by - May 9, 2017 12:36 pm
The start of spring break, Wal-Mart Stores’ annual shareholders meeting, and vendor events the retailer hosts are examples of peak periods at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill….
by - May 8, 2017 9:43 pm
The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force was formed Monday and at least one member, freshman Rep. Fran. Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, lobbied hard for a spot. The tax…
by - May 8, 2017 8:33 pm
When it comes to student debt and the resources available to combat it, there is an undeniable awareness gap. That was a key takeaway from a recent presentation by students…
by - May 8, 2017 5:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (May 8) named Lucas Pointer of Bentonville to serve on the NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees. Pointer will fill the zone 1 spot vacated…
by - May 8, 2017 2:43 pm
Northwest Arkansas motorists might not have to dodge orange barrels for quite as long because the mild winter has allowed state highway projects to progress at a faster pace. A…
by - May 8, 2017 2:21 pm
A 32,984-square-foot retail center in Fayetteville’s CMN Business Park has a new owner after a recent sale worth $3.69 million, a purchase price of $111.87 per square foot. Zheng Lin…
by - May 8, 2017 8:45 am
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tribune Media Co. in a deal worth $3.9 billion. Sinclair is the parent company…
by - May 7, 2017 9:00 pm
A private partnership development organization’s goal to raise $3.7 million to help invigorate the economy in Northeast Arkansas is closer to becoming a reality. Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO…
by - May 7, 2017 4:18 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue took an aerial tour Sunday over flood-ravaged Northeast Arkansas. Perdue promised the federal government would provide resources to help residents and farmers put their…
by - May 6, 2017 4:41 pm
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department ran approximately $182,000 worth of unnecessary recycling routes from late June 2016 to around May 1, 2017, while the recyclables collected were disposed of at…
by - May 6, 2017 12:24 pm
Fort Smith’s economy is underperforming when compared to state and national levels, and its manufacturing-heavy job sector is putting it at further risk. Those were two of the many takeaways…
by - May 5, 2017 10:51 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the May 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty…
by - May 5, 2017 9:55 am
ArcBest’s revenue rose 4% in the first quarter, but it experienced a 21% larger loss related to changes in freight in its less-than-truckload business and weaker demand, especially in the…
by - May 4, 2017 10:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, whose First Congressional District has many parts underwater, is hoping to tour flooded areas when he returns home this weekend and he’s already leaning on…
by - May 4, 2017 9:59 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman admitted in an email sent out Thursday evening (May 4) that the city’s disposal of recyclables at Fort Smith Landfill goes back further…
by - May 4, 2017 1:32 pm
The U.S. military thought they’d found the perfect spot in Tennessee to build a pilot school. It was 1942 and the world was at war. There was only one problem….
by - May 4, 2017 9:35 am
Newly named Arkansas House Minority Leader, Rep. David Whitaker of Fayetteville, says he won’t wake up every morning looking to be an obstructionist. He’ll fight when necessary and work across…
by - May 3, 2017 6:04 pm
Equity analysts predict that Tyson Foods will pocket roughly $374 million, or $1.02 per share, for the second quarter, below the $432 million earned a year ago. The Springdale-based meat…
by - May 3, 2017 6:02 pm
At least 10% of Arkansas’ rice crop could be lost as historic floodwaters wash through Northeast Arkansas and head south in the coming days. The University of Arkansas Division of…
by - May 3, 2017 5:12 pm
Key claims about stoppage of the city’s recycling efforts made by Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken and supported by Mayor Sandy Sanders are in conflict with information from the…
