by - June 1, 2023 2:55 pm
Entrepreneurs and researchers looking to commercialize energy technology can attend a June workshop to learn about programs providing federal money for their projects, according to an event announcement. Energy Innovation…
by - June 1, 2023 8:54 am
Little Rock-based Arkansas Federal Credit Union (AFCU) broke ground on May 12 on a $6.5 million branch in Rogers. The new building at 1003 S. 52nd St. will be 7,904…
by - May 31, 2023 7:06 pm
Walmart will raise pay for more than 4,000 opticians at its U.S. eye care centers to an average wage of $22.50 an hour. The increase does not include Sam’s Club….
by - May 31, 2023 3:04 pm
Springdale-based online grocery startup EasyBins has ceased operations after failing to complete a $2 million series-A funding round and running out of money. Still, it looks to be acquired by…
by - May 31, 2023 2:57 pm
Bentonville businessman Chris Davis has launched a private equity real estate investment company that specializes in acquiring multifamily properties. According to a Wednesday (May 31) news release, Davis Capital Partners…
by - May 31, 2023 1:09 pm
Wednesday’s (May 31) annual business meeting for Walmart Inc. shareholders went as expected. The meeting was held virtually and lasted about an hour, and included a question-and-answer session with shareholders….
by - May 31, 2023 11:38 am
The University of Arkansas has initiated the search for the next dean of the School of Law. Provost Terry Martin has appointed Kate Mamiseishvili, dean of the College of Education…
by - May 31, 2023 9:10 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 30, 2023 2:46 pm
Walmart Inc. has announced plans to expand electronic shelf pricing technology in the next 18 months to 500 more stores for 60 million shelf labels through a partnership with Vusion….
by - May 30, 2023 9:25 am
Commercial land in Rogers on Promenade Boulevard east of Interstate 49 sold recently for $6.1 million. Prime Medical Investment NWA LLC, an affiliate of Texas-based developer Prime Healthcare Properties, bought…
by - May 29, 2023 9:57 am
The Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit will have multiple programming areas for this year’s fall conference attendees. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence (AI)/automation is one of them. According to a Deloitte study,…
by - May 29, 2023 8:55 am
Arkansas-based Everett Auto Group is in growth mode and already planning for expansion at one of its newest dealerships. According to Benton County property records, the privately-owned company paid $4.79…
by - May 26, 2023 11:02 am
Hoyt Purvis, a longtime journalism and international relations professor at the University of Arkansas and former press secretary and special assistant to U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, died Friday (May…
by - May 25, 2023 11:34 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host two meetings in June to discuss the preliminary findings of a proposed north-south highway study in Benton and Washington counties, according to…
by - May 25, 2023 10:12 am
Walmart is adding the University of Arkansas to its “Live Better U” academic degree program. Walmart began offering employees opportunities in 2018 to earn a bachelor’s degree while on the…
by - May 25, 2023 9:39 am
A custom T-shirt franchise with nearly 100 stores nationwide recently honored its only Arkansas store in Bentonville for its seven-figure success. Tampa, Fla-based Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More had…
by - May 24, 2023 12:31 pm
Batesville-chartered First Community Bank announced four members Wednesday (May 24) of its inaugural business board of directors for the Northwest Arkansas market. Ashley Harris is vice president of marketing and…
by - May 24, 2023 11:37 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart posted double-digit declines in earnings but double-digit increases in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 and the year amid low inventories and high prices of…
by - May 24, 2023 9:05 am
The University of Arkansas has initiated the search for the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The selected candidate will also hold the…
by - May 24, 2023 8:00 am
A fast-growing Arkansas registered investment adviser (RIA) is planning for its next growth wave. No surprise that the strategy includes one of the country’s fastest-growing regions. Sowell Management, the privately…
