by - January 7, 2023 10:08 am
Brant Barnes, an independent insurance agent, real estate investor and entrepreneur, died Friday (Jan. 6) in a plane crash in Washington County. According to a Facebook post from the Washington…
by - January 7, 2023 9:54 am
Fayetteville medical clinic WelcomeHealth will celebrate a milestone on Jan. 19. The free health clinic has an open house planned from 10-11:30 a.m. to celebrate a decade at its existing…
by - January 5, 2023 2:51 pm
The state’s flagship college got a new chancellor. Regional healthcare initiatives drew continued investment and one of Northwest Arkansas’ Fortune 500 companies made a significant jobs announcement. Those were some…
by - January 5, 2023 11:36 am
Metova Inc., a Tennessee-based software development firm, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Franklin, Tenn., to Bentonville. The company announced the move Thursday (Jan. 5) while also disclosing that its internal…
by - January 5, 2023 9:47 am
An international partnership led Rogers-based Onyx Coffee Lab to team up with NBA player Jimmy Butler for a limited-release, competition-level coffee. Onyx co-founder Jon Allen said Butler reached out to…
by - January 4, 2023 1:26 pm
Tim and Beverly Graham of Springdale and their family have donated $300,000 toward the construction of the $33.5 million Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation at the University…
by - January 3, 2023 3:45 pm
A new control tower and connector road for Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill will receive more than half of the $25.6 million in federal funding for 11 projects…
by - January 3, 2023 3:42 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was Arkansas’s top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal year…
by - January 3, 2023 12:36 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 3, 2023 10:24 am
Fayetteville medical device company Lapovations has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by investments from multiple angel investors and groups. According to a Tuesday (Jan. 3) news release, the company…
by - January 2, 2023 10:49 am
A Dallas-based company that handles pet-waste cleanup and disposal recently opened its first Arkansas franchise. Scoop Soldiers at 961 Skyline Loop in Centerton serves Northwest Arkansas. According to a news…
by - January 2, 2023 10:45 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has donated more than $200,000 for classroom supplies to elementary schools across the nation since establishing its annual Adopt-a-Class program in 2013. This…
by - January 1, 2023 8:09 am
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Dec. 30) her intention to nominate Washington County Judge Joseph Wood as Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. Wood is completing his…
by - December 27, 2022 2:49 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas combined for a record $102.686 million in sales tax revenue during the 12 reporting months in 2022, up 12.84% from 2021. It was the…
by - December 27, 2022 1:55 pm
Peter Jasso, director of operations for the nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), has been named interim president and CEO of the regional arts organization. Jasso joined CACHE…
by - December 27, 2022 10:50 am
A 40,000-square-foot medical office building formerly occupied by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Lowell sold recently for $5.25 million. The purchase price equals $131.25 per square…
by - December 27, 2022 9:47 am
Julie Barber, Walmart’s executive vice president of general merchandise, said the retailer continues to face an overabundance of inventory in some categories and inflationary pricing pressures. She said the company…
by - December 26, 2022 10:58 am
Sam Dean, executive director of the Scott Family Amazeum, recently celebrated 10 years as the Bentonville museum’s founding executive director. Accomplishments include the conception, planning and opening of the 50,000-square-foot…
by - December 26, 2022 8:52 am
Bentonville-based 8th & Walton, an education and advisory service company for Walmart suppliers, recently announced certification as a B Corporation (B Corp). The Pennsylvania nonprofit B Lab issues the certification…
by - December 25, 2022 8:53 am
A real estate investment group has opened its first investment fund with an equity raise goal of $100 million. Asset management firm InvestNet will target single-family real estate acquisitions in…
