by - July 26, 2022 2:50 pm
The University of Arkansas announced a $1 million endowment gift Tuesday (July 26) to the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences. The donation will support the perpetual upkeep and maintenance of…
by - July 26, 2022 2:32 pm
Martine Pollard, an executive with the state’s largest health insurer, will be the featured speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 26th annual Forty Under 40 event. The luncheon will…
by - July 25, 2022 5:59 pm
Walmart is the second major big-box retailer to lower earnings guidance in recent weeks as consumer spending on non-essentials is slowing amid the highest price surges for food and fuel…
by - July 25, 2022 10:09 am
Gary Mickelson (pronounced Michaelson) retired in early July as senior director of public relations at Springdale-based Tyson Foods, ending a 35-year career on the communications side of the meatpacking industry….
by - July 24, 2022 10:49 am
Ten years ago, Jon and Andrea Allen dreamed of having the world’s best coffee. They started Onyx Coffee Lab in May 2012, and you can make an argument that they’ve…
by - July 24, 2022 9:49 am
Editor’s Note: The following story written by Jeff Wood was originally published in the July 5, 2004, edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Northwest Arkansas business leader Cameron Smith,…
by - July 24, 2022 9:34 am
The nation’s top agriculture lobby leader visited Northwest Arkansas on Friday (July 22) to present the state’s senior senator with its highest congressional honor. For his focus on agriculture and…
by - July 22, 2022 11:45 am
This month, Walmart turned 60 years old, but the retail giant is not resting on its laurels. “We might be the largest retailer, but we also want to be the…
by - July 21, 2022 8:32 am
A Northwest Arkansas startup has launched a web application that helps parents and caregivers simplify, organize and share their child’s medical and care information. The app is called mejo, a registered…
by - July 21, 2022 7:08 am
Arvest Bank is working with Google’s cloud computing division to overhaul its current IT architecture and systems, including migrating its data centers to Google Cloud. In a news release Thursday…
by - July 20, 2022 1:28 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has promoted Shelley Simpson to president of the company as part of several leadership changes announced Wednesday (July 20). John Roberts will remain…
by - July 20, 2022 11:28 am
ArcBest Chairman, President and CEO Judy McReynolds and Jason Morris, senior vice president of Walmart Enterprise Business Solutions, have joined the Arkansas Research Alliance Board of Trustees. “We’re proud and…
by - July 20, 2022 10:13 am
Fayetteville-based startup SupplyPike has raised $25 million in series B capital to support its growth. The supply chain technology company will primarily use the money to add high-tech workers. Over…
by - July 20, 2022 9:36 am
Tempus Realty Partners, a Little Rock-based real estate investment partnership, announced Wednesday (July 20) the purchase of the 148,200-square-foot Transplace office building along northbound Interstate 49 in Rogers. According to…
by - July 19, 2022 5:59 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in the second quarter as earnings jumped by 48.3% and revenue rose by 31.9%. All segments contributed to the revenue…
by - July 19, 2022 11:56 am
St. Louis-based health system Mercy will invest $500 million in the second phase of its healthcare expansion in Northwest Arkansas. According to a news release Tuesday (July 19), phase two’s…
by - July 19, 2022 10:54 am
When 44-year-old Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in July 1962, the economy was recovering from a recession. Unemployment was high, as were taxes. But that did not stop the…
by - July 18, 2022 7:32 pm
Cameron Smith, who launched his executive recruiting firm nearly 30 years ago in Northwest Arkansas and is credited with building customer teams for hundreds of Walmart supplier offices in the…
by - July 18, 2022 1:48 pm
Keep Our Dollars Local, a campaign committee working to put measures on the ballot to allow the Sunday sale of alcohol in Rogers and Bentonville, announced Monday (July 18) that…
by - July 18, 2022 1:21 pm
Year-to-date numbers through the year’s first six months in Northwest Arkansas show a continued increase in home prices. Real estate agents combined to sell 5,610 residential properties in Benton and…
