by - February 12, 2020 10:31 am
How to ID the real purpose of success
Everyone wants to be successful. Maybe to be wealthy, influential or have the freedom to pursue your dreams. But what is the definition of success? To live a life you…
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by - February 11, 2020 4:50 pm
Tyson Foods invests in joint venture with Jacob Stern & Sons
Tyson Foods’ beef and pork subsidiary and Jacob Stern & Sons of Houston, Texas, launched a joint venture known as JST Global that intends to serve the global fats and…
by - February 11, 2020 2:00 pm
Leadership team taking shape at Topgolf venue in Rogers
Dallas-based Topgolf is nearing completion of its new venue in Rogers, and the company has named Brad Darr director of operations. Though the company has not officially announced any other…
by - February 11, 2020 11:25 am
Canadian firm Structurlam hoping Walmart campus, Conway plant will spur mass timber popularity in U.S.
In early 2018, Structurlam Mass Timber Corp. hired Hardy Wentzel as its new CEO. He had a prioritized strategic plan: Expand the Canadian-based manufacturing company with a southern U.S. facility….
by - February 10, 2020 3:43 pm
Tyson Foods to trim corporate payroll with about 500 job cuts
Tyson Foods is streamlining its corporate workforce and eliminating about 500 jobs across the company, mostly corporate office jobs located in Chicago and Arkansas. The job cuts are part of…
by - February 10, 2020 10:50 am
Former Hogs coach Mike Anderson finds buyer for Fayetteville estate: Sam Pittman
University of Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman has a new home in Fayetteville — the home of former UA basketball coach Mike Anderson. According to Washington County property records, Pittman…
by - February 10, 2020 9:50 am
Design work continues on XNA terminal project
Design work continues on a project to renovate the front of the terminal at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The project also includes building a sky bridge from…
by - February 9, 2020 11:51 am
Employment at Northwest Arkansas’ largest A/E firms jumps by almost 12%
Northwest Arkansas’ top architecture and engineering firms in terms of employment remained largely unchanged on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of Largest Architecture and Engineering Firms. The list…
by - February 9, 2020 11:45 am
Leaders wonder if Northwest Arkansas, Delta can collaborate in stronger fashion
March 24, 1966. Then Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus wrote a letter to Melvin and Charlotte Schexnayder, the leaders of the Dumas Clarion newspaper in southeast Arkansas. Charlotte would later serve…
by - February 8, 2020 10:31 am
Connections: McClelland promotes 2 in Fayetteville office
McClelland Consulting Engineers Inc. (MCE), a regional multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm headquartered in Little Rock, has promoted two employees at its regional office in Fayetteville. Nathan Streett, the department head…
by - February 7, 2020 11:39 am
Washington Regional receives $2.5 million gift from J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. donated $2.5 million to Washington Regional Medical Foundation in Fayetteville to enhance and expand neurological and cancer support services at Washington Regional Medical System…
by - February 7, 2020 11:32 am
Then & Now: ‘Bus of opportunity’ leads Ben McLintock to Arvest
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 7, 2020 10:36 am
J.B. Hunt CFO David Mee is retiring
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Friday (Feb. 7) that chief financial officer David Mee will retire effective March 1. Mee will stay with the company as an employee and…
by - February 7, 2020 9:07 am
CMS rates Mercy Hospitals highest in area
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its latest hospital ratings, and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers received the highest ratings…
by - February 7, 2020 8:45 am
Encore Bank’s application for office in Rogers’ Hunt Tower approved
The newest bank to throw its hat into the Northwest Arkansas ring is closer to establishing a physical office presence. Encore Bank’s application to open a branch on the eighth…
by - February 6, 2020 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods approves director slate, talks sustainability at annual meeting
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson said he has fond memories of spending time on Emma Ave., in his hometown of Springdale, where his grandfather John W. Tyson and his father…
by - February 6, 2020 12:48 pm
Net income up more than 1% for Tyson Foods in the first fiscal quarter; revenue misses estimates
Tyson Foods reported Thursday (Feb. 6) better overall results in its first quarter ending Dec. 28, with net income of $557 million, up from $551 million in the year-ago period….
by - February 6, 2020 12:42 pm
Former ‘First Tee’ director starts writing business
A familiar name in Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit sector has started her own writing and editing business. Elizabeth Prenger is the sole proprietor of a new enterprise called Prose Creative. Prenger…
by - February 6, 2020 12:37 pm
State of the A/E industry
I may be known locally for the houses and other buildings we built or rebuilt through our design-build-development company Mark Zweig Inc. But the truth is, the other business I…
by - February 5, 2020 5:20 pm
Affirma to expand its Fayetteville office
Affirma opened an office in Fayetteville in July and has already outgrown the space, according to founder Mark Mason. The company is adding a new office in the UARK complex…