by - September 14, 2021 8:29 am
After more than eight years of working for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, Sara Heck was recently appointed CEO of Springdale-based Waco Title Co. Heck was asked to become CEO of Waco…
by - September 13, 2021 4:33 pm
A new report from InMarket tagged the Top 10 retailers in the second quarter based on loyalty – average return visits per customer. Walmart received the top score for customer…
by - September 13, 2021 10:22 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville reported an unofficial preliminary count of 7,081 college-credit students enrolled on the 11th day of classes for the 2021 fall semester, falling 7%…
by - September 13, 2021 10:11 am
California-based Envirotech Vehicles announced Aug. 24 that the company had entered into a factory authorized representative agreement with Rogers-based solar energy equipment provider Shine Solar. Under the agreement, Shine Solar…
by - September 13, 2021 10:09 am
Firehouse Subs franchisees Audie White and Jason Steele recently opened the national restaurant chain’s first Springdale location at 4914 Elm Springs Road. It’s the first Arkansas location featuring the company’s…
by - September 12, 2021 8:37 am
Developers broke ground Aug. 16 on the latest building to go vertical in the Johnson Square development east of Interstate 49 in Johnson. Medical Building-Johnson Square is a $5 million…
by - September 12, 2021 8:34 am
Rogers-based architectural and engineering firm Benchmark Group announced an ownership change Aug. 23. David Kimball (president), Jason Adams (executive vice president) and Matthew Nichols (engineering program director) are the company’s…
by - September 11, 2021 1:16 pm
The Sells Agency announced three new employees and one promotion. L. Lamor Williams stepped into the role of public relations director in mid-June. Formerly communications and marketing manager for the…
by - September 11, 2021 9:16 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 30issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - September 10, 2021 10:11 am
A partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Benton County and Bentonville-based engineering firm CEI is expected to allow the nonprofit to scale its impact on affordable housing. Its reimagined business…
by - September 9, 2021 4:13 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Thursday (Sept. 9) supply chain problems and inventory shortages are as stark as he can remember in his 30 years in retail. He spoke candidly…
by - September 9, 2021 3:38 pm
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr visited OzarksGo’s Fayetteville headquarters Thursday (Sept. 9) to discuss fiber broadband projects being spearheaded by the state’s electric cooperatives. “These projects have demonstrated…
by - September 9, 2021 3:25 pm
While it has yet to launch formally, Conway-based Arkansas Global Connect has started to help employers meet their seasonal workforce needs. It’s placed about 200 foreign seasonal workers so far, but this…
by - September 9, 2021 2:36 pm
In a federal court, an Aug. 18 lawsuit filed by three parents against the Bentonville School District over a mask mandate was dismissed Thursday (Sept. 9). Matt Sitton, Matthew Bennett…
by - September 9, 2021 2:11 pm
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has named 25 winners of its 2021 Outstanding Facility Award, and one of the recipients is a business in Lowell. Matrix Racquet Club, an…
by - September 9, 2021 10:22 am
A new report from California-based Attom Data Solutions shows that 6,839 mortgages secured by residential property were originated in the second quarter of 2021 in Northwest Arkansas. That’s up 9.1%…
by - September 9, 2021 9:46 am
C.R. Crawford Construction Co. of Fayetteville recently paid the city of Lowell for a commercial building permit valued at $2.24 million. The permit is backing construction of a 15,503-square-foot retail…
by - September 8, 2021 7:43 pm
Walmart said Wednesday (Sept. 8) it planned to buy back $8 billion of its bonds ranging from notes due from 2023 through 2049. The tender offer was made public in…
by - September 8, 2021 2:32 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Sept. 7) a subscription-based content streaming network to showcase the Razorbacks. The service is called Hogs+, and it’s set to launch Friday (Sept. 10)…
by - September 8, 2021 12:45 pm
The Fayetteville Public Library announced Tuesday (Sept. 7) the opening of the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Center for Innovation. The library’s newest expansion is more than 5,000 square feet…
