by - January 13, 2021 10:13 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 12, 2021 6:43 pm
Hospital capacity in Fort Smith is better than it was last week, but with 401 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sebastian County Tuesday (Jan. 12) the virus remains far from…
by - January 12, 2021 5:01 pm
The number of acres dedicated to soybeans — Arkansas’ top row crop — grew in 2020, and that number will probably remain the same or grow slightly, Arkansas Secretary of…
by - January 12, 2021 3:26 pm
Today’s Bank, the only bank in Arkansas that’s chartered in Huntsville (Madison County), announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) a new president and chief executive officer. David Scruggs was promoted to the…
by - January 12, 2021 3:11 pm
Tyson Foods followed Pilgrim’s Pride in agreeing to settle a class-action price collusion lawsuit in the courts for the past four years. Tyson Foods said it reached an “agreement in…
by - January 12, 2021 2:23 pm
EasyBins, an online grocery startup based in Springdale, hired its first chief operating officer in December. James E. Purnell has more than 15 years of experience in retail and operations….
by - January 12, 2021 11:59 am
Walmart announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) a new pilot with HomeValet for grocery customers in Bentonville. This spring the pilot will go live and consumers can log on and reserve their…
by - January 12, 2021 9:30 am
Subdivision-ready land in Centerton sold recently for $3.4 million. Missouri-based Schuber Mitchell Homes bought 162 acres. The land is west of Walters Road, about 1 mile north of Bentonville West…
by - January 11, 2021 6:28 pm
G & S Company LLC. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office….
by - January 11, 2021 5:06 pm
The city of Greenwood will soon power all of its municipal buildings with renewable energy. The city is partnering with Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar to build two solar power…
by - January 11, 2021 4:58 pm
Walmart has thrown its hat into the fintech – technology-focused financial services – ring with a startup in a partnership with Ribbit Capital. The Bentonville-based retail giant said Monday (Jan….
by - January 11, 2021 4:16 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has received approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin providing hospital-level care within…
by - January 11, 2021 3:35 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Monday it will invest $26 million to expand its Wright Brand Bacon plant in Vernon, Texas. The expansion will add 32 jobs to the facility and…
by - January 11, 2021 2:53 pm
A South Carolina hotel developer has filed a preliminary development plan with the city of Bentonville for technical review, signaling its intention to build a 17,737-square-foot micro-hotel south of the…
by - January 11, 2021 2:21 pm
Bentonville nonprofit Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI) announced Monday (Jan. 11) the hiring of Dana Sargent Schlagenhaft as communications director. She will continue to serve in her current role as executive…
by - January 11, 2021 1:05 pm
Seth Runser was on Monday (Jan. 11) named to be the next president of ABF Freight, the largest subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest. He will succeed Tim Thorne, who is…
by - January 10, 2021 11:33 am
Throughout the country, numerous businesses are beginning to understand the necessity of having a person on their staff dedicated to the function of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). There are…
by - January 10, 2021 5:00 am
The agriculture sector in Arkansas has faced many brutal challenges in recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic enveloped the world. Relatively low commodity prices fueled by a more than two-year…
by - January 7, 2021 2:35 pm
The three largest cities in the Fort Smith metro ended the year with $264.757 million in permitted building activity, a 9.52% increase over the 2019’s 241.741 million and a 14.2%…
by - January 7, 2021 2:34 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is hosting a series of webinars to assist area businesses, nonprofits and independent contractors…
