by - November 13, 2018 3:23 pm
Hans Driessnack has been named CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He will start in the position Dec. 3, said Denten Park, market CEO for parent company Northwest Health. Driessnack replaces Tom…
by - November 13, 2018 10:13 am
Springdale-based grocery store chain Harps Food Stores has partnered with Instacart Inc. to deliver groceries in select markets, including several in Arkansas. The service started Nov. 8. Customers can order…
by - November 12, 2018 8:14 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools has a plan that will allow students to avoid those dreaded snow day make up days at the end of the school year. Dr. Barry Owen,…
by - November 12, 2018 7:58 pm
Registration Day for the spring semester at Arkansas State University will be Tuesday (Nov. 13) starting at 10 a.m. in the main computer lab on the first floor of the…
by - November 12, 2018 7:54 pm
Soybean and peanut farmers still have thousands of acres to harvest in Craighead County, Craighead County extension agent Branon Thiesse told Talk Business & Politics, adding that constant rains in…
by - November 12, 2018 7:48 pm
When the state’s manufacturing sector ebbed to its lowest point following the Great Recession, the one bright spot were factories in Northeast Arkansas at or near full production that continued…
by - November 12, 2018 3:39 pm
The city of Fayetteville will host two public meetings to take comments on a transportation plan for U.S. Highway 71B, between the northern city limits to North Street and Rock…
by - November 11, 2018 5:01 pm
Garrison Avenue will welcome a new restaurant with the grand opening of Gus’s Bar and Grill Monday (Nov. 12) at 823 Garrison Ave., the former site of Saké Martini &…
by - November 11, 2018 1:11 pm
The Woodlands, Texas-based RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT) announced Nov. 6 it plans to purchase Golden Ridge Rice Mills, which includes a principal milling plant in Wynne, Ark. The roughly $8…
by - November 9, 2018 10:16 am
Northwest Arkansas is a land of plenty. There are lots of jobs, rising incomes, growing population and an expanding list of amenities from trails to museums to enhance lives. But…
by - November 9, 2018 9:06 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 29 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - November 9, 2018 7:59 am
More than two months after Big River Steel LLC revealed it was fielding potential buyout offers and reviewing “strategic alternatives,” a spokesperson for the venture group behind the multimillion-dollar Northeast…
by - November 8, 2018 6:17 pm
The first office in the Fort Smith metro for Searcy-based First Security Bank held its formal opening Thursday (Nov. 8) at its 720 Garrison Ave. location in downtown Fort Smith….
by - November 8, 2018 6:02 pm
The life story of Richard Montanez, inventor of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos — one of Frito-Lay’s most popular products — was not only one of rags to riches but also one…
by - November 8, 2018 5:40 pm
The Delta Leadership Institute (DLI), a program sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has named 31 fellows to the 2018-19 Executive Academy. The fellows will participate in the 10-month program to improve their…
by - November 8, 2018 5:33 pm
A 128-unit multifamily property in Fayetteville recently sold for $7 million. The purchase price equals $54,687 per unit. Maple Manor Equities LLC, controlled by The Walden Group of New Jersey,…
by - November 8, 2018 4:51 pm
It will take a few more votes to make it certain, but a plan to build a Casey’s General Store to be built on the corner of 46th Street and…
by - November 8, 2018 11:57 am
Shares of Windstream Holdings Inc. jumped nearly 10% in early trading Thursday (Nov. 8) after the Little Rock broadband provider’s third quarter earnings came in ahead of Wall Street expectations…
by - November 8, 2018 10:24 am
The newest vendor to locate to Bentonville is New York-based Genpact, a global professional services firm, who is taking up residence inside Walmart’s corporate campus by the end of November. Walmart…
by - November 7, 2018 11:11 pm
The Little Rock Venture Center board of directors has unanimously appointed Wayne Miller to the top leadership post for the nonprofit startup program after conducting a nationwide search following the…
