by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The U.S. economy has been in the doldrums for some time now. So the National Bureau of Economic Research finally said recently what most of us already knew: we’ve been in a recession for a year, since last December.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
In some ways, the Northwest Arkansas economy resembled Little League baseball year after year.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2009.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
The initial excitement around the world markets on Nov. 10 when China announced a $586 billion stimulus wore off like a sugar rush as optimism quickly turned to skepticism.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
As the country has signaled by a large margin that they are ready for change in Washington, so too have investors signaled a stark change in their risk appetite.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
A couple weeks before the announcement Lee Scott would be succeeded by Mike Duke as CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Scott shared his thoughts with associates on Barack Obama’s election as the 44th President of the United States.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
Springdale released a preliminary report of a master plan for the area surrounding Arvest Ballpark.
by - November 17, 2008 12:00 am
Not even Arkansas’ Governor is passing up the chance to roast Arvest Bank executive vice president Dick Trammel.
by - October 20, 2008 12:00 am
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Tyson PAC donated 62 percent of its contributions to Republican candidates at the federal level in the four election cycles from 2000-2006. The American Trucking Associations PAC had an even greater rat
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
In the second quarter of 2008, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets of 1.03 percent, ranking as No. 2 of the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank?s Eighth District. The district includes all of Arkansas and parts of si
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
Parkway Bank of Rogers is the latest Arkansas bank to be sanctioned by federal regulators for unsafe and unsound bank practices.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
The anticipation surrounding the debut of the trendy Aloft Hotel in Rogers in June was not unwarranted.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal announces open nominations for the Fast 15, profiles of 15 of Northwest Arkansas? youngest professionals on the fast track to success.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
A reader encourages workers to make sure their votes stay private.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
The political action committees for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. have dramatically altered the direction of their dollars this year with high-stakes issues affecting their companies to be decided by the next Congress and President.
by - September 8, 2008 12:00 am
If you are an entrepreneur, business owner or executive, the chances are good that you relish the opportunity to improve and innovate, whether that means introducing a new product, automating a process, or even rearranging job duties.
by - September 8, 2008 12:00 am
The city of Fayetteville is trying to recruit Swedish businesses to town.
by - August 25, 2008 12:00 am
The 2008 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40 class shows that making generalizations about birth order can be problematic.
by - August 25, 2008 12:00 am
No matter in which generation we were born, we all engage in conversations. Conversations can range from dull to provocative. At the lower end of the spectrum, no thinking is involved.
by - July 28, 2008 12:00 am
Last year, Arkansas sold nearly $5 billion in exports to world markets, an increase of 74 percent since 2002. That’s good news for Arkansas companies whose sales to some 160 foreign destinations support high-wage jobs across the state and aid the growth o
