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Fayetteville’s AcreTrader acquires web-based collateral valuation app

Fayetteville land brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform that’s raised nearly $80 million in outside capital since 2018, announced Tuesday (Aug. 23) the acquisition of AgValuation, a collateral evaluation tool for…

Brian Burton named CEO of Arkansas Foodbank

Arkansas Foodbank announced Monday (Aug. 22) the appointment of Brian Burton, a native Arkansan, as CEO effective October 10. Burton succeeds current CEO Rhonda Sanders. He brings over 25 years…

Walmart and DoorDash end their delivery partnership

DoorDash said last week it is ending its four-year delivery partnership with Walmart. The partners have said the split comes as Walmart continues to focus on being its own third-party…

Trucking industry leader Shannon Newton named to council at Federal Reserve

Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four…

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates franchises The Property Shoppe in Batesville

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. has franchised The Property Shoppe real estate company in Batesville. The Property Shoppe, becomes the eighth Weichert franchised office in the state of Arkansas and…

Bentonville logistics startup FR8relay to receive almost $650,000 from USDA

Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8relay will receive a nearly $650,000 federal grant to complete a pilot project for its relay trucking model, according to a Sunday (Aug. 21) news release….

Walmart outlines abortion coverage policy to employees

Bentonville-based Walmart said Friday (Aug. 19) it would provide expanded coverage for abortion in the case of health risk of the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack…

Hospital executives say financial conditions dire, closures imminent if no action

After surviving the pandemic, Arkansas’ hospitals are anything but on a road to recovery. Mounting financial pressures from workforce to reimbursements to inflation are leading to reductions in services and…

Bentonville’s Stonehenge Technology Labs offering product demos

Bentonville technology firm Stonehenge Technology Labs now offers complimentary demonstrations for its subscription-based Stopwatch artificial intelligence and machine learning software product. Stonehenge launched four years ago as the technology and…

The Supply Side: Numerator reports Walmart is No.1 in private-label market share

Rising prices are pushing consumers to private-label products for food, consumables and general goods, according to a report from Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space….

ATU Board approves design, financing for $49.3 million student center

The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Aug. 18) approved the design, financing and other steps necessary to move ahead with construction of a $49.3 million student union…

Rise in number of jobless pushes Arkansas’ July unemployment rate up to 3.3%

A slower pace of job growth and a 2.5% rise in the number of jobless pushed Arkansas’ unemployment rate up slightly to 3.3% in July from the 3.2% in June….

FCRA approves land sale for large warehouse/distribution center

The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority board of directors approved nearly $3 million in property sales at its regular meeting Thursday (Aug. 18) including the sale of a parking lot, 28…

Officials discuss Northwest Arkansas development, challenges

Northwest Arkansas is a great place to live and work but that also comes with challenges, according to city leaders along with state and national politicians who spoke at a…

U.S. cotton farmers projected to harvest fewest acres since Reconstruction due to drought

If the newest harvest projections hold, U.S. farmers will harvest the least number of cotton acres in over 150 years. A crippling drought across many parts of the South and…

Entergy Arkansas gives $1.8 million for bill assistance programs

Little Rock-based Entergy Arkansas will expand its corporate contributions by $1.8 million and implement measures to help customers pay their bills amid high electricity demand, according to a Thursday (Aug….

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, Arkansas District Export Council to host supply chain webinar

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions is sponsoring a webinar titled “Global Supply Chain 2022 & Beyond: Freight Disruption & Demand Planning” on Sept. 8 at 1:30 pm. The webinar is free, but…

Bentonville medical school beginning to staff up

Officials with the nonprofit Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville announced several academic and medical hires Thursday (Aug. 18), ranging from faculty affairs, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI),…

Candice Lawrence promoted at State Chamber, will also lead AEDCE

Candice Lawrence, the communications and marketing director for the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, has been promoted to two new roles. Lawrence, who joined the…

Jerry Keefer named ADE safe schools coordinator

Jerry Keefer, a long-time law enforcement officer, has been named the new safe schools coordinator for the Arkansas Department of Education. Keefer will begin his new position on September 6….