by - August 24, 2022 3:51 pm
Pat Boone discusses Elvis, kissing Barbara Eden
Actor and singer Pat Boone had a serious problem. He’d been in several movies and had refused to kiss his leading ladies. At first, he told one director he couldn’t…
Regions
by - August 24, 2022 3:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up 16.75% in August report
Inflation continues to boost sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities, which cumulatively reported a 16.75% gain from a year ago in their August data. The combined revenue…
by - August 24, 2022 2:47 pm
GoTextbooks invests $10 million in LR facility, will hire 200
GoTextbooks recently acquired a warehouse that will help create more than 200 jobs in the Little Rock area, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 24). This will be GoTextbooks’ second facility…
by - August 24, 2022 2:08 pm
Crystal Bridges announces fall lecturers, programming tied to ‘We the People’ exhibit
Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Yo-Yo Ma are among the featured lecturers coming to Bentonville this fall as part of programming at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Museum officials announced…
by - August 24, 2022 1:34 pm
UAMS receives $3.4 million to study radiation exposure
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $3.4 million in funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study acute and delayed injuries caused…
by - August 24, 2022 11:47 am
Bilingual bank Banco Sí sets grand opening for Sept. 23 in Rogers
Banco Sí, the bilingual division of Signature Bank of Arkansas, will open on Sept. 23 in downtown Rogers and has plans to expand the brand to Springdale and Siloam Springs,…
by - August 24, 2022 9:42 am
United Way of NWA promotes 2 to lead fast-growing Arkansas 211 service
Lowell-based nonprofit United Way of Northwest Arkansas announced the appointments Tuesday (Aug. 23) of Dallas Mudd and Christina Hinds to new positions with Arkansas 211. Mudd was named executive director, and Hinds is…
by - August 24, 2022 9:01 am
Then & Now: Holland finds optimism amid personal tragedy
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 15 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 23, 2022 5:17 pm
Forge Institute receives nearly $1 million from SBA
Little Rock-based Forge Institute received Tuesday (Aug. 23) a $999,650 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist small businesses in combatting cybersecurity threats. The funding will enable Forge…
by - August 23, 2022 4:54 pm
Farmers have decisions to make of crop residue use once harvest is over
A severe drought this summer has left at least half of Arkansas’ pasturelands in poor or very poor condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This will likely lead…
by - August 23, 2022 2:29 pm
Fort Smith School Board discusses Peak Center flooding, hears Vision 2023 update
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education want more information for possible solutions to flooding at the district’s newly opened Peak Innovation Center. Record rainfall in Fort Smith caused…
by - August 23, 2022 1:02 pm
J.B. Hunt uses fintech to accelerate customer onboarding, invoicing
New financial technology has helped Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services improve invoicing and onboard new customers more quickly, sometimes within a week, a company director said. In a recent…
by - August 23, 2022 12:52 pm
Real Deals: First National Bank of NWA backs Rogers apartments with $30 million loan
A $30 million funding package is backing construction of a 228-unit apartment complex in Rogers. STL 2 Rogers LLC, an affiliate of Missouri-based developer Mia Rose Holdings, secured the loan…
by - August 23, 2022 10:42 am
Emotional growth, life skills part of Future School summer outdoor program
A summer outdoor program offered through Future School of Fort Smith serves two purposes – to allow students from across the region a chance to have an epic outdoor summer…
by - August 23, 2022 7:57 am
Fayetteville’s AcreTrader acquires web-based collateral valuation app
Fayetteville land brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform that’s raised nearly $80 million in outside capital since 2018, announced Tuesday (Aug. 23) the acquisition of AgValuation, a collateral evaluation tool for…
by - August 22, 2022 6:35 pm
Brian Burton named CEO of Arkansas Foodbank
Arkansas Foodbank announced Monday (Aug. 22) the appointment of Brian Burton, a native Arkansan, as CEO effective October 10. Burton succeeds current CEO Rhonda Sanders. He brings over 25 years…
by - August 22, 2022 5:11 pm
Walmart and DoorDash end their delivery partnership
DoorDash said last week it is ending its four-year delivery partnership with Walmart. The partners have said the split comes as Walmart continues to focus on being its own third-party…
by - August 22, 2022 3:26 pm
Gov. Hutchinson says police beating in Mulberry ‘reprehensible,’ notes violent crime responses
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Aug. 22) that a video circulating on social media and news sites of three law enforcement officers in Crawford County beating a suspect on Sunday…
by - August 22, 2022 11:04 am
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates franchises The Property Shoppe in Batesville
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. has franchised The Property Shoppe real estate company in Batesville. The Property Shoppe, becomes the eighth Weichert franchised office in the state of Arkansas and…
by - August 22, 2022 10:40 am
Bentonville logistics startup FR8relay to receive almost $650,000 from USDA
Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8relay will receive a nearly $650,000 federal grant to complete a pilot project for its relay trucking model, according to a Sunday (Aug. 21) news release….