by - June 24, 2019 3:57 pm
Lamar Johnson Collaborative, a design and architecture subsidiary of Chicago-based Clayco and St. Louis-based architecture firm BatesForum, which is owned by Clayco and has an office in downtown Bentonville, are merging….
by - June 24, 2019 12:53 pm
Jetblack, a shopper concierge service that uses text messaging, was launched by Walmart’s incubator, Store No. 8, a year ago. Walmart is now being sued for trademark infringement by discount…
by - June 24, 2019 12:01 pm
Building activity in Fort Smith got off to a horrible start in 2019. But for good reasons – new school construction – and not so good reasons – tornado and…
by - June 24, 2019 9:11 am
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2019 class of Women in Business Award winners. I think you will enjoy finding out a little more about this year’s honorees…
by - June 23, 2019 4:56 pm
Roughly six months after New York-based Genpact set up shop in Bentonville, expansion is already underway. CEO Tiger Tyagarajan was recently in Bentonville to discuss a new digital retail hub…
by - June 23, 2019 1:42 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors decided to keep most of the city-wide budget goals set in 2019 as priorities for the 2020 budget at a special budget study session…
by - June 23, 2019 5:03 am
Lunsford Bridges, former CEO of Metropolitan National Bank, retired more than five years ago after a five-decade career in the banking and finance business. A native of Pine Bluff, Bridges…
by - June 22, 2019 12:47 pm
Max Avery, CEO of Bolding Construction Co. and Professional Flooring Installation (PFI) in Fort Smith, said this is the time to invest into the Fort Smith area, and one of…
by - June 21, 2019 5:43 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees agreed to allow the board’s attorney to enter into mediation with Ivy Owen’s attorney regarding a wrongful termination claim following an executive…
by - June 21, 2019 2:29 pm
The city of Berryville will receive a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide the infrastructure needed to establish a 160-acre industrial park, according to a…
by - June 21, 2019 1:23 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - June 20, 2019 9:14 pm
A group wants to change the name of Johnson Avenue to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Mayor Harold Perrin is asking for volunteers to sit on the nine-person…
by - June 20, 2019 6:59 pm
The former Ryan’s Department Store building at the 200 block of Emma Avenue and the adjacent lot in the heart of downtown Springdale will become a mixed-used space anchored by…
by - June 20, 2019 4:04 pm
Dr. Joel and Linda Carver of Fayetteville have donated $1 million to the ongoing $34 million capital campaign to build a new venue for Fayetteville performing arts company TheatreSquared. The…
by - June 20, 2019 3:41 pm
The year was 1978 and President Jimmy Carter was engaged in the Camp David Peace Accords. Superman, Grease, and the horror flick, Halloween, entertained movie goers. Gas was 63-cents per…
by - June 20, 2019 3:37 pm
Talk Business & Politics is launching a Business of the Year award program this fall designed to not only highlight efforts of businesses, non-profits and startup operations, but to consider…
by - June 20, 2019 3:28 pm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Walmart with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) on Thursday (June 20) for failing to operate sufficient anti-corruption programs for…
by - June 20, 2019 3:14 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled Fort Smith city directors did not violate the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when they used emails to discuss an issue. Thursday’s (June…
by - June 20, 2019 1:36 pm
A portfolio of 40 townhouse units in Rogers has changed hands for $3 million. The purchase price equals $75,000 per unit. Desert Crest Coventry Meadows Estates LLC of California, which…
by - June 20, 2019 1:26 pm
Tyson Foods continues to reinvent its business model at 84 years old. Company executives were in New York this week along with several board members holding an investor conference on…
