by - September 9, 2019 12:58 pm
Two Northwest Arkansas families who have guided the rise of two of the nation’s largest poultry companies will be honored for their business acumen this fall in Springdale. Arkansas nonprofit…
by - September 8, 2019 12:45 pm
After more than a decade living in Northwest Arkansas, Chris Wyrick of Rogers is trying his hand at commercial real estate development. Wyrick is taking an upscale approach to a…
by - September 8, 2019 12:38 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has invested in Springdale-based financial software developer Teslar Software. The company, formerly known as 3E Software Inc., serves banks across the nation, ranging…
by - September 7, 2019 10:09 am
Alabama-based restaurant chain Chicken Salad Chick has opened a store in Fayetteville at 352 E. Joyce Blvd. Sharon Etchison of Fayetteville, a first-time restaurant franchise owner, is the owner and…
by - September 5, 2019 3:19 pm
2303 Southeast J Street LLC has picked up a three-year funding agreement worth $24.8 million from WM Capital Partners, an equity fund that maintains dual headquarters in New York City…
by - September 4, 2019 7:39 pm
White River Bancshares (OTCQX: WRIV), the holding company for Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas, said its board authorized the repurchase of 42,500 shares of its stock. That represents about 5%…
by - September 4, 2019 3:17 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded $3.55 million to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) for projects to improve the terminal and rehabilitate the taxiway. The grant will pay for 90%…
by - September 4, 2019 2:05 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council and the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) have partnered to create a new apprenticeship program. The course will create 200 apprenticeships and includes classroom education…
by - September 4, 2019 12:09 pm
An innovative ground beef product marketed by Fayetteville startup Zephyr Foods is being considered for a significant award in the natural products industry. 1 Source is a finalist in the…
by - September 4, 2019 10:32 am
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White and Chief Financial Officer Stewart Glendinning told investors Wednesday (Sept. 4) the earnings adjustment announced late Tuesday would be about $220 million, half of which…
by - September 4, 2019 10:08 am
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has promoted Leonard Walthall to chief operating officer according to a Wednesday (Sept. 5) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s board of…
by - September 3, 2019 6:46 pm
Nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will start Wednesday (Sept. 4). American Airlines will provide the flights on a 76-seat Embraer 175 jet….
by - September 3, 2019 6:01 pm
Tyson Foods said late Tuesday (Sept. 3) it was experiencing short-term challenges related to grain prices, a plant fire and continued sluggishness in the chicken business. The Springdale-based meat giant…
by - September 3, 2019 12:29 pm
Rogers-based architecture and engineering firm Crafton Tull announced Tuesday (Sept. 3) the company has established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. Crafton Tull is now the third company headquartered…
by - September 3, 2019 9:11 am
Jo Beth Saulsbury, a physical therapist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, has earned designation as a Certified Neonatal Therapist by the…
by - September 2, 2019 10:10 am
A collaboration between NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce is offering access to cutting-edge robotic training during the upcoming school year. High school…
by - August 30, 2019 1:30 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 30, 2019 11:12 am
Tyson Foods continues to double down efforts to expand global sales announcing a 40% stake in Grupo Vibra Foods, a Brazilian poultry company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed,…
by - August 30, 2019 9:27 am
Fitzroy Rogers LLC has picked up a 13-year, $29.9 million funding agreement from Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank. The mortgage is backing construction of The Fitzroy, a 250-unit upscale apartment development…
by - August 29, 2019 5:50 pm
Fort Worth-based Fuzzy’s Taco Shop wants to add six stores in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, with one of the possible locations being near the University of Arkansas…
