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Legacy National Bank to Build New Banking Center in Rogers

The bank recently bought 1.12 acres on Pauline Whitaker Parkway for $878,169.

Blustery winter reshaping family budgets, hurting retailers

Retailers often mention weather as a reason for lackluster sales. It was too warm during the holiday season of 2012 which weighed down sales of winter coats, sweaters and other…

Rep. Womack named vice chair of a House Appropriations subcommittee

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, continues his service in the House this year with a new appointment, a sign of the 3rd District congressman's ever increasing seniority in the Republican-controlled…

Changes coming in how utility companies buy electricity

Computers and the internet are not just for buying items from Amazon or Overstock.com. Starting in March, utility companies connected to the Integrated Marketplace will be able to buy and…

J.B. Hunt Transport raises dividend

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is raising its dividend for shareholders by 33% to 20 cents per share. The increased dividend payment will be made Feb. 27 to shareholders…

44th Annual Immaculate Conception School Spaghetti Dinner

Food, fun and fellowship abounds at the 44th Annual Immaculate Conception School Spaghetti Dinner. Sunday, February 23rd from 4:00pm-7:00pm. You may dine in at Monsignor Galvin Parish Center at I.C….

Centennial Bank promotes Steve Baker to head up trust department

Randy Sims, CEO of Centennial Bank and Home BancShares, recently announced the promotion of Steve Baker as senior vice president and manager of the trust department, headquartered in Jonesboro. “We…

Lasting Investment: HFA Relocates to Refurbished Digs in Bentonville

Harrison French & Associates Ltd., one of the areas largest architecture and engineering firms, is now located at 1705 S. Walton Blvd.

Recruiting Women in Tech Fields Might Be At Crux of US Advantage

Women comprise 47 percent of the workforce overall, but only 11 percent of engineering professionals.

Businesses Must Pay Recession Debt

Businesses face an increase in the 2013 federal unemployment tax, thanks to an outstanding balance on money issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to the state of Arkansas to help it cope with the Great Recession.

Gray Matters CEO Darin Gray Announces Exit From Company

Darin Gray leaves his 16-year leadership role in order to explore new opportunities.

All Indicators Pointing to New Apartment Construction

Recent movement in the market-rate apartment industry in Rogers and Bentonville appears to show a renewed trend in building non-student, multifamily housing.

Goodbye to The Boss

Business Journal leader Darin Gray will be missed.

Winning the Business

A good presentation can have a strong bearing on a hiring decision.

Dallas Company Pays $5.40 Million for Fayetteville Walgreens

Real estate investment firm Vintage Interests LP recently purchased the 15,120-SF retail property on College Avenue.

Powerful Art, Generous People Inspire WAC Fundraising Exec

A belief that live performance can have a life-changing effect on a person at any age drives Missy Kincaid in her career as director of donor engagement at the Walton Arts Center.

Bank Mergers Are a Funny Thing

At Simmons First National Bank, Lunsford Bridges is out, but MNB senior VP and COO Susie Smith is apparently still in.

Market Moves in Bentonville

A group of local investors called Food Hub NWA LLC. bought an abandoned Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Bentonville last summer, and now it looks like some work is being done on the property.

Green Pizza

Sources say the owners of Fayetteville restaurant Greenhouse Grille are looking to open a pizza place.

NWACC Attack

The effort to build a new Northwest Arkansas Community College campus in Springdale is facing challenges.

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal