by - May 15, 2018 9:20 am
A group of real estate investors in Fayetteville has acquired an historic building on the downtown square, and they are prepared to move cautiously with their renovation plans. 26 W….
by - May 14, 2018 3:01 pm
On behalf of our entire staff, it is our privilege to present the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 10th annual issue dedicated to honoring 15 young business professionals in the Northwest…
by - May 14, 2018 12:49 pm
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc., a company of Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods Inc., purchased the former corporate office of vegetable producer Allens Inc. in downtown Siloam Springs for…
by - May 11, 2018 12:54 pm
Colon Washburn, a longtime Walmart executive who also developed and opened Northwest Arkansas’ largest office park, died Tuesday (May 8) at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was 72. Washburn was…
by - May 11, 2018 6:23 am
As part of a design competition they called “unusual” and “ballsy,” architects from Canada, Los Angeles, Boston, Oregon and Pennsylvania converged on Bentonville Thursday to display their winning designs for…
by - May 10, 2018 2:31 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the April 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - May 10, 2018 1:50 pm
Andrew Heath came to Northwest Arkansas on business and found love. Eight years later, he lives here with his wife and two stepchildren, and has recently started his new job…
by - May 10, 2018 1:44 pm
It would be too expensive to move the Arkansas state Capitol to influential Northwest Arkansas, so regional leaders will have to find ways to bridge the political passageway from inner-city…
by - May 9, 2018 4:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to indicate Tyson Foods did not invest $2.2 million with Future Meat Technologies, but rather co-led the round. Tyson Foods did not disclose…
by - May 9, 2018 1:09 pm
Succession planning continues at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) as Scott Van Laningham, CEO and executive director for the Highfill-based airport, looks to retire later this year. XNA hired executive…
by - May 9, 2018 8:17 am
Bentonville developer Jake Newell, owner and CEO of Newell Development, has announced plans for a $6 million housing development near the intersection of Southwest B and Sixth streets. “We’ve been…
by - May 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Tyson Foods recently issued a new bill of rights contract for its poultry growers in an effort to foster more transparency and better communication between the corporate giant and family…
by - May 7, 2018 3:51 pm
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has received a Walton Family Foundation grant from brothers Steuart and Tom Walton to fund projects it hopes will attract entrepreneurs to the…
by - May 7, 2018 3:32 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has formed a task force to advance the access road project and wants Hight Jackson Associates of Rogers to design a $20 million project to…
by - May 7, 2018 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods reported second quarter net income of $315 million for the quarter ending March 31, down 7.35% from the year-ago period thanks to rising labor and freight costs. The…
by - May 6, 2018 4:47 pm
Toyin Umesiri has spent the better part of three years trying to turn more eyes toward economic opportunities in Africa. A native of Nigeria, Umesiri left a retail career with…
by - May 4, 2018 12:16 pm
A 61,017-square-foot office building in Fayetteville recently sold for $12.2 million. The purchase price equals $199.94 per square foot. Cole PG Fayetteville AR LLC, managed by Phoenix-based real estate investment…
by - May 4, 2018 11:48 am
Springdale-based Legacy National Bank announced Friday (May 4) a plan to acquire the Bank of Gravett for an undisclosed price. The combined bank will have total assets of more than…
by - May 4, 2018 10:45 am
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission continues to await a decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation on grant money that would close the gap in Interstate 49 between Missouri…
by - May 3, 2018 6:56 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to report a second quarter profit of $1.32 per share, or roughly $485 million, up 42% from the year-ago period, according to the Wall Street consensus….
