by - July 9, 2019 5:24 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue for the street tax program during the first five reporting months of 2019 totaled $8.976 million, up 1.08% compared with the same period in 2018…
by - July 9, 2019 4:32 pm
Walmart often is seen as losing out to Amazon, especially in terms of share price and broad subscriber base. But there’s one metric where Walmart still commands a large lead…
by - July 9, 2019 2:24 pm
Stone Bank has promoted Cara Lank, Senior Vice President and Credit Officer, to Chief Credit Officer and Latrecia Branch has been promoted to Senior Vice president and Operations manager. Lank…
by - July 9, 2019 2:18 pm
Rob Ratton, chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the Third Judicial District, will seek to become the Third Judicial District Circuit Judge, Division 3. District Judge Adam Weeks announced his candidacy…
by - July 9, 2019 1:17 pm
Priority1 Inc., a Little Rock-based company offering third-party logistics services including truckload, less-than-truckload and warehousing solutions, announced Tuesday (July 9) it will hire at least 50 new corporate headquarters employees…
by - July 9, 2019 10:45 am
Psychologist Sheri Simon decided she needed to carry on with a family tradition. Her mother and grandmother had both been painters and she wanted to be one, too. When she…
by - July 9, 2019 9:40 am
Arvest Bank announced Tuesday (July 9) that its mortgage division has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 17th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money…
by - July 9, 2019 8:34 am
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center received a $300,000 grant from Union Pacific on Monday (July 8), which increased its capital campaign coffers too $796,000. “Vibrant spaces that celebrate cultural diversity…
by - July 8, 2019 9:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Lance Fritz told a luncheon crowd in Little Rock on Monday (July 8) that open trade is central to the continued…
by - July 8, 2019 6:16 pm
Jonesboro’s City Council has approved a special election to consider a 1-cent sales tax for special projects in the city and it’s seeking candidates for the Oversight Integrity Council that…
by - July 8, 2019 6:11 pm
French explorer Sieur de La Salle was busy connecting with the Native American Indians and mapping a region of the Mississippi River in 1682. His goal was to explore a…
by - July 8, 2019 6:06 pm
State Senator Will Bond, D-Little Rock, said he would not seek re-election in 2020 to his Arkansas Senate seat. Bond cited commitments to running his law practice while serving in…
by - July 8, 2019 5:43 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren jumped significantly during June, but totals for the first six months of the year fell short of 2018 and 2017…
by - July 8, 2019 1:39 pm
Former Republican Arkansas Senator and Representative Gunner DeLay is running for the Sebastian County Circuit Court Division V now held by retiring Judge J. Michael Fitzhugh. No other candidate has…
by - July 8, 2019 1:35 pm
One of the region’s longest standing philanthropic events will honor three healthcare officials Saturday (July 13) at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Drs. Scott Bailey, J. Thaddeus Beck and…
by - July 8, 2019 9:54 am
The sale and leaseback of a 4.5-acre commercial property along southbound Interstate 49 in Fayetteville registered $5.92 million. A Colorado limited liability company controlled by Mark Middleton bought the 37,691-square-foot…
by - July 7, 2019 2:31 pm
Experience Fayetteville, the convention and visitors bureau for the city of Fayetteville, has hired two new employees and promoted a third. Hazel Hernandez, formerly director of marketing and communications, has…
by - July 7, 2019 2:26 pm
Located east of Fayetteville off of North Gulley Road and Bridgewater Lane, upscale neighborhood Bridgewater Estates offers the comforts of country living but is still within a 10-minute drive for…
by - July 6, 2019 1:40 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 24 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 5, 2019 12:33 pm
Andrew Berner is the president of Jetton General Contracting, a Paragould-based contractor specializing in complex and fast-paced construction projects. The 42-year old company started as an electrical contractor under the…
