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NWA home sales flat in 2024 1Q

Year-to-date home sales in Northwest Arkansas’ two largest counties through the first three months of 2024 are flat compared with the same period last year. There were 2,040 homes sold…

UA student grows tutoring company

RyLeigh Werner, a University of Arkansas student, started a tutoring company last year to help students with their business classes. Werner is director of the student advisory board and program…

Then & Now: Rob Woods treasures longtime relationships

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 8 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

Walmart reports on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

Walmart is the nation’s largest private employer with more than 1.625 million employees. The retail giant boasts about efforts to be an employer of choice for everyone, regardless of race,…

VC Day in NWA will bring together startups and venture capitalists

Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie, in partnership with Stout Street Capital, 412 Angels, Startup NWA and other regional collaborators, will host the first-ever Northwest Arkansas-based VC Day. It will take place Wednesday…

Connections: Saatchi & Saatchi X names Esmond new president

Springdale-based advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi X has named Lee Esmond of Fayetteville as its new president. She is replacing Jessica Hendrix, who led the agency for nearly nine years….

P.A.M. Transportation Q1 profit craters 94%; revenue down 17%

Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted double-digit declines in earnings and revenue in a challenging first quarter as the company’s stock fell to a 52-week low. After the markets…

Walton Family Foundation bolsters climate efforts with 2 new fellows

Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) announced two new fellows on Thursday (April 18): Emily Fairfax and Meaghan Parker. Fairfax is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota. Parker is…

Real Deals: Clark Contractors leads LISA Academy expansion in Rogers

The city of Rogers recently issued a building permit to Little Rock-based Clark Contractors valued at $22 million. The permit is backing the construction of middle and high school additions…

ArDOT kicks off $310M in road projects in Benton, Washington counties

Northwest Arkansas will add about 11 miles of interstate-style freeway to the region when nearly $310 million in highway projects are completed over the next three years. On Wednesday (April…

NWA Business Journal honors winners at Outstanding Business Awards ceremony

One week ago, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal honored its winners in the inaugural Outstanding Business of the Year awards. The luncheon event, sponsored by Arvest and Rose Law Firm,…

AMC Mortgage opens Fayetteville office

Tulsa-based AMC Mortgage has opened a second Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville. The company is leasing approximately 900 square feet inside an 8,000-square-foot office building at Glory Drive and North…

J.B. Hunt Q1 earnings plunge 35%; revenue dips 8%

Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted declines in earnings and revenue in the first quarter as freight market softness persists. After the markets closed Tuesday (April 16), J.B….

Xtremis to open high-tech telecommunications lab in Washington County

Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, has plans to open a first-of-its-kind innovation campus for the rapid advancement of electromagnetic spectrum technologies. It’s expected to position…

Arvest Bank raises money for Million Meals campaign

Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently kicked off its 14th annual Million Meals campaign to raise money to help feed area families. The campaign runs through May 31. The campaign will benefit…

Cortado Ventures, Oklahoma VC firm, bringing summit to Bentonville in May

Cortado Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Oklahoma City with more than $110 million in assets under management (AUM), will host its second annual Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit on May…

Pea Ridge School District, city partner in $1.55M land purchase

The city of Pea Ridge and the Pea Ridge School District partnered on a $1.55 million real estate deal to buy approximately 55 acres just east of the city limits…

Nominations open for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Forty Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s longest-running awards program, Forty Under 40, is accepting nominations. The nomination deadline for the class of 2024 is Friday, May 24. You can submit nominations…

Be Pro Be Proud holds ‘Draft Day’ in Springdale

Be Pro Be Proud Arkansas, a workforce development initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas (AIA), hosted its “Draft Day” event at the Northwest Arkansas…

Residential building permits in NWA’s 4 largest cities dip 8.1% through February

Residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities is behind last year’s pace through the first two months of 2024. According to permit data from…

Nine Riceland facilities temporarily close

Tonnage up almost 11% on the Arkansas River through May

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: USA Truck military support, Baptist Health to hold ‘MASH’ events

SGS opens Bentonville product testing lab