by - September 1, 2021 5:09 pm
Amazon, Walmart and other retailers have announced plans to increase payrolls ahead of the holiday season. Walmart plans to hire 20,000 employees to help with holiday rush and the growing…
by - September 1, 2021 10:07 am
The decision in early July by the NCAA to allow athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) was a startling change, one of the most monumental in…
by - August 31, 2021 3:31 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. will purchase 272,405 shares of its stock for more than $10.07 million, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 31) news release. Meanwhile, the carrier’s share…
by - August 31, 2021 2:25 pm
Madison Dawson has been named director of tourism for the Eureka Springs City Advertising & Promotion Commission (CAPC). According to a news release, Dawson will oversee tourism development, serving as…
by - August 31, 2021 10:00 am
Average home prices in Northwest Arkansas are increasing faster than wages as area home inventories continue to decline, according to a new real estate report. Meanwhile, the low inventory has…
by - August 30, 2021 5:33 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is seeking feedback on the proposed alignments for a highway that would connect the Bella Vista Bypass to the U.S. Highway 412 bypass, west…
by - August 30, 2021 8:03 am
Fayetteville-based healthcare technology startup Lineus Medical announced Monday (Aug. 30) the completion of a $3 million Series B funding round. The second tranche of $1.75 million recently came through. The first tranche…
by - August 27, 2021 1:01 pm
Bentonville technology firm Stonehenge Technology Labs announced Friday (Aug. 27) $2 million in seed funding for its Stopwatch artificial intelligence and machine learning software product for CPG companies. According to…
by - August 27, 2021 8:20 am
Arvest Bank named Rogers attorney Mauricio Adonay Herrera to its local board of directors in Benton County. Herrera founded Herrera Law Group in 2013. He previously worked at Matthews, Campbell,…
by - August 26, 2021 4:27 pm
Tyson Foods said it will invest $300 million to build a new cook plant in Danville, Va., and create nearly 400 jobs in the area when the project is operational…
by - August 26, 2021 3:18 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit Authority (ORT) has started to work with a consultant to help implement a new board structure and a 10-year transit plan. Meanwhile, the transit…
by - August 26, 2021 9:10 am
Affirma, a Bellevue, Wash.-based technology services company, plans to open a 3,581-square-foot office in Bentonville by Sept. 1. It has about 2,300 square feet of office space in Fayetteville. According…
by - August 26, 2021 8:13 am
A Colorado nonprofit administrator is the new executive director of Bentonville nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter. Rebekah Mitchell will succeed Rick Brazile, who has served as interim executive director since…
by - August 25, 2021 2:16 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Aug. 25) a $30 million partial challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation to further expand the Windgate Art and Design District, a home for…
by - August 25, 2021 11:41 am
A quartet of self-storage developments in Benton and Washington counties changed hands recently for a combined $17.8 million. Denver-based SpareBox Storage entered the Arkansas market with acquisitions at these locations:…
by - August 25, 2021 11:12 am
Business and Industry Training (BIT), a workforce training nonprofit with locations in Springdale and Gentry, will use a $50,000 grant from Arconic Foundation to purchase additional equipment to expand its…
by - August 24, 2021 2:17 pm
Imagine ordering a dozen donuts from a local bakery or new patio furniture from a major Walmart competitor and having Walmart deliver it by Spark delivery, drone or some other…
by - August 24, 2021 8:50 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 23, 2021 6:42 pm
Consumer spending on goods and services helped push sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities 16.3% higher than a year ago and 20% above the pre-pandemic period in…
by - August 23, 2021 4:26 pm
Tyson Foods plans to upgrade its pork slaughter operation in the Columbus Junction, Iowa, packing plant. The meat giant has received $540,000 in grant money from the Iowa Economic Development…
