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The four biggest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported a cumulative 12.28% gain in sales tax revenue in the January reports. Revenue totaled $7.032 million, compared to $6.263 million reported a…
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Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF) closed more than $279 million in new production in 2020, a record total for the division of Arvest Bank. The production numbers were announced Thursday (Jan. 21)….
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Los Angeles-based fintech startup Sootchy Inc. has tapped into the Northwest Arkansas talent pool to grow the company that recently launched an app to help people save money for college….
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Cromwell Architects Engineers announced the company’s board of directors has appointed Greg Cockmon as Chief Executive Officer, Dan Fowler as President, and Aaron Scott to the board. Cockmon, who has…
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Little Rock-based commercial real estate firm Kelley Commercial Partners has appointed two new shareholder partners in its Northwest Arkansas office, Jay Pearcy and Matt Strom. They join existing partners Jordan…
by - January 20, 2021 3:49 pm
Denver-based Western Union has struck a deal with Bentonville-based Walmart to offer money transfer services alongside competitor Money Gram, which manages Walmart’s transfer services. Western Union said the move inside…
by - January 20, 2021 3:18 pm
Rogers-based architecture and engineering firm Crafton Tull added David Ganoung of Harps Food Stores and Martine Pollard of Mercy Health of Northwest Arkansas as independent members to its board of…
by - January 20, 2021 11:48 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods will pay $221.5 million to settle all claims in antitrust litigation over decades-long collusion and price-fixing of broiler chicken. This is the largest settlement of all the…
by - January 19, 2021 5:40 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services ended fiscal 2020 on a high note with better-than-expected net income in the fourth quarter and revenue growth of 12% from a year ago. The…
by - January 19, 2021 2:04 pm
The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University will compete on a collegiate field, but it won’t be in football. Both schools’ baseball teams are slated to play each other…
by - January 19, 2021 11:18 am
Grand Savings Bank is making moves to potentially grow its footprint in Bentonville. The Oklahoma-based lender, which operates nine of its 12 branches in Arkansas, completed a $1.65 million deal…
by - January 17, 2021 2:11 pm
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2020. JANUARY David Glass, 84, Jan. 9 — Glass was the former CEO of Walmart and…
by - January 17, 2021 2:00 pm
WORST GAMBLING MOVE Tyson Foods fired seven management employees at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant in December after an investigation into wagering allegations. Tyson Foods learned that top leadership…
by - January 15, 2021 12:33 pm
Marc Lore, who joined Walmart in September 2016 as CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce with the retail giant’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, is leaving his post at the end…
by - January 15, 2021 11:17 am
Fayetteville jewelers Laura and Craig Underwood recently donated 38 acres of land to the city of Fayetteville as part of a 65-acre park south of Arkansas Highway 112 and west…
by - January 14, 2021 2:49 pm
NEW HIRES Banking & Finance Tiffany King Bentonville Employer: First National Bank of NWA Title: mortgage loan officer Previous employer: Arvest Bank Previous title: mortgage loan officer Ross Mallioux Fayetteville…
by - January 14, 2021 12:18 pm
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) the completion of its first shipment to Jordan last month after building a relationship with Saudi Arabia distributor Al-Watania Poultry….
by - January 14, 2021 10:58 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was the top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in Arkansas in fiscal year 2020. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal…
by - January 13, 2021 3:48 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is partnering with Matrix Medical to ensure its more than 100,000 U.S. employees are educated about and have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Providing vaccine education and…
by - January 13, 2021 3:42 pm
Rogers-based solar energy company Shine Solar announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) it’s hired David Chidester as its first chief financial officer adviser. “After a lengthy and thorough vetting process, I’m thrilled…
