Regions

Arkansas soybean farmers facing catastrophic losses

A bad soybean harvest in Arkansas has turned much worse in the last week. The number of acres that are projected to be harvested has dropped by 320,000 acres to…

McElfish promoted to vice chancellor for UAMS Northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville

Pearl McElfish has been promoted to vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Fayetteville. McElfish has been serving as…

CBID approves money for Gateway Park, gets update on The Unexpected festival

The planned Gateway Park in downtown Fort Smith will receive $15,000 in support from the Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The park, estimated to cost $579,770, will be built with…

Group develops list of ideas for new Fort Smith animal control ordinance

The Fort Smith Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) has developed a list of animal control recommendations for creation of an ordinance they hope will be approved by the Fort Smith…

Johnny Cash festival to honor 50th anniversary of Folsom Prison concert

The Man in Black was on the verge of losing it all. He was recently divorced, and drugs and alcohol continued to ravage Johnny Cash’s body and mind. He needed…

Poll: Crime, education lead Little Rock voter concerns

Little Rock voters in the upcoming mayor’s race may base their decisions on the city’s crime and education problems, according to a new survey. A new poll from Talk Business…

Key to profitable honey farm work is finding the ‘right balance’ with bees

Harvest is always a special time in Arkansas and across the Mid-South, with the gathering of crops signifying the conclusion of the growing season. But for Craighead County brothers and…

The Supply Side: Startup i2i Labs connects tech innovation with retailers, suppliers

It’s been almost a year since Bryce Paden and Trent Carrender quit their jobs and jumped head first into i2i Labs, a Rogers-based startup that acts as a matchmaker between…

Introducing the 2018 C-Suite Award winners

For the fourth year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is honored to recognize 10 of the most worthy C-level executives in the region with the C-Suite Award. The healthy economy…

Field of 5 seeking Bentonville mayor’s post

While Little Rock’s mayoral race is driving state capital politics, Arkansas’ commerce capital – Bentonville, home to Walmart’s world headquarters – has an equally crowded field of contenders for mayor….

Arkansas State University selects new executive director for the Delta Center

Interim Director Andrea Allen has been promoted to executive director of the Delta Center for Economic Development located at Arkansas State University. Allen told Talk Business & Politics she is…

Students use tax increases, spending cuts, tough ‘trade offs’ to reduce national debt

More than 220 University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students gathered Friday (Oct. 12) to devour 64 large pizzas and consider ideas on how to trim the national debt by…

P.A.M. earnings rise 168%, revenue up 28% in third quarter

Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services’ net income rose 168.4% and revenue increased 28.9% in the third-quarter as it received rate increases from customers and grew its fleet by 11% fleet….

Then & Now: Former Walmart, Sears exec Jim Haworth leads Outdoor Cap as CEO

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…

Legislative opponents find common ground on ethics

Conversation focused on ethics at a legislative forum Thursday (Oct. 12) at Rogers City Hall, as candidates for four races considered fallout from the General Improvement Funds (GIF) scandal that…

Jonesboro city council contenders talk about blighted northern section of the city

Infrastructure in parts of northern Jonesboro is crumbling and city officials need to be proactive in fixing these problems, Alderman candidate Tom Elwood recently told members of the Jonesboro Kiwanis…

Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith metro commercial banks see slowdown in deposit growth

A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows a slowdown in the pace of deposit growth among banks in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro. The…

Labor market tight for growing number of Northwest Arkansas restaurants

Jeff Hodges, owner of Springdale-based restaurant chain Foghorn’s, has never seen so many new restaurants opening locally with a labor pool so small. “My first reaction when I hear of…

Poll: Little Rock mayor’s race is a three-way heat, large undecided block up for grabs

A new poll conducted this week shows the race for Little Rock Mayor to be close and competitive among three of the five candidates with nearly one-third of the city’s…

LR Tech Park board raises director’s salary as second phase planning continues

The Little Rock Technology Park on Wednesday (Oct. 10) unanimously approved a 5.7% raise for Executive Director Brent Birch, along with an opportunity to pocket an extra $5,000 annual bonus…