by - March 15, 2019 8:38 pm
Losses continued to mount in the fourth quarter for beleaguered Windstream Holdings Inc. as the Little Rock rural telecom operator closed out a disappointing year with red ink of more…
by - March 15, 2019 4:18 pm
A Razorback baseball game in Fayetteville, Walmart in Springdale and NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville are a few places the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and its transportation consultant…
by - March 15, 2019 3:58 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - March 15, 2019 12:34 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) looks to broaden the design scope for a project to expand and renovate the terminal as it works to hire a chief financial officer and…
by - March 15, 2019 9:21 am
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has donated $1.5 million toward a $34 million capital campaign to build a new venue for Fayetteville performing arts company TheatreSquared. The money,…
by - March 14, 2019 8:37 pm
A tumultuous year in farming has included trade and tariff wars, complicated weather conditions, and depressed commodity prices. U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, notes there has been progress too, ranging…
by - March 14, 2019 5:20 pm
Companies that produce products with “fake rice” may face a new hurdle in the Natural State. The Arkansas Senate approved HB 1407 Wednesday (March 13) in a 31-3-1 vote. The…
by - March 14, 2019 5:10 pm
ASU Jonesboro Chancellor Kelly Damphousse has appointed members for Arkansas State University’s Strategic Plan Steering Committee, and marked the opening of the lengthy process of reviewing and revising the university…
by - March 14, 2019 4:12 pm
Harps Foods CEO Kim Eskew didn’t choose the grocery business, it chose him. Growing up in tiny Piggott, Ark., Eskew said his father was a hard worker with two jobs…
by - March 14, 2019 2:05 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (March 14) a program that uses DNA technology to trace beef products backs to the animal of origin for its Open Prairie Natural Angus Beef production….
by - March 13, 2019 6:07 pm
Arkansas Highway 22 between Dardanelle and Fort Smith should soon be designated the “True Grit Trail” in recognition of the famous novel by Arkansas author Charles Portis and the two…
by - March 13, 2019 5:23 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare has officially leased Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, renaming the facility St. Bernards Five Rivers. The lease agreement, which took effect on February 25, means St….
by - March 13, 2019 3:49 pm
The nearly $79 million Stadium Drive Residence Halls under construction east of Bud Walton Arena are on budget and will open before the move-in period starts Aug. 17, said Christopher…
by - March 13, 2019 3:11 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Plant Board on Wednesday (March 13) approved a proposal from the Boll Weevil Committee for a $1 per acre refund to all Arkansas cotton farmers from…
by - March 13, 2019 10:41 am
Demand for apartments in Northwest Arkansas continues to reach unprecedented heights, and with the area’s robust population growth, developers have taken notice. There are 17 properties totaling 2,616 units under…
by - March 13, 2019 1:24 am
Arkansas is among the 67 select semi-finalists still in the running to land the new national headquarters for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) farming-related research and science-funding groups. U.S….
by - March 12, 2019 9:41 pm
Benton County voters on Tuesday (March 12) roundly rejected a temporary sales-tax increase to help finance construction of a new courthouse. The complete but unofficial vote totals, according to the…
by - March 12, 2019 9:25 pm
Mayor George McGill is disappointed in the state of customer service in the city of Fort Smith, and made clear his frustrations during the regular meeting of the Fort Smith…
by - March 12, 2019 9:10 pm
Fort Smith voters rejected a one-cent, nine-month sales tax that would have raised an estimated $16 million for completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum. Unofficial results showed that 64.7% of…
by - March 12, 2019 7:23 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District is asking the Arkansas Department of Education for a classroom size and teaching load waiver in order to partner with the University of Arkansas…
