by - November 26, 2019 2:36 pm
John Furner, the relatively new CEO of Walmart U.S., is a Walmart lifer at 45 years old. He has logged 26 years at the retail giant, working his way up…
by - November 26, 2019 2:28 pm
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers sold over 7,000 more tickets, and top-line revenue increased 8.7% this year, from last year. Meanwhile, construction started Nov. 1 on a…
by - November 26, 2019 11:25 am
Fayetteville-based company Slim Chickens continued its U.S. expansion with a milestone opening earlier this month. The fast-casual restaurant chain opened a store in Aurora, Colo., on Nov. 18, marking the…
by - November 26, 2019 8:59 am
Guatemalan immigration to the United States is rooted partly in low coffee prices, the CEO of Heifer International said Monday (Nov. 25). However, the United States must learn how to…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
Drake Field in Fayetteville is the recipient of $1.25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which will be used to improve the terminal building. Pine…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
Feral hogs have become a more significant problem in Arkansas during the last several years and now the federal government is providing funds to tackle the problem. The U.S. Department…
by - November 25, 2019 5:29 pm
About 100 workers have been told they will be laid off at the Tenaris manufacturing facility in Hickman, on the edge of Mississippi County. A timetable for the layoffs was…
by - November 25, 2019 4:58 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported a 14.54% gain in sales tax revenue in their November reports – the third time this year the cities have reported double-digit…
by - November 25, 2019 4:26 pm
APPOINTMENTS Nonprofit Trent Goins Fort Smith Employer: OK Foods Inc. Title: president and CEO Appointment: vice chairman Organization: National Chicken Council Banking & Finance Derek Eckelhoff Fayetteville Employer: First Security…
by - November 25, 2019 2:57 pm
Change is confusing. It can be destructive and constructive, frustrating and liberating, at the same time. What’s certain is there’s no growth without change; and without growth, there is no…
by - November 25, 2019 11:13 am
Dr. Ami Agbabli, a dentist and owner of Faith Family Dental in Springdale, said a lack of dentists in her home country led her into dentistry after she had considered…
by - November 24, 2019 7:46 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Board agreed to give 68 acres at Chaffee Crossing to the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education for trails to aid in the wellbeing of students and…
by - November 24, 2019 4:28 pm
Leadership Properties, the development group behind the Scissortail and Oak Tree neighborhoods in Benton County, has started infrastructure work on another master-planned neighborhood. Aurora is situated on roughly 72 acres…
by - November 22, 2019 1:12 pm
A bicycle advocacy group is taking a proactive step to help businesses become more bike-friendly for their customers and employees. The Bike Alliance of Northwest Arkansas (BikeNWA) has partnered with…
by - November 22, 2019 11:29 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Nov. 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - November 22, 2019 10:55 am
Just 12 days after being fired by the University of Arkansas, former Razorback football coach Chad Morris put his Fayetteville home up for sale. The 3-acre estate on North Horse…
by - November 21, 2019 6:27 pm
Hendrix College President Bill Tsutsui will retire in December and be on sabbatical this spring. The Hendrix Board of Trustees accepted Tsutsui’s retirement Thursday (Nov. 21) and elected Senior Executive…
by - November 21, 2019 5:51 pm
A documentary team from Korean national public television is in Fort Smith this week taking an in-depth look at internships and secondary education. Felix Kwon, an international reporter with EBS,…
by - November 21, 2019 5:06 pm
The healthcare industry is a world of constant change. The technology, legislation, benefits — they are always evolving. Employers want to know what those changes are and how they’re going…
by - November 21, 2019 5:04 pm
The Henderson State University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a merger agreement and transition plan with the Arkansas State University System. The agreement is subject to approval…
