by - October 7, 2022 8:19 pm
Walmart announced late Thursday (Oct. 6) the acquisition of Alert Innovation, a Massachusetts-based robotics company that develops technology that automates order fulfillment. Walmart did not disclose financial terms of the…
by - October 7, 2022 4:43 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday (Oct. 7) a case of avian influenza on an Arkansas poultry farm in Madison County. Also known as H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI), avian…
by - October 6, 2022 9:32 am
A 13,424-square-foot medical office building in Springdale changed hands recently for $2.6 million. The purchase price equals $193.68 per square foot. OZRE Capital bought the two-story building at 5230 Willow…
by - October 5, 2022 4:21 pm
Fayetteville nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (NWALT) has acquired 830 acres of the historic Lake Frances property near Siloam Springs. According to a Wednesday (Oct. 5) news release, the deal…
by - October 5, 2022 12:58 pm
Tyson Foods announced Wednesday (Oct. 5) plans to consolidate corporate operations at the company’s headquarters in Springdale beginning next year. It’s estimated to add around 1,000 jobs to the campus…
by - October 5, 2022 10:08 am
The Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville is looking for a new executive director after its leader for the past three years turned in her resignation. The Walton Family Foundation was…
by - October 4, 2022 7:35 pm
Walmart held its annual Sustainability Summit in Bentonville on Tuesday (Oct. 4), convening suppliers, non-government organization partners and others to discuss successes and ongoing challenges with the retailer’s goal to…
by - October 4, 2022 3:04 pm
Fort Worth-based engineering firm Freese and Nichols Inc. has opened a Northwest Arkansas office. The company has signed a lease inside Founders Plaza at 5001 W. Founders Way in Rogers….
by - October 4, 2022 10:01 am
The commercial vacancy rate in Northwest Arkansas fell to 5.8% in the first half of 2022, from 8.3% in the second half of 2021, according to a new report on…
by - October 3, 2022 1:05 pm
Marshalltown is adding more than 100 jobs to its Fayetteville locations with the acquisition of Long Beach, Calif.-based Wal-Board Tools. Financial terms were not disclosed. Marshalltown said nearly 200 total…
by - October 3, 2022 10:52 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Monday (Oct. 3) the expansion of its transloading service to include operations in Tacoma, Wash., and Laredo, Texas. Following this expansion, the…
by - October 3, 2022 10:39 am
Craig Shy, who has worked for Arvest Bank since September 2004, will take over Nov. 1 as the president and CEO of the company’s Fayetteville market. He is succeeding Donny…
by - October 3, 2022 9:54 am
Officials said that those looking to install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure should build to upgrade as the technology is changing rapidly. Leaders with HFA, a Bentonville-based architecture and engineering…
by - October 2, 2022 10:37 am
Zipline, the California-based autonomous drone delivery company innovating in Northwest Arkansas, recently hired a Tesla veteran as its first chief business and financial officer. Deepak Ahuja starts the new job…
by - October 2, 2022 10:15 am
Scott Edmondson, formerly the vice president of economic development for the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, resigned recently and is now working for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) in Little…
by - September 29, 2022 10:47 am
Fayetteville-based Namida Lab recently released an at-home breast health assessment that uses teardrops to identify protein biomarkers related to breast abnormalities. According to a news release, Auria is a first-of-its-kind…
by - September 27, 2022 5:39 pm
Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer Stewart Glendinning will become the company’s group president over prepared foods, succeeding Noelle O’Mara, who left the job on Sept. 23. A Tyson great-grandson will…
by - September 27, 2022 5:22 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced Tuesday (Sept. 27) a rate hike for its Arkansas customers that will increase their bills by about $12 per month amid the rising cost…
by - September 27, 2022 7:44 am
A little more than two years after exiting the restaurant business, longtime operator Scott Bowman is writing the next chapter of his hospitality career. Bowman is CEO and one of…
by - September 26, 2022 5:13 pm
Walmart names Howard Hacker as new vice president of health and wellness compliance. He will join Walmart effective Oct. 17, and will report to Matt Miner, global chief ethics and…
