by - December 4, 2019 2:39 pm
A Fayetteville startup launched a Kickstarter campaign hoping to bring to market a more eco-friendly and better performing ski wax. Glide Nano, a spinoff company of University of Arkansas-affiliated SurfTec,…
by - December 4, 2019 1:53 pm
The unique opportunity led Gerry Snyder to become the first executive director of the School of Art at the University of Arkansas. Snyder was named to the position in May…
by - December 4, 2019 12:08 pm
From 2013-2017, Northwest Arkansas saw one of the biggest contrasts between inbound migration and outbound migration in a snapshot of Midwestern communities. A new graphic released by the Federal Reserve…
by - December 3, 2019 7:37 pm
Terry Matthews, executive vice president and president of intermodal for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will retire April 1, 2020, according to a news release. On that date,…
by - December 3, 2019 4:11 pm
Rogers-based technology company TeleComp Holdings Inc. has acquired Beasley Technology Inc. of Cushing, Okla., according to a news release. The acquisition of the technology business was completed Nov. 14. Terms…
by - December 3, 2019 2:03 pm
Orangetheory Fitness, one of the fastest-growing franchises in America last year, is opening a location in Bentonville. Little Rock-based AR HIIT LLC, an Orangetheory Fitness franchisee, has signed a lease…
by - December 3, 2019 11:05 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) recently hired Cincinnati-based consultant Landrum & Brown Inc. to determine the feasibility of attracting cargo operations and tenants to the Highfill airport. The study will…
by - December 3, 2019 10:59 am
In 2015, Springdale-based Tyson Foods set out to donate $50 million in cash and food products to fight hunger, with a goal of reaching that milestone by 2020. On Tuesday…
by - December 2, 2019 2:57 pm
Bentonville-based software firm Movista is one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the country. Consider the evidence: Over the past year, the company successfully raised $12 million in Series A funding,…
by - December 2, 2019 10:56 am
Allyson Esposito is a connector. She’s one of those people that author Malcolm Gladwell identified in “The Tipping Point,” who knows many different worlds and has a special gift for…
by - December 1, 2019 1:55 pm
The owner of a new brewery and taproom in Benton County says the business will differentiate itself from other breweries in the region by focusing on lagers. “We’re trying to…
by - November 26, 2019 2:36 pm
John Furner, the relatively new CEO of Walmart U.S., is a Walmart lifer at 45 years old. He has logged 26 years at the retail giant, working his way up…
by - November 26, 2019 2:28 pm
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers sold over 7,000 more tickets, and top-line revenue increased 8.7% this year, from last year. Meanwhile, construction started Nov. 1 on a…
by - November 26, 2019 11:25 am
Fayetteville-based company Slim Chickens continued its U.S. expansion with a milestone opening earlier this month. The fast-casual restaurant chain opened a store in Aurora, Colo., on Nov. 18, marking the…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
Drake Field in Fayetteville is the recipient of $1.25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which will be used to improve the terminal building. Pine…
by - November 25, 2019 4:58 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported a 14.54% gain in sales tax revenue in their November reports – the third time this year the cities have reported double-digit…
by - November 25, 2019 4:26 pm
APPOINTMENTS Nonprofit Trent Goins Fort Smith Employer: OK Foods Inc. Title: president and CEO Appointment: vice chairman Organization: National Chicken Council Banking & Finance Derek Eckelhoff Fayetteville Employer: First Security…
by - November 25, 2019 11:13 am
Dr. Ami Agbabli, a dentist and owner of Faith Family Dental in Springdale, said a lack of dentists in her home country led her into dentistry after she had considered…
by - November 24, 2019 4:28 pm
Leadership Properties, the development group behind the Scissortail and Oak Tree neighborhoods in Benton County, has started infrastructure work on another master-planned neighborhood. Aurora is situated on roughly 72 acres…
by - November 22, 2019 1:12 pm
A bicycle advocacy group is taking a proactive step to help businesses become more bike-friendly for their customers and employees. The Bike Alliance of Northwest Arkansas (BikeNWA) has partnered with…
