by - November 30, 2025 10:35 am
Last month, at the Arkansas Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conference in Bentonville, I joined leaders from Ingeborg Initiatives, Excel by Eight and Arkansans for Improving Maternal Health to…
by - November 23, 2025 10:31 am
Commercial real estate development and construction in Northwest Arkansas is “remarkably healthy,” according to the most recent Arvest Skyline Report released in late September. The proliferation of buildings under construction…
by - November 12, 2025 12:36 pm
In the supplier world — especially here in Bentonville, where the stakes are high and Walmart and Sam’s Club partnerships move fast — interviews aren’t just about filling a role….
by - November 10, 2025 12:03 pm
Arkansas has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the United States. This problem isn’t limited to our state — the system is failing mothers across the country, especially…
by - November 2, 2025 8:47 am
Recently, I was working with an organization that had developed some interdepartmental tension. The people in both departments were exceptionally talented and deeply passionate about the mission of their company….
by - October 24, 2025 1:18 pm
Five years ago, the Walton Family Foundation’s original Our Housing Future report warned of an impending housing crisis in Northwest Arkansas. In 2025, those warnings have become reality. While our…
by - October 19, 2025 1:51 pm
The global supply chain is more complicated than ever. Federal agencies are paying closer attention to how goods enter the United States, and tariff levels in certain sectors continue to…
by - October 12, 2025 1:25 pm
Clients trust their financial advising team to offer guidance tailored to their needs and goals. That team can also provide a critical historical perspective when clients are considering different investment…
by - October 6, 2025 2:36 pm
Shelby Woods, arguably the best marketing mind to ever pitch a campaign in Arkansas, liked to say, “The name of the game is information and the one with the most,…
by - September 29, 2025 3:44 pm
When I was a boy, I knew a man named James. His childhood was nothing like mine. I grew up in a middle-class home with two parents who worked hard,…
by - September 20, 2025 11:17 am
On Oct. 22, 2024, 13-year-old Nehemiah Jackson was walking home from the public library near Kelley Highway in Fort Smith. As he approached North 44th Street from the east, a…
by - September 14, 2025 11:51 am
Steve Jobs once commented that “Consumers are the biggest beneficiaries of competition. It forces businesses to deliver better products, lower prices and more choice.” For farmers and ranchers there is…
by - September 7, 2025 9:33 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders is the latest Arkansas governor to lead on efficiency, which is the idea that services can be provided to the people in a more cost-effective manner. Support…
by - September 5, 2025 3:57 pm
The 95th General Assembly of the Arkansas State Legislature, which adjourned in May, saw 1,026 bills become law. In terms of sheer numbers, it was more active than the 2023…
by - August 31, 2025 11:57 am
Replacing an employee can cost tens of thousands of dollars — yet in Northwest Arkansas, where companies compete for talent to manage the world’s largest retailer, many are watching their…
by - August 17, 2025 11:10 am
When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 29, the majority of my care was centered in Little Rock. I needed specialized care from a gynecological oncologist and only two…
by - August 17, 2025 10:58 am
Every leader carries a forecast. Some bring warmth and steadiness. Others carry fog, uncertainty or tension. That atmosphere may not show up on an org chart, but it is felt…
by - August 13, 2025 5:13 pm
There is a lot of noise in Washington right now, but community project funding can quietly deliver where it matters most: right in our backyards. While national headlines churn with…
by - August 10, 2025 1:25 pm
Alice Walton’s vision for the future of health care in the heartland can be summed up in one word: access. Through the work of Heartland Whole Health Institute, her vision…
by - July 20, 2025 1:06 pm
The monthly indicators relied upon by economists to determine the state of the economy reveal it has entered the sixth year of an economic expansion that began in May 2020….
