by - August 17, 2017 5:47 pm
America’s Car-Mart will have a new CEO come 2018. CEO William “Hank” Henderson, who has worked for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here company for 30 years, announced his retirement…
by - August 17, 2017 11:49 am
Springdale’s long-awaited Turnbow Park and the related unearthing of Spring Creek downtown has for years been promoted by city officials and business leaders as a key piece of the puzzle…
by - August 17, 2017 11:18 am
In Bella Vista, you can swim or fish in your choice of nine lakes, bike or hike on 53 miles of trail, play golf on any one of seven golf…
by - August 17, 2017 8:55 am
Northwest Arkansas Pediatrics, a Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas (MANA) clinic, has started construction on a new 14,200 square-foot clinic located at 3730 South Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers. The…
by - August 16, 2017 5:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport has received three proposals from nationwide executive consultants to help it to develop a plan for succession of its administrative staff, the skills of the future…
by - August 15, 2017 3:29 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently established a therapy dog program to provide another layer of customer service at the Highfill-based airport. So far, public reaction to the Runway Rovers program…
by - August 15, 2017 10:48 am
Springdale-based On Time Logistics has expanded its final mile delivery service in central Arkansas after signing a two-year lease for 10,400 square feet at Little Rock Corporate Center. On Tuesday…
by - August 15, 2017 7:08 am
The first floor of Kimpel Hall will look dramatically different to University of Arkansas students returning from summer break this fall, and it’s only the beginning of changes to the…
by - August 14, 2017 1:19 pm
The Inn at the Mill and its companion restaurant, James at the Mill, have been sold for $4.2 million. The 4.7-acre property at 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd. in Johnson, which…
by - August 14, 2017 10:47 am
George’s Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 14) the hiring of Bryan McDuffie as vice president of transportation. McDuffie spent the past 24 years at Tyson Foods, where he served as vice…
by - August 11, 2017 2:54 pm
Former Wal-Mart Stores executive Debra Layton has been hired as interim president and CEO of the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Layton will join the chamber Aug. 16 in…
by - August 11, 2017 1:33 pm
This past spring Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens started offering late-night service at select locations, and so far, it’s been successful for the chicken restaurant chain, chief operating officer Sam Rothschild said….
by - August 10, 2017 9:17 pm
A group of local and international artists have been selected to create individual works of art for Fayetteville’s upcoming public art project, “Green Candy,” the city’s tourism bureau Experience Fayetteville…
by - August 10, 2017 10:00 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Aug. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - August 9, 2017 3:21 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) plans to implement a geofence system that will monitor transit providers at the airport and to charge them when they pick up passengers. Ridesharing companies…
by - August 9, 2017 11:43 am
Construction employment increased in 264 out of 358 metro areas in the U.S. between June 2016 and June 2017, and that includes Northwest Arkansas. According to a new analysis of…
by - August 9, 2017 9:29 am
It was envisioned as another tourism draw for Northwest Arkansas. But the Osage Creek Amphitheater, situated in southwest Benton County’s hills and valleys, never reached the finish line. It was…
by - August 8, 2017 4:40 pm
Arkansas Tourism Director Joe David Rice has compared Arkansas to a 58,000-square-mile theme park. Adding “new rides” each year is the key to continually drawing in visitors, he said. In…
by - August 8, 2017 4:17 pm
RZC Investments, founded by Steuart Walton and Tom Walton, is now the majority stakeholder in the London-based bicycling apparel brand Rapha. Rapha, founded in 2004, now sells its men’s and…
by - August 8, 2017 3:30 pm
A Missouri-based gourmet coffee business is in the process of relocating its headquarters and roastery to downtown Bentonville. Heroes Coffee Co. owners Tim and Amy Ferguson are repurposing a former…
