by - April 15, 2020 3:02 pm
Health providers in Northwest Arkansas are working through COVID-19 financial challenges resulting from preparing COVID-19 priorities and postponing non-emergency services. Mercy Northwest Arkansas said none of the hospital’s 2,400 employees…
by - April 15, 2020 1:26 pm
In March, the COVID-19 pandemic forced large chunks of the U.S. economy to a halt. The retail and personal services industry bore the brunt, initially as a result of social…
by - April 14, 2020 8:20 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. said a net loss was driven by stock market losses in the first quarter while revenue was up marginally. After the markets closed Tuesday…
by - April 14, 2020 7:27 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. earnings fell 12.3%, and revenue rose 9.1% as the carrier narrowly missed earnings expectations but beat revenue projections for the first quarter of…
by - April 14, 2020 3:51 pm
The regional arts service organization (RASO) at the Northwest Arkansas Council is partnering with the local arts community to provide grants through a new bridge fund for small and mid-sized…
by - April 14, 2020 12:32 pm
Like many banks, the balance sheet the past couple of years has looked good for First Western Bank, an 11-branch lender headquartered in Booneville, with about $462 million in assets….
by - April 14, 2020 11:25 am
Event organizers said Tuesday (April 14) the sixth annual BITE NW Arkansas food festival, originally scheduled for June 19-20, has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for fall 2020…
by - April 13, 2020 7:18 pm
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, announced Monday (April 13) it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the…
by - April 13, 2020 1:05 pm
A multimillion-dollar investment in Bentonville by New York-based co-working giant WeWork Companies Inc. took a significant step forward Monday (April 13). The company’s Bentonville development partner, Center City LLC, filed…
by - April 13, 2020 12:04 pm
Walmart will lose a top e-commerce talent later this month when Jamie Iannone becomes the new CEO of eBay. The California-based company announced the hiring Monday (April 13). Iannone was…
by - April 13, 2020 11:05 am
Effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic being felt nationally in the construction industry are, largely, not being felt in Arkansas. A survey of construction firms by the Associated General Contractors…
by - April 12, 2020 1:30 pm
The city of Bentonville recently issued a building permit valued at $14.6 million to C.R. Crawford Construction of Fayetteville. The permit is being used to build a 119-room Home2 Suites…
by - April 11, 2020 10:27 am
As more retail sales move online, Walmart continues to build fewer stores and remodel about 500 a year. But the retailer’s deli departments are receiving facelifts. Three Supercenter stores in…
by - April 10, 2020 10:33 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Friday (April 10) that Dr. Michael Macechko will be the new program director for its family medicine residency program in Northwest…
by - April 10, 2020 7:34 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, has successfully completed a seed round of funding with a total raise of over $5 million. The oversubscribed round, led by RZC…
by - April 9, 2020 6:44 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday (April 9) it will provide audio conference call access for stockholders to listen remotely to its annual shareholders meeting at 10…
by - April 9, 2020 10:32 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 9, 2020 9:31 am
Rogers developer Hunter Haynes has sold two medical office buildings to privately held real estate investment firm Montecito Medical Real Estate for $15.9 million. The buildings at 1000-1002 S. 52nd…
by - April 8, 2020 6:33 pm
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved Wednesday (April 8) a $1.7 million settlement agreement in the bankruptcy case of Springdale-based nanotechnology manufacturer NanoMech Inc. that will…
by - April 8, 2020 10:50 am
While it takes just a simple look around to see that people consume things differently than they did 20 years ago, Bentonville attorney Chris Woodard says many Americans have not…
