayetteville, with growth plans on the horizon. Diamond Center Jewelers will relocate in October from North Shiloh Drive…
by - October 7, 2021 11:00 am
Springdale nonprofit Excellerate Foundation announced Thursday (Oct. 7) that Carol Silva Moralez is the first president and CEO of Upskill NWA. The new adult education organization is being incubated within…
by - October 7, 2021 7:44 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 27 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - October 6, 2021 2:17 pm
The city of Fayetteville announced Wednesday (Oct. 6) that Alison Jumper is the new director of parks, natural resources and cultural affairs. She is replacing former parks and recreation director…
by - October 6, 2021 1:39 pm
According to the latest summary of deposits data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) in September, insured bank deposits in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro continue…
by - October 6, 2021 1:15 pm
Bentonville-based Newell Development has closed a deal to sell three multifamily properties in downtown Bentonville for $25.6 million. Depot 16 Apartments (517 S.W. B St.), The Village Flats & Townhomes…
by - October 6, 2021 9:52 am
Residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’s four largest cities is well ahead of last year’s pace through the first eight months of 2021. According to permit…
