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CACHE invested $495,000 in 2025

The Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) invested more than $495,000 in area artists and arts organizations in 2025, according to its new annual report. The report shows that…

Weinstein highlights work as venture capitalist, President Bush aide, Palantir adviser

Jared Weinstein, co-founder of New York-based venture capital firm Thrive Capital and founder of The Overton Project, recalled working in the White House, growing a venture capital firm, and helping…

Walmart top executives earn 21.3% more compensation in fiscal 2026

Four top Walmart executives earned a total of $88.765 million, up 21.3% from the prior year. This does not include Daniel Danker, the highest-paid executive for the year who was…

Fayetteville banker, Dallas real estate investor Hayden McIlroy dies

William Hayden McIlroy Jr., a Dallas real estate investor and Fayetteville bank owner, died Sunday (April 19). He sold McIlroy Bank to Arvest Bank in 1986 before moving to Dallas, where…

Dick’s House of Sport to anchor 37-acre Concord Commons project in Lowell

Coraopolis, Pa.-based retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to open its first large-format store in Arkansas as part of a 37-acre mixed-use development announced Monday (April 20) to be built southeast…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to speak in Bentonville

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art said Monday (April 20) that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will be the next guest in its Building Bridges speaker series. Ken Burns,…

UA to mark completion of west Fayetteville solar facility

University of Arkansas and solar energy sector officials are set to gather Wednesday (April 22) in west Fayetteville to unveil a new solar facility that is part of the university’s…

Then and Now: Carmen Kingston moves into regional management at Sam’s Club

Carmen Kingston believes she’s “an example of how ordinary can become extraordinary, when empowered and supported by others.” As regional general manager, vice president for Sam’s Club’s east region, Kingston…

DreamMaker wins first place in contest

Rogers-based home remodeling company DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Northwest Arkansas said it recently earned first place in Showplace Cabinetry’s New Product Design Contest for DreamMaker’s Scandinavian Modern Remodel, a…

Steve Forbes visits Bentonville, praises Sam Walton, entrepreneurship

Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, spoke Thursday (April 16) about the importance of a stable currency in encouraging economic growth, artificial intelligence (AI) and health care innovation,…

Jones Center and Walmart to create a regional volunteer center

The Jones Center for Families in Springdale received a $1.2 million grant from Walmart and its foundation to establish the Northwest Arkansas Regional Volunteer Center, slated to open in 2027…

‘Defining moment’ of Northwest Arkansas growth discussed at council meeting

Northwest Arkansas business and civic leaders have a lot to do to best manage ongoing and expected growth in Benton and Washington counties. That management was the strategy focus Northwest…

J.B. Hunt Q1 earnings jump 20%, revenue up over 4%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., a Lowell-based transportation services provider, posted a double-digit earnings increase and a single-digit revenue increase in the first quarter amid signs of a freight market…

Walmart Foundation provides $175,000 grant to Jones Center

Walmart for Good recently gave $175,000 to the Jones Center in Springdale. Over the past three years, the foundation has provided a total of $825,000 to support the Jones Center’s…

$161 million Trade Winds development to break ground in Springdale

Rogers-based Blue Ribbon Industries said Wednesday (April 15) that it will host a groundbreaking for a 130-acre planned unit development at 11 a.m. April 24. The ceremony for the $161…

WelcomeHealth in Fayetteville to become clinical training site

Fayetteville clinic WelcomeHealth has reached an agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that will establish WelcomeHealth as a clinical training site for resident physicians in the UAMS…

Central States CEO Jim Sliker to transition from role, Kurt Weaver named successor

Jim Sliker, CEO of Tontitown-based manufacturing company Central States Inc., will transition to company chairman, and Kurt Weaver will become its CEO, effective June 1. Central States said Tuesday (April…

Harvest Group in Rogers acquires Austin, Texas-based Cartograph

Rogers-based retail sales agency Harvest Group said Tuesday (April 14) that it has acquired Cartograph, an Austin, Texas-based Amazon agency known for its performance marketing capabilities and support for emerging…

Arkansas Health Care Association graduates first class of nurses

The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) announced the graduation of the first class of the AHCA School of Nursing. During graduation ceremonies at three locations across the state, 66 Practical…

ESPN Arkansas acquires 93.7 frequency, KISR to move to 93.1 FM

KISR 93.7, the Fort Smith-based radio station long known for unique promotional events and coverage of the Fort Smith metro, is being sold to Pearson Broadcasting Group. The 93.7 FM…

Online shopping becoming habitual for a majority of consumers

Bank OZK posts quarterly declines in net income, revenue

Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Patient Care Clinic open to patients

Professional and business services, tourism drive Arkansas job growth in June