by - January 30, 2019 3:13 pm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) won the first battle in its federal civil lawsuit against Walmart Inc., filed on behalf of Alyssa Gilliam and a class of pregnant…
by - January 30, 2019 2:34 pm
The first phase of a $100 million “new urbanism” community in the Pinnacle Hills area west of Interstate 49 in Rogers is underway. Crossland Construction recently paid the city of…
by - January 30, 2019 2:25 pm
Cobb-Vantress, a global poultry research and technology company based in Siloam Springs, announced Wednesday (Jan. 30) it recently gave $25,000 to Genesis House, an organization working to break the cycle…
by - January 30, 2019 11:53 am
The Walton Family Foundation announced Wednesday (Jan. 30) that executive director Kyle Peterson will be leaving the mammoth nonprofit this summer. The Bentonville-based foundation was created in 1987 and is…
by - January 29, 2019 9:50 am
A Chicago-area real estate firm has taken ownership of a multifamily asset in Rogers for $48.4 million. A subsidiary of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill.,…
by - January 28, 2019 4:55 pm
Crossmark, a marketing and merchandising services firm, announced a new alliance with Fayetteville-based WhyteSpyder designed to provide clients with immediate digital merchandising solutions to grow online sales. David Newman, chief…
by - January 28, 2019 11:12 am
A Christmas present seven years ago helped stoke an entrepreneurial fire for Jordan Wright. “My dad bought me a [Big] Green Egg,” said Wright, who left a corporate career in…
by - January 25, 2019 10:38 am
After several years of sharp annual gains, Northwest Arkansas’ regional housing market cooled off slightly in 2018. Real estate agents combined to sell 9,992 homes in Benton and Washington counties….
by - January 25, 2019 6:11 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville launched an artwork into space via a weather balloon at a public Art in Space event Jan. 20 as a celebration of…
by - January 24, 2019 4:37 pm
Without a timely end to the government shutdown, Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit might be out of money by Independence Day. Executive Director Joel Gardner said Thursday (Jan. 24)…
by - January 24, 2019 4:19 pm
The nonprofit organization Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) has hired former Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs as its new executive director. Dabbs is replacing Kelly Hale Syer, who held the position from…
by - January 24, 2019 12:41 pm
Walmart and Tyson Foods, two of the region’s largest employers, each announced large commitments of money and food Thursday (Jan. 24) to help the more 800,000 federal workers furloughed or…
by - January 24, 2019 10:49 am
Add “Gig Region” to the list of amenities that make Northwest Arkansas a destination to work, live and play. Cox Communications says the company’s gigabit internet service is now available…
by - January 23, 2019 6:45 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission accepted a $25 million federal grant that will pay for the Missouri portion of the Arkansas-Missouri Connector, or Bella Vista Bypass, and agreed to…
by - January 23, 2019 6:25 pm
Walmart Inc. runs the third-largest private trucking fleet in the country with 8,000 drivers who travel more than 700 million miles annually delivering merchandise to Walmart and Sam’s Club. The…
by - January 23, 2019 4:17 pm
Consumers did their part in active spending in Northwest Arkansas in late 2018 which resulted in January sales tax revenue totaling $5.799 million among the region’s four largest cities. Revenue…
by - January 23, 2019 9:04 am
The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce has announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will keynote the chamber’s signature annual event, the 97th Annual Celebration of Business & Community. The Feb….
by - January 23, 2019 8:10 am
Legacy Bancshares Inc. of Springdale officially announced the appointment Tuesday (Jan. 22) of Brian Glenn as president of Bank of Gravett. The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal previously reported Glenn’s appointment…
by - January 22, 2019 8:16 pm
A halt to grand jury sessions conducted by the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas is another impact of the partial federal government shutdown resulting…
by - January 22, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Little Bird Systems has taken on an industry challenge the poultry sector has faced for more than two decades. Electrical engineers Byron Western and Edgar Cilio put their heads…
