by - December 28, 2018 12:38 pm
When retail giant Walmart invested $16 billion into a majority stake of Indian e-commerce platform and logistics arm, Flipkart, it was the most expensive acquisition in the company’s 56-year history….
by - December 27, 2018 8:32 pm
Alex Blass, principal of real estate company Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners in Rogers, will be able to watch from his eighth-floor office window in Hunt Tower as a nearby 27-acre…
by - December 27, 2018 8:24 pm
The most expensive part of e-commerce delivery lies in the so-called “final mile” to the customer. Amazon spends about $7.5 billion annually on shipping costs for its 54 million Prime…
by - December 27, 2018 8:10 pm
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which has more than 800,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, is joining Entergy Corp. and other top U.S. regulated utilities in announcing new strategic plans…
by - December 27, 2018 11:55 am
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 - December 26, 2018 4:56 pm
It’s a cold November morning, and real estate investor-turned-developer Laurice Hachem is walking through her new office space inside Hunt Tower, the 10-story high-rise in the maturing Pinnacle Hills area…
by - December 26, 2018 4:40 pm
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…
by - December 24, 2018 9:29 am
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace of 3.4% in the third quarter, but was revised down 0.1% from earlier estimates as a government shutdown, rising interest rates and…
by - December 24, 2018 9:27 am
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (BSR) completed the acquisition of a $45.2 million apartment complex in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Little Rock-based, publicly traded real estate investment trust purchased Riverhill…
by - December 24, 2018 9:18 am
The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute (CDI) named five new advisory board members and two reappointments. The five new members include: Shaneil Ealy, associate vice president of UCA…
by - December 24, 2018 9:08 am
The CHI St. Vincent Foundation received a $500,000 gift from Margaret Clark to support the construction of a new CHI St. Vincent Education and Research Center. Clark, a patient of…
by - December 24, 2018 8:58 am
Global economic growth will edge down to 3% in 2019 from 3.2% in 2018, according to the annual Top 10 Economic Predictions released by business information provider IHS Markit. While…
by - December 21, 2018 12:42 pm
Arkansas Tourism recently announced the finalists in for the 2019 Henry Awards. The Henry Awards honor Henri de Tonti, the man historians consider being among the first “Arkansas Travelers.” Each…
by - December 21, 2018 11:27 am
Air freight carrier Air Transport Services Group announced Friday (Dec. 21) it would operate 10 additional 767-300F aircraft on behalf of e-commerce giant Amazon. The carrier already operates 20 aircraft…
by - December 21, 2018 10:54 am
Vanessa German is the 2018 recipient of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s Don Tyson Prize, a $200,000 biennial award for outstanding achievement in American art. Tyson Foods chairman,…
by - December 21, 2018 9:58 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate in November rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.6%, according to state and federal workforce officials. On Friday (Dec. 21), the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services released…
by - December 21, 2018 9:53 am
Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 21, 2018 9:47 am
A $500,000 deal in Cave Springs is paving the way for a Casey’s General Store development. The Ankeny, Iowa-based company bought a 1.9-acre commercial lot at the corner of highways…
by - December 20, 2018 6:23 pm
An $867 billion federal Farm Bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday (Dec. 20) as several Arkansas agricultural supporters were on-hand for the bill signing, including…
by - December 20, 2018 5:47 pm
A St. Louis Federal Reserve economist said recent movements in several housing indicators, including mortgage rates, existing home sales, real house prices and the momentum of residential investment, could suggest…
