by - September 29, 2020 11:55 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods Inc. recently sold its propane business to MFA Oil Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Columbia, Mo.-based farmer-owned cooperative acquired Simmons…
by - September 29, 2020 9:58 am
Kim Needy, dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas, has been named to a one-year appointment as dean of the College of Engineering. Needy…
by - September 28, 2020 3:39 pm
British news sources are reporting that Walmart may sell its U.K.-based retailer, Asda, to a consortium led by fuel station operator EG Group and private equity firm TDR Capital. Walmart…
by - September 28, 2020 12:04 pm
COVID-19 has changed how people dine out, and that’s especially affected restaurants initially ordered to cease dine-in service to mitigate the spread of the virus. But some foodservice businesses, such…
by - September 28, 2020 9:42 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will release Oct. 8 the ninth annual State of…
by - September 25, 2020 2:16 pm
Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) said Friday (Sept. 25) it has created a chief strategy officer position and filled it with former UNICEF USA executive Chelsea Peters. In the new…
by - September 25, 2020 10:35 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 14 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - September 23, 2020 7:29 pm
A 10-year transit plan presented Wednesday (Sept. 23) to Northwest Arkansas officials calls for a quarter-cent sales tax in the region’s four largest cities in order to implement the plan….
by - September 23, 2020 1:59 pm
Walmart will test drone deliveries of COVID-19 home test kits in cooperation with Quest Diagnostics and DroneUp in Las Vegas and Cheektowago, N.Y., beginning in early October. Tom Ward, senior…
by - September 23, 2020 1:08 pm
Two Northwest Arkansas companies have formed a partnership to offer products and services for suppliers who do business with Walmart Inc. SupplyPike Inc., a tech company based in Fayetteville, and…
by - September 23, 2020 12:45 pm
Northwest Arkansas business and community leaders are invited to participate in a voter participation forum hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Council and EngageNWA. The event will take place through a…
by - September 23, 2020 12:39 pm
First National Bank of NWA opened its new Fayetteville banking office to customers Sept. 21. The roughly 8,500-square-foot building is on Steele Boulevard, south of JJ’s Beer Garden & Brewing…
by - September 23, 2020 9:54 am
A North Carolina investor acquired three self-storage facilities spread throughout Benton and Washington counties for a combined $19.9 million. A limited liability company led by Steve Juiris bought the properties…
by - September 22, 2020 4:05 pm
Consumers spent more money in July as stimulus checks hit their bank accounts and retail began to reopen. The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported a combined 14.95% jump…
by - September 22, 2020 3:42 pm
Eric J. Nilsen is the new chief revenue officer for Gravette-based technology services provider R&R Solutions. Nilsen previously held executive leadership roles with retailer and technology providers including IBM, Toshiba…
by - September 21, 2020 5:07 pm
While the deal for Oracle and Walmart to take a combined 20% stake in a U.S. based TikTok Global has not yet been approved, analysts are saying Walmart could be…
by - September 21, 2020 10:00 am
Fayetteville technology startup WattGlass is one of eight companies worldwide chosen to showcase its cutting edge ideas as part of a global Danish accelerator program called Urbantech. Urbantech’s program brings…
by - September 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Jon Cadieux has a message for everyone who says working in an office, instead of working from home, is a shrinking market because of the COVID-19 pandemic — pump the…
by - September 20, 2020 4:14 pm
Eureka Springs-based Cornerstone Bank wants to shorten its name to CS Bank. The rebranding is awaiting regulatory approval from the state bank department. The change is to avoid confusion as…
by - September 19, 2020 10:08 pm
Walmart said Saturday (Sept. 19) it continues to work on the final agreements to purchase a 7.5% stake in video-sharing platform TikTok Global as well as enter into commercial agreements…
