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by Kim Souza -

The Supply Side: Colavita family business embraces growth

Italy-based Colavita, a longtime Walmart food supplier, embraces the challenges of balancing online commerce and subscription-based meal kits with expanding its brick-and-mortar presence. It’s not often a family-owned business based…

by Kim Souza -

Millennials continue delaying homeownership

The Millennial generation is too big to ignore and is expected to surpass the Boomers as the nation’s largest generation in 2019, according to the Pew Research Center. The sheer…

by Kim Souza -

Retail beef, chicken prices to rise in 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service estimates retail beef and chicken prices are poised to rise in 2019, while pork prices could continue to decline. Beef production expanded further…

by Roby Brock -

Bills filed to reorganize state government

Before the Christmas holiday, State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock, and Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, filed legislation that outlines Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s state government reorganization efforts. Hutchinson unveiled his…

by Kim Souza -

NWA sales tax revenue growth tops 10.4% in 2018

The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported strong sales tax growth though 2018. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative sales tax revenue through December of $72.99 million, up…