by - December 10, 2020 3:47 pm
Arkansas nonprofit Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced the appointment Thursday (Dec. 10) of Dr. Matt Waller to its board of directors. The three-year term begins Jan. 1, 2021. Waller has served…
by - December 10, 2020 1:42 pm
Tyson Foods has selected Dr. Claudia Coplein to fill the newly created role of chief medical officer for the meat giant amid its efforts to focus on safeguarding employee health…
by - December 10, 2020 10:37 am
One of the state’s largest annual business gatherings will, as anticipated, be a virtual event in 2021. The 27th annual Arkansas Business Forecast event is scheduled Jan. 29. The event…
by - December 10, 2020 10:33 am
Winrock International announced Thursday (Dec. 10) the Validation Fund, Arkansas’ first evergreen, not-for-profit fund dedicated to deploying early-stage awards to validation-stage Arkansas startup companies. The fund was launched with an…
by - December 10, 2020 9:57 am
The owner of a Fayetteville property listed on the National Register of Historic Places is planning to redevelop the site with multiple uses. The $4.2 million redevelopment includes the Peter…
by - December 9, 2020 11:41 am
The Walton Family Foundation recently gave $1.2 million to the city of Bentonville for a project that will close segments of A Street to vehicle traffic and connect them to…
by - December 8, 2020 4:19 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) a new logo and a rebranding from ‘Drive Easy’ to ‘Keeping You on the Road.’ The buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - December 8, 2020 3:26 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Art and Culture Bridge Fund will award a second round of grants of up to $20,000 to support arts and culture organizations challenged by COVID-19. The Northwest…
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…
