by - March 29, 2017 10:50 am
The Springdale City Council on March 28 approved new design standards for downtown properties in its regular meeting, and it passed an emergency clause making them effective immediately. The council…
by - March 28, 2017 10:26 am
Kaaren Biggs, the Biggs family and Packaging Specialties Inc. have donated $2 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, it was announced Tuesday (March 28). “Throughout the years, our family…
by - March 27, 2017 4:25 pm
Renting is on the rise in Northwest Arkansas and the rest of the country. The percentage of renters vs. buyers in the Northwest Arkansas housing market grew to 37% of…
by - March 27, 2017 10:57 am
Brig. Gen. Tamhra Hutchins-Frye, director of joint staff at Arkansas Air National Guard, will be a keynote speaker for NWA TechFest on May 18 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Hutchins-Frye…
by - March 23, 2017 4:24 pm
The pace of home sales in Benton and Washington counties accelerated through the first two months of 2017 compared to a year ago, according to the latest data. Realtors in…
by - March 23, 2017 2:04 pm
The March sales tax report was an improvement for the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas with combined sales tax revenue of $5.119 million, up 18% from a year ago….
by - March 23, 2017 9:38 am
If Fayetteville city officials grant a requested rezoning of property on Leverett Avenue, a multimillion-dollar apartment development is likely on the way. The Fayetteville Planning Commission will consider a rezoning…
by - March 23, 2017 4:17 am
Between 2015 and 2016, Northwest Arkansas added about 31 people per day, or an estimated 11,583 people, making it the 22nd fastest growing area out of the 382 areas in…
by - March 22, 2017 4:30 pm
NOWDiagnostics of Springdale has been named a finalist in the 2017 Medical Design Excellence Awards for its ADEXUSDx product line, the company announced on March 15. Its rapid point-of-care tests…
by - March 22, 2017 2:42 pm
Off-price retailer Gordmans has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in its home state of Nebraska. The retailer said it contracted with Tiger Capital Group and Great American Group for the sale…
by - March 21, 2017 3:56 pm
Walmart.com has launched an internal hub it calls Store No. 8 in the heart of Silicon Valley in hopes of harnessing e-commerce innovation that will ultimately help the retailer grow…
by - March 21, 2017 10:28 am
Beyond expanding into more fitness apparel, fashion has been a difficult category for Walmart U.S. in recent years. That could be changing for the retail giant since its subsidiary Jet.com…
by - March 21, 2017 9:14 am
Jimmy’s Egg expects to open its first Arkansas restaurant at Nelson’s Crossing in Fayetteville on March 27, franchise owner Hunter Boelte said. The nearly 3,500-square-foot restaurant at 3931 N. Shiloh…
by - March 20, 2017 7:34 pm
A second farm in Tennessee contracted for Tyson Foods’ breeder stock has tested positive for Avian Influenza. Late last week state officials and Tyson Foods said they had began to…
by - March 20, 2017 1:35 pm
One of Bentonville’s oldest businesses has been sold and is going out of business, possibly making way for more development in the city’s Market District. Bentonville Casting Co., founded in…
by - March 20, 2017 9:05 am
A 40,000-square-foot building that once housed Village on the Creeks Athletic Club in Rogers is under new ownership, with plans being developed for a new office building. Tim Graham II…
by - March 16, 2017 2:52 pm
Wal-Mart Stores, through its online subsidiary Jet.com, is reportedly about to close a deal for the trendy fashion startup ModCloth. The San Francisco Bay area company would mark Wal-Mart’s third…
by - March 16, 2017 2:12 pm
Earlier this year, Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal – with input from observers of the area’s startup scene – tagged several startup industries as the…
by - March 16, 2017 1:27 pm
Harps Food Stores has a new retail concept that advertises all items priced “at cost,” with a flat 10% added at the register. 10BOX Cost-Plus recently opened in a former…
by - March 16, 2017 10:44 am
A Texas real estate development company has acquired property at the corner of one Bentonville’s busiest intersections. According to county real estate records, Leon Capital Group of Dallas acquired the…
