by - April 27, 2022 2:31 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker proposes using proceeds from a sales tax plan to boost all salaries by 23.87% and begin adding five officers a year beginning in 2028….
by - April 27, 2022 1:14 pm
Rogers retail marketing agency Paradox has received official recognition as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the national nonprofit Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The Women’s Business Enterprise recognition certifies…
by - April 27, 2022 12:35 pm
Bentonville firm CEI Engineering Associates Inc. announced the retirement of department manager Tom Oppenheim. His final day was March 31. Oppenheim is a civil engineering graduate from the University of…
by - April 26, 2022 8:38 pm
A Republican candidate for the new Arkansas Senate District 27 was criticized for comments she made about the Hispanic community during a candidate forum April 18. The newly drawn senate…
by - April 26, 2022 3:09 pm
Analysts with Stephens Inc. believe other equity market watchers are underestimating the first-quarter financial numbers Fort Smith-based ArcBest and Van Buren-based USA Truck will report later this week. They also…
by - April 26, 2022 12:37 pm
Each year, the Kays Foundation distributes grants to faculty and staff members at Arkansas State University for research projects and learning tools. The Foundation will give six grants totaling $103,502…
by - April 26, 2022 9:48 am
River boats filled with tourists are becoming more common along the Mississippi River and it could provide an economic spark for the city of Memphis and parts of Northeast Arkansas….
by - April 26, 2022 9:36 am
Various economic factors are critical to the state’s success, including the creative economy, which can best be summed up as the income-earning potential of creative activities and ideas. The Arkansas…
by - April 26, 2022 9:32 am
Kourtney Barrett is a Bentonville native passionate about bringing ideas to life. She believes her latest opportunity to do that is once in a lifetime. On April 11, Barrett joined…
by - April 26, 2022 8:36 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart announced Monday (April 25) it has priced $400 million in asset-backed notes, a subprime auto loan asset-backed securitization transaction. The transaction settlement date is expected to be…
by - April 25, 2022 5:40 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue had another strong month in March with revenues almost 20% higher than this time last year. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax…
by - April 25, 2022 5:32 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools administration has a new plan to increase teacher salaries it hopes will satisfy board members and employees when presented May 9. The plan will add one…
by - April 25, 2022 5:07 pm
Walmart’s board of directors is a mix of outside retired business managers, Walmart officers and Walton family members. Company shareholders will vote on a slate of 11 directors at the…
by - April 25, 2022 4:03 pm
Scott Dillard, co-founder and executive chairman of management and financial services provider Central Research Inc. (CRI) in Lowell, died April 20 after a four-month battle with esophageal cancer. He was 46. Visitation…
by - April 25, 2022 1:57 pm
Tyson Foods will spend $60 million over four years to fund free college education for its 120,000 employees. A partnership with Guild will expand Tyson’s Upward Pathways program to include…
by - April 25, 2022 11:22 am
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based venture capital firm Plug and Play recently announced the close of a $25.5 million venture capital fund to support series A-C startups in the supply chain industry. The…
by - April 25, 2022 9:00 am
The nonprofit Alice L. Walton Foundation (ALWF) in Bentonville and Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville are planning to create a new regional health system that will also involve the…
by - April 23, 2022 3:48 pm
The top 6 executives for Bentonville-based Walmart Inc. earned a combined $60.311 million last year, down from $70.61 million earned the year before. Stock awards, which is deferred income, was…
by - April 23, 2022 12:04 pm
Dana Wills and her husband, former Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, have started Conway Aircraft, a repair business based at the Conway Regional Airport. The couple partnered with…
by - April 23, 2022 10:19 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
