by - October 3, 2017 4:06 pm
One of downtown Bentonville’s oldest structures has suffered significant damage during the course of a restoration project, and will soon be razed. RopeSwing Hospitality Group, the Walton-backed firm behind Bentonville…
by - October 3, 2017 4:03 pm
Northwest Arkansas has long been a shining star in the Natural State, garnering national attention for its fast growing population, job growth and entrepreneurial energy. But it’s not enough to…
by - October 3, 2017 12:51 pm
TEDxDicksonStreet is planned for Friday (Oct. 6) at the UARK Bowl, 644 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. The all-day event is a locally organized event, independent from global expert speaker…
by - October 3, 2017 11:59 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Brightwater: A Center for the Study of food, has partnered with Bentonville-based Airship Coffee to offer a specialty coffee certification to the beverage module of its…
by - October 3, 2017 9:45 am
Fayetteville will collaborate with Ozarks Electric Cooperative on a pilot program to install LED bulbs in streetlights, as part of the city’s efforts to decrease energy consumption, according to a…
by - October 2, 2017 5:14 pm
Springdale is the sixth fastest-growing small city in the United States, according to WalletHub.com. The Northwest Arkansas city jumped two spots in WalletHub’s 2017 study on the Fastest-Growing Cities in…
by - October 2, 2017 9:31 am
Simmons Foods’ investment of $300 million into a modern chicken slaughter and primary processing facility has some wondering if jobs will shift from other operations in Van Buren and outside…
by - October 1, 2017 11:56 am
Lee Moore doesn’t have an explanation for it. “The long and short of it is that RMP wasn’t supposed to grow like this, to be honest,” he said. “At least…
by - September 29, 2017 12:29 pm
TheatreSquared has hired outgoing director of programs for the American Theatre Wing in New York City to be its director of marketing and communications, the theatre company announced Friday (Sept….
by - September 28, 2017 4:48 pm
As fiscal 2017 winds to a close for Springdale-based Tyson Foods, the meat giant is again cutting corporate jobs as part of a stated goal to have a leaner operation…
by - September 28, 2017 8:53 am
The board of directors of Springdale-chartered Legacy National Bank announced Thursday (Sept. 28) the promotion of president Patrick Swope to CEO, effective Nov. 1. Swope assumes the title previously held…
by - September 27, 2017 3:53 pm
Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods will build in western Benton County between Decatur and Gentry a $300 million poultry processing complex that is expected to add 1,500 jobs. Company officials said…
by - September 27, 2017 3:04 pm
A 10-minute discussion in the car five years ago led to the naming of an aerobatic airplane that recently received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. Aerobatic airplane designer Philipp…
by - September 26, 2017 4:10 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Sept. 18 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - September 25, 2017 5:31 pm
University of Arkansas School of Art head Jeannie Hulen would like to see Northwest Arkansas become a nationally recognized arts hub, and she believes recent support shows the region is…
by - September 25, 2017 5:04 pm
Sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities continues to set records. Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale and Rogers reported a combined $49.674 million in sales tax revenue through September of…
by - September 25, 2017 11:47 am
Northwest Arkansas has seen a surge in public arts activity in the past five years, and the movement takes a prominent role in plans for community development, especially downtown. “What…
by - September 25, 2017 9:24 am
The University of Arkansas will open a co-working space and training center Friday (Sept. 29) in the former Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce building downtown at 123 W. Mountain St. The…
by - September 24, 2017 5:15 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Service has deployed all of its 86,000 intermodal containers, has had its dedicated segment “hitting on all cylinders,” and shifted the mix in its brokerage division toward…
by - September 24, 2017 10:28 am
The Arkansas accounting firm of JPMS Cox will merge in January 2018 with Oklahoma-based HoganTaylor, creating one of the region’s largest independent accounting firms with more than 300 employees. The…
