by - July 3, 2014 10:46 am
NWABJ Office Closed For July 4 Holiday
The office will reopen on 8 a.m. Monday for regular business hours
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by - July 2, 2014 8:11 am
Big Brothers Big Sisters NWA Names New Executive Director
Sarah Heimer of Fayetteville is the new leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas, effective Tuesday.
by - July 2, 2014 8:05 am
Tyson Foods, Hillshire Reach Definitive Agreement For $8.5 Billion Acquisition
The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is anticipated to close by September 27, the last day of Tyson Foods fiscal year.
by - July 1, 2014 2:46 pm
MedExpress Urgent Care Opening First Arkansas Center on July 9
The private company based in West Virginia is entering the market with three Northwest Arkansas locations this summer.
by - July 1, 2014 8:47 am
Washington Regional Eliminates 27 Jobs
The job cuts are expected to affect between 15 and 20 employees.
by - June 30, 2014 10:35 am
Northwest Health System CEO Dan McKay Resigns
Northwest Health System CEO Dan McKay has tendered his resignation from the Springdale hospital system, and is now the new CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren.
by - June 27, 2014 3:58 pm
Apollo Theater in Springdale Sells for $50,000 to Local Investors
The Apollo Theater at 308 W. Emma Avenue, once scheduled for the wrecking ball, was bought for $50,000 by Brian Moore and Tom Lundstrum.
by - June 26, 2014 5:16 pm
Stock in White River Bancshares Inc. Sold at Auction for $18.8 Million
The sale of 17,640 shares in White River Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas, was completed so the U.S. Department of the Treasury could recoup capital issued to the bank in 2009 under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
Sea-Change at CJRW
Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods is ushering in a new era by bringing back some key players from its heyday.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
Half-Million Milestone Holds Promise for NWA
The Northwest Arkansas Council estimates the region hit the 500,000 population mark May 28, symbolizing a graduation from up-and-coming boomtown to an established region with enough jobs, infrastructure and amenities to support growth for years to come.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
GPA Nets Benchmark Partnership
Grandslam Performance Associates LLC is the first Arkansas-based independent software provider to integrate with San Francisco-based Salesforce.com.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
Weve Only Just Begun (OPINION)
It is not yet July of an election year, and the negative campaigning and election talk in general are taking a toll.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
JB Hunt Executive to Speak At Forty Under 40 Event
Shelly Simpson, chief marketing officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will be featured at the 18th annual event.
by - June 19, 2014 10:32 am
Fayetteville Startup First in State to Partner With Salesforce
Grandslam Performance Associates of Fayetteville has launched its online tool serve2perform.com on the Salesforce1 AppExchange, a cloud computing marketplace where users can access, download and install software apps.
by - June 19, 2014 10:29 am
NWA Business Leader Edwin G. Bradberry Dies at 82
Bradberry was a noted philanthropist and was a charter member of both the Northwest Arkansas Council and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority.
by - June 16, 2014 4:04 pm
Harps Announces New Pork Initiative
The company said it will begin preparing, packaging and selling its own pork later this year.
by - June 13, 2014 2:45 pm
UA Engineers New, Rugged Circuits Poised to Impact Multiple Industries
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have designed integrated circuits that can withstand temperatures of about 660 degrees Fahrenheit.
by - June 13, 2014 12:49 pm
Bear State, First National Complete Bank Merger
The merger boosts the Harrison holding companys total assets to $1.5 billion, with 42 bank locations in Arkansas and two in southeast Oklahoma.
by - June 9, 2014 7:29 am
Defining Moment: Tyson Foods Wins Bidding War for Hillshire
The company has submitted a unilaterally binding offer to acquire Hillshire brands for $8.55 billion in cash.
by - June 9, 2014 12:00 am
Rogers Has Arrived; Springdale Hopeful, as Attention Turns to Emma
Downtown Rogers is booming, and the idea that Springdale will finally have its day in the sun of downtown redevelopment is in full ferment.