by - May 24, 2018 4:16 pm
Without approximately 6,600 new jobs year-over-year in Northwest Arkansas, the state would have lost ground, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director for the Center for Business & Economic Research at the…
by - May 24, 2018 3:34 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the May 14 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - May 24, 2018 8:41 am
The Happy Egg Co. has relocated its U.S. corporate headquarters from San Francisco to Rogers. Happy Egg Co. is a multi-national, free-range egg brand owned by Noble Foods, the largest…
by - May 23, 2018 5:51 pm
Lance Stokes does not subscribe to the so-called “retail apocalypse” theory. He does, however, believe strongly in the evolution of retail, which is why Fayetteville apparel company Lauren James Enterprises…
by - May 23, 2018 11:55 am
Cameron Magee needed two truck docks. He’s getting them, along with 10,300 square feet of commercial real estate in a $1.22 million building, allowing his businesses to consolidate from multiple…
by - May 23, 2018 11:49 am
It’s not just Gucci or Birkenstock targeted by counterfeiters. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates piracy and product knockoffs and theft of trade secrets drain up to $600 billion from…
by - May 23, 2018 12:26 am
Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway, R-Rogers, will remain sheriff of Benton County, after receiving more than 78% of the vote, unofficial results show. The sheriff’s race was one of several…
by - May 22, 2018 11:29 pm
State Rep. Jim Dotson beat back a challenge from a political newcomer Tuesday (May 22), hoping to ultimately win a fourth term representing District 93 the Arkansas House of Representatives….
by - May 22, 2018 11:18 pm
Key legislative races across the state saw incumbent lawmakers in both parties hold onto House and Senate seats, and a small group of newcomers won races in Democratic and GOP…
by - May 22, 2018 2:11 pm
A pilot program called Artists 360 began accepting applications on May 1 for $440,000 in competitive grants for artists in Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties. Steuart and Tom…
by - May 21, 2018 7:08 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings expectations by nearly $1.75 per share in fiscal 2018 and 45 cents per share in the fourth quarter as the company works to open four dealerships…
by - May 18, 2018 1:18 pm
Three Benton County political candidates hosted a meet-and-greet event for young voters Thursday (May 17) at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in downtown Bentonville, just ahead of next week’s primary election…
by - May 18, 2018 10:48 am
Dallas-based Topgolf has officially announced plans for its first location in Arkansas. In a news release distributed Friday (May 18), the golf entertainment company said it will develop 11 acres…
by - May 18, 2018 8:26 am
A retail company known for clever commercials touting, among other products, “Buck Naked” underwear has set its sights on Northwest Arkansas. A development plan is in the works to build…
by - May 17, 2018 12:15 pm
A retail asset just east of Interstate 49 in Rogers has a new owner after a sale-leaseback deal worth $3.59 million. NNN Properties LLC-1710 South 46th Street Series LLC of…
by - May 17, 2018 8:27 am
Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative is building a four-story, 38,000-square-foot office at its headquarters to accommodate growth in the electricity utility and its broadband service, OzarksGo. CEO Mitchell Johnson said the…
by - May 16, 2018 5:37 pm
Tyson Foods President and CEO Tom Hayes said while the company’s raw material costs will fluctuate the mission to achieve volume growth, margin expansion, more unit sales and year-over-year earnings…
by - May 16, 2018 11:45 am
It’s more than 9,000 miles from Northwest Arkansas to Malawi, Africa, but Jason and Lacey Carney of Springdale see the poorest nation in the world as a land of opportunity….
by - May 16, 2018 8:19 am
Hunt Ventures, the longtime Rogers developer headed up by philanthropist Johnelle Hunt, has filed development plans to bring two office buildings and a parking deck to the Pinnacle Hills area…
by - May 15, 2018 2:45 pm
A healthy nation is also likely a wealthy nation, but neither is true for many of 54 countries on the African continent. Chronic blindness from cataracts, a lack of doctors…
