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Outstanding Business Awards winners named at Springdale event

Arvest Bank executives announced the four winners of the second annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards at a luncheon Wednesday (April 9). The winners are Havenwood, mejo, PodcastVideos.com and Onyx…

True North Realty Group joins Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

True North Realty Group LLC, an independent brokerage with 27 real estate professionals, has joined forces with Keller Williams Market Pro Realty. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. True…

Online grocery sales rise 21% in March; Walmart tops in market share

U.S. consumers continue to purchase more groceries and consumables online, with online grocery sales rising 21% in March from a year ago. The $9.7 billion in total sales is not…

Rausch Companies

John Rausch and Buddy Coleman founded Rausch Coleman Homes in 2002 and sold the company to Lennar in February 2025. John Rausch founded Rausch Enterprises, doing business as Rausch Companies,…

Onyx Coffee Lab

Jon and Andrea Allen formed Onyx Coffee Lab in 2012 after spending time from high school and beyond in the coffee business. They met working as baristas at Arsaga’s Coffee…

Emery Sapp & Sons

Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) was founded in 1972 by Billy Sapp, who named the company after his father. ESS began with one employee and a single piece of construction…

Skyline Report: Northwest Arkansas commercial vacancy below 6%, permit values down 50%

Northwest Arkansas continues to absorb commercial space as the value of building permits issued in the area fell by more than 50%, according to a new real estate report. The…

49 Financial

49 Financial began inside a Fortune 500 company before it became an independent, registered investment advisor (RIA) firm in 2019. It was founded by Travis Penfield, Hunter Lloyd and Kyle…

The Stitt Group

The Stitt Group began as a DIY home project in 1975 when Orlo and David Stitt installed a solar water heating system on their home in suburban Montreal, Canada. This…

PodcastVideos.com

Eric Howerton had an idea. In recent years, podcasts and YouTube videos have become extremely popular, and many people want to get into the space. There are several obstacles they…

Miller, Boskus and Lack

Three men had a vision to start an architectural firm in Fayetteville. Steve Miller, Roger Boskus, and Audy Lack opened Miller, Boskus and Lack in 1998. When they first opened,…

Allegiance Title of Arkansas

Patrick Curry and Brian Blackman had many years of experience in the insurance industry. The two men thought they could streamline processes and make the process more efficient. In 2021…

Barnaby Group to open Little Rock pub, 23-acre Fayetteville retreat

Two hospitality concepts in the works in central and Northwest Arkansas have ties to the Stephens family and Little Rock-based investment bank Stephens Inc. Little Rock-based hospitality company Barnaby Group…

mejo

In 2018, Ryan Sheedy decided to become a stay-at-home dad. He and his wife had recently welcomed twin sons. One of the boys has a rare genetic disorder. Soon Sheedy…

Horizon Roofing, Solar and Exteriors

Joseph Rupe had been operating his family business, Jody’s Auto Service Centers, for about 20 years. He wanted to get into the roofing, solar panel and exteriors business, however. The…

Carter’s Flowers and More

Founded in 2024 by Carter Collins, Carter’s Flowers and More serves the Lincoln area with a knowledgeable staff and friendly service that can deliver your order anywhere in the world….

Barbell Gyms of NWA

A Siloam Springs gym was selling all of its weightlifting equipment, and Bobby Bittle saw an opportunity. For more than three years, Bentonville had been without a gym where heavy…

Water for Good

About 713 million people globally don’t have access to reliable water, or about one in 12 people on Earth. That number balloons to one in four when the number of…