by - December 8, 2020 2:36 pm
The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers, has recognized Mercy Hospital in Rogers as one of the best small teaching hospitals in patient care. The hospital earned an…
by - December 8, 2020 10:31 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will name a new civil engineering facility for a former student. The Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center is a 37,400-square-foot…
by - December 8, 2020 9:47 am
Northwest Arkansas’ largest meeting and event center has a new name. Rogers Convention Center is the new name of the former John Q. Hammons Center on South Pinnacle Hills Parkway…
by - December 7, 2020 1:59 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit announced Monday (Dec. 7) it has moved into a new 8,600-square-foot administration building at 2423 E. Robinson Ave. “It’s been a long time coming,…
by - December 7, 2020 1:19 pm
Brightwater, a culinary and food study department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, has received $1.8 million in grant funding from the Walton Family Foundation to support new programs,…
by - December 7, 2020 10:04 am
Lucrative Bentonville real estate that belongs to a former business owner convicted of sexual assault is headed to public auction. On Nov. 17, Circuit Judge Doug Schrantz ordered the property…
by - December 5, 2020 9:54 am
Stuart Rowland, owner of Van Buren-based Stu’s Clean Cookin’, was a full-time mechanic when his CrossFit coach encouraged him to sell the food Rowland would often share. The barbecue pitmaster…
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…
