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Two veteran Tyson execs join Beyond Meat

Doug Ramsey and Bernie Adcock, who put in a combined 61 years at Tyson Foods, have left the company to take executive positions at Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is aggressively…

Rogers firm Woodridge Retail helps brands grow omnichannel sales

Selling products into retail chains like Walmart has its challenges. Still, two former aerospace and defense industry executives rolled up their sleeves and hung a shingle in downtown Rogers to…

Tyson Foods sues former VP now working for competitor (UPDATED)

Springdale-based Tyson Foods is seeking an injunction against former executive Rex Holstein in Washington County Circuit Court after Holstein took a job at a rival poultry company. According to a…

Haas Hall seeking approval to open a Fort Smith campus in 2023

Haas Hall Academy, the prestigious Fayetteville-based college-prep charter school, is seeking approval from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to open a Fort Smith campus in the fourth floor of…

Tyson Foods outlines 3-year growth plan that includes plants in Asia

Tyson Foods is bullish on opportunities to grow revenue and record net income of $8 per share through 2024. The Springdale-based meat giant held its annual investor conference on Thursday…

XNA discusses employee retention; appoints Pollard to board

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill might hire a consultant to ensure employee salaries are competitive amid a challenging labor market. In a recent committee meeting, XNA board members…

Duggar found guilty on child porn charges

A federal jury on Thursday (Dec. 9) convicted Joshua James Duggar, 33, for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He faces up to 20 years…

Annual Business Forecast set for Jan. 28 at Rogers Convention Center

The 28th annual Business Forecast luncheon will take place in January in Rogers and feature three economists who will provide regional, national and international outlooks for 2022, according to a…

University of Arkansas completes $3.7M purchase of former Pace Industries HQ in Fayetteville

The University of Arkansas has acquired the former Pace Industries headquarters at 481 Shiloh Drive along Interstate 49 in Fayetteville. The UA board of trustees approved a purchase price of…

NWA education foundations forming new cooperative

Public education foundations in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest school districts are forming a new cooperative to support regional needs. Bentonville Public Education Foundation, Fayetteville Public Education Foundation, Rogers Public Education…

UA makes available a feedback and anonymous reporting platform for athletes

RealResponse, a feedback and anonymous reporting platform for athletic organizations, announced a partnership Monday (Dec. 6) with the University of Arkansas. The partnership gives Razorback athletes a way to communicate…

Life imitates art for new Crystal Bridges board chair Olivia Walton

As a television journalist, Olivia Walton made a name for herself. As a teenager, she imagined a career in the arts. During her senior year of high school, while filling…

Then & Now: Shaffer builds on CPG experience with Unilever

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Nov. 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

Tyson Foods to pay about $50 million in year-end bonuses to hourly workers

Pay is one of the top worker complaints with food processors like Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based meat protein giant on Monday (Dec. 6) announced around $50 million in year-end bonus…

Channing Barker, Benton County communications director, resigns

Channing Barker, Benton County’s communications director since 2017, resigned recently. Her final day was Nov. 30. Barker has started a new job in Bentonville working for Walmart Inc. in the…

NWA Democratic legislators endorse Lisa Parks in special Senate primary

Lisa Parks, a Democrat vying for the open State Senate seat in District 7, received the endorsement of all five incumbent Democratic officeholders in the region on Monday (Dec. 6)….

Real estate analyst: ‘Investors have found Northwest Arkansas’

Two institutional investors from the coasts completed separate acquisitions in Benton County worth a combined $66.2 million just a few days apart in early October. Institutional investors are typically diverse…

Real Deals: Investment group completes $4.95M Springdale industrial acquisition

A nearly 100,000-square-foot industrial property along southbound Interstate 49 in Springdale sold recently for $4.95 million. An investment group led by T.J. Lefler, owner of Lefler Capital of Fayetteville, bought…

Lowell manufacturer supporting Wreaths Across America

Lowell-based Central States Manufacturing Inc. will sponsor more than 1,600 wreaths to place on headstones of military veterans for Wreaths Across America. According to a company news release, Central States…

Byrider opens Fayetteville auto dealership

Springdale-based Varsity Automotive Inc. recently opened a Byrider dealership in Fayetteville. The store at 2920 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is the franchise owner’s second Byrider location in Northwest…

Fort Smith Regional Airport traffic trends lower in May

Tyson Family Foundation to give $500,000 for NWA Pride Weekend

Experience Fayetteville releases marketing, sales plan to public

Turn Key denies ‘defects and deficiencies’ allegations with Peak work