by - March 13, 2020 10:53 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - March 12, 2020 8:30 pm
Arkansas State University’s sixth annual Neil Griffin College of Business Women’s Business Leadership Conference has been postponed as part of the university’s coronavirus response planning, Dr. Patricia Robertson, faculty coordinator…
by - March 12, 2020 6:30 pm
Officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and area schools are taking steps to ensure the safety of students and staff, but there are no immediate plans to…
by - March 12, 2020 5:21 pm
As the coronavirus continues to spread in Arkansas, hospital officials are working to prepare for the highly contagious virus that has infected 127,800 people around the globe, more than 1,300…
by - March 12, 2020 3:48 pm
John Roberts, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received a 5.6% salary increase in 2019, and his total compensation declined 3.8% to $6.58 million in…
by - March 12, 2020 3:14 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is suspending all in-person classes effective immediately because of health concerns due to the coronavirus. UA Chancellor Joe Steinmetz said the campus will move…
by - March 12, 2020 2:42 pm
The population of Northwest Arkansas was nearly 28% diverse in 2019 and is expected to become 31% diverse by 2024, according to a new report on the area’s diversity. The…
by - March 12, 2020 2:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (March 12) named Marie Holder of Little Rock to the Arkansas Highway Commission, and the governor confirmed five more potential cases of coronavirus. Additionally, Hutchinson…
by - March 12, 2020 1:55 pm
Walmart said it is taking preventative measures to keep its 4,600 stores clean and free from the coronavirus, despite at least one worker in Kentucky that has been diagnosed with…
by - March 11, 2020 7:50 pm
After weeks preparing for a potential influx of individuals with COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, St. Bernards Healthcare has unveiled its emergency response plan to combat the disease. St. Bernards…
by - March 11, 2020 4:58 pm
Fort Smith Communications Manager Karen Santos has resigned. In a resignation letter Tuesday (March 10), Santos thanked City Administrator Carl Geffken for the opportunity to serve the city and gave two…
by - March 11, 2020 4:39 pm
The children of Helen and Sam Walton through Walton Enterprises recently transferred 14% of the family’s Walmart stock into the Walton Family Holdings Trust, a benevolent entity that funds charitable…
by - March 11, 2020 3:19 pm
Longtime Springdale business Modern Fence of NWA has expanded its ownership group. Company owners Mike McFarland and Rick Barrows said Ed Poe is now also a part owner of the…
by - March 11, 2020 1:30 pm
Commerce on the Arkansas River is up 1.5% during the first two months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The rise comes as the navigable system and…
by - March 11, 2020 1:25 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) posted 2019 revenue of $111.669 million, up 10.7% compared to 2018 revenue. But the company posted a net income loss of $53.207…
by - March 11, 2020 10:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas has identified its first “presumptive” COVID-19 case. The patient, a resident of Pine Bluff, is in isolation and preliminary testing has been forwarded to the…
by - March 11, 2020 9:46 am
The planting season is about to begin in Northeast Arkansas, and the weather and international trade strife that have plagued the sector in recent years remains eerily similar in 2020….
by - March 11, 2020 9:42 am
Chances are you’ve recently received a utility bill, a statement from a medical provider, a bank statement or other time-sensitive communication in the mail or electronically, but aside from looking…
by - March 11, 2020 9:30 am
HealthTech Arkansas and PwC Singapore will be cooperating to bring HealthTech portfolio companies and supported startups of the PwC Singapore’s Venture Hub to Arkansas to work with the 11 Arkansas…
by - March 10, 2020 9:15 pm
City, county and state officials along with chamber executives and business leaders offered Tuesday (March 10) their support to permanently extend a half-cent sales tax for highway projects. More than…
