by - July 31, 2020 9:43 am
Matthew Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will receive the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management…
by - July 30, 2020 3:44 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (July 30) a new COVID-19 monitoring program focused on continued testing of workers and expanded medical staffing in order to strengthen protections against the virus in…
by - July 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Opportunity in the U.S is not distributed equally. Residents in the nation’s Heartland know that all too well. That’s a key finding of new research published Thursday (July 30) by…
by - July 30, 2020 1:33 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continues to develop its technology platform J.B. Hunt 360 to improve efficiency and remove waste in the supply chain, said Craig Harper, the…
by - July 30, 2020 11:43 am
Tyson Foods is expected to report leaner third-quarter net income and revenue amid challenging poultry fundamentals, ongoing pressures from COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking plants and weak demand from…
by - July 30, 2020 11:23 am
Walmart is restructuring its U.S. business and hundreds of employees are being laid off, according to sources. The downsizing, according to sources familiar with the company, is part of Walmart’s…
by - July 29, 2020 2:28 pm
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a former engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday (July 29) on 42 counts of wire fraud and two…
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bentonville-based firm CEI Engineering used time on its hands and previous technology planning to improve its branding and business operations. The national firm with eight U.S….
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms were named in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday (July 28) in the District of Columbia by the United Food Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) against the…
by - July 28, 2020 8:01 pm
Downtown Springdale could soon have an entertainment district to allow those who are at least 21 to consume alcoholic beverages while within its boundaries. Springdale City Council heard Tuesday (July…
by - July 28, 2020 3:47 pm
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has named the emergency departments at Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital, Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital to its Emergency Quality…
by - July 28, 2020 3:24 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council will receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 28, 2020 9:46 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received approval to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU). The…
by - July 27, 2020 3:11 pm
Joe Donaldson, head of family-owned Sam’s Furniture in Springdale, dreams big. He has plans for another business expansion, adding to the nearly 170,000 square feet of showroom and warehouse space…
by - July 27, 2020 1:55 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 26, 2020 2:14 pm
Blake Woolsey of Fayetteville, formerly an executive vice president at Fayetteville public relations firm Mitchell, is now working in a communications role for Heartland Forward in Bentonville. Woolsey said she’s…
by - July 25, 2020 10:40 am
A 20.5-acre commercial development west of Interstate 49 in Springdale recently sold for $3.5 million. KNWA RE Springdale LLC, led by president John Scott, bought the Springdale Tractor Co./Kubota property…
by - July 24, 2020 5:47 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council may yet receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the…
by - July 24, 2020 10:41 am
A new entrant is making plans to compete for business in Washington County’s banking market. Partners Bank, an Arkansas bank headquartered in Helena, will open a full-service branch office in…
by - July 24, 2020 10:36 am
New York City-based Hearst Television has plucked a market-leading news director from South Carolina to be the new president and general manager of ABC affiliate KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, and its…
