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Fast to GO App Ready for New Walmart Convenience Store

Bentonville-based Movista LLC develops new app that allows consumers to order food with a handheld device.

Skyine Report: NWA commercial real estate market improves

Commercial vacancy rates are improving across Northwest Arkansas with positive absorption of existing space but there is still too much unoccupied space not generating income for owners, according to the…

Attitudes split on medical marijuana, support seen for minimum wage

Two potential issues that may be on the November ballot offer contrasting attitudes from Arkansas voters. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of more than 1,000 likely voters shows that…

Local food opportunities abound, farmers markets expanding

The burgeoning local food movement that has swept the nation in recent years has planted roots in Northwest Arkansas. A group known as the Northwest Arkansas Regional Food Council, which…

NWACC Enactus team earns honor in national event

A team of NorthWest Arkansas Community College students was named a finalist in the opening round of team competition in the Enactus U.S. National Exposition in Cincinnati on April 1….

Ozark Regional Transit plans expansion

Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) announces plans to expand services by June 1. The public transportation company said recent budget increases by many of the municipalities it serves in Northwest Arkansas…

Arvest Bank names Craig Rivaldo the CEO of Benton County operations

Arvest Bank has chosen Fort Smith banker Craig Rivaldo to head up its Benton County market operations. Jason Kincy, spokesman for the bank made the announcement in an email release…

Arvest Names Rivaldo President and CEO of Arvest-Benton County

Arvest Bank announced Tuesday that Craig Rivaldo has been named as president and CEO of Arvest-Benton County, thereby succeeding Dennis Smiley, who abruptly resigned from the post in a cloud of controversy on March 13.

Wal-Mart to expand wholesale and e-commerce business in India

Moving beyond the dissolution of the Walmart Bharti venture in India, Wal-Mart said Tuesday (April 8) it plans to expand its footprint in that densely populated country with 50 Cash…

The Sunny Side of Leadership

MAY 14th, 2014 | 7-8:30am A corporate breakfast hosted by Walmart connecting leadership to community. All proceeds benefit single parents and children living at Havenwood. This event is geared to…

Plans show Whole Foods Market prepping for Fayetteville store

Whole Foods Market appears to have taken one more baby step toward a Fayetteville location. Plans submitted to the city of Fayetteville this week show what appears to be a…

Skyline Report: Commercial Space Being Absorbed, Multifamily Vacancies Increase

The Skyline Report issued Tuesday shows commercial space is being absorbed, while multifamily vacancies have jumped in Fayetteville and Bentonville.

UA supply chain conference set for April 23

The Supply Chain Management Research Center at the University of Arkansas will hold its spring conference on April 23. This year’s theme surrounds analytics and Big Data capabilities that is…

UA names MacKeith as new dean of Fay Jones School of Architecture

Peter MacKeith has been named dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1.  MacKeith is a professor of architecture at the Sam…

Arkansas workplace discrimination charges fall 35% in 2013

A report of the number of charges filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the basis of harassment and discrimination showed the state of Arkansas' numbers dropped more…

Wal-Mart seeks to add another store in Rogers

Wal-Mart Stores has filed a preliminary plan for a large scale Neighborhood Market near downtown Rogers, according to city officials and first reported by NWA Newspapers. It would be the…

Sen. Pryor holds tiny lead over Rep. Cotton in U.S. Senate race

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor holds a three-point lead over his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, in the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll. Pryor, whose seat has been…

Wal-Mart updates policy to accommodate pregnant workers

Wal-Mart Stores tweaked its pregnancy policy in March following a proposed shareholder resolution and separate Jan. 11 charge filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a woman…

Beebe names 35 to state boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (April 7) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: John Beachboard, Little Rock, to the Public Health Advisory Board. Appointment expires Nov. 1, 2017….

Dollar store formats defend their turf agains Walmart push

Family Dollar is adding more than 400 food items across its 8,000 stores as company execs prepare to defend their convenience turf against Wal-Mart and other grocers. The discounter also…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson