by - December 2, 2019 10:56 am
Allyson Esposito is a connector. She’s one of those people that author Malcolm Gladwell identified in “The Tipping Point,” who knows many different worlds and has a special gift for…
by - December 1, 2019 1:55 pm
The owner of a new brewery and taproom in Benton County says the business will differentiate itself from other breweries in the region by focusing on lagers. “We’re trying to…
by - November 26, 2019 2:36 pm
John Furner, the relatively new CEO of Walmart U.S., is a Walmart lifer at 45 years old. He has logged 26 years at the retail giant, working his way up…
by - November 26, 2019 2:28 pm
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers sold over 7,000 more tickets, and top-line revenue increased 8.7% this year, from last year. Meanwhile, construction started Nov. 1 on a…
by - November 26, 2019 11:25 am
Fayetteville-based company Slim Chickens continued its U.S. expansion with a milestone opening earlier this month. The fast-casual restaurant chain opened a store in Aurora, Colo., on Nov. 18, marking the…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
Drake Field in Fayetteville is the recipient of $1.25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which will be used to improve the terminal building. Pine…
by - November 25, 2019 4:58 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported a 14.54% gain in sales tax revenue in their November reports – the third time this year the cities have reported double-digit…
by - November 25, 2019 4:26 pm
APPOINTMENTS Nonprofit Trent Goins Fort Smith Employer: OK Foods Inc. Title: president and CEO Appointment: vice chairman Organization: National Chicken Council Banking & Finance Derek Eckelhoff Fayetteville Employer: First Security…
by - November 25, 2019 11:13 am
Dr. Ami Agbabli, a dentist and owner of Faith Family Dental in Springdale, said a lack of dentists in her home country led her into dentistry after she had considered…
by - November 24, 2019 4:28 pm
Leadership Properties, the development group behind the Scissortail and Oak Tree neighborhoods in Benton County, has started infrastructure work on another master-planned neighborhood. Aurora is situated on roughly 72 acres…
by - November 22, 2019 1:12 pm
A bicycle advocacy group is taking a proactive step to help businesses become more bike-friendly for their customers and employees. The Bike Alliance of Northwest Arkansas (BikeNWA) has partnered with…
by - November 22, 2019 11:29 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Nov. 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - November 22, 2019 10:55 am
Just 12 days after being fired by the University of Arkansas, former Razorback football coach Chad Morris put his Fayetteville home up for sale. The 3-acre estate on North Horse…
by - November 21, 2019 5:06 pm
The healthcare industry is a world of constant change. The technology, legislation, benefits — they are always evolving. Employers want to know what those changes are and how they’re going…
by - November 21, 2019 5:00 pm
Data from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that Benton County had the largest second quarter yearly wage gain among the nation’s 355 largest counties at…
by - November 21, 2019 4:03 pm
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Northwest Arkansas served 954 children in the region last year, but 79 children were left with no CASA advocate to help walk them through…
by - November 21, 2019 2:21 pm
Perry Webb, president and CEO of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, plans to retire after 25 years with the organization. Webb, 62, told the board of directors of the Springdale…
by - November 21, 2019 1:09 pm
The Walmart Foundation has donated $5 million to help finance construction of a Student Success Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The school announced the grant Thursday (Nov….
by - November 21, 2019 12:41 pm
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story has been updated to include additional details about the property transaction. Little Rock-based USAble Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkansas Blue…
by - November 20, 2019 6:52 pm
Chicago-based carrier United Airlines has been flying its new Bombardier CRJ-550 jet between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Chicago about five times daily, or about 125 times so far,…
