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Toni Lindsey is called “Mama T” by business leaders thanks to her work with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Arkansas program. She calls former Arkansas Razorbacks coaches Houston…
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Fifty-six entrepreneurs and industry leaders from across Arkansas are participating in the 2025 VCWoman Achieve program, a statewide mentorship opportunity organized by The Venture Center in Little Rock. VCWoman Achieve…
by - January 18, 2025 11:20 am
Unable to renew a store lease in Newport, Ark., and the desire to reach better hunting areas are two of the many reasons Sam Walton moved his small retail store…
by - January 17, 2025 7:52 pm
Walmart on Friday (Jan. 17) opened part of its new corporate campus sprawled over 350 acres in the heart of Bentonville to the media. More than 15,000 corporate employees will…
by - January 17, 2025 12:52 pm
Walmart has agreed to sell its robotics business to Massachusetts-based Symbotic for $200 million at closing with additional future contingency payments. Walmart is also paying Symbotic $520 million for automated…
by - January 17, 2025 11:19 am
HGTV’s “Fixer to Fabulous” stars Dave and Jenny Marrs plan to open their second store this spring in Northwest Arkansas, according to a news release. Marrs on Main will be…
by - January 17, 2025 10:21 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) exceeded 1.1 million enplanements, or passengers flying out, for the first time in 2024, XNA officials announced Friday (Jan. 17). XNA attributed the record year…
by - January 16, 2025 6:28 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted an earnings increase but a revenue decline in the fourth quarter amid a prolonged freight downturn. Earnings fell 21% in 2024 from…
by - January 16, 2025 2:58 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, will be the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he confirmed on Thursday (Jan. 16). He replaces outgoing Chair U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio,…
by - January 16, 2025 12:01 pm
The Walton Arts Center and the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) recently released a 2024 impact study showing the two performing arts venues had a total economic impact of $68.2…
by - January 16, 2025 11:13 am
With an experienced restaurant franchise executive as part of the leadership team, Bentonville-based food and restaurant company Good Gravy Group plans to grow by adding new locations, franchising and landing…
by - January 15, 2025 10:26 am
While Walmart has downsized its global portfolio, the retail giant continues to invest in countries where it sees growth opportunities. The company recently said it will invest $1.3 billion in…
by - January 15, 2025 10:21 am
San Diego-based Kitchen Guard, a commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning service provider, recently expanded into Northwest Arkansas under the leadership of franchise owner Jason Kuilan. The area Kitchen Guard is based…
by - January 15, 2025 10:12 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit posted total annual ridership exceeding 300,000 passengers for the first time since 2016, a record year. In 2024, ridership rose by 15.8% to 315,027…
by - January 14, 2025 11:50 am
Cardiologists at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville have started implanting the newest version of a medical device designed to reduce stroke risk and serve as an alternative to the…
by - January 14, 2025 11:44 am
Popular Bluff, Mo.-based Sterling Bank recently opened a three-story, full-service branch at 1001 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville. Scott Spencer, president and CEO of Sterling Bank, said this is the…
by - January 14, 2025 9:05 am
Bridgewater, N.J.-based industrial gas company Messer will invest more than $70 million to build an air separation unit (ASU) in Berryville, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Tuesday (Jan. 14)….
by - January 13, 2025 5:37 pm
Rogers-based holding company Oak Tree Financial Corp. has acquired Riverside Bank, which has branches in Little Rock and Sparkman, Ark. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As of…
by - January 13, 2025 4:58 pm
Farm real estate investment company AcreTrader is one of Arkansas’ best modern-day startup success stories, but founder and CEO Carter Malloy says the Fayetteville-based company’s newest iteration, Acres.com, has already…
by - January 13, 2025 12:00 pm
The trucking industry experienced a “relatively normal” peak season in the fourth quarter of 2024 that’s expected to provide momentum for rates to rise throughout 2025, analysts said. Analyst Daniel…
