by - July 23, 2021 9:36 am
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries, has hired Dathan Gaskill as managing director of a new business unit offering…
by - July 23, 2021 9:03 am
The pet food company of Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods recently opened the first phase of a $100 million plant in Dubuque, Iowa. The 275,000-square-foot Simmons Pet Food plant…
by - July 22, 2021 9:06 am
At the midway point of 2021, with inventory still low, Northwest Arkansas home prices continue to rise. The latest data doesn’t give any suggestion that those increases will stop. According…
by - July 21, 2021 7:19 pm
According to their July reports, the combined sales tax collected by the region’s four largest cities in May totaled $7.57 million, up 22.76%. Revenue across the region has risen by…
by - July 21, 2021 3:24 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (July 21) it will pay on Aug. 20 a 30-cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of Aug….
by - July 21, 2021 3:03 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare organization Washington Regional Medical System is adjusting its hospital and clinic operations and visitor hours amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospital patients. On Wednesday (July…
by - July 21, 2021 11:57 am
Rogers-based SKU Ninja + WhyteSpyder, an e-commerce software and digital merchandising company, is expanding with the acquisition of DotCom Partners. Former Walmart e-commerce merchants founded the agency in 2020 to provide…
by - July 21, 2021 11:23 am
AMR Architects Inc., the longtime Little Rock firm, recently hired its first full-time employee in Northwest Arkansas. Jessica Lewallen is the Northwest Arkansas office’s director at 132 W. Emma Ave….
by - July 20, 2021 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) announced Monday (July 19) a $1.5 million contract to develop high-temperature instruments for hypersonic jet engines. According to a news release, this…
by - July 19, 2021 6:38 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. exceeded analysts’ expectations in profit and revenue as freight demand surged in the second quarter. After the markets closed Monday (July 19), J.B….
by - July 19, 2021 5:35 pm
Michael LeJong, a leader in the state and national architecture industry, has died. He was 49. His high profile work includes the $55 million Windgate Studio and Design Center at…
by - July 19, 2021 2:21 pm
Little Rock-based marketing agency MHP/Team SI announced a new office in Rogers this past August. The following month, sister companies Mangan Holcomb Partners and Team SI announced an integrated, co-branded…
by - July 19, 2021 1:37 pm
The Arkansas Trucking Association and Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates recently announced giving $167,500 in scholarships to 77 high school graduates. The trucking association will give scholarships from…
by - July 19, 2021 8:46 am
Denise Thomas, a longtime trade director at the World Trade Center Arkansas, has been named the center’s next leader, the center announced Monday (July 19). Her appointment makes her the…
by - July 18, 2021 5:16 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Springdale native Millard Berry had an idea that would transform the agriculture industry in the Natural State. In 1893, he bought an incubator to raise chicks. Four years later, he…
by - July 17, 2021 7:33 am
A 274,312-square-foot industrial property in Rogers changed hands recently for $14.75 million. California-based consumer products supplier Olivet International Inc., through its 1603 N. 35th Street LLC, bought the 23.3-acre warehouse/office…
by - July 16, 2021 3:45 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. released Friday (July 16) a new report that highlights its 2020 achievements in environmental, social and corporate governance. According to a news release,…
by - July 16, 2021 8:30 am
Steven Johnson, physician assistant (PA) with the Orthopedic Center at Northwest, has earned his certificate of added qualification (CAQ) in orthopedic surgery from the National Commission of Certification of Physicians…
by - July 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Jeff Williams, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 30.9% raise in 2021, while total compensation declined 83.8% to $797,506, from $4.92 million in 2020, according to the…
