by - January 22, 2024 5:21 pm
Walmart is closing down its Store No. 8 tech incubator with around 300 people in the unit moving to other jobs with the retailer’s technology and innovations operations, according to…
by - January 22, 2024 2:18 pm
Bentonville-based Cartwheel Startup Studio and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI) recently kicked off an accelerator to support 10 technology startups in the retail value chain….
by - January 21, 2024 10:17 am
Donna Harris, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, estimates that 60% of adults in the U.S. have a business idea. “That’s tens of millions of businesses that could be getting…
by - January 21, 2024 10:14 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. plans to start construction this year on a solar array expected to offset more than 80% of electricity demand for its corporate headquarters in Lowell….
by - January 21, 2024 9:09 am
Springdale nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) is organizing a peer-to-peer conversation series featuring two creatives who will discuss their artistic journeys and insights around a chosen theme….
by - January 18, 2024 5:33 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted decreases in earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter amid freight market challenges and higher costs in insurance, labor and equipment. After…
by - January 18, 2024 4:03 pm
Walmart store managers earned an average base pay of $117,000 in 2023, and that is increasing to $128,000 this year, the retail giant said Thursday (Jan. 18). The increase not…
by - January 18, 2024 1:08 pm
Cameron Magee, owner and founder of avad3 Event Production in Lowell, has hired Amy Bates as senior director of strategic projects. Bates is known in Northwest Arkansas for her work…
by - January 18, 2024 9:08 am
Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health, announced details Thursday (Jan. 18) of a joint venture agreement to operate a rehabilitation hospital in Rogers. The facility…
by - January 18, 2024 7:54 am
To address the growing housing crisis in Arkansas and the U.S., students and faculty in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas are exploring…
by - January 17, 2024 9:51 am
Eureka Springs-chartered CS Bank announced multiple promotions and a pair of new market presidents this week. Matt Cleaver is now senior vice president and Madison County market president. The bank…
by - January 17, 2024 7:15 am
Flora Farms, a Missouri-based company that sells cannabis, has opened a new dispensary in Pineville, Mo., a town just across the Arkansas state line north of Bella Vista along U.S….
by - January 17, 2024 7:02 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has elected longtime railroad executive Patrick Ottensmeyer to serve on the Lowell-based carrier’s board of directors, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 16) news release. The…
by - January 16, 2024 11:59 am
Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group, the company behind renovation of the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith, has acquired a Masonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Terms of the all stock deal…
by - January 16, 2024 8:47 am
Springdale-based nonprofit Business and Industry Training will receive $332,350 from the city of Springdale to provide 50 scholarships over three years. On Dec. 12, the Springdale City Council approved giving…
by - January 16, 2024 8:41 am
Kelly Carlson has worn numerous hats in over 15 years working for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank. Earlier this month, he added a new title. The bank tapped Carlson to be loan…
by - January 15, 2024 10:15 am
Eyewear sales are big business at Walmart, with 64% of U.S. adults wearing glasses. That’s one reason the retail giant partnered with Karün to sell sustainable eyeglass frames made from…
by - January 14, 2024 10:16 am
Work continues on a $34 million terminal renovation at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. Nabholz is the general contractor for the project that’s set to be completed in…
by - January 14, 2024 9:14 am
Crossland Realty Group, a privately owned real estate investment firm based in Kansas and a division of Crossland Construction, has completed the third building in the 91-acre, master-planned I-49 Logistics…
by - January 12, 2024 3:06 pm
Technology, including drone delivery and artificial intelligence (AI), are part of what will drive growth and customer interactions at Walmart. That was the core theme from Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
