by - January 14, 2020 11:01 pm
In the race to replace the late Rep. John Walker, D-Little Rock, Democrats Joy Springer and Ryan Davis will face off in a run-off election in three weeks. The vacancy…
by - January 14, 2020 7:20 pm
Little Rock-based Mainstream Technologies, Inc. announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) it has received the MSPAlliance Cyber Verify Risk Assurance Rating for Managed Services and Cloud Providers. Cyber Verify is designed to…
by - January 14, 2020 7:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) enplanements rose 17% to a record of 922,533 in 2019, from 788,261 in 2018. “The record growth in 2019…
by - January 14, 2020 4:40 pm
The Jonesboro Police Department was awarded a federal Department of Justice grant of more than $90,000 to combat gang-related activity, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration informed the city…
by - January 14, 2020 4:27 pm
Fort Smith city directors on Tuesday (Jan. 14) opted to change the city’s Unified Development Ordinance rather than seek an appeal in response to a judges’ decision to block what…
by - January 14, 2020 4:20 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has purchased the building now occupied by Family Life in West Little Rock for more than $12 million, and will transition from its Jacksonville headquarters to…
by - January 14, 2020 4:03 pm
Dirt, concrete and steel are moving – or coming down – on Fort Smith Public Schools construction projects. The most visual of the work is the somewhat iconic concrete canopy…
by - January 14, 2020 2:48 pm
Depending on your perspective, the news was good, bad or ugly in 2019. Here are some observations about the news as compiled by our editorial staff, our annual compilation of…
by - January 14, 2020 2:21 pm
A woman charged with capital murder in the death of former State Sen. Linda Collins-Smith is facing new charges after she allegedly tried to hire inmates at the Jackson County…
by - January 14, 2020 1:56 pm
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is now a partner in a law firm created by the merger of three firms. The new firm, McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC, will…
by - January 14, 2020 11:50 am
Ferra Aerospace, an Australian-based advanced machining and complex assembly company, has acquired Rogers manufacturer C&M Machine Holding Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The facility at 207…
by - January 14, 2020 11:49 am
A surgeon at Baptist Health-Fort Smith recently reached a milestone with her 1,000th robotic-assisted procedure. Dr. JeanMarie Householder is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. She specializes in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgeries using…
by - January 14, 2020 8:03 am
Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm Revolution is bringing its “Rise of the Rest” bus tour to Bentonville as part of a week-long road trip through America’s Heartland. Starting April 20,…
by - January 13, 2020 7:47 pm
64.6 Downtown, the organization responsible for the Unexpected Project, Invest Fort Smith summits and the upcoming Levitt AMP free music concert series, has succeeded in putting Fort Smith on the…
by - January 13, 2020 5:50 pm
The city of Jonesboro’s property boarding and securing ordinance became effective Jan. 2, but enforcement will not begin until April to allow owners and residents time to familiarize themselves with…
by - January 13, 2020 4:05 pm
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Duane “Dak” Kees is resigning the post after just a little over two years in the role. Kees, a former Walmart attorney…
by - January 13, 2020 1:30 pm
Before we bid farewell to 2019 and plunge headlong into 2020, as has become the custom in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put…
by - January 13, 2020 12:03 pm
350 full- and part-time jobs are coming to Northwest Arkansas this spring, thanks to the opening of TopGolf at 3919 S. JB Hunt Drive in Rogers. MISSION: Ambition, Topgolf’s unique…
by - January 13, 2020 11:54 am
Baptist Health and UAMS dedicated a new building in North Little Rock that should help bring 120 or more new medical residents in a variety of fields. The Baptist Health-UAMS…
by - January 13, 2020 11:33 am
The 22nd annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Expo at Arkansas State University will explore the industry’s latest issues and trends in conservation. This year’s event will take…
