by - July 24, 2018 1:54 pm
Sales tax revenue collections for the region stalled in July with total revenue reported by the four largest cities rising 0.24% to $5.996 million, from the same month a year…
by - July 23, 2018 12:08 pm
A unique all day and late night option to the myriad of restaurants and coffee shops in Northwest Arkansas opened Saturday (July 21). The Holler, operated by the Walton-backed firm…
by - July 20, 2018 1:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the July 9 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - July 19, 2018 3:59 pm
J.R. Shaw moved from Pennsylvania to Northwest Arkansas more than three years ago to lead the efforts in drawing tourists to Rogers. Since then, revenue from the city’s lodging tax…
by - July 19, 2018 2:16 pm
American Tubing International, a private manufacturing facility in Springdale since 1976, has grown its employment to roughly 400. This week the company was acquired by Sanhua Holding Group of China,…
by - July 19, 2018 12:44 pm
According to historical data previously reported by Talk Business & Politics, there were 7,314 home sales in Benton and Washington counties in 2014. That total jumped to 8,382 in 2015,…
by - July 18, 2018 5:14 pm
The executive suite at America’s Car-Mart has pretty much looked the same for the past three decades but this past year Hank Henderson, the face and voice of the buy-here,…
by - July 18, 2018 4:35 pm
Just three years ago, Walmart was ramping up its manufacturing operation in Fayetteville that makes optical lenses sold by the retail giant. This week, roughly 150 workers in Fayetteville were…
by - July 18, 2018 2:06 pm
James Smith backed into a career in the furniture business out of necessity. Nearly seven years later, it remains a runaway success. Two months away from its seventh anniversary, Springdale…
by - July 17, 2018 1:02 pm
Just two years after moving into a 120,000-square-foot store west of Interstate 49 in Springdale, family-owned Sam’s Furniture continues to grow. Later this year, the retailer will open a 50,000-square-foot…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
by - July 17, 2018 8:55 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank, which has a large footprint in Benton County, has made a key hire that clearly signals its intention to expand into Washington County. The locally owned…
by - July 16, 2018 5:08 pm
Salsa never looked back after it was crowned king of the condiment category over ketchup more than 25 years ago. Increased consumer demand for Hispanic food sparked the growth, according…
by - July 16, 2018 1:41 pm
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, the culinary school operated by NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville, will hire between four and five apprentices over the next…
by - July 16, 2018 10:05 am
A 22% operating income gain in J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ intermodal division helped the Lowell-based company beat second quarter earnings and revenue expectations. The company reported Monday morning (July 16)…
by - July 15, 2018 5:06 pm
Another hotel is being planned in Bentonville. Hotel management and development company Krushiker Hospitality Group Inc. (KHG) of Springdale has filed a large-scale development plan with the city to build…
by - July 13, 2018 5:55 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit will select Creative Bus Sales to build 12 buses with a $3.6 million federal grant the transit provider was awarded earlier this year. When…
by - July 12, 2018 4:09 pm
Two wheels, four wheels, six wheels or 18 wheels — travel and trade in Northwest Arkansas centers on a variety of business and personal preferences and the attitudes are as…
by - July 12, 2018 3:52 pm
Kansas-based Crossland Construction recently paid the city of Bentonville for a commercial building permit valued at $12.01 million. The permit is being used to build a 140,000-square-foot building on a…
by - July 12, 2018 12:03 pm
Japan looks to be the latest targeted divestiture of Walmart’s international portfolio, according to Nikkei business daily. The local news report cites Walmart as already having approached several major retailers…
