by - June 22, 2023 1:05 pm
Randy Hurban, CEO of the Lowell nonprofit The First Tee of Northwest Arkansas, is leaving the organization. In a note to supporters on June 9, Hurban said he will transition…
by - June 21, 2023 9:40 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Wednesday (June 21) to have an independent third-party investigation into drainage failures at the Peak Innovation…
by - June 21, 2023 6:57 pm
Telecom provider Ritter Communications hired Victor Esposito as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Network Operations. As SVP of Engineering and Network Operations, Esposito will serve as a key technology executive and…
by - June 21, 2023 6:52 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank hired longtime banking and investment professional J. Chris Treat as president of the trust division. Treat will be responsible for the division’s growth, profitability, business retention and…
by - June 21, 2023 12:01 pm
The developers of Greensborough Village in Jonesboro recently announced the addition of Divots Golf Lounge to the development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, nor was a timeline for…
by - June 21, 2023 11:29 am
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has entered into a 25-year solar service agreement with Entegrity Partners to provide renewable energy for over 80% of the annual electricity consumption at the…
by - June 21, 2023 10:50 am
Owens Corning on June 13 received its fourth building permit in the past two years at its new facility at 5401 Excelsior Drive. The recent permit issued by the city…
by - June 21, 2023 9:21 am
Mejo, a Northwest Arkansas startup and web application, has partnered with the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) to create a branded version of the app called My Rett Ally. Mejo…
by - June 21, 2023 9:11 am
Select Sales Inc., a prominent retail sales and marketing agency based in Minnesota, has acquired Bentonville Merchants (BMI), a sales agency serving Walmart and Sam’s Club brands. The two privately held companies…
by - June 21, 2023 8:50 am
The Fayetteville chapter of Creative Mornings, the monthly breakfast lecture series and networking group, celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. Regina Buono organizes the Fayetteville chapter, which hosts gatherings at…
by - June 20, 2023 8:28 pm
The Crawford County Quorum Court has approved a $60,000 appropriation for anticipated legal costs to defend against two lawsuits alleging unconstitutional library censorship. If the amount is spent, it would…
by - June 20, 2023 7:17 pm
Andy Dunn is returning to Bonobos, the upscale fashion retail business he co-founded in 2007. He ran that business for its first 10 years until it was sold to Walmart…
by - June 20, 2023 5:06 pm
A top athletics fundraiser at the University of Kansas is headed to Fayetteville for a similar role. Two sources confirmed to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal that Ryan White, a…
by - June 20, 2023 3:42 pm
The nonprofit Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI) announced Tuesday (June 20) a continued partnership with Walmart Inc. through an annual grant. “Thanks to the generosity of the world’s largest retailer, Downtown…
by - June 20, 2023 12:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continues to exceed 2019 enplanement numbers. So far this year, enplanements or passengers flying out are up about 10% compared to the same…
by - June 20, 2023 11:23 am
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles L. Welch announced Tuesday (June 20) that Dr. Bentley Wallace, president of South Arkansas College in El Dorado since 2020, has been named…
by - June 20, 2023 11:11 am
Williams Baptist University announced Tuesday (June 20) that it has been selected for a $4 million gift from the Mabee Foundation, the largest donation ever bestowed upon the university. This…
by - June 20, 2023 8:28 am
The Ark Angel Alliance announced Tuesday (June 20) it has hired Melissa Kempkes as its new executive director. She replaces David Moody who has taken another job, but will remain…
by - June 20, 2023 7:40 am
Little Rock-based Natural Capital, an investment firm focusing on private market investments, and Orion Capital Partners of Bentonville, an independent commercial real estate investment and development firm, partnered on a…
by - June 19, 2023 8:47 pm
A drainage assessment on what might have caused at least the last two flood incidents at Fort Smith Public Schools’ Peak Innovation Center recommends abandoning below slab drainage pipes along…
