by - January 7, 2021 12:12 pm
Poultry processor Peco Foods will close processing and live operations in three Mississippi locations, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 7). Brooksville, Canton (Fulton Street) and Philadelphia (hatchery) will be shut…
by - January 7, 2021 10:54 am
Before we say goodbye to 2020 and usher in 2021, as has become the tradition in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put together…
by - January 6, 2021 8:30 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, announced on Wednesday (Jan. 6) its third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort. ICBA…
by - January 6, 2021 5:40 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue for 2020 continues to be strong as November numbers show taxes generating more than 2019. Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax generated…
by - January 6, 2021 3:49 pm
An 11.7-acre development in Tontitown that includes an apartment complex and duplexes was sold Dec. 8 for a combined $20.25 million. In separate deals, 153 Apartments LLC of Springdale, led…
by - January 6, 2021 1:06 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 21 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 6, 2021 10:19 am
As an adolescent, Harold Perrin decided he wanted to enter the medical field. Radiology fascinated him, but when he entered high school, he soon learned how rigorous the course work…
by - January 6, 2021 9:43 am
CARTI announced Wednesday (Jan. 6) the opening of its newest specialty clinic, CARTI Urology, and the acquisition of South Arkansas Urology in Pine Bluff. Financial terms of the transaction were…
by - January 5, 2021 5:45 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith has been awarded a $193,553 Degen Foundation grant for equipment for the Sterilization Core Research Facility in the new ACHE Research Institute…
by - January 5, 2021 1:52 pm
Benton County moved up two spots to become the most generous county in the United States, according to a new report. New York-based financial technology company SmartAsset recently released its…
by - January 5, 2021 1:37 pm
Bruckner Truck Sales of Amarillo, Texas, one of the largest and oldest Mack and Volvo semi truck dealers in the U.S., has expanded to Arkansas with the recent acquisition of…
by - January 5, 2021 12:29 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center has a new general manager with the new year. Tim Seeberg left his position as the general manager Jan. 4, and Marc Mulherin began as…
by - January 5, 2021 11:26 am
Carvana on Tuesday (Jan. 5) opened its $40 million vehicle inspection and distribution center in West Memphis. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Commerce Secretary Mike Preston, Senator Keith Ingram, West Memphis Mayor…
by - January 5, 2021 11:22 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members during 2021 due to their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class represents agriculture…
by - January 5, 2021 9:35 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods announced Monday (Jan. 4) Joel Sappenfield has joined the company as president of Simmons Prepared Foods after leaving his role as president of Siloam…
by - January 5, 2021 7:35 am
Two Little Rock wealth management firms are joining forces. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners and Trent Capital Management announced they will merge, creating a firm with more than $525 million in…
by - January 4, 2021 3:57 pm
Tyson Foods is appealing an order by Judge Linda Reade of the U.S. District Court of Northern District of Iowa. Reade’s order sends the ongoing negligence lawsuit filed by the…
by - January 4, 2021 11:51 am
Arkansas accounting firm Landmark PLC announced Monday (Jan. 4) a merger that will expand the company to Arizona. Accounting and wealth management firm Monheit Frisch, with a staff of 17,…
by - January 4, 2021 10:36 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. recently announced it has increased its total permitting borrowings to $326 million, up from $241 million as the buy here, pay here used car dealer uses…
by - January 4, 2021 10:33 am
The country has been dealing with the worst public health crisis in more than a century and the deep economic recession it triggered at the same time. The city of…
