by - March 9, 2020 12:36 pm
Twenty years after entering the Northwest Arkansas market, the state’s largest Arkansas-based law firm is planning another significant move. And it will be an additional example of the shifting business…
by - March 9, 2020 11:58 am
Searcy-based First Security Bank announced Monday (March 9) Dean LaGrone will assume the role of Springdale market president. He succeeds Mike Morgenthaler, who retired from the position Feb. 25. LaGrone,…
by - March 9, 2020 10:12 am
Northwest Arkansas’ music ecosystem produces a $389 million economic output and is responsible for 3,972 jobs in the region. That’s according to new research released Monday (March 9) by the…
by - March 8, 2020 4:30 pm
The concept of working remotely is growing. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans working remotely has grown 159% since 2005. A longtime advertising executive…
by - March 6, 2020 12:10 pm
Organizers of the Bentonville Film Festival announced Friday (March 6) they will postpone the 2020 festival date from late April to early August out of concern for the safety of…
by - March 5, 2020 4:47 pm
United Airlines flights between Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be suspended as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. XNA has yet to…
by - March 5, 2020 4:11 pm
Conway-based Nabholz Corp. recently paid the city of Springdale for a commercial building permit valued at $14 million. The company is using the permit to start the construction of an…
by - March 5, 2020 3:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will give a $1.5 million grant to the city of Springdale to widen and extend a road and allow for the…
by - March 5, 2020 1:35 pm
Walmart said Thursday (March 5) it is restricting all cross-border international travel business trips. The large Walmart U.S. Customer Conference – formerly the year beginning meeting – to take place in…
by - March 4, 2020 6:45 pm
Walmart has made no secret about its desire to end grocery operations in the United Kingdom in order to focus on higher-growth markets like India, China and Mexico. The retailer…
by - March 4, 2020 6:42 pm
Jeff Williams, CEO of America’s Car-Mart Inc., will receive a base salary of $750,000 starting May 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 1…
by - March 4, 2020 6:33 pm
Dr. Dan Conway, new to the University of Arkansas as associate director and professor at the Blockchain Center of Excellence, said the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries such…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Aaron Burkes, CEO of Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), said he doesn’t expect long-term impacts as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, but it will likely affect the Highfill…
by - March 4, 2020 1:27 pm
Residential building permits in the region’s four largest cities soared 41.6% in January, according to the data collected by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. The combined number of permits issued…
by - March 3, 2020 10:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect updated vote totals in a race for a district court judge position (District 2, Division 4) in Washington County. ——— Conrad…
by - March 3, 2020 1:41 pm
Ozark Catholic Academy in Tontitown will use a $3 million gift to reduce by half the tuition for students who graduate from a Catholic elementary school as part of the…
by - March 3, 2020 9:50 am
Little Rock-based law firm Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC has added three attorneys in its Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. Colt Galloway is a litigator with experience developing…
by - February 28, 2020 12:39 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 28, 2020 9:32 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank announced Friday (Feb. 28) that Charlie Van Ness has been promoted to market president in Northwest Arkansas. Van Ness will report to Simmons’ Greg Martin, who…
by - February 27, 2020 6:38 pm
Tyson Foods officials said Thursday (Feb. 27) the company has hired an outside service provider for certain IT services, a move that will result in the “displacement” of roughly 330…
