by - August 26, 2021 4:27 pm
Tyson Foods to build cook plant in Virginia
Tyson Foods said it will invest $300 million to build a new cook plant in Danville, Va., and create nearly 400 jobs in the area when the project is operational…
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by - August 26, 2021 4:11 pm
Downtown Fort Smith building to be renovated into a residence
Gary and Dusty Duke have bought the building at 1115 Garrison Ave. and plan to renovate the historic structure on the east end of the avenue into a residence. The…
by - August 26, 2021 3:18 pm
Ozark Regional Transit consultant begins work to implement new board structure, transit plan
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit Authority (ORT) has started to work with a consultant to help implement a new board structure and a 10-year transit plan. Meanwhile, the transit…
by - August 26, 2021 9:29 am
National Park College to pursue four-year degrees
The National Park College (NPC) board of trustees approved a resolution allowing the college to move forward with submitting a Letter of Intent to the Arkansas Division of Higher Education…
by - August 26, 2021 9:16 am
UA Little Rock names Elizabeth Small as new business industry liaison
Elizabeth Small, primary instructor for the Real Estate program in UA Little Rock’s School of Business, will take on an additional role with the university as director of business networks….
by - August 26, 2021 9:10 am
Tech firm Affirma to open Bentonville office
Affirma, a Bellevue, Wash.-based technology services company, plans to open a 3,581-square-foot office in Bentonville by Sept. 1. It has about 2,300 square feet of office space in Fayetteville. According…
by - August 26, 2021 8:13 am
Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter hires new executive director
A Colorado nonprofit administrator is the new executive director of Bentonville nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter. Rebekah Mitchell will succeed Rick Brazile, who has served as interim executive director since…
by - August 25, 2021 6:20 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue up more than 15% through July report
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue had another strong month with revenue 9% higher than this time last year. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax brought $1.79 million…
by - August 25, 2021 2:16 pm
Windgate Foundation to give $30 million for second phase of University of Arkansas art district
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Aug. 25) a $30 million partial challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation to further expand the Windgate Art and Design District, a home for…
by - August 25, 2021 1:51 pm
Williams Baptist University forms student-employee partnership with Lawrence Healthcare
Lawrence Healthcare and Williams Baptist University have formed a partnership to fill employment needs at the hospital while providing valuable experience and training for WBU students. Through the agreement, students…
by - August 25, 2021 12:09 pm
UAMS researcher awarded $3.6 million to expand HPV cancer vaccine study
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to…
by - August 25, 2021 11:41 am
Real Deals: Self-storage startup locks up 4 properties for $17.8M
A quartet of self-storage developments in Benton and Washington counties changed hands recently for a combined $17.8 million. Denver-based SpareBox Storage entered the Arkansas market with acquisitions at these locations:…
by - August 25, 2021 11:12 am
NWA workforce training nonprofit expanding capacity
Business and Industry Training (BIT), a workforce training nonprofit with locations in Springdale and Gentry, will use a $50,000 grant from Arconic Foundation to purchase additional equipment to expand its…
by - August 25, 2021 7:16 am
Arkansas Women’s Business Center receives SBA grant
The Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC) based in Little Rock has been awarded a Resilience and Recovery Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Women’s Business…
by - August 25, 2021 7:11 am
ASU receives federal funding for AmeriCorps for college recruitment program
Arkansas has experienced a drop in the college-going rate. To counter the trend, ASU has received funding for the AmeriCorps-sponsored Neighborhood Red Wolves Community Engagement (NRWCEP) program to help with…
by - August 24, 2021 7:46 pm
Consent decree costs could rise to $650 million; Fort Smith officials hope for more time
While some members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors believe there is little hope the city can meet demands of the consent decree the city is under for its…
by - August 24, 2021 2:32 pm
Rice demand grows as pandemic deepens
Commodity prices dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered economies worldwide during the first half of 2020. But one agricultural commodity, rice, had increased demand, according to a new University of…
by - August 24, 2021 2:23 pm
Wipro Ltd. to open Sherwood center, employ up to 400
Wipro Limited announced Tuesday (Aug. 24) it will open a new delivery center in Sherwood, Ark. with the expectation of hiring up to 400 employees over the next two years….
by - August 24, 2021 2:17 pm
Walmart to provide last-mile delivery service for other businesses
Imagine ordering a dozen donuts from a local bakery or new patio furniture from a major Walmart competitor and having Walmart deliver it by Spark delivery, drone or some other…
by - August 24, 2021 8:50 am
Then & Now: Wood’s winding road leads him to Louisiana
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…