Benton

McCauley Services, a family-owned-and-operated pest management company headquartered in Benton, has announced that Justin McCauley, son of the company’s founder, Mike McCauley, has been inducted as the president of the National Pest Management Association. He has previously served as vice…

In a huge donation week for education nonprofit Junior Achievement, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to the organization on Aug. 16. The cast of Shark Tank will also be playing to further benefit the nonprofit on Celebrity Family Feud…

Blake Swindle has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (AFCS), the company announced on Thursday. AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooperative with owned and managed assets of approximately $2.02…

Jason Tolbert Ouachita Baptist University Jason Tolbert has worked at Ouachita Baptist University for seven years as the chief financial officer.  In addition to overseeing the university’s finances and reporting to the Board of Trustees, Tolbert is responsible for human resources,…

The Crumbl Cookies franchise is making Central Arkansas a little sweeter with three stores scheduled to open throughout the area this spring. The first Crumbl Cookies franchise in Arkansas opened in Bentonville in 2020. The bakery was founded in 2017…

Jersey Mike’s Subs, a fast-casual sub sandwich franchise, is moving into the Little Rock area. Two new franchise locations will open soon, one at 24100 Chenal Parkway in West Little Rock and one at 3901 Warden Road in North Little…

Flagship Healthcare Trust, a Charlotte-based outpatient healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired a Class A, 100 percent leased medical office building in Benton. The 14,668- SF office houses a diagnostic and nonoperative treatment clinic for orthopedic care practice,…

The city of Benton, Arkansas was recently named one of the “Best Places to Live” in 2021 by Money Magazine. Benton was ranked number 33 out of a total of 50 cities that the magazine named as some of the…

Denis and Shawn Hipskind of Valhalla Restaurant & Axe Throwing, the popular pizza joint at 226 West South St. in Benton, have sold to business neighbors Craig Roe and Heather Baber-Roe. Those names should be familiar to most folks who follow the local…

A competitive housing market and aging homes mean many homeowners in central Arkansas are tackling long-planned renovations. According to the National Association of Homebuilders, the median age of owner occupied homes is 39 years – and some much older than…