by - January 10, 2023 10:33 am
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2022. JANUARY Eldon Long, 67, Jan. 20 — Long was elected mayor of Lowell for two…
by - January 9, 2023 3:58 pm
Cynthia Coughlin of Bentonville has been appointed to the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation Board of Directors, bringing the board number to 20. After many years of delays, the Fort Smith…
by - January 9, 2023 1:28 pm
Bentonville developer Blue Crane has hired Brian Shaw as its vice president of development. His first day was Jan. 3. Shaw is a co-founder, partner and board member for the…
by - January 9, 2023 1:23 pm
Mercy said Monday (Jan. 9) it has hired 32 doctors and specialists toward its goal of hiring 100 as part of a $500 million expansion plan in Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - January 9, 2023 10:20 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank (GSB) announced Monday (Jan. 9) the election of Tommy Coughlin of Bentonville to its board of directors. He replaces Lendell Bass, who is retiring from the…
by - January 9, 2023 9:23 am
Depending on your perspective, the news was good, bad or ugly in 2022. Here are some observations about the news as compiled by our editorial staff, our annual compilation of…
by - January 8, 2023 9:09 am
Progress on a multimillion-dollar commercial renovation project in downtown Springdale took a tangible step forward in December with its first tenant. Cromwell Architects Engineers has established a 5,000-square-foot office for…
by - January 7, 2023 10:08 am
Brant Barnes, an independent insurance agent, real estate investor and entrepreneur, died Friday (Jan. 6) in a plane crash in Washington County. According to a Facebook post from the Washington…
by - January 7, 2023 9:54 am
Fayetteville medical clinic WelcomeHealth will celebrate a milestone on Jan. 19. The free health clinic has an open house planned from 10-11:30 a.m. to celebrate a decade at its existing…
by - January 5, 2023 2:51 pm
The state’s flagship college got a new chancellor. Regional healthcare initiatives drew continued investment and one of Northwest Arkansas’ Fortune 500 companies made a significant jobs announcement. Those were some…
by - January 5, 2023 11:36 am
Metova Inc., a Tennessee-based software development firm, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Franklin, Tenn., to Bentonville. The company announced the move Thursday (Jan. 5) while also disclosing that its internal…
by - January 5, 2023 9:47 am
An international partnership led Rogers-based Onyx Coffee Lab to team up with NBA player Jimmy Butler for a limited-release, competition-level coffee. Onyx co-founder Jon Allen said Butler reached out to…
by - January 4, 2023 1:26 pm
Tim and Beverly Graham of Springdale and their family have donated $300,000 toward the construction of the $33.5 million Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation at the University…
by - January 3, 2023 3:45 pm
A new control tower and connector road for Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill will receive more than half of the $25.6 million in federal funding for 11 projects…
by - January 3, 2023 3:42 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was Arkansas’s top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal year…
by - January 3, 2023 12:36 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 3, 2023 10:24 am
Fayetteville medical device company Lapovations has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by investments from multiple angel investors and groups. According to a Tuesday (Jan. 3) news release, the company…
by - January 2, 2023 10:49 am
A Dallas-based company that handles pet-waste cleanup and disposal recently opened its first Arkansas franchise. Scoop Soldiers at 961 Skyline Loop in Centerton serves Northwest Arkansas. According to a news…
by - January 2, 2023 10:45 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has donated more than $200,000 for classroom supplies to elementary schools across the nation since establishing its annual Adopt-a-Class program in 2013. This…
by - January 1, 2023 8:09 am
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Dec. 30) her intention to nominate Washington County Judge Joseph Wood as Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. Wood is completing his…
