by - June 28, 2017 8:12 am
The 3.72-acre Madison Plaza commercial development at 2505-2507 S. Thompson St. in Springdale has been sold for $1.6 million. Highway 71 Properties LLC, managed by Wanda Braswell, acquired the 53,600-square-foot…
by - June 27, 2017 7:56 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will hold an executive session at the July 11 regular meeting to discuss removal of chairman and Fort Smith attorney Chip Sexton from the…
by - June 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker said the school’s new planned zoning development (PZD) announced Tuesday (June 27) in coordination with the announcement of the…
by - June 27, 2017 4:39 pm
There’s hope that a farmer in Arkansas will produce 120 bushels of soybeans on one acre this year. “Grow for the Green,” the perennial competition that challenges the state’s soybean…
by - June 27, 2017 3:57 pm
Kathleen Trotter is the new executive director for the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, the ACO board announced Tuesday (June 27). A veteran nonprofit executive, Trotter was named…
by - June 27, 2017 10:51 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 27) the follow-up to its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The new 60,000 square-foot facility in Fort Smith will…
by - June 27, 2017 8:18 am
Fayetteville developer Specialized Real Estate Group has completed the land acquisition for a multimillion-dollar mixed-use development near downtown Bentonville. According to property records, SREG paid $6.18 million for 11.22 acres…
by - June 26, 2017 10:51 pm
The Fort Smith recycling issue spilled over to a school board meeting Monday night (June 26) when the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board voted to table acceptance of a…
by - June 26, 2017 7:47 pm
Peco Foods, Inc. needs to hire up to 250 more workers at its Pocahontas plant and has plans for a $30 million expansion, plant manager Alan Risley told Talk Business…
by - June 26, 2017 3:54 pm
Consumers were spending in full force in recent months according to sales tax revenue reported for Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported combined record sales…
by - June 26, 2017 2:35 pm
A 130,000-square-foot building in Springdale formerly known as All-Star Sports Arena has changed hands for $2.3 million. The purchase price equals $17.69 per square foot. According to county real estate…
by - June 26, 2017 12:21 pm
On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, I am pleased to present to you the 2017 class of Women in Business honorees. If you want to feel inspired,…
by - June 26, 2017 9:30 am
The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute has chosen Alma as this year’s focus for its Community Development Kick Start program. Through the program, Alma will receive a “high-level…
by - June 26, 2017 8:45 am
Publicly held Ecoark Holdings Inc. of Rogers has hired Stephen Dacus as general counsel. Dacus was previously a litigation partner at Kutak Rock in Fayetteville. “Bringing our legal counsel in-house…
by - June 25, 2017 1:10 pm
The city of Fort Smith will resume its recycling program on Monday (June 26), according to a Friday (June 23) press release. At a recent Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - June 25, 2017 12:53 pm
Guests tasted, sampled and sipped some of the best food and beverages Northwest Arkansas has to offer at the third annual BITE NW Arkansas (formerly Taste of Northwest Arkansas) on…
by - June 25, 2017 9:48 am
Although President Donald Trump is advocating a hard-line stance with Cuba, Arkansas’ First District Congressman Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, thinks legislation he is pushing has a narrow window to pass. A…
by - June 25, 2017 8:27 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board issued an emergency ban Friday preventing the use and sale of the herbicide dicamba. The ban comes after more than 240 filed damage complaints, according…
by - June 24, 2017 9:16 am
Tyson Foods recently added a position for a chief integration officer to support acquisitions that help drive the company’s strategic growth. George Chappelle, COO at AdvancePierre Foods, was selected for…
by - June 22, 2017 5:38 pm
For Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters, one of the city’s most important programs is also one you hear little about — the Lake Fort Smith Watershed Protection Area. A…
