by - January 5, 2022 11:45 am
Aimee Ross is no longer director of the nonprofit group Bike Bentonville, but she still promotes the area as a tourism destination for cyclists and mountain bikers. In an email,…
by - January 4, 2022 4:11 pm
A cyber attack on Crawford County government computers left county offices in a jam over the holidays. County computers were attacked Dec. 26 by malicious software that can prevent access…
by - January 4, 2022 3:14 pm
Outside of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its Omicron surge, the biggest 2021 news in the Fort Smith metro included stories about the military, medicine, manufacturing and municipal money. Following…
by - January 4, 2022 2:16 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 4, 2022 1:11 pm
State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in the First District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro. Hodges, a five-term…
by - January 4, 2022 1:11 pm
Business executive and serial entrepreneur Phil Shellhammer has been tapped by the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to lead its Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). GORP is…
by - January 4, 2022 10:27 am
On Tuesday (Jan. 4), Hydco Construction named Jeremy Hyde as president of the firm and Jarred Dulski as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Roger Marlin has been acting president…
by - January 4, 2022 10:09 am
Springdale-based healthcare organization Northwest Health has named Chris York its market CEO, effective Jan. 24, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 4) news release. York, who is a Fellow of the…
by - January 4, 2022 9:06 am
The nonprofit group Equestrian Bridges in Rogers has accepted a sizable land donation that’s part of an expansion project. According to a deed filed Dec. 21 at the Benton County…
by - January 4, 2022 8:01 am
Encore Bank promoted Nikki Pfleger to executive vice president, director of business banking solutions, the bank announced Monday (Jan. 3). Pfleger joined Encore Bank in April 2019 and was responsible…
by - January 3, 2022 2:42 pm
The Fort Smith metro area has seen continuous growth over the past several years, but no year has performed as well in building activity as 2021 with permit values topping…
by - January 3, 2022 11:59 am
Cotton and soybean prices may force the hands of farmers who have planted peanuts for the last decade in Arkansas. There were an estimated 40,000 acres planted in the state…
by - January 3, 2022 11:15 am
Three parcels totaling 15.57 acres east of Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers sold recently for $3.65 million. The purchase price equals $5.38 per square foot. Technical Park Development GP LLC,…
by - January 3, 2022 9:47 am
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. announced Monday (Jan. 3) that Joyce Lee has been named its new president. Lee joins Cobb after serving as executive vice president and president…
by - January 2, 2022 10:23 am
A Texas real estate investment firm closed a deal on Dec. 29 to purchase a high-profile commercial development on College Avenue in Fayetteville. City Center North LLC paid $9 million…
by - January 2, 2022 9:58 am
San Francisco-based crowdfunding company Wefunder recently opened a Northwest Arkansas location as it seeks to build a presence in underserved markets across the central United States. Kate Lynn, NWA/Tulsa lead…
by - December 31, 2021 12:53 pm
For the first time in 57 years, the Fowler family in Jonesboro is not in the KFC franchise business. Fowler Foods President Chris Fowler told Talk Business & Politics his…
by - December 30, 2021 3:56 pm
After the pandemic hit in March of 2020 the U.S. beef market entered into a spiral. Dining out all but stopped in many parts of the country causing prices to…
by - December 30, 2021 12:17 pm
Deadly tornadoes ransacked parts of Northeast Arkansas in early December. The twisters carved a path of destruction that damaged and destroyed homes and killed at least two people in the…
by - December 29, 2021 1:50 pm
The number of homes sold in the Fort Smith metro in the first 11 months of 2021 is up more than 31% compared with the same period in 2020, with…
