by - April 9, 2020 1:19 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region rebounded in March with a 118% increase in permit values from February. The region issued permits valued at $44.832 million in March compared…
by - April 9, 2020 10:32 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 9, 2020 10:01 am
The spring of 2020 will largely be remembered as the time of COVID-19. Nearly every high school and college graduation is in danger of being canceled, including the inaugural class…
by - April 9, 2020 9:31 am
Rogers developer Hunter Haynes has sold two medical office buildings to privately held real estate investment firm Montecito Medical Real Estate for $15.9 million. The buildings at 1000-1002 S. 52nd…
by - April 8, 2020 6:33 pm
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved Wednesday (April 8) a $1.7 million settlement agreement in the bankruptcy case of Springdale-based nanotechnology manufacturer NanoMech Inc. that will…
by - April 8, 2020 5:17 pm
At least one-third of the reported COVID-19 deaths in the state are in Northeast Arkansas and a slew of residents and staff at a Marion nursing home reportedly have the…
by - April 8, 2020 5:12 pm
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams joined President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, and Small Business Administration…
by - April 8, 2020 4:36 pm
March enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were down more than 50%, with Airport Director Michael Griffin estimating a more than $100,000 loss from airline fees and terminal revenue…
by - April 8, 2020 11:48 am
Sales tax revenues for the city of Fort Smith are expected to drop significantly over the next few months, but City Administrator Carl Geffken said the city is prepared thanks…
by - April 8, 2020 10:50 am
While it takes just a simple look around to see that people consume things differently than they did 20 years ago, Bentonville attorney Chris Woodard says many Americans have not…
by - April 8, 2020 8:57 am
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced on Tuesday (April 7) that retail giant Amazon has bought an 80-acre site at the Port of Little Rock for $3.2 million. “We…
by - April 7, 2020 7:14 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. started to be affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in March and is expected to miss earnings expectations as a result of several…
by - April 7, 2020 5:24 pm
COVID-19 has reached virtually every county in Northeast Arkansas and the mayor of one city in the region is asking as many people as possible to shelter in place. Clay…
by - April 7, 2020 3:59 pm
Arkansas farmers are projected to grow more rice this year than last, but according to the United States Department of Agriculture, producers will likely plant less than had been anticipated….
by - April 7, 2020 3:49 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has broadly impacted the U.S. economy. So far, it has yet to delay any major road construction projects in Northwest Arkansas. Randy Ort, assistant chief of administration…
by - April 7, 2020 12:58 pm
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the March 30 edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. —————- Bobby Bland’s wake-up call came through a life-changing visit to see his father-in-law…
by - April 7, 2020 12:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made the call Monday (April 6) that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Fort Smith Public Schools are ready, officials say….
by - April 6, 2020 6:48 pm
There are only two counties in Northeast Arkansas that don’t have a reported confirmed case of COVID-19, but it’s likely the disease is now in every county in the region….
by - April 6, 2020 6:39 pm
Springdale-based George’s Inc., a fourth-generation family owned and operated poultry and prepared foods company, announced a plan Monday (April 6) to pay more than 7,300 employees a temporary appreciation bonus….
by - April 6, 2020 5:32 pm
ArcBest, one of the largest employers in the Fort Smith metro, is cutting pay, implementing a hiring freeze and taking other “cash preservation” measures as the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted…
