by - January 17, 2020 1:29 pm
Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank Corp. has promoted senior vice president Jamey Vaught to president of the company’s Northwest Arkansas market. The position has been empty for several months following Chris Howe’s…
by - January 17, 2020 1:14 pm
Walmart on Friday (Jan. 17) confirmed a few changes to key leadership positions with its U.S. division. Following the exit of Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran, it was expected that…
by - January 17, 2020 12:57 pm
Fourth quarter and full year income and revenue for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services topped 2018 comparisons, but missed market expectations. Shares of the logistics and shipping company fell more…
by - January 17, 2020 11:50 am
Four new hires have been added to the management team of Siloam Springs-based metal fabricator Alternative Design Manufacturing & Supply Inc. James Austin has been hired as the project manager…
by - January 17, 2020 9:29 am
A 356-unit apartment development in Bentonville has changed owners in a deal worth $34 million. Hamilton Point Investments, a Connecticut-based a real estate private-equity investment company specializing in multifamily properties,…
by - January 16, 2020 3:20 pm
Dan Bartlett, executive vice president of corporate affairs at Walmart, told members of the Northwest Arkansas Council that the retailer’s new corporate headquarters will not be one grand structure, but…
by - January 16, 2020 2:11 pm
Waypoint Private Capital Inc., a Wisconsin-based investment banking firm, has opened an office in downtown Springdale. Randy Meier is the managing director of the office at 2821 Alliance Place. He…
by - January 16, 2020 2:01 pm
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2019. JANUARY Dick Barclay, 81, Jan. 4 — Barclay, a longtime Rogers civic leader and former…
by - January 15, 2020 5:45 pm
The healthcare system is broken, and more aptly reflects a disease-care system, according to Alice Walton, philanthropist and daughter of Walmart founders Helen and Sam Walton. She spoke Wednesday (Jan….
by - January 15, 2020 3:59 pm
As the art director at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, I love designing the visual first impression our readers see every two weeks. This week’s front page features our favorite…
by - January 15, 2020 3:28 pm
Springdale-based Arkansas & Missouri Railroad recently announced it would again start to use its Hewitt Street property along the east side of its office at 306 E. Emma Ave. It…
by - January 15, 2020 11:55 am
The developers of a new hospitality destination in Eureka Springs say it will be a regional draw for mountain bikers, motorcyclists, foodies and sightseers. Pine Mountain is a redevelopment of…
by - January 15, 2020 10:32 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will launch a new service in Rogers that’s been described as the Uber for public transit. ORT announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) that On-Demand…
by - January 15, 2020 10:13 am
Global real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers is expanding into the Northwest Arkansas market. Midtown Associates is now doing business as Engel & Völkers Northwest Arkansas. Michelle Dearing founded the…
by - January 14, 2020 7:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) enplanements rose 17% to a record of 922,533 in 2019, from 788,261 in 2018. “The record growth in 2019…
by - January 14, 2020 2:48 pm
Depending on your perspective, the news was good, bad or ugly in 2019. Here are some observations about the news as compiled by our editorial staff, our annual compilation of…
by - January 14, 2020 11:50 am
Ferra Aerospace, an Australian-based advanced machining and complex assembly company, has acquired Rogers manufacturer C&M Machine Holding Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The facility at 207…
by - January 14, 2020 8:03 am
Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm Revolution is bringing its “Rise of the Rest” bus tour to Bentonville as part of a week-long road trip through America’s Heartland. Starting April 20,…
by - January 13, 2020 4:05 pm
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Duane “Dak” Kees is resigning the post after just a little over two years in the role. Kees, a former Walmart attorney…
by - January 13, 2020 1:30 pm
Before we bid farewell to 2019 and plunge headlong into 2020, as has become the custom in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put…
