by - August 3, 2021 1:49 pm
Brian Kim has stepped down as president of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education citing family and personal health reasons. Kim, a native of Seoul, South Korea, was…
by - August 3, 2021 8:18 am
Bentonville nonprofit Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI) said Tuesday it has canceled the monthly “First Friday” festival scheduled this Friday (Aug. 6) at the downtown square. According to a news release,…
by - August 3, 2021 7:36 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Aug. 3) that it would require its U.S. workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Spokesman Derek Burleson said that mandate would affect approximately 120,000 processing…
by - August 2, 2021 6:31 pm
Ahead of a special session the governor is expected to call later this week, Arkansas lawmakers heard from some of the state’s top health officials on Monday (Aug. 2). During…
by - August 2, 2021 3:14 pm
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has tapped Arkansas State University and its sponsored initiative, the Arkansas Out of School Network, to oversee the American Rescue Plan (ARP)…
by - August 2, 2021 12:17 pm
Executive leadership coach Chuck Hyde will be the featured speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 25th annual Forty Under 40 event. The luncheon will be held on Aug. 17…
by - August 2, 2021 11:24 am
The COVID-19 virus and its latest variant, Delta, is spreading rampantly throughout Northeast Arkansas with near record numbers of patients filling local hospitals. In an effort to make vaccines available…
by - August 2, 2021 11:19 am
Springdale-based Northwest Health is building a 24/7 freestanding emergency room and urgent care on Arkansas Highway 102 near the Bentonville/Centerton border. Construction is underway at the northwest corner of the…
by - August 2, 2021 10:42 am
There’s good money in moving stuff from point A to point B. Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a more than 200% increase in adjusted net income in the second quarter, with…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - August 1, 2021 11:46 am
The Rogers Rotary Club will honor three longtime business and civic leaders this year with the Dick Daniel Distinguished Citizen Award. Bob Crafton and Gene and Joye Kelley will be…
by - August 1, 2021 11:42 am
Illinois-based RJW Logistics Group recently relocated its Bentonville office a short distance to a larger footprint. The company’s 2,100-square-foot office at 111 W. Central Ave. is across the street from…
by - August 1, 2021 10:13 am
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Gretchen Hall is seeing signs of recovery in her industry, but there is still a lag from 2019 numbers and the new Delta…
by - July 31, 2021 10:08 am
Two Arkansas-based companies made the cut at Walmart’s eighth annual Open Call event to get their products on the retailer’s shelves. Camo Dust, based in Lonoke, and Bentonville-based Bucklebury each…
by - July 30, 2021 3:21 pm
Walmart on Friday (July 30) joined a growing number of companies requiring all or certain employees to be vaccinated. The Bentonville-based retailer said all market, regional and divisional employees working…
by - July 30, 2021 2:17 pm
Oklahoma-based Write On Fundraising has opened an office in Bentonville, headed by Melody Timinsky of Fayetteville. Timinsky, a former vice president with United Way of Northwest Arkansas, recently accepted a…
by - July 29, 2021 5:40 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Thursday (July 29) that it has acquired Hangar 19 Apartments, a garden style residential community with 351 apartment units in the Dallas/Fort…
by - July 29, 2021 4:12 pm
A national and global supply chain facing far more demand than capacity to deliver has helped Van Buren-based USA Truck turn the corner on what was a financially tough 2020….
by - July 29, 2021 2:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the first of what will be a series on the details and potential impact of the recent $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - July 29, 2021 12:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
