by - February 9, 2020 11:51 am
Northwest Arkansas’ top architecture and engineering firms in terms of employment remained largely unchanged on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of Largest Architecture and Engineering Firms. The list…
by - February 9, 2020 11:45 am
March 24, 1966. Then Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus wrote a letter to Melvin and Charlotte Schexnayder, the leaders of the Dumas Clarion newspaper in southeast Arkansas. Charlotte would later serve…
by - February 8, 2020 10:31 am
McClelland Consulting Engineers Inc. (MCE), a regional multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm headquartered in Little Rock, has promoted two employees at its regional office in Fayetteville. Nathan Streett, the department head…
by - February 7, 2020 11:39 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. donated $2.5 million to Washington Regional Medical Foundation in Fayetteville to enhance and expand neurological and cancer support services at Washington Regional Medical System…
by - February 7, 2020 11:32 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 7, 2020 10:36 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Friday (Feb. 7) that chief financial officer David Mee will retire effective March 1. Mee will stay with the company as an employee and…
by - February 7, 2020 9:07 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its latest hospital ratings, and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers received the highest ratings…
by - February 7, 2020 8:45 am
The newest bank to throw its hat into the Northwest Arkansas ring is closer to establishing a physical office presence. Encore Bank’s application to open a branch on the eighth…
by - February 6, 2020 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson said he has fond memories of spending time on Emma Ave., in his hometown of Springdale, where his grandfather John W. Tyson and his father…
by - February 6, 2020 12:48 pm
Tyson Foods reported Thursday (Feb. 6) better overall results in its first quarter ending Dec. 28, with net income of $557 million, up from $551 million in the year-ago period….
by - February 6, 2020 12:42 pm
A familiar name in Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit sector has started her own writing and editing business. Elizabeth Prenger is the sole proprietor of a new enterprise called Prose Creative. Prenger…
by - February 6, 2020 12:37 pm
I may be known locally for the houses and other buildings we built or rebuilt through our design-build-development company Mark Zweig Inc. But the truth is, the other business I…
by - February 5, 2020 5:20 pm
Affirma opened an office in Fayetteville in July and has already outgrown the space, according to founder Mark Mason. The company is adding a new office in the UARK complex…
by - February 5, 2020 3:53 pm
John Furner, CEO of Walmart U.S., announced several management changes in an internal memo issued this past Friday (Jan. 28) including the departure of Mark Ibbotson, executive vice president for…
by - February 5, 2020 1:40 pm
Nielsen Brandbank is partnering with Springdale-based WhyteSpyder’s SKU Ninja service to provide retailers and brands more insights and richer content creation aimed at increasing online sales. The partners announced the…
by - February 5, 2020 9:54 am
In one of her first major community appearances, Walton Family Foundation executive director Caryl Stern will participate in a panel discussion later this month in Bentonville. The Greater Bentonville Area…
by - February 4, 2020 12:52 pm
Andy Wilson, a retired Walmart executive, remembers former CEO David Glass as the smartest person in the room, but who never forced his way of thinking on others. “He listened…
by - February 3, 2020 5:08 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is expected to see first-quarter net income rise 7% from a year ago with per share net income to be $1.70 per share. Consensus revenues are expected…
by - February 3, 2020 11:52 am
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) announced Monday (Feb. 3) a new member of its leadership team. Bobby McKinnon, a retired officer in the Army, is the company’s…
by - February 2, 2020 1:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ housing market had another strong year in 2019, with more than 10,000 home sales in Benton and Washington counties. Real estate agents combined to sell 10,627 residential properties…
