by - July 1, 2020 11:38 am
Stacy Leeds, vice chancellor for economic development at the University of Arkansas, is stepping down from the role as of Wednesday (July 1), and David Snow, director of Technology Ventures…
by - July 1, 2020 7:59 am
If you think something is real, say it out loud. That is the approach taken Wednesday (July 1) from Bentonville city leaders, tourism officials and other backers, who are staking…
by - June 30, 2020 1:44 pm
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is accepting applications for a new Master of Science degree in finance. Classes begin this fall. The graduate…
by - June 30, 2020 12:03 pm
For the second consecutive year, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, announced Tuesday (June 30) at Fortune.com. The designation comes on…
by - June 30, 2020 10:13 am
Mister B’s Steakhouse at 1043 W. Walnut St. in Rogers is for sale. Chef Bruce Barnes (Mr. B) and his wife Pamela Barnes are the owners and are planning to…
by - June 29, 2020 10:04 am
A sizable investment in the Ozark mountain tourist mecca of Eureka Springs is pushing forward, even amid record unemployment, a global pandemic and economic recession. In a recent interview, the…
by - June 28, 2020 11:49 am
A Fayetteville startup headed by noted entrepreneur John James that raised millions in venture capital has mysteriously disappeared. Computer software startup Engine has gone dark. The company is no longer…
by - June 28, 2020 11:30 am
Monroe, Mich.-based furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy Inc. recently laid off about 850 employees, or nearly 10% of its global workforce, and closed a manufacturing plant in Newton, Miss., amid the COVID-19…
by - June 26, 2020 12:55 pm
Attorneys representing the Razorback Foundation, the private fundraising arm that raises millions of dollars in support of the University of Arkansas athletics department, filed a motion Friday (June 26) to…
by - June 25, 2020 7:09 pm
The University of Arkansas System announced Thursday (June 25) a $10 million gift from the Fryar Family Charitable Foundation. The money will be used to create and support a center…
by - June 25, 2020 4:11 pm
The Arkansas Securities Commission, a division of the Department of Commerce, on Thursday (June 25) suspended the registrations of Bentonville investment adviser Adam Kuettel. Kuettel is the founder and majority…
by - June 25, 2020 1:52 pm
Residential building activity among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities was down 14.4% through the first five months of the year. According to data from each city, the combined number of…
by - June 25, 2020 8:47 am
A seven-figure sale of a Class A office building on North College Avenue in Fayetteville closed recently, and the new tenant is, apparently, an Oklahoma cannabis operator. Fayetteville entrepreneur Mark…
by - June 24, 2020 7:30 pm
Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation announced the promotion Wednesday (June 24) of Dr. Moira Mcdonald to the director of its Environment Program, which focuses on “protecting rivers, oceans and the communities…
by - June 24, 2020 3:46 pm
The COVID-19 crisis that hit Northwest Arkansas in late March slowed sales tax growth among the region’s four largest cities. The June report released Wednesday (June 24) indicated sales tax…
by - June 24, 2020 10:12 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville announced Wednesday (June 24) that Grant Hodges will be its new executive director of community & government relations and marketing. Hodges will start on…
by - June 24, 2020 7:37 am
On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, I am pleased to introduce our sixth annual class of Women in Business honorees. If you want to feel inspired, I…
by - June 23, 2020 1:37 pm
Johnson barbecue joint Wright’s Barbecue is extending its brand of Texas-style brisket north to downtown Bentonville, where it will open a second location later this year. Restaurant entrepreneur Jordan Wright…
by - June 23, 2020 12:34 pm
Johanna Söderström has been named Tyson Foods’ chief human resources officer effective July 6. She is replacing Mary Oleksiuk who is retiring after 35 years in the business, the company…
by - June 23, 2020 8:40 am
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most office workers shifted to working from home during the healthcare crisis. A Gallup poll reported that 62% of employed Americans in April had worked from…
