by - December 4, 2020 4:59 pm
Walmart has extended the emergency leave policy for U.S. hourly employees who have taken time off related to COVID-19. Leave has been extended to July 5, the same time frame…
by - December 4, 2020 12:59 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Nov. 23 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 4, 2020 9:40 am
McDonald’s Corp. of Chicago recently honored Springdale-based Mathews Management Corp. with the Operations Excellence Award. Bill Mathews is president of Mathews Management, which owns and operates 35 McDonald’s restaurants in…
by - December 3, 2020 3:16 pm
Fayetteville-based nutraceutical manufacturer Bio-Tech Pharmacal Inc. is developing the nearly 160,000-square-foot Benedict Plaza to support growth and provide medical and retail space at Arkansas Highway 112 and West Van Asche…
by - December 3, 2020 10:23 am
A 42,609-square-foot office building in Springdale changed hands recently in an all-cash deal worth $7.4 million. The purchase price equals $173.67 per square foot. A limited liability company owned by…
by - December 3, 2020 9:48 am
Consumer goods and retail veteran Mark Samuels has joined Atlas Technology Group as president. The Bentonville company provides data analytics and insights to many of the world’s largest consumer goods…
by - December 2, 2020 3:59 pm
COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations in Arkansas continue to rise. To address the anticipated capacity shortage, Mercy Health is expanding its virtual health program to offer patient care at home…
by - December 2, 2020 3:08 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is studying improved air cleaning and filtration systems to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the terminal in an effort that might lead…
by - December 2, 2020 11:53 am
Missouri-based Sterling Bank, a $1.27 billion-asset lender headquartered in Poplar Bluff, closed a real estate deal in October to begin the development of a full-service branch in Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - December 1, 2020 3:16 pm
Springdale-based commercial real estate company Mathias Properties Inc. recently expanded with Mathias Real Estate, a full-service real estate brokerage. Mathias Real Estate joins other Mathias Properties subsidiaries: MP Construction, Mathias…
by - December 1, 2020 12:57 pm
Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation has established a $10 million endowment for the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA), according to a Tuesday (Dec. 1) news release. The $10 million…
by - December 1, 2020 10:58 am
Walmart has hired Dr. Cheryl Pegus as executive vice president of health & wellness. She will report to U.S. CEO John Furner and will begin Dec. 21. “I am thrilled…
by - December 1, 2020 10:50 am
A Northwest Arkansas healthcare executive is one of the American Cancer Society’s top fundraisers this year in the nonprofit’s annual Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Jeff Hunnicutt, CEO of Highlands…
by - November 30, 2020 1:39 pm
Richard Hyde, the British consul general for the South Central United States, based in Houston, will visit virtually with multiple Northwest Arkansas stakeholders this week. The virtual visit runs Wednesday through Friday…
by - November 30, 2020 11:03 am
Arkansas’ largest commercial real estate and development firm has scooped up nearly 9 acres of prime real estate in Bentonville, with plans to capitalize on Northwest Arkansas’ resilient real estate…
by - November 30, 2020 9:16 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Monday (Nov. 30) the acquisition of Foxboro, Mass.-based fitness equipment hauler Mass Movement Inc. It’s the company’s fourth acquisition in final mile…
by - November 29, 2020 11:09 am
Is Amazon planning a warehouse and fulfillment center in Northwest Arkansas? For the past several weeks, a few Northwest Arkansas Business Journal sources have suggested that idea, pointing to an…
by - November 29, 2020 10:57 am
Lowell businessman John Lykins has a deal in place to expand his radio interests in Northwest Arkansas. Lykins says he’s offered $3 million for Hog Radio Inc., a group of…
by - November 29, 2020 10:41 am
Northwest Arkansas and international artists have completed original artwork for Railyard Park in downtown Rogers, and their works were installed at the park recently. Artists Octavio Logo of Fayetteville, Mantra…
by - November 24, 2020 3:18 pm
Consumers are a fickle group and their spending habits have been all over the place in recent months, sending sales tax revenue on a roller coaster ride through much of…
