by - April 28, 2021 9:03 am
Springdale-based Legacy National Bank and its subsidiary, Bank of Gravette, are scheduled to integrate business operations in early May. The two banks have operated separately and independently of each other…
by - April 28, 2021 8:17 am
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust said it has sold the 360-unit Mountain Ranch Apartments in Fayetteville, its lone remaining property in the region. The sale price was $49.5 million. Little…
by - April 27, 2021 3:29 pm
When the New York Times published its newspapers the last week of April 1865, there was a grand total of three lines dedicated to the Sultana, a steamship that sank…
by - April 27, 2021 10:02 am
During the next 30 years, the world’s population is expected to increase by more than 3 billion people and feeding this many new people will be a challenge for farmers….
by - April 27, 2021 10:00 am
The commercial real estate market in Northwest Arkansas remained “strong, balanced and healthy” amid a flat vacancy rate in 2020, according to a new real estate report. The overall vacancy…
by - April 26, 2021 7:21 pm
Walmart, the nation’s private largest employer with a workforce of about 1.6 million, said it’s making progress toward its mission to become a more diverse and inclusive company, including an…
by - April 26, 2021 7:01 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed at its regular board meeting Monday (April 26) to keep the district’s mask mandate in place until the end of the…
by - April 26, 2021 6:46 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue rose again in March, coming in around 1% higher than the same period in 2020, but collections were one of the lowest monthly collections in…
by - April 26, 2021 2:00 pm
Karen Minkel has resigned from one of Arkansas’ most influential philanthropic groups: the Walton Family Foundation. Minkel, formerly the foundation’s Home Region Program director, confirmed to the Northwest Arkansas Business…
by - April 26, 2021 1:46 pm
Ceramics manufacturer CoorsTek announced Monday (April 26) an additional expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Benton. The company plans to add an additional $9 million in capital investment and 50…
by - April 26, 2021 12:47 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse and his wife Beth Damphousse have made personal commitments to future generations of students. For the Day of Giving, which is Tuesday (April 27),…
by - April 26, 2021 11:51 am
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in customer banking preferences and increased digital banking offerings, bank executives said. Meanwhile, U.S. banks closed a record number of branches in 2020. Still,…
by - April 26, 2021 7:40 am
Had it been a battle during the Civil War, it would have ranked as one of the worst in terms of loss of life. It turns out that when the…
by - April 24, 2021 11:00 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 12 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 23, 2021 5:44 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart is planning for up to 50% of its corporate employees to return to their offices by July, more than a year since most at the corporate campus moved…
by - April 23, 2021 3:54 pm
Former University of Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation announced Friday (April 23) a settlement of a contract dispute that will see the former coach paid…
by - April 23, 2021 1:45 pm
Walmart’s top six executives cumulatively received total compensation of $79.93 million in fiscal 2021 which ended Feb. 1. The combined salaries and benefits equate to $9,124 for every hour of…
by - April 23, 2021 12:04 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ ABC affiliate, KHBS/KHOG (40/29), named Brandon Evans its weekday evening news anchor. He is replacing Craig Cannon, who retired in November after 37 years with the station. Evans…
by - April 23, 2021 10:42 am
Springdale-based Waco Title Co. has moved its commercial division hub to a new address in Washington County. COO Brian Blackman said the commercial team relocated in late January from Waco’s…
by - April 23, 2021 7:06 am
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack—announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded over $90,000 in federal…
