by - July 17, 2020 11:21 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 6 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 16, 2020 7:21 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s net income and revenue declined in the second quarter. Freight volume fell in the company’s intermodal and brokerage segments amid the COVID-19 pandemic…
by - July 16, 2020 4:11 pm
The Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center in Bentonville is closing immediately after two more positive cases of COVID-19 were identified among staff. They are the third and fourth positive…
by - July 16, 2020 2:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine office in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (July 16). The new location is at 519 Latham…
by - July 16, 2020 2:35 pm
Sarah Brady Du Preez has been hired by St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish as director of stewardship and development. St. Thomas is a Catholic parish with a registered student organization,…
by - July 16, 2020 1:16 pm
SipScience, a national data analytics hospitality company for consumers, bars and restaurants, hosted two private events at Fred’s Hickory Inn in Bentonville in mid-June to launch its new mobile application,…
by - July 16, 2020 12:19 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Thursday (July 16) it has received a $1.14 million federal grant to develop high-temperature communication electronics for directional drilling. The…
by - July 15, 2020 8:02 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council wants more than $6.55 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of…
by - July 15, 2020 3:11 pm
Jeff Williams, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 29.9% raise, and his total compensation rose 59% to $4.92 million in fiscal 2020, which ended April 30, according…
by - July 15, 2020 12:42 pm
The Helen Walton Enrichment Center in Bentonville reports a second positive case among its staff. This comes after another positive case the childcare center had last month. “Our hearts go…
by - July 15, 2020 12:36 pm
Fort Smith-based nonprofit Bost Inc. is planning a significant expansion of its Rogers facility. According to documents filed with city planners, Bost is seeking approval to build three new buildings…
by - July 15, 2020 11:29 am
A 59,466-square-foot commercial building in Springdale changed hands recently in a $5.9 million deal. The purchase price equals $99.21 per square foot and approximately a 6.75% cap rate. S&K Extreme…
by - July 14, 2020 1:54 pm
Longtime Northwest Arkansas commercial real estate broker Clinton Bennett resigned as first vice president from the Fayetteville office of CBRE Inc. after eight years to start his own firm. Bennett…
by - July 14, 2020 11:23 am
Mercy is now accepting patients in a new rehabilitation unit inside Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. The unit helps adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability…
by - July 14, 2020 11:11 am
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville plans to reopen to the public at noon on Saturday (July 18) with new processes and procedures in place because of COVID-19. “The safety,…
by - July 14, 2020 9:05 am
In 2011, for the first time, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville obtained the elite classification as a Research I (RI) university. RI is a top-tier and sought-after status in…
by - July 13, 2020 3:22 pm
Fayetteville-based outdoor apparel retailer LIVSN Designs will launch this fall pants made mostly of recycled materials after receiving media attention from two magazines on its existing pants. The second version…
by - July 13, 2020 10:55 am
Recent data from commercial real estate information firm CoStar indicates multifamily developers still view Northwest Arkansas as a favorable environment despite the two-pronged economic shock of a pandemic and a…
by - July 12, 2020 10:36 am
When NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) first opened its doors to roughly 1,200 students in August 1990, its founding board of directors included Jim Hall. That one-year appointment is part…
by - July 11, 2020 9:17 am
Walmart’s corporate employees in Bentonville have mostly been working remotely from home since mid-March. But the retail giant has plans to return them Aug. 17, making room for up to…
