by - August 15, 2018 3:52 pm
A local leadership consultant wants to improve professional development for businesses, organizations and individuals through improv-based techniques. The Improv Lab opened recently at 123 S. Main St., one block south…
by - August 15, 2018 12:41 pm
The owners of Kyya Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Elm Springs, have signed a lease agreement to open the company’s first retail store on the square in downtown…
by - August 14, 2018 12:40 pm
Walton Family Foundation (WFF), the Bentonville-based philanthropic organization started 30 years ago by Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton, is planning an exclusive event Oct. 18-21 in Bentonville. The goal…
by - August 13, 2018 12:37 pm
Generations Bank is planning to build a new branch location on Southwest I Street in Bentonville, near the entrance to the Bentonville Community Center. In July, the bank completed a…
by - August 10, 2018 12:06 pm
A trio of eponymous limited liability companies (LLC) completed property acquisitions in downtown Bentonville last month for a combined $9.23 million. One LLC, 1002 and 1010 SE C, bought two…
by - August 9, 2018 4:30 pm
MJ Pizzeria, the Springdale restaurant operated by award-winning chef Miles James, is expanding. James has signed a lease agreement to occupy about 3,500 square feet in Phase I of Centerton…
by - August 9, 2018 9:57 am
The nonprofit organization Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) is preparing for a change in leadership. Kelly Syer, who was named executive director in May 2017, is leaving the organization. According to…
by - August 7, 2018 2:03 pm
Two Arkansas families with strong legacies in the construction and real estate industries have announced plans to build a walkable, urban neighborhood in the rapidly changing Pinnacle Hills area west…
by - August 1, 2018 3:04 pm
The assets of Fayetteville apparel company Lauren James are scheduled to be put up for public auction at a foreclosure sale Aug. 7. First Security Bank says not so fast….
by - July 30, 2018 7:34 pm
Ross DeVol moved his family from Southern California to Bentonville last year, a prospect he said would not have been as appealing a decade ago. “It would have been a…
by - July 30, 2018 1:58 pm
Rogers could soon be the site of the state’s second Northern Tool + Equipment store. A large-scale development plan has been filed with the city to build a 20,000-square-foot store…
by - July 29, 2018 7:25 pm
Fayetteville apparel firm Lauren James has been recognized for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. It now appears the company may have grown too fast. According…
by - July 27, 2018 3:45 pm
A new mixed-use office building has opened south of the square in downtown Bentonville. A limited liability company owned by David Adair and Zach Kennedy developed the 17,415-square-foot building at…
by - July 26, 2018 12:59 pm
CBRE vice president and executive broker David Erstine said the market for premier office space in Northwest Arkansas is tight. And with strong demand and limited supply, developers must proceed…
by - July 26, 2018 8:13 am
Medical startup Lineus Medical of Fayetteville is moving out of research and development mode and into product launch mode. A result of the transition is a new CEO. Vance Clement,…
by - July 25, 2018 2:40 pm
The city of Springdale recently issued a building permit valued at $16.9 million to St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. The permit is being used to build a 60,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic…
by - July 25, 2018 9:44 am
A national restaurant chain will soon open its first Arkansas location in Fayetteville. First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, will…
by - July 19, 2018 12:44 pm
According to historical data previously reported by Talk Business & Politics, there were 7,314 home sales in Benton and Washington counties in 2014. That total jumped to 8,382 in 2015,…
by - July 18, 2018 2:06 pm
James Smith backed into a career in the furniture business out of necessity. Nearly seven years later, it remains a runaway success. Two months away from its seventh anniversary, Springdale…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
