by - April 11, 2022 10:50 am
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores Inc. recently announced the promotions of several directors to departmental vice presidents. Robert Acord was promoted to vice president of pharmacy, Layne Chastain to vice president…
by - April 10, 2022 10:32 am
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based FreightWaves, a provider of transportation and logistics data and content, will host its first supply chain event in Northwest Arkansas in May. The Future of Supply Chain will…
by - April 10, 2022 10:24 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 28 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 8, 2022 4:20 pm
The chief executive of a Tennessee-based food production company is donating $6 million to her alma mater, the University of Arkansas. The school announced March 18 a $6 million gift…
by - April 7, 2022 5:26 pm
Walmart’s push to take its multi-billion dollar investment in Flipkart public is on hold as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dampened investor appetites for an initial public offering (IPO),…
by - April 7, 2022 4:31 pm
Vehicles are finally rolling off assembly lines in Arkansas. Envirotech Vehicles, the only automobile manufacturer operating in the state, held an event Thursday (April 7) at its facility in Osceola…
by - April 7, 2022 2:29 pm
Tontitown-based Paschal Air Plumbing & Electric has completed a deal to acquire Mize Heating & Air in central Arkansas. The financial terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Paschal’s service territory…
by - April 7, 2022 2:23 pm
The Fort Smith metro business and travel sector in 2021 saw a big rebound from the COVID-19 crash in 2020, with hospitality tax revenue in Fort Smith and Van Buren…
by - April 7, 2022 1:59 pm
Often described as the Oscars of the culinary industry, the James Beard Awards returned this year with a few familiar semifinalists from Northwest Arkansas. The James Beard Foundation announced the…
by - April 7, 2022 10:18 am
A food truck operator in Little Rock is so bullish on Bentonville that he’s relocating the business — and himself — to the city. Hayne Begley says Delta Biscuit Co….
by - April 7, 2022 8:34 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting scholarship applications from students majoring in agriculture or an agriculture-related fields at several universities across Arkansas. Those schools include Arkansas State University,…
by - April 6, 2022 9:11 pm
Timothy Lee, project specialist, retired at the end of March after working for 27 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at UA Little Rock. For…
by - April 6, 2022 6:26 pm
With the promotion of Allison Graham to general manager of its fixed-base operation (FBO) in Fort Smith, Texarkana, Texas-based TAC Air is continuing a decades-long tradition of women leading one…
by - April 6, 2022 4:14 pm
Arkansas has been so welcoming to U.S. Steel that officials are being offered free bottled water and help moving to town, President and CEO David Burritt said at the Arkansas…
by - April 6, 2022 3:46 pm
A 13.2-acre site along northbound Interstate 49 in Rogers sold recently for $4.9 million. Nelms LLP, led by Don Nelms, bought the land from Spark Rose Investments LLC, led by…
by - April 6, 2022 2:22 pm
Two buildings to open by the end of 2023 on Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville are a 360,000-square-foot fitness center and a 73,000-square-foot childcare center. The Walton family is…
by - April 6, 2022 1:34 pm
After a 40-year career in outpatient clinical work, Dr. Stephen Woodruff has been appointed as the full-time chief medical officer of NEA Baptist Health System. He will lead the day-to-day…
by - April 6, 2022 12:35 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired former State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Roland, as its new vice chancellor of institutional relations. He will start on or around…
by - April 5, 2022 9:33 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved spending $548,853 on a new inclusive playground at Creekmore Park. The Parks and Recreation department has removed an old structure at the…
by - April 5, 2022 6:24 pm
Rogers-based OmniiX, which provides brand management services for online suppliers to Amazon and other e-tail platforms, has been acquired by Canton, Ohio-based Society Brands. Financial details of the deal were…
