by - January 30, 2023 11:26 am
Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens opened its 26th Arkansas store on Monday (Jan. 30) with a second Springdale location at 401 S. Thompson Street. The restaurant officially opened at 10:30…
by - January 29, 2023 9:56 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 28, 2023 10:40 am
Northwest Arkansas banks underwrote fewer Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to area businesses during the most recent fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. According to agency data, 10 lenders with…
by - January 28, 2023 9:32 am
Arkansas-based First Community Bank has appointed Nathan Ogden (owner/president, Pick-It Construction), Ashley Harris (vice president, marketing and communications, Ozarks Electric Cooperative), Meredith Lowry (partner, Wright Lindsey Jennings) and Dr. Wesley…
by - January 27, 2023 5:50 pm
According to three economists who spoke Friday (Jan. 27) at the 29th annual Arkansas Business Forecast Luncheon held in Rogers, Arkansas and the U.S. will likely avoid economic recession primarily…
by - January 27, 2023 10:35 am
David Bray, who has managed Tyson Foods’ poultry business since July 2021, is being replaced by Wes Morris. Bray spent 14 years at Tyson Foods, most of them working in…
by - January 26, 2023 12:29 pm
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club division owned and operated by Walmart Inc., announced Thursday (Jan. 26) plans to build 30 new U.S. locations. A timeline was not disclosed, but Sam’s…
by - January 26, 2023 10:48 am
The nonprofit Razorback Foundation announced Thursday (Jan. 26) a $5 million donation from the Marty and Marsha Martin family of Little Rock. That donation will secure naming rights to the…
by - January 26, 2023 10:22 am
Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas has promoted Kim Whedbee to president of its mortgage division. According to a news release Thursday (Jan. 26), her predecessor, Christine Morrison, has retired from…
by - January 25, 2023 2:35 pm
Black Mountain, N.C.-based Wilderness Education Association Inc. will host its 34th annual International Conference on Outdoor Leadership in Bentonville. The conference will take place Feb. 8-11 and is open to…
by - January 25, 2023 8:48 am
Medical practice owners in Northwest Arkansas considering outsourcing their insurance and patient billing have a new option. Mikal Murders of Bentonville has launched a HIPAA-compliant, full-service medical billing and consulting…
by - January 24, 2023 5:13 pm
Walmart said Tuesday (Jan. 24) it will raise the starting and minimum wage for all employees who work in stores to $14 per hour beginning next month. Walmart spokesman Jimmy…
by - January 24, 2023 4:13 pm
Sales tax revenue reported in January was up 12.29% for the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale had cumulative sales tax revenue of $8.82 million…
by - January 23, 2023 2:52 pm
The Arkansas branch of Austin, Texas-based Resplendent Agency recently became an independent company to focus on its Arkansas clients. Resplendent Arkansas is the temporary brand, said Andrea Ritchie, president of…
by - January 23, 2023 2:34 pm
Oklahoma energy services company EightTwenty Solar has expanded to the Northwest Arkansas market with a Fayetteville office at 5 E. Mountain St. A spokeswoman said the market entry would create 20 jobs….
by - January 23, 2023 11:40 am
Ten acres along U.S. Highway 71B in Lowell sold recently for $1.6 million. The purchase price equals $3.67 per square foot. 906 N Bloomington LLC, managed by Ray Osment and…
by - January 22, 2023 11:24 am
The University of Arkansas announced Friday (Jan. 20) that six startups will participate in the third cohort of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). The spring 2023 cohort includes five…
by - January 22, 2023 11:06 am
Bentonville-based retailer Walmart Inc. said recently it now operates, with its vendors, 36 drone delivery hubs in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia. “I’m incredibly proud of…
by - January 21, 2023 10:59 am
Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes economic literacy to K-12 students, will present the 2023 Excellence in Free Enterprise Award to J.B. Hunt Transport Services President Shelley Simpson….
by - January 21, 2023 10:46 am
Besides being the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart is slowly becoming a technology company. The Bentonville-based retail titan spent big on technology innovations last year in hopes of adding additional revenue…
