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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 &…
by - February 13, 2019 2:46 pm
America’s Car-Mart is expected to see earnings rise more than 70% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as wholesale used vehicle prices declined for the third consecutive month in…
by - February 13, 2019 7:59 am
One of the biggest attractions for the thousands of people moving to Northwest Arkansas each year is the quality of life. That’s one positive step in the region becoming the…
by - February 12, 2019 12:31 pm
Do you have an idea you think Mark Cuban or Daymond John would invest in? Start practicing your business pitch. Fayetteville consulting firm Startup Junkie is teaming up with ABC…
by - February 12, 2019 11:58 am
The Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has provided grants to design park and civic space projects in four downtowns in Northwest Arkansas, and the projects…
by - February 11, 2019 1:45 pm
Ramsay Ball, a commercial real estate broker in Bentonville, is the new principal broker for Green Circle Projects. The Springfield, Mo.-based real estate management development company has opened an office…
