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…
by - September 22, 2017 12:42 pm
The American Heart Association (AHA) has named Chuck Fehlig its 2017-2018 Northwest Arkansas board chairman and Dr. Margaret Tremwel board president. Fehlig, president and CEO of Fehlig & Associates, previously…
by - September 22, 2017 9:38 am
Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and the accompanying ripple effect has been felt in many areas. That includes the faith community, and leaders of…
by - September 21, 2017 12:07 pm
Benton County acreage with Interstate 49 frontage changed ownership recently in two separate deals for a combined $1.65 million. IDO Arkansas LLC of Tulsa, Okla., led by Robert D. Stephens,…
by - September 20, 2017 4:02 pm
Brenda Yelvington never told herself she wanted to make a movie. Yet on Saturday night (Sept. 16) she received a message on Facebook informing her she had won Best Documentary…
by - September 20, 2017 10:34 am
Menguin, an online tuxedo rental startup previously headquartered in Fayetteville, has been acquired for $25 million by competitor Generation Tux, a company founded by Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer. The…
by - September 20, 2017 10:31 am
Del Monte Foods of California announced Wednesday (Sept. 20) it has sold its Sager Creek Vegetable Co. business based in Siloam Springs to McCall Farms of South Carolina, a food…
by - September 20, 2017 10:07 am
Jordan grew up watching his dad abuse his mom and decided at age 9 that he wanted to be just like him. He even bragged about being a bully and…
by - September 20, 2017 8:38 am
Clubhaus Fitness owner Stuart Walker said the Fayetteville health club will open a second location in the city next month. Walker said Clubhaus has leased 2,950 square feet at 2907…
by - September 19, 2017 11:50 am
Fayetteville-based startup Lineus Medical completed another round of Series A funding for $1.365 million to help bring the company’s SafeBreak Vascular medical device to market by 2018, Lineus CEO Spencer…
by - September 19, 2017 10:26 am
In April 2016, Pinnacle Car Services Inc., an executive car service and charter company headquartered in Rogers, acquired its first two motor coaches. Today, the company has nine of them,…
by - September 19, 2017 10:01 am
The vacancy rate for all commercial space in Northwest Arkansas fell from 11.7% in the second half of 2016 to 10.5% in the first half of 2017, according to the…
by - September 18, 2017 7:10 pm
Tyson Foods continues to shift personnel and restructure its sales management teams with the latest round of changes announced Friday (Sept. 15) in an internal memo from Scott Rouse, chief…
by - September 18, 2017 11:18 am
Year-to-date numbers in the Northwest Arkansas housing market indicate the pace of growth is slowing, in both unit sales and sales volume. That’s according to the latest data provided by…
