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The Walton Family Foundation will accept applications from designers for its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program through March 15. The foundation is looking for designers with experience in landscape architecture…
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Jim Phillips, chairman and CEO of Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech, looks to guide the company through a lawsuit that alleges his firm missed payments on $7 million in loans. New…
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Noted Bentonville architect Harrison French has purchased a unique property in the Boxley Valley of Newton County. French, founder and CEO of architectural firm HFA (Harrison French & Associates), completed…
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The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville made a $2.2 billion splash on the state’s economy in 2018 and has more than tripled its benefit to Arkansas over almost the past…
by - February 20, 2019 12:04 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Wednesday (Feb. 20) that Dick and Nancy Trammel of Rogers have designated the UAMS Northwest Arkansas Regional Campus in Fayetteville as…
by - February 19, 2019 6:29 pm
America’s Car-Mart profit fell 18.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, from the same period in the previous fiscal year, but excluding the impact of tax reform and a…
by - February 18, 2019 3:19 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Friday (Feb. 15) completed the purchase of New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery. J.B. Hunt announced Jan. 9 it had reached…
by - February 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Bentonville-based technology firm Movista has announced the addition of industry veteran Patty Lehan to head up sales development for the company. Lehan has over 20 years’ experience leading global marketing…
by - February 18, 2019 1:01 pm
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture and engineering industries, announced Monday (Feb. 18), the acquisition of Ignite Coaching and Consulting, a company in Salt…
by - February 18, 2019 12:54 pm
Walmart’s big sustainability push known as Project Gigaton was announced in 2017 in partnership with the Sustainability Consortium. The milestone project involves Walmart’s removing 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse…
by - February 18, 2019 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based Youth Bridge Inc. has signed a letter of intent to explore a “collaborative merger” with Springfield, Mo.-based Burrell Behavioral Health. The two behavioral health providers serve more than 45,000 youth…
by - February 17, 2019 10:12 am
A Pennsylvania-based self-storage operator has sold one of its six Arkansas assets for $10.55 million. Self Storage Capital Partners (SSCP), a Philadelphia-based self-storage firm that uses the brand name of…
by - February 15, 2019 2:46 pm
McMillon Innovation Studio at the University of Arkansas recently underwent changes in leadership and how student teams select projects. Jessica Salmon, director of the McMillon Innovation Studio, has been leading…
by - February 15, 2019 9:09 am
Construction of a 5-acre park in downtown Siloam Springs is expected to be completed this spring. The city in 2016 received a grant from the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program…
by - February 15, 2019 8:47 am
Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - February 14, 2019 1:52 pm
The city of Rogers recently added 16 routes to state website IDriveArkansas.com that shows the conditions of roads impacted by winter weather, and Rogers is the second city to partner…
by - February 14, 2019 1:41 pm
Bill Hodge and Brandon Pinkerton believe a 30-second conversation in 2017 changed the growth trajectory of their firm, HP Engineering Inc., the Rogers-based firm they say is the largest mechanical,…
by - February 14, 2019 10:32 am
Representatives from Minnesota-based Blue Zones Project said Northwest Arkansas is the healthiest area of the state, but they qualified that achievement by saying it’s like being “valedictorian of summer school,”…
by - February 13, 2019 3:56 pm
Specialized Real Estate Group (SREG), a privately held development company headquartered in downtown Fayetteville, has added to its senior leadership team. Lawrence Finn is the company’s new vice president of…
by - February 13, 2019 3:06 pm
The owner of a Bentonville liquor business says his storefront has been licensed to sell medical marijuana. Erik Danielson, a Fayetteville attorney and the owner of Walton Boulevard Wine &…
