by - April 3, 2019 3:35 pm
Waco Title Co. launches closing trainee program
Springdale-based Waco Title Co. has launched a training program for new closing agents, a course the company says is unique to the industry. The program is a response to a…
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by - April 3, 2019 1:14 pm
Walton Family Foundation adds researchers to Walton Fellows Program
Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) has added two researchers to its Walton Fellows Program. Richard Florida and Joel Kotkin “will undertake research on key topics to help improve economic performance across…
by - April 3, 2019 12:04 pm
Tariffs on Chinese imports draw attention of homebuilders
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas, but a 10% tariff on some products sourced there has increased the cost of building a home in the region and could…
by - April 3, 2019 8:48 am
University of Arkansas announces honorary degree recipients
Hall of Fame music industry executive Al Bell and pioneering architect Wilhelmenia “Chris” Hinton-Lee will receive honorary degrees from the University of Arkansas during the All-University commencement ceremony Saturday, May…
by - April 2, 2019 1:19 pm
NWA Gives to benefit nearly 300 regional nonprofits
Representatives from nonprofits across Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro rallied together on Tuesday (April 2) at First Security Bank in Springdale in anticipation of NWA Gives, a region-wide…
by - April 2, 2019 12:41 pm
The Supply Side: Walmart raises the bar on OTIF with suppliers
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran recently said if the retail giant can’t get its orders on time from suppliers then nothing else it does works. Speaking to the investment community…
by - April 2, 2019 9:57 am
Connect Northwest Arkansas launches online survey for 10-year transit plan
Connect Northwest Arkansas recently launched an online survey to receive feedback on the 10-year transit plan for Northwest Arkansas as those involved in the project host several presentations to take…
by - April 1, 2019 7:20 pm
NanoMech lays off employees, closes 2 offices; bankruptcy in works
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech recently laid off a portion of its workforce and looks to be headed for bankruptcy in order to be sold after being sued twice for not…
by - April 1, 2019 9:22 am
WeWork coming to downtown Bentonville, planning 200,000 SF building on South Main Street
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story has been updated with quotes throughout. ———- Co-working giant WeWork Companies Inc. is making a significant investment in downtown Bentonville. The New…
by - March 31, 2019 10:58 am
$300 million Simmons Foods plant takes shape south of Decatur
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates plans to open a 315,000-square-foot chicken processing plant by the end of this year as construction on the $300 million plant…
by - March 29, 2019 4:37 pm
NanoMech faces new $1 million lawsuit for not paying debt
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech has been sued again for not paying its debt — this time for more than $1 million. Daniel Carroll of Michigan filed a complaint in the…
by - March 29, 2019 1:19 pm
Walmart truck driver April Coolidge promotes industry, safe driving
April Coolidge drives cautiously. Coolidge has been a truck driver for more than six years, and in October, she started to drive for Bentonville-based retailer Walmart. She recently was named…
by - March 29, 2019 9:57 am
Cornerstone Bank will open new Harrison banking center on Monday
Eureka Springs-based Cornerstone Bank will open its permanent banking center in Harrison on Monday (April 1). The 9,100-square-foot branch office is at 1426 Highway 65, across from a Walmart Supercenter,…
by - March 29, 2019 9:32 am
Buffington Homes pays $1.7 million for 69 acres in Fayetteville
Fayetteville homebuilder Buffington Homes has completed a $1.71 million land purchase that will pave the way for the development of a significant residential neighborhood west of Interstate 49 in Fayetteville….
by - March 29, 2019 9:11 am
Then & Now: LSU official Matt Shanklin recalls Razorback roots
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 18 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - March 28, 2019 8:02 pm
Rooftop solar array powers hilltop home, electric cars of Fayetteville entrepreneur
Entrepreneur and environmentalist Terry Tremwel, board chairman of solar technology startup Picasolar Inc. and energy consulting firm Trem|Wel Energy LLC, has used less electricity at his three-level, 2,750-square-foot home than…
by - March 28, 2019 2:53 pm
Mercy merges two OB/GYN clinics in Rogers
Mercy Northwest Arkansas announced the merging of two women’s clinics in Rogers into one newly renovated space on the sixth floor of the J.B. Hunt Tower at 3333 Pinnacle Hills…
by - March 28, 2019 11:52 am
Northwest Health to showcase orthopedic robot in public seminar
The public is invited to a free seminar at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville to learn more about robot-assisted joint replacement surgery. The event is at noon Thursday, April 4, and should…
by - March 28, 2019 10:54 am
Keller Williams leads way in booming residential market
Keller Williams Market Pro Realty topped the $600 million mark in residential sales volume for the third consecutive year and remains at the top of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s…
by - March 27, 2019 1:09 pm
University of Arkansas hosts 3rd drone summit
About 100 people attended the third annual Arkansas Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit on March 12 in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Drone experts discussed compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules, homeland…