by - December 23, 2020 3:05 pm
Owners of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief have taken legal action to block a Dec. 8 Zone 4 dispensary license decision by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). The action…
by - December 23, 2020 11:09 am
Nestlé will invest more than $100 million to expand the company’s production facility in Jonesboro to include a new line to produce Hot Pockets brand sandwiches, the company announced Wednesday…
by - December 23, 2020 11:02 am
Thomas “Gary” Hudson will retire as CEO of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville on Dec. 31, 2020, after leading the bank for the past 11 years,…
by - December 23, 2020 10:57 am
Lt. Governor Tim Griffin appointed Wendy L. Johnson to the Arkansas Ethics Commission on Tuesday (Dec. 22). Johnson will replace Ashley Younger on the commission and will serve a five-year…
by - December 22, 2020 7:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Bentonville-based Walmart on Tuesday, (Dec. 22) claiming the retail giant and its pharmacists did not properly screen opioid prescriptions, and the…
by - December 22, 2020 9:17 am
Transportation and logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is partnering with the University of Arkansas in a new $2.25 million collaboration to address diversity and sustainability in the industry,…
by - December 21, 2020 8:39 pm
The UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law has selected its 2020 cohort for its Rural Practice Incubator Project. Bowen graduates Cynthia Aikman and Abraham “Sam” Keefer will benefit from…
by - December 21, 2020 4:01 pm
Multiple Bentonville residents and employees of Bentonville-based retailer Walmart recently won a share of $1 million as part of a 21-day challenge to improve health and change behaviors. Kyla Fleming…
by - December 21, 2020 3:14 pm
Birmingham, Ala.-based engineering firm Building & Earth has opened an office in Fort Smith. The company now has 17 offices in the U.S., with three in Arkansas. The company’s Fort…
by - December 21, 2020 12:46 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 21, 2020 12:41 pm
Home sales in Northwest Arkansas were up nearly 30% in November. Boosted by the strong activity, the region’s year-to-date numbers continue to far outpace last year’s numbers. There were 10,971…
by - December 21, 2020 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications announced Monday (Dec. 21) it has completed a $2.8 million investment in Pine Bluff to bring “100% high-speed fiber internet and advanced business solutions” to the region’s…
by - December 21, 2020 10:32 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. announced Monday (Dec. 21) the creation of a new 2.7-megawatt Ozarks Natural Energy solar park on 25 acres of land near Lincoln. The…
by - December 20, 2020 5:57 pm
Former college and pro football star Keith Jackson had a vision for life after football. It involved helping kids break the cycle of poverty and poor educational achievement. “I was…
by - December 20, 2020 2:21 pm
Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. The pop-up space will be inside 42 of the company’s regional distribution centers…
by - December 18, 2020 5:29 pm
Little Rock-based Metal Recycling Corp. announced Friday (Dec. 18) that it has closed on a transaction to purchase the assets of Sol Alman Company of Little Rock. Terms of the…
by - December 18, 2020 5:22 pm
John Blue has been named the first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He will begin Jan. 19, and be a…
by - December 18, 2020 12:07 pm
The American Heart Association’s Northwest Arkansas chapter announced Lisa Christianson as chairman and Charlotte Rankin as president of its 2020-2022 board of directors. Christianson has been a board member since…
by - December 18, 2020 10:44 am
Missouri-based Sterling Bank, a recent entrant to the Northwest Arkansas banking market, has formed its first community board. Eric Arthur is board chairman. Other members include Johnathon Welch, Dan Cheek,…
by - December 17, 2020 5:09 pm
There’s a giant pink barge in Van Buren. It’s the only one in the world, and it’s there to raise money for cancer research. Marty Shell helped bring it to…
