by - May 29, 2020 11:51 am
Sterling Bank, a $1.25 billion-asset lender headquartered in Poplar Bluff, Mo., is entering the Northwest Arkansas market with a loan production office in Fayetteville. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary…
by - May 28, 2020 6:23 pm
Walmart will hold its annual shareholder business meeting virtually at 10:30 a.m. on June 3 as the company continues to take precautions to safeguard its employees and shareholders amid the…
by - May 28, 2020 3:38 pm
The past 24 hours accounted for the largest number of reported COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, with 42% of those in Northwest Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported Thursday (May 28) during…
by - May 28, 2020 2:07 pm
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Springdale-based NanoMech Inc. has been dismissed at the company’s request, according to court documents filed Thursday (May 28). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey approved…
by - May 28, 2020 12:11 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods on Wednesday (May 27) released its 2019 Sustainability Report. It outlines the company’s progress toward its sustainability goals and announces achievements in five focus areas: Food, Animal…
by - May 28, 2020 10:09 am
The National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has awarded Phase I funding to Bentonville startup Stonehenge Technology Labs. The research & commercialization grant is worth $256,000. It…
by - May 27, 2020 5:04 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of a two-part series about retail industry executives who worked at Walmart. Link here for the first article. Walmart is known as a talent…
by - May 27, 2020 2:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand partnerships with local school districts to implement a school nutrition enrichment program in Northwest Arkansas to provide healthier food choices…
by - May 27, 2020 1:44 pm
Fayetteville nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Land Trust completed a $400,000 purchase recently of 300 acres in southern Washington County. The land is west of the Bobby Hopper Tunnel on Interstate 49….
by - May 27, 2020 10:44 am
Residential builders pulled 92 permits in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in April. That represents a 40% drop from 153 permits in March. The combined number of permits, according to…
by - May 26, 2020 5:25 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported tax revenue from March of $6.22 million, up 4.75% from the year-ago period. The May report reflects sales tax collected in March…
by - May 26, 2020 3:57 pm
As businesses move toward reopening following COVID-19 closures, there are many health and safety factors to take into consideration. Those concerns will be the topic of an upcoming Zoom webinar…
by - May 26, 2020 1:51 pm
Kentucky-based restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse has filed a preliminary development plan with the city of Rogers for technical review, signaling its intention to build a 7,800-square-foot restaurant in Rogers. The…
by - May 26, 2020 1:24 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about retail industry executives who worked at Walmart. Walmart is a stepping stone for retail industry executives who spend a…
by - May 25, 2020 9:12 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. will receive $750,000 from NASA as part of a project to develop electronic systems that can withstand extreme temperatures. The two-year phase II…
by - May 22, 2020 2:01 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 22, 2020 11:25 am
Tyson Foods expanded its board of directors with the addition of David Bronczek, 65. He is the recently retired president and chief operating officer of FedEx Corp., the global logistics…
by - May 22, 2020 9:41 am
Fayetteville-based healthcare system Washington Regional announced a trio of new nursing hires recently. Heather “Dawn” Hannah joined the hospital’s emergency department. Laura Droke and Samar Qedan work for Washington Regional…
by - May 21, 2020 6:13 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings declined in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, but its revenue rose to a record of $196 million as it beat expectations for revenue but missed earnings…
by - May 21, 2020 6:07 pm
Topgolf will open the doors to its first Arkansas venue — by reservation only — on Monday (May 25) at 10 a.m. Natalie Bickel, the national director of operations for…
