New School Receives $13 Million

A $13 million gift from two of Northwest Arkansas’ leading families will allow The New School to add a high school, beginning with ninth grade later this year. The announcement of the $10 million gift from the J.B. Hunt family and a $3 million gift from Todd and...

Emerging Trends in Real Estate for 2016

Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016 reflects the views of more than 1,800 industry experts, including investors, fund managers, developers, property companies, lenders, brokers, advisers, and consultants. 1.       18-hour cities 2.0 Last year Emerging...
Little Rock airport lands new tenant

Little Rock airport lands new tenant

The state’s largest airport landed a new tenant that officials at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field say also represents an economic boost for the wider community. The airport will receive $360,000 in annual income under the agreement that the...

Simmons Foods to Spend $26M on New Facility, Create 78 Jobs

Simmons Feed Ingredients, part of Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs, said Tuesday that it will invest $26 million in its new 89,125­-SF pet food ingredient facility, generating 78 new jobs. Simmons Foods, a private company that produces poultry, pet food and...

NWA AMONG ELITE REGIONS FOR JOB, WAGE GROWTH

A new report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute ranks Northwest Arkansas as the nation’s 24th best economic performer among the largest metropolitan areas. It’s the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area’s highest ranking on the Milken...

JB Hunt Plans to Add 1,000 Jobs

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell announced Wednesday that it will add 1,000 jobs in Arkansas over the next six years. The publicly traded trucking and logistics firm (Nasdaq: JBHT) announced the move during an event at its corporate headquarters, where it...