by - April 29, 2019 5:30 pm
Heavy spring rains have significantly impacted Arkansas corn farmers. Only about 47% of the state’s planned 830,000 acres of corn had been planted as of April 19, according to a…
by - April 29, 2019 4:06 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, will seek to become the Agriculture Committee Chairman when the 117th Congress convenes in 2021, his office has announced. Crawford, who is serving his fifth…
by - April 29, 2019 3:49 pm
As first reported by Talk Business & Politics earlier this month, Democrat Josh Mahony appears poised to mount a challenge to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in 2020. Mahony confirmed…
by - April 29, 2019 11:40 am
Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, recently shared revelations with shareholders about his five years in the job, underlining the importance of staying true to lessons and principles left by founder…
by - April 28, 2019 10:24 am
Retail commerce continues to transition into an omnichannel business with retailers like Walmart investing heavily in online and in-store pickup and e-commerce giant Amazon also looking at more brick-and-mortar stores…
by - April 28, 2019 10:15 am
University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj says Census data shows that Northwest Arkansas population growth has accounted for about 87% of the state’s overall increase in this decade….
by - April 26, 2019 12:38 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 15 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 26, 2019 10:06 am
Building on positive financial trends in 2018, Van Buren-based USA Truck reported first quarter 2019 net income of $1.501 million, up 45% compared to the $1.035 million in the first…
by - April 26, 2019 9:26 am
A commercial building permit valued at $5.64 million is being used to build a new hotel in Bentonville. Tulsa-based developer Hi-Tech Hospitality is developing the 96-room Avid by IHG at…
by - April 25, 2019 9:52 pm
When Rex Nelson was named the Delta Regional Authority co-chairman more than 10 years ago, he noticed a significant problem in communities throughout the eight state DRA territory. When technological…
by - April 25, 2019 9:04 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (April 25) to discuss ideas of how to raise private funds to help complete the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. About 60 people attended…
by - April 25, 2019 7:45 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Real Estate Review Committee voted Thursday (April 25) to recommend selling land originally set aside for Fort Smith Public Schools to the Arkansas College for…
by - April 25, 2019 7:26 pm
Newly-elected Pulaski County Circuit Clerk Terri Hollingsworth told reporters Thursday (April 25) that her office has sent out nearly 57,000 notifications requiring inactive voters to confirm or update their registration…
by - April 25, 2019 5:13 pm
Job numbers saw slight gains in February, with the jobless rate at 4.4%, unchanged from January and below the 4.6% in February 2018. The recent report also shows an estimated…
by - April 25, 2019 5:10 pm
Dr. Lynn Boyd accepted an appointment as the dean of science and mathematics at Arkansas State University, it was announced Thursday (April 25). “We look forward to Dr. Boyd joining…
by - April 25, 2019 4:21 pm
Walmart will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Bentonville in the next six weeks. Jason Shaffer, director of digital operations at Walmart, discussed the plan at the Trends in Supply Chain…
by - April 25, 2019 2:42 pm
The concept of co-working is not foreign to Northwest Arkansas, with a number of spaces setting up shop in the region in the past few years. The business model is…
by - April 25, 2019 12:46 pm
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech looks to sell the assets of the company in an auction to the New York-based technology financing company that initially sued NanoMech for not making payments…
by - April 25, 2019 11:44 am
Missouri-based Mercy healthcare system, which has a significant presence in both Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro, has been named one of the top five large health systems in…
by - April 25, 2019 11:05 am
Walmart Inc. has hired Kerri L. Ruttenberg to join the company’s legal department as senior vice president of litigation, effective July 1. Ruttenberg is a partner and head of litigation…
