by - July 16, 2022 11:39 am
Field Agent, a company based in Fayetteville, was founded 12 years ago on the principle of solving problems for retail suppliers. Today, the company continues to evolve by launching a…
by - July 16, 2022 10:35 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 16, 2022 9:52 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge appointed Miguel Lopez of Little Rock to the Arkansas Ethics Commission on Friday (July 15). The Ethics Commission serves as the compliance and enforcement agency…
by - July 16, 2022 9:11 am
The McDaniel family has for generations been known for two things in Northeast Arkansas — practicing law and construction. The family had been involved in building projects since the early…
by - July 15, 2022 1:16 pm
The Schmieding Foundation, a Springdale nonprofit, has donated $500,000 to the Pathways Academy program in Springdale. Pathways is a statewide initiative managed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’…
by - July 15, 2022 12:49 pm
Leah Jones is the new president and CEO of Springdale nonprofit Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Arkoma. Jones, formerly the chief operations officer, replaces Stephanie Medford, who resigned July…
by - July 15, 2022 6:02 am
Christian H. Cutler will be the new Director of the Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College, beginning Monday, July 18, the school announced Thursday (July 14). The Windgate Museum…
by - July 15, 2022 6:01 am
City Year Little Rock’s AmeriCorps members arrived in the thick of the Arkansas summer. But they didn’t let the nearly 100-degree heat and overpowering humidity stop them. Instead, they eagerly…
by - July 14, 2022 4:49 pm
The consensus is that completion of the Interstate 49 corridor in Western Arkansas is essential to providing all the necessary components that will allow the Fort Smith metropolitan area to…
by - July 14, 2022 3:59 pm
Former Samsung executive Joseph Stinziano has been hired by North Little Rock-based First Orion as its new president and chief operating officer. Stinziano joins First Orion after a 12-year career…
by - July 14, 2022 3:48 pm
Dr. Hamdi Zurqani, assistant professor of geospatial science, joined the University of Arkansas-Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) in the fall of 2021. When he arrived on…
by - July 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Van Buren-based packaging manufacturer Arkansas Poly & Printing (APP) and composite products producer Trex Co. recently partnered to increase plastics recycling. According to a news release, APP is a vertically-integrated…
by - July 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Black River Technical College will receive a $650,000 state-funded regional workforce grant. The focus of the grant will be in two areas. The first is transportation, with a focus on…
by - July 14, 2022 3:17 pm
A $47.88 million funding package is backing construction of a 142-unit housing project in Fayetteville marketed to University of Arkansas students. Retreat at Fayetteville LLC, an affiliate of Georgia-based developer…
by - July 14, 2022 2:51 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council convened its annual meeting Thursday (July 14) in Springdale, where it released a new report that provides recommendations to strengthen a region at a crossroads. Entitled…
by - July 14, 2022 11:56 am
State and local economic officials on Thursday (July 14) joined Bluestem Partners of Kansas City and Bailey Construction for the groundbreaking of a one million square foot industrial storage space…
by - July 14, 2022 10:53 am
A rice production field day will be held Wednesday (July 20) and will be co-hosted by the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program and Anheuser-Busch. It will highlight water and nutrient efficiency,…
by - July 14, 2022 8:27 am
Professional services firm Accenture of New York announced a deal Wednesday (July 13) to acquire consumer brand agency The Stable of Minnesota. Financial terms were not disclosed. Both companies have…
by - July 13, 2022 5:38 pm
The Whataburger restaurant to open in Fort Smith is one of four in Arkansas and Oklahoma to be opened and managed by Fort Smith-based WAB Venture Inc., a sister company…
by - July 13, 2022 5:07 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees on Tuesday (July 12) approved a controversial contract to sell a parking lot on Ellis Street in the Fort Chaffee Historic District…
