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Business Hall of Famer James Faulkner dies at 88

James H. Faulkner, an advertising and public relations leader who was inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2014, passed away Feb. 9 at the age of 88….

Razorback athletics nearly breaks even in FY 2020

Due partly to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arkansas athletic department reported a double-digit decline in revenue for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Still, the department came within $500,000 of…

Restaurant owner Tom Caldarera Jr. has died

Tom Caldarera Jr., the popular restaurant owner and community leader who, along with his family, likely catered thousands of weddings, reunions, wakes and community events in the Fort Smith area,…

Connections: RMP’s Miller elected as ACTEC Fellow

Springdale attorney Alex Miller has been elected as a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Miller is a partner at RMP LLP. His practice focuses…

U.S. Rep. French Hill notes areas for ‘common ground’ with Biden administration

U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, already has issues with the Biden administration, but he’s interested in finding areas of common ground in future policy. Hill, a Republican, and Biden,…

Fayetteville engineer tries hand at residential development

A decade ago, Keith Tencleve had a thought in his head for the type of neighborhood where he wanted his family to live. “Michele [his wife] and I were walking…

Baptist Health Urgent Care expanding in Fort Smith

Baptist Health Urgent Care will open its second Fort Smith location in April at 1910 S. Zero St. The center will be open seven days a week and offer evening…

Then & Now: Fayetteville still the place to be for Clayton Hamilton

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

New Leadership Crawford County director ready to make program more visible

Leadership Crawford County has matured and grown over the last 20 years. Now, Crawford County’s formal program for leadership development of area professionals has for the first time in its…

Car-Mart earnings to rise 39% in third quarter, analysts expect; stock hits record high

Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post earnings and revenue increases for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Meanwhile, the stock for the buy here, pay here used car…

Kraft Heinz to sell Planters business, including Fort Smith operation

Kraft Heinz announced Thursday (Feb. 11) a deal to sell its Planters and other nuts businesses to Hormel for $3.35 billion. The cash deal includes most Planters products and the…

Inventor, UA professor Josh Sakon named NAI fellow

Biochemist Josh Sakon, whose inventions have addressed bone disease, hair loss and ethanol production, recently was selected as a 2020 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellow. The University of Arkansas…

5 new judges join 2nd District bench

Five new circuit judges are now a month into their six-year terms in the 2nd Judicial District, dealing with both the change of gears in their professional lives and the…

Warnings go out in east Arkansas for those using unproven medications to treat COVID-19

The Delta Caucus has received several reports that people in some east Arkansas counties are using a parasitic worm treatment to treat COVID-19. In Arkansas, Prairie, and White counties, several…

Tyson shareholders approve 15 directors, defeat shareholder proposals

Tyson Foods held its 58th annual shareholder meeting virtually on Thursday and the meeting took just 20 minutes. As expected, all three shareholder proposals presented by various groups were voted…

Tyson Foods’ first fiscal quarter net income declines more than 8%

Negative impacts from COVID-19 plant disruptions and a weak foodservice sector resulted in first fiscal quarter net income for Tyson Foods of $467 million, or $1.28 cents per share, down…

Everett Auto Group planning new dealership along I-49 in Rogers

Three years after exiting the market, Arkansas-based auto retailer Everett Auto Group has its eye set on a return to Northwest Arkansas. The company has filed a preliminary development plan…

Harbor House announces Carl Norris as new CEO

Fort Smith-based nonprofit Harbor House Inc., a certified behavioral health agency, recently hired Carl Norris as CEO. Norris, a longtime Fort Smith resident and consultant for the nonprofit’s board of…

Centennial Bank promotes 3 in Jonesboro market

Centennial Bank announced three promotions Wednesday (Feb. 10) for its Jonesboro market. Brittney Flowers has been promoted to senior business development officer of Centennial Bank, according to Sonny Campbell, Divisional…

Van Buren Mayor ‘cautiously optimistic’ for ‘normal progress’ in 2021

Since taking office for his first term as mayor in 2019, Joe Hurst has had to deal with record flooding of the Arkansas River and a year-long national pandemic. But…