by - March 19, 2020 6:31 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart has established a task force to respond to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak as the buy here, pay here used car dealer’s stock price hit a 52-week low….
by - March 19, 2020 6:21 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (March 19) it will expand its hunger relief efforts by donating 16 million meals to food banks and beneficiaries around the country to help feed anyone…
by - March 19, 2020 11:00 am
Lowell-based Central Research Inc., a provider of management and financial services for government and commercial sectors, announced Thursday (March 19) the purchase of Global Emergency Response Inc., a software and…
by - March 19, 2020 7:55 am
Northwest Arkansas’ regional healthcare providers issued a joint news release Wednesday (March 17) following the disclosure of the region’s first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case. “Our regional healthcare providers and state agencies…
by - March 18, 2020 7:34 pm
The bankruptcy case of Springdale-based nanotechnology manufacturer NanoMech Inc. looks to be coming to a close with a settlement that will clear its former CEO of financial wrongdoing, according to…
by - March 18, 2020 4:10 pm
The coronavirus has significantly disrupted operations at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) with passenger traffic down nearly 70% early this week, and some planes leaving the Highfill airport with only…
by - March 18, 2020 4:00 pm
Twenty-five years after starting a law firm, Rogers attorney Sean Keith has started another. Keith has launched a new business called Keith Law Group (KLG). He describes it as a…
by - March 18, 2020 10:59 am
Topgolf, the Dallas-based entertainment company, has postponed the grand opening of its venue in Rogers, and shuttered all 54 U.S. venues until further notice. The company had planned to open…
by - March 18, 2020 7:59 am
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation will donate $25 million to support organizations on the front lines responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement Monday night (March 17), the…
by - March 17, 2020 6:23 pm
Haley Allgood has resigned as executive director of the Startup Junkie Foundation in Fayetteville, according to a news release Tuesday (March 17). Startup Junkie Foundation, previously known as Community Ventures…
by - March 17, 2020 1:49 pm
The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory opened in October a 10,000-square-foot satellite office in Lowell that has contributed to improved efficiency for not only law enforcement agencies in Northwest Arkansas but…
by - March 17, 2020 11:27 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville was recently awarded a $100,000 grant by the American Electric Power Foundation. The grant will support NWACC’s skilled trades workforce training, safety, resources…
by - March 17, 2020 9:53 am
Northwest Health opened a standalone emergency department at 6 a.m. Tuesday (March 17). The location is just off Interstate 49 and exit 62 at 1255 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville,…
by - March 16, 2020 9:58 am
The head of Walmart Inc.’s legal department was one of two alumnae honored recently by the University of Arkansas School of Law. Karen Roberts, the retailer’s executive vice president and…
by - March 14, 2020 9:47 pm
With grocery shoppers flocking to stores to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, grocery chains are announcing measures to enhance sanitation and maintain supplies. Walmart said Saturday (March…
by - March 13, 2020 5:35 pm
Walmart told its home office employees Friday to begin working remotely through at least April 3. The retailer said this will pertain to all U.S. offices and become effective on…
by - March 13, 2020 2:43 pm
Greg Tabor, chief of police at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport and former Fayetteville chief of police, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Marshal for…
by - March 13, 2020 1:14 pm
Meat companies like Tyson Foods will have to balance the robust meat production estimates with the threat of recession and looming issues around the coronavirus (COVID-19) that have disrupted supply…
by - March 13, 2020 10:53 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - March 12, 2020 5:21 pm
As the coronavirus continues to spread in Arkansas, hospital officials are working to prepare for the highly contagious virus that has infected 127,800 people around the globe, more than 1,300…
