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Collier Drug Stores plans Cave Springs location

Fayetteville-based Collier Drug Stores Inc. is 106 years old and still in growth mode. Owner and President Mel Collier said the business has signed a lease to open its 10th…

Walmart showcases robots, drones, AI chatbots during shareholder week

A robot makes hamburgers at Sam’s Club. Robots retrieve items for order fulfillment in Bentonville. AI chatbots help Walmart merchants. Drones make deliveries in Northwest Arkansas. Highlighting such technology was…

ArDOT to take comments on transforming Highway 412 into interstate

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host a meeting and receive feedback on a study about converting a segment of U.S. Highway 412 into an interstate. The segment runs…

Energy Innovation Day will connect entrepreneurs with federal funding

Entrepreneurs and researchers looking to commercialize energy technology can attend a June workshop to learn about programs providing federal money for their projects, according to an event announcement. Energy Innovation…

Arkansas Federal Credit Union breaks ground on 2nd Rogers branch

Little Rock-based Arkansas Federal Credit Union (AFCU) broke ground on May 12 on a $6.5 million branch in Rogers. The new building at 1003 S. 52nd St. will be 7,904…

Walmart to raise pay for opticians, pharmacists

Walmart will raise pay for more than 4,000 opticians at its U.S. eye care centers to an average wage of $22.50 an hour. The increase does not include Sam’s Club….

Springdale startup EasyBins closes, seeks grocer acquisition

Springdale-based online grocery startup EasyBins has ceased operations after failing to complete a $2 million series-A funding round and running out of money. Still, it looks to be acquired by…

Chris Davis launches real estate investment firm

Bentonville businessman Chris Davis has launched a private equity real estate investment company that specializes in acquiring multifamily properties. According to a Wednesday (May 31) news release, Davis Capital Partners…

Walmart shareholders approve directors, discuss worker safety amid rising gun violence

Wednesday’s (May 31) annual business meeting for Walmart Inc. shareholders went as expected. The meeting was held virtually and lasted about an hour, and included a question-and-answer session with shareholders….

Mamiseishvili to chair search committee for next UA law school dean

The University of Arkansas has initiated the search for the next dean of the School of Law. Provost Terry Martin has appointed Kate Mamiseishvili, dean of the College of Education…

Then & Now: Baseball lifer Edelstein switches gears in Reno

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

The Supply Side: Electronic shelf tags coming to 500 Walmart stores this year

Walmart Inc. has announced plans to expand electronic shelf pricing technology in the next 18 months to 500 more stores for 60 million shelf labels through a partnership with Vusion….

Real Deals: Healthcare developer buys Rogers land for $6.1 million

Commercial land in Rogers on Promenade Boulevard east of Interstate 49 sold recently for $6.1 million. Prime Medical Investment NWA LLC, an affiliate of Texas-based developer Prime Healthcare Properties, bought…

Leaning into AI a smart choice for Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit organizers

The Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit will have multiple programming areas for this year’s fall conference attendees. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence (AI)/automation is one of them. According to a Deloitte study,…

Everett Auto Group buys land for Rogers expansion

Arkansas-based Everett Auto Group is in growth mode and already planning for expansion at one of its newest dealerships. According to Benton County property records, the privately-owned company paid $4.79…

Hoyt Purvis, retired UA journalism professor and former Fulbright aide, dies at 83

Hoyt Purvis, a longtime journalism and international relations professor at the University of Arkansas and former press secretary and special assistant to U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, died Friday (May…

ArDOT to release findings on proposed $250M highway west of I-49

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host two meetings in June to discuss the preliminary findings of a proposed north-south highway study in Benton and Washington counties, according to…

University of Arkansas added to Walmart employee benefit program

Walmart is adding the University of Arkansas to its “Live Better U” academic degree program. Walmart began offering employees opportunities in 2018 to earn a bachelor’s degree while on the…

Bentonville T-shirt franchise hits $1M in 2022 revenue

A custom T-shirt franchise with nearly 100 stores nationwide recently honored its only Arkansas store in Bentonville for its seven-figure success. Tampa, Fla-based Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More had…

First Community Bank names first NWA business board

Batesville-chartered First Community Bank announced four members Wednesday (May 24) of its inaugural business board of directors for the Northwest Arkansas market. Ashley Harris is vice president of marketing and…

Williamson Insurance sells to Inszone

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