by - April 16, 2018 1:56 pm
The Bentonville Planning Commission will consider at its regular meeting Tuesday (April 17) a conditional use permit and large-scale development plan for a restaurant, microbrewery and outdoor recreation space at…
by - April 13, 2018 11:15 am
The developers who announced plans in 2016 for an independent movie theater and event venue in downtown Fayetteville have canceled the project and put the building up for sale. Greg…
by - April 12, 2018 3:54 pm
Leaders across Northwest Arkansas leaders have been sought out by Rick Webb to get them to imagine the region becoming the nation’s first “smart region” equipped to bring convenience, ease…
by - April 12, 2018 10:33 am
Carriers at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and the airport board have reached an impasse after executives of two airlines explained their concerns with the airport’s existing rate structure, and…
by - April 11, 2018 1:59 pm
Thai rolled ice cream has come to Springdale. Three months ago, Xyadet Symoungphone and his son, Princeton, opened Roll Up Creamery and Tea on Gutensohn Road and began serving a…
by - April 11, 2018 1:23 pm
At about 1,300 in number, Walmart supplier companies have a strong presence in Northwest Arkansas. They are here to make sure the retailer has what it needs, but their involvement…
by - April 11, 2018 9:49 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the April 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - April 10, 2018 5:03 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services should see earnings rise in the first quarter of 2018 as a result of increased freight demand, but the rise is expected to be…
by - April 9, 2018 11:31 am
Chef Chrissy Sanderson found out she was named to USA Today’s “50 States: 50 Female Chefs” list not long after her wife, Leigh Helm, left her position at Lowell-based carrier…
by - April 9, 2018 10:32 am
The nonprofit group Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI) announced Monday (April 9) the hiring of Andrew Heath as executive director. He is replacing Monica Kumar, who held the job from 2015…
by - April 8, 2018 5:54 pm
Tyson Foods is a household name for branded retail products like frozen chicken tenders and Jimmy Dean sausage, in all commanding 42 miles of retail freezer aisle space in the…
by - April 8, 2018 5:34 pm
Blockchain is seen as another disruptive technology – along with machine learning, internet of things and virtual reality – that has the potential to impact nearly all business sectors. There…
by - April 6, 2018 11:29 am
Springfield, Mo.-based Aerobotics LLC will host an entry-level class for those interested in flying drones from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale. Rick…
by - April 6, 2018 8:52 am
Nearly 75 people attended a meeting to provide feedback on street projects that would be paid for with a bond issue that Springdale voters approved with 84% of the vote….
by - April 5, 2018 8:21 pm
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will receive a $3.6 million federal grant to replace the majority, if not all, of the remaining buses that have yet to be replaced after a…
by - April 5, 2018 4:20 pm
David Cheesewright, former chief executive officer for Walmart International, ended his full-time employment with Walmart on March 31 and transitioned to a part-time consultant role for Walmart Canada for the…
by - April 5, 2018 11:16 am
Walton Family Foundation Home Region program director Karen Minkel says the best opportunity to strengthen Northwest Arkansas’ already growing bicycle and trail system economy lies in the further development of…
by - April 5, 2018 9:29 am
The number of net metering facilities in Northwest Arkansas increased dramatically in 2017. According to annual filings with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC), there were 517 net metering facilities…
by - April 4, 2018 7:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) officials want to take a new approach to the airport access road that has been studied for more than 12 years to improve access to…
by - April 4, 2018 7:20 pm
Northwest Arkansas cities and two transit providers will soon have access to a cloud-based software that has over the past year provided route planning information to Springdale-based transit provider Ozark…
