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Tyson Foods to pay outgoing COO $10.578 million

Devin Cole has stepped down as chief operating officer (COO) at Tyson Foods, effective June 15, and was replaced by Wes Morris. Cole will collect a lump sum cash payment…

Real Deals: Fayetteville townhomes, cottages sell for $16.9 million

Four multifamily properties totaling 44 units in Fayetteville recently changed hands for $16.9 million. The purchase price equals $384,090 per unit. An affiliate of Hackberry Lane, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based firm…

Take Action to invest in artists, organizations

The Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) recently established Take Action, a new program that will invest $130,000 in artists and arts organizations in Northwest Arkansas. The program is…

Thaden School expands performing arts program

Thaden School, a K-12 private school in Bentonville, is expanding its after-school program through the Thaden Community Performing Arts Program. This new initiative will carry forward several youth programs previously…

Walmart’s fashion boss garners top company award, transforms business

Walmart has not always been known for its fashion sense, but the category has grown into a $20 billion business in recent years behind the leadership of Denise Incandela and…

Conductor Akiko Fujimoto joins Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

Acclaimed conductor Akiko Fujimoto, music director of the Mid-Texas Symphony, was recently named the music director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) after a nationwide search. Fujimoto will lead…

Sweet Paris opens at Pinnacle Hills Promenade

Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café recently opened its first Arkansas location at Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. The 2,750-square-foot restaurant at 2203 Promenade Blvd., Space 8105, will employ about 40…

$7 million initiative to help residents buy e-bikes

A $7 million grant-funded program is expected to help more than 5,800 Arkansas and Oklahoma residents — with a program focus in the Fort Smith metro, Northwest Arkansas, and the…

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

Northwest Arkansas Equality Inc. in Fayetteville will receive $500,000 from the Tyson Family Foundation to be a presenting sponsor of NWA Pride Weekend through 2030. The 22nd NWA Pride is…

Experience Fayetteville releases marketing, sales plan to public

Experience Fayetteville, the tourism marketing agency for the city of Fayetteville, said Monday (June 15) that it will release its first public marketing and sales plan, combining into a single…

Meet the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2026 Women in Business honorees

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 12th annual Women in Business Awards highlights outstanding women who are driving commerce and the community in the Northwest Arkansas region. Nominated by readers and…

NWA Women in Business: Amanda Tolley-Holloway

Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S.B.A., business management, 2004, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas Professional background: In her existing role, Tolley-Holloway works in Tyson Foods’ Prepared Foods business,…

NWA Women in Business: Kelli Stueve

Residence: Springdale Education: B.S., mathematics with computer science minor, 2003, Morningside College; MBA, emphasis in finance, 2012, University of Colorado Denver Professional background: Stueve has more than 20 years of…

NWA Women in Business: Charlcee Small

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., political science, 2008, J.D., 2011, University of Arkansas Professional background: Small began her career at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas and…

NWA Women in Business: Anna Russell

Residence: Bentonville Education: Russell did not complete high school or attend college. Much of Russell’s learning has come through real-world experience, entrepreneurship and the lessons passed down through her family’s…

NWA Women in Business: Jessica Pearson

Residence: Bentonville Education: B.A., public relations, B.A., advertising, 2001-05, Drury University Professional background: Pearson is the founder of Arkansas Moves, a statewide active transportation advocacy organization focused on building safer,…