by - June 19, 2021 12:34 pm
A family member’s request led Jack Hignett into the insurance industry after a 25-year career in the restaurant industry. Hignett, 59, is a general adjuster and property supervisor for Houston-based…
by - June 15, 2021 6:12 pm
Consumer spending slowed in May from the prior month but retail sales reported by the U.S. Census Bureau jumped more than 28% from the year-ago period to $620.2 billion. That…
by - June 15, 2021 10:49 am
Stout Executive Search of Springdale has been included in an annual ranking of America’s Best Recruiting Firms, published recently by Forbes. Forbes’ fifth annual rankings recognize the nation’s top recruiting…
by - June 11, 2021 9:15 am
With events and other gatherings making a comeback in 2021, two Benton County entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in with a new sideline business. Tom Hauge and Dave Dust are…
by - June 9, 2021 1:14 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is putting its financial support behind a new entrepreneurship initiative in Northwest Arkansas. Kansas City, Mo-based nonprofit Right to Start has launched the program to advance…
by - June 9, 2021 8:12 am
Bentonville firm CEI Engineering Associates Inc., which has about 150 employees in 10 offices throughout the country, has formed a new department focusing solely on outdoor recreation development. CEI President…
by - June 6, 2021 5:48 pm
Bentonville-based cycling startup Buddy Pegs moved from Idaho to Northwest Arkansas after a nationwide tour in 2018-2019 to raise awareness of their media company and the benefits of family biking….
by - June 6, 2021 9:53 am
University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj says the April 2021 Arkansas jobs report is layered with good news. Labor officials reported two weeks ago that Arkansas’ jobless rate…
by - June 3, 2021 7:56 am
Financial global giant FIS and Little Rock-based The Venture Center announced the 10 companies selected to participate in the 2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator program. In its sixth year, the FIS…
by - June 2, 2021 10:25 am
A newly-formed partnership between Little Rock-based Mainstream Technologies and Phoenix-based ArmorPoint will add to cybersecurity solutions for clients, the two companies announced Tuesday (June 1). With the cyberthreat landscape becoming…
by - June 1, 2021 2:50 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare technology startup Lineus Medical announced Tuesday (June 1) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for sale the startup’s first medical device, SafeBreak Vascular. According to a…
by - June 1, 2021 2:20 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) has marked 10 years as a Northwest Arkansas business. Its mission is to bring the internet of things (IoT) to the edge…
by - May 31, 2021 6:03 pm
There is no question the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on businesses. For more than a year, they had to take extra safety and cleaning precautions, contend with regulations limiting…
by - May 30, 2021 10:26 am
Work on the single largest private investment project ever in Walnut Ridge continues and the elderly care facility should be open this fall. Southern Administrative Services has dedicated $10.9 million…
by - May 27, 2021 2:25 pm
It’s easy for an older guy like me — 63 now — to complain about not being able to keep up with technology. Younger people expect us old folks to…
by - May 26, 2021 7:25 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings and at the point of care in the…
by - May 24, 2021 1:56 pm
Cleveland-based Preformed Line Products Co. (PLP) is seeking approval to expand its manufacturing plant in Rogers. The company filed a large-scale development plan with city planners indicating a 25% addition…
by - May 21, 2021 9:12 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 19, 2021 1:31 pm
Junk King, a national junk removal franchise company, has opened its first Arkansas location, based in Bentonville. Mike and Tammy Needham are the company’s Northwest Arkansas franchise partners, with an…
by - May 13, 2021 3:27 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (May 13) that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews the director. According to a news…
