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Tyson Ventures seeks ‘Demo Day’ applicants
Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Springdale-based Tyson Foods, is accepting applications for its third annual Tyson Demo Day, offering startups the chance to partner with one of the…
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by - April 26, 2024 12:37 pm
Former Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman’s house listed for $3.75 million
Former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball coach Eric Musselman’s home in the gated Clear Creek neighborhood just outside Fayetteville is on the market for $3.75 million. Mike Sims with Bassett Mix &…
by - April 26, 2024 8:38 am
Combined pay for Walmart’s top six execs was $96.724 million last year
The top six executives at Walmart saw higher compensation last year of a combined $96.724 million, or $264,997 per day. Most of the compensation is deferred or in stock options…
by - April 25, 2024 9:56 pm
Rob Walton to step down from Walmart board
Rob Walton, the oldest son of Walmart founders Helen and Sam Walton, has been a fixture on Walmart’s board of directors for more than four decades. But he is not…
by - April 25, 2024 9:01 pm
Plug and Play 2024: Tech innovation more widespread in supply chain management
When a person in the Dallas metroplex is cooking dinner and needs a particular spice to complete the recipe, Walmart can have a drone deliver it in as little as…
by - April 25, 2024 8:30 pm
Winrock invests in Xtremis’ high-tech lab in Washington County
A startup fund of Little Rock-based Winrock International will back a project to build a high-tech telecommunications laboratory in southern Washington County. The investment amount was not disclosed. According to…
by - April 25, 2024 7:20 pm
UAMS ‘Community of Practice’ collaboration receives $750,000 hunger relief grant from Walmart Foundation
The Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice will receive a $750,000 award from the Walmart Foundation. The funding will help develop strategies to reduce hunger in Northwest Arkansas over…
by - April 25, 2024 1:46 pm
J.B. Hunt shareholders appoint Shelley Simpson to company board
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hosted its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday (April 25) in less than nine minutes. Shareholders approved three items, including President Shelley Simpson’s appointment…
by - April 25, 2024 10:30 am
CREW Network chapter gains momentum in NWA
Local professionals have taken steps to start a Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, a Kansas-based global business network focused on the professional development of…
by - April 25, 2024 10:07 am
Jeannette Balleza Collins joins national nonprofit Right to Start
Kansas City, Mo.-based Right to Start, a national nonprofit organization focused on advancing entrepreneurship, has hired Jeannette Balleza Collins of Fayetteville to lead initiatives in America’s heartland. According to a news release…
by - April 24, 2024 2:28 pm
Minnesota student startup wins $50K in Heartland Challenge
Telo, a student startup from the University of Minnesota, won the 2024 Heartland Challenge. The fifth-annual competition took place April 11-13 at Ledger in downtown Bentonville and was hosted by…
by - April 24, 2024 10:58 am
Baldwin & Shell executive Patrick Tenney will retire in May
Patrick Tenney, president of the Northwest Arkansas division of Little Rock-based contractor Baldwin & Shell, plans to retire next month after 34 years with the company. His final day is…
by - April 24, 2024 6:44 am
Chandler Equipment expands product offerings with Roambuilt acquisition
Under the leadership of owners Chris and Morgan Chandler, Springdale-based Chandler Equipment Inc. closed a significant deal on April 1. The company acquired Roambuilt, an Oregon-based manufacturer of exterior accessories…
by - April 23, 2024 3:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up more than 2% through April reports
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenue of $8.378 million in the April report, down 0.19% from the same reporting period in 2023. Through the April report,…
by - April 23, 2024 10:47 am
Longtime UAMS official Amy Wenger joins leadership team at Walton medical school in Bentonville
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) has hired Amy Wenger as vice president of finance and administration. AWSOM officials announced the appointment and a handful of other leadership…
by - April 23, 2024 8:30 am
Texas business advisory firm opens Bentonville office
Dallas-based business advisory firm Embark has opened an office at Ledger in downtown Bentonville amid rapid growth. The 500-square-foot office is the firm’s 18th office nationwide and the first in…
by - April 23, 2024 7:39 am
Fayetteville nonprofit welcomes new executive director
Magdalene Serenity House, a Fayetteville-based human services nonprofit, has a new executive director. Takama Statton-Brooks was selected from more than 50 applicants and started the job this past October. Magdalene…
by - April 22, 2024 3:30 pm
Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville will include Wright’s Barbecue restaurant
Arkansas restaurant chain Wright’s Barbecue will have a new location incorporated into the Walmart corporate campus under construction in Bentonville. Cindi Marsiglio, Walmart’s senior vice president for corporate real estate, announced the…
by - April 22, 2024 8:05 am
JLC Second Chance Trucking offers new opportunities for previously incarcerated
JLC Second Chance Trucking recently opened a Siloam Springs office. The nonprofit established the office to help those with criminal records to become truck drivers. Jerry Cox of Siloam Springs…
by - April 21, 2024 9:19 am
NWA home sales flat in 2024 1Q
Year-to-date home sales in Northwest Arkansas’ two largest counties through the first three months of 2024 are flat compared with the same period last year. There were 2,040 homes sold…