by - December 18, 2023 9:09 am
Residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’s four largest cities is up 16.2% from last year’s pace through the first 11 months of 2023. According to permit…
by - December 18, 2023 8:33 am
The recent documentary by Bentonville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs and Fayetteville-based production company Blk Elk Media has earned national and international attention after being screened at two of the…
by - December 17, 2023 10:41 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 17, 2023 9:52 am
Mervin Jebaraj, economist with the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business, offers a gymnastics analogy for the Federal Reserve Bank’s handling of the tumultuous economy. Observers have wondered if…
by - December 17, 2023 9:12 am
The Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness will open Jan. 12 at 1400 S.E. Fifth St. in Bentonville. A company spokeswoman confirmed the date on Thursday (Dec. 14). The fitness…
by - December 17, 2023 8:44 am
With holiday shopping well underway, retailers large and small continue to wrestle with shipping options, return policies and overcoming cart abandonment from online shoppers. A new survey from shipping platform…
by - December 15, 2023 10:16 am
Resilience in most key economic factors resulted in Arkansas and the state’s four top metro areas continuing positive trends, with broad job gains being a primary growth driver, according to…
by - December 14, 2023 4:08 pm
Craig Harper, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will retire after 31 years with the Lowell-based carrier, according to a Thursday (Dec. 14)…
by - December 14, 2023 11:53 am
Heartland Whole Health Institute (HWHI) announced a name and strategy update Thursday (Dec. 14) and the launch of a new program. Heartland Whole Health Institute, formerly Whole Health Institute, is…
by - December 14, 2023 11:00 am
A private development group is closer to bringing another cycling amenity to Benton County. On Dec. 5, Bentonville city planners granted a conditional use permit to Bentonville developer Blue Crane…
by - December 14, 2023 9:27 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) has awarded its second-largest contract to Columbia, Mo.-based Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. On Nov. 6, ArDOT Director Lorie Tudor approved the contractor’s $180.87…
by - December 14, 2023 9:25 am
Habitat for Humanity of Benton County will work with national and area partners to build Habitat for Humanity’s first sustainable, concrete home in Arkansas, according to a recent news release….
by - December 13, 2023 10:07 am
Global restaurant chain Slim Chickens of Fayetteville has opened more than 250 locations across the United States and the United Kingdom. With more than 1,150 locations in development, the brand’s…
by - December 13, 2023 10:04 am
A real estate development group purchased 23 acres near the Wedington Road exit in Fayetteville for $7.2 million. A joint venture between Little Rock-based Moses Tucker Partners, Equity Partnership Holdings…
by - December 12, 2023 3:08 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continue to rise and are expected to eclipse 2019 numbers as airport officials look to develop plans to attract low-cost carrier…
by - December 12, 2023 2:23 pm
Arkansas’ largest staffing agency, Fort Smith-based TEC Staffing Services, has been acquired by HireQuest Staffing Solutions, Inc. of South Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fort Smith-based TEC…
by - December 12, 2023 1:21 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking feedback on a 1.1-mile project to widen Highway 102 to six lanes between Interstate 49 and J Street. The project is expected to…
by - December 12, 2023 8:06 am
Steve Clark, the state’s longest-serving attorney general, said he’s unsure whether anyone has enough wisdom to determine the fairness of an Entergy settlement that the Arkansas Public Service Commission recently…
by - December 12, 2023 8:03 am
A panel of three economists will provide their 2024 economic forecasts for the region, nation and world at the 30th annual Business Forecast Luncheon in Rogers. The Center for Business…
by - December 12, 2023 7:17 am
Fayetteville nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (NWALT), a regional land conservation group, announced details Monday (Dec. 11) of a conservation easement with landowner Bob Breeze in the southern part of…
