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Topgolf bringing venue to Little Rock

Topgolf Entertainment Group said Wednesday (May 4) it has “set plans in motion” to locate a venue in Little Rock, its second venue in Arkansas. Topgolf has a high-tech entertainment…

Zoning approval allows construction to begin on $50 million Fort Smith residential project

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 3) approved zoning for an estimated $50 million residential development that developer Mark Rouse said will be unique to the city…

Rosanne Cash to receive honorary doctorate from Arkansas State University

Multi-time Grammy award winner Rosanne Cash will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 7). The ASU Board of Trustees voted in…

Home sales in NWA up nearly 12% in 2022 1Q

Year-to-date home sales through the first three months of 2022 in Northwest Arkansas’ two largest counties are booming compared with the same period last year. There were 2,639 homes sold…

Fort Smith School Board Zone 1: Q&A with candidates Troy Eckelhoff and Phillip Whiteaker

Fort Smith Public School Board member Troy Ecklehoff is being challenged by Phillip Whiteaker for the district’s Zone 1 position. The school board approved a new zone map with five…

Then & Now: Former anchor Neile Jones values family over deadlines

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 25 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

Homes, Rice, Ducks & the Internet: Broadband expansion expected to benefit Stuttgart

In 1918, the Great War was ending in Europe and a new strain of influenza, the Spanish Flu, was causing illness around the world. Residents of Stuttgart, located in Arkansas…

Hutchinson makes ag board appointments

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced appointments to several boards and commissions within the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Here is a list of the appointments within the department: Arkansas Forestry Commission David…

Planting off to slow start; Arkansas rice acreage may fall to a decades low

Three major crops in Arkansas – rice, soybeans, and corn – are behind planting schedules after heavy rains soaked agriculture fields repeatedly in April, according to Jarrod Hardke, extension rice…

Preschool for the Creative Arts to open in August

The Community School of the Arts will open the first arts preschool in Arkansas in August. The Preschool for the Creative Arts will open to children ages 3 to 5,…

Retail and restaurant additions continue in Northwest Arkansas

Retailers and restaurant chains continue to invest in new locations in Benton and Washington counties, according to permits on file with the Arkansas State Health Department. Big Lots will open…

Cox Communications donates $100,000 to Peak Innovation Center

Cox Communications Fort Smith donated $100,000 to Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center for a new career center and to support three network engineering technology classrooms. “The COX Career…

Bentonville apparel company LIVSN seeks equity investors

Bentonville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign as it looks to release five products this year. Those who invest in the Wefunder crowdfunding campaign receive…

Rogers firm Bold Strategies announces $2.3 million funding round

An e-commerce marketing agency based in Rogers announced Monday (May 2) $2.3 million in new investment. Bold Strategies founder and CEO Allan Peretz said the funding from Montage Capital will…

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. elected president of African American Mayors Association

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. was sworn in Friday (April 29) as the new President of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA). Scott takes over for outgoing AAMA President,…

Women business owners: Be persistent, find mentors, be vulnerable

Advice from women business owners offered Thursday (April 28) during a panel discussion in Fort Smith included being “vulnerable” and being “your own advocate” to push beyond the rejections that…

Walmart expands associate-to-driver program for private fleet

Walmart has described itself as a company that has turned ambition into opportunity throughout its history. The latest example of that philosophy is a pilot program for existing workers to…

Bentonville-made EVs to support moon mission

Three Bentonville-manufactured electric vehicles are expected to transport fully-suited NASA astronauts to their moon-bound spacecraft as part of a mission to complete the first human lunar landing in more than…

ADFA invests in Springdale startup EasyBins

Springdale-based online grocery startup EasyBins announced Friday (April 29) a $400,000 matching investment from the Arkansas Venture Capital Development Fund (AVCDF) of the Arkansas Venture Capital Investment Trust (AVCIT). The Arkansas Development…

ArcBest posts record quarterly net income, boosts quarterly dividend

Record quarterly net income, driven in part by a more than 20% increase in a key billing measure, has Fort Smith-based ArcBest rewarding shareholders with a $75 million share buyback…