by - February 2, 2018 11:43 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Jan. 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - February 1, 2018 3:49 pm
A study commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville to measure the impact of the organization’s downtown efforts throughout Northwest Arkansas showed positive economic progress, while also indicating a…
by - February 1, 2018 3:21 pm
The second Arkansas location of Dallas-based restaurant/entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s is scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Monday (Feb. 5) in a 17,000-square-foot location at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade…
by - January 31, 2018 3:14 pm
The four largest Northwest Arkansas cities have completed more than 60 street projects with bond issues over the past decade, and some have started to look to the next bond…
by - January 30, 2018 6:18 pm
More than 40 federal, state, county and city officials in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri signed letters supporting the federal grant that would complete a 265-mile segment of Interstate 49, between…
by - January 30, 2018 5:34 pm
An estimated 4,000 Wal-Mart suppliers are in Bentonville this week at the retailer’s annual Supplier Growth Forum with the hot topic being the new guidelines for On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) deliveries of…
by - January 30, 2018 4:45 pm
America’s Car-Mart has opened three new dealerships in fiscal 2018, which ends April 30, and will announce third-quarter financial results on Feb. 19. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used…
by - January 30, 2018 3:01 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services delayed the release of its 2018 guidance by almost three months to complete the year and “dig a little deeper,” but guidance the Lowell-based carrier released…
by - January 30, 2018 2:34 pm
A Fayetteville attorney is planning to relocate his practice to a new building, one that will give it room to grow. Atwell Law Firm owner Chad Atwell recently paid $420,000…
by - January 30, 2018 2:06 pm
January was a banner month for sales tax revenue in Bentonville, but the collection tally may face future revision. The city reported a whopping 326% increase with $3.778 million in…
by - January 29, 2018 1:00 pm
Russellville-based brokerage Little John Transportation Services recently combined two Fayetteville offices into a 9,809-square-foot building at 5106 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. On Aug. 18, Dale Brothers of Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 25, 2018 3:24 pm
Move over kidney pie. One year after expanding to the Middle East, Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens now has its sights set on Europe. The company announced Thursday (Jan. 25)…
by - January 25, 2018 3:04 pm
Wal-Mart is making room for its new corporate headquarters by relocating some distribution center operations in Bentonville and Fort Smith into a 1.03 million square foot warehouse space now under…
by - January 25, 2018 7:48 am
The number of residential building permits issued in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities last year was collectively down 18% from the previous year. According to the data from each city,…
by - January 24, 2018 2:17 pm
The Walton Family Foundation has entered into a one-year partnership with the Minneapolis-based nonprofit, real estate developer and property manager Artspace to assess the arts community and market in Northwest…
by - January 24, 2018 11:13 am
An established nonprofit in Siloam Springs has a new name. Soderquist Leadership, the leadership development organization that traces its roots to the late Don Soderquist, has changed its name to…
by - January 24, 2018 8:36 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ brokerage segment, Integrated Capacity Solutions, recently eclipsed a milestone company founder Johnnie B. Hunt once thought elusive for the Lowell-based carrier. In a LinkedIn post, Shelley…
by - January 23, 2018 3:12 pm
The Hot Wheels: Race to Win exhibit will open at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville on Saturday (Jan. 27). Created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the Hot Wheels…
by - January 23, 2018 1:19 pm
Fayetteville-based software startup Engine has raised $1 million in venture capital to fund its cloud-based e-commerce software platform. Among the company’s initial investors, according to a news release sent Tuesday…
by - January 23, 2018 7:57 am
Springdale-based Weichert, Realtors — The Griffin Co. has acquired a Weichert franchise in Fort Smith owned by Kevin and Elizabeth King. Terms of the deal, which officially closed Jan. 1,…
