by - January 4, 2019 2:24 pm
Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 24 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - January 4, 2019 1:54 pm
On March 1, 1898, James Turner “J.T.” Edmondson founded the Bank of Gravett, making it the oldest bank in Benton County and one of the oldest in the state. At…
by - January 3, 2019 3:41 pm
In early 2019, consumers across Northwest Arkansas will be among the first in the country to eliminate clunky coin change using digital piggybank software developed by Bucket Technologies. Bringing the…
by - January 3, 2019 1:30 pm
Sometimes when I’m in Little Rock speaking with a legislator or stakeholder group about the need to upgrade Arkansas roads and bridges, I think about Rainbow Curve in Bentonville. More…
by - January 3, 2019 7:55 am
Matt Hicks has been hired by Chambers Bank as its chief credit officer. Hicks has more than 14 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as a…
by - January 2, 2019 4:41 pm
2018 saw plenty of significant business and political news stories in Northwest Arkansas. In our annual Top 10 list, we present the developments that had the most impact on the…
by - January 2, 2019 12:14 pm
A project to modernize and update the University of Arkansas campus network infrastructure is now more than 50% complete. The Achieve IT: Network Foundations plan is modernizing the UA network…
by - January 1, 2019 1:47 pm
Talented people are the driving force behind any effective economic strategy. As 2019 begins, one of Northwest Arkansas’ leading development officials believes attracting and retaining those individuals remains the defining…
by - December 31, 2018 12:23 pm
Rich Grubbs is “like a kid with a new toy” when he talks about the possibilities of North Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. Grubbs, owner of Arkansas Commercial Real Estate, believes…
by - December 30, 2018 1:42 pm
White River Bancshares Co., the holding company for Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas, announced the company will begin trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “WRIV”. The…
by - December 29, 2018 2:13 pm
A 14,729-square-foot retail building leased to Walgreens pharmacy in the Promenade Pointe area of Rogers, formerly called the Creekside development, sold for $5.85 million. Limited liability companies managed by Robert…
by - December 28, 2018 4:41 pm
Exiting State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, is joining the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration in January. Collins, a former chairman of the House Revenue and Tax Committee, was defeated…
by - December 28, 2018 12:38 pm
When retail giant Walmart invested $16 billion into a majority stake of Indian e-commerce platform and logistics arm, Flipkart, it was the most expensive acquisition in the company’s 56-year history….
by - December 27, 2018 8:32 pm
Alex Blass, principal of real estate company Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners in Rogers, will be able to watch from his eighth-floor office window in Hunt Tower as a nearby 27-acre…
by - December 26, 2018 4:56 pm
It’s a cold November morning, and real estate investor-turned-developer Laurice Hachem is walking through her new office space inside Hunt Tower, the 10-story high-rise in the maturing Pinnacle Hills area…
by - December 26, 2018 4:40 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported strong sales tax growth though 2018. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative sales tax revenue through December of $72.99 million, up…
by - December 21, 2018 9:53 am
Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 21, 2018 9:47 am
A $500,000 deal in Cave Springs is paving the way for a Casey’s General Store development. The Ankeny, Iowa-based company bought a 1.9-acre commercial lot at the corner of highways…
by - December 20, 2018 3:58 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is providing financial assistance that will help Northwest Arkansas’ fledgling Urban Land Institute (ULI) chapter hire its first full-time employee ULI Oklahoma, which serves members in…
by - December 20, 2018 2:17 pm
Fiscal 2018 was a year of surprises for Springdale-based Tyson Foods, from president and CEO Tom Hayes’ abrupt resignation to the unexpected death of newly retired chief financial officer Dennis…
