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Hunt Ventures land deal nixes planned Pinnacle area hotel

A planned 16-story hotel to be built in Rogers on the site that was once a Ruth’s Chris Steak House will not be built after Hunt Ventures bought the land…

Contractors, Realtors to host Fayetteville event

Up to 200 people are expected to attend a January event for commercial real estate and construction leaders. The Northwest Arkansas chapter of Contractors Closers & Connections will host New…

The Supply Side: Walmart CEO says company ‘just getting started’ with changes

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, 58, has logged 40 years in the retail business, spending the past decade at the helm of the global retail and technology company. He is the…

Texas-based appraisal firm opens in Fayetteville

Fort Worth, Texas-based O’Brien Right of Way Valuation has opened its third regional location in Fayetteville. The appraisal firm’s first Arkansas location will serve public and private sector clients across…

AtWork staffing agency to open Bentonville office

Knoxville, Tenn.-based staffing agency AtWork will open a Bentonville location early next year. According to a news release, it will be the company’s first in Arkansas. The company also plans…

Bentonville Plaza sells for $38 million

A nine-story, 252,162-square-foot office building adjacent to the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville has a new owner after a Thursday (Dec. 19) sale worth $38 million. The purchase price equals…

Real Deals: Commercial acreage of Mills Farm in Rogers sells for $12 million

About 62 acres of commercial land southwest of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 49 in Rogers recently changed hands after a transaction worth $12.18 million. The purchase price equals $197,375…

Connections: Hall Booth Smith adds attorneys in Northwest Arkansas office

Hall Booth Smith recently added attorneys Travis Linn, Bethany Michau, and Rylie Slone to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. The Atlanta-based firm also has an office in Little…

Walton Family Foundation design program has backed 20 NWA projects

Since its inception in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has provided $28 million to support the design of 20 projects for community gathering…

NWACC seeks applicants for new butchery program

Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, is accepting applications for its new artisanal butchery program. Application deadline is Jan….

Bank of America center in Tulsa to become Arvest Tower

Arvest Bank recently acquired the naming rights to the 32-floor Bank of America Center building at 15 W. Sixth St. in downtown Tulsa. After a renovation project, Arvest Wealth Management…

University of Arkansas Board extends contract for UA Chancellor Robinson

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. Charles Robinson agreed Wednesday (Dec. 18) to extend the chancellor’s contract to Dec. 31, 2027. Robinson was…

Tyson Foods’ top five execs collect $14.439 million in bonus pay

Tyson Foods’ top five executives shared $14.439 million in cash bonus pay this year as a reward for improved financial metrics in the fiscal year. Bonuses tied to such performance…

$50 million pickleball facility to be built in Springdale

A $50 million pickleball development is planned for east of Interstate 49 along the new segment of Emma Avenue in Springdale, according to a partnership group. The first-of-its-kind project in…

Then & Now: Caring for people the key to Shook’s career

In her 30-year career with Arvest Bank, Julie Shook has tried to live out Theodore Roosevelt’s adage: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you…

Garver designs overpass projects in Rogers

Engineering firm Garver designed two new Interstate 49 overpass projects in Rogers, valued at $21 million. Crossland Heavy Contractors was the general contractor. Garver designed the new Uptown and Oak…

City officials in Benton County discuss growth opportunities, challenges

City officials in Benton County continue to plan for economic development and work together to tackle infrastructure challenges in the region, based on comments at the Build Bentonville event held…

XNA tops 1 million enplanements, 2024 numbers up 14% from 2023

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill expects to exceed 2023 enplanements – people flying out of the airport – by about 14% in 2024, officials said. Through November, XNA…

The Supply Side: Holiday sales exceed expectations, fueled by online growth

The early forecasts for holiday sales were somewhat lackluster, but with the first half of the shopping season in the books, the results are better than expected, according to Matthew…

Cromwell completes design for NWACC education center

Springdale-based Cromwell Architects Engineers recently worked with NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville to design its $2.7 million Cycling and Trail Education Center. The 10,184-square-foot center is the new home…

Tyson board chairman’s new contract includes $40 million cash incentive

Officials from Fort Smith and Poland sign Friendship Pact, mark arrival of F-35 jets

Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge slated for its 16th year

Gov. Sanders: Student proficiency scores up since LEARNS