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…
by - February 27, 2020 3:44 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy services, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a nearly $1 million solar project for the city of Prairie Grove. The project will include two…
by - February 27, 2020 3:40 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) rose 18.8% in January, from the same month in 2019, as the region continues to grow with no end in sight, said Andrew…
by - February 27, 2020 1:55 pm
Kassidie Blackstock, director of strategic communications and stewardship at the Razorback Foundation Inc. in Fayetteville, has accepted a job at Purdue University as associate athletics director for strategic communications. Blackstock…
by - February 26, 2020 4:20 pm
The James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its coveted annual awards Wednesday (Feb. 26) and a Bentonville chef is among the nominees. Rafael Rios, founder and executive chef of Yeyo’s Mexican…
by - February 26, 2020 3:55 pm
The Economic Opportunity Agency (EOA) of Washington County recently was awarded a grant to expand the capabilities of its childcare programs and staff from the Community Supporters for Early Childhood…
by - February 26, 2020 2:56 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently started to handle ocean freight as a non-vessel operating common carrier, according to an industry expert. Meanwhile, an analyst started coverage of…
by - February 26, 2020 2:51 pm
A Missouri-based real estate company recently paid $55.99 million for a 426-unit multifamily asset east of Interstate 49 in Rogers. The purchase price equals $131,443 per unit. Limited liability companies…
