by - April 5, 2023 11:53 am
Walmart’s executives made a hard sell on innovation – especially with supply chain automation – to the investment community Tuesday and Wednesday (April 4-5) at the retailer’s investor conference in…
by - April 5, 2023 9:06 am
Bentonville technology company Movista recently launched a new mobile app for customers. The app, called Amp, boasts a modern and intuitive interface that drives employee engagement and improves in-store productivity….
by - April 5, 2023 8:41 am
William “Bill” Underwood, the founder and chairman of family-owned Underwoods Fine Jewelers in downtown Fayetteville, died April 2 at his Fayetteville home after a brief battle with cancer. He was…
by - April 4, 2023 10:02 am
According to a new real estate report, commercial vacancy in Northwest Arkansas has declined to the lowest rate since at least 2005. Meanwhile, the issued value of commercial building permits,…
by - April 3, 2023 5:24 pm
Brand Finance has pegged Amazon as the top U.S. brand by value. Amazon took the top spot from Apple with a calculated brand value of $299.3 billion in this year’s…
by - April 3, 2023 10:18 am
Executive Chef Matthew Cooper, owner of gluten-free restaurant Conifer in Bentonville, wants to bring the restaurant to his customers. Conifer recently started to offer a catering service allowing customers to…
by - April 3, 2023 10:15 am
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank in Springdale will expand into a nearly $22 million facility in Lowell, allowing the nonprofit to better address the rising need for hunger relief services. It’s…
by - April 2, 2023 10:24 am
Todd Martin’s retirement project is becoming more successful than he could have imagined. This story is about how a corporate agriculture executive and his wife bet on themselves, got into…
by - March 31, 2023 3:40 pm
Elizabeth Kraus, a former attorney for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, is joining Walmart’s Antitrust Center of Expertise, according to a Friday (March 31 email announcement from the retail giant….
by - March 31, 2023 10:37 am
Mark Bright, business relations and sales and marketing director for Advantage Title & Escrow, is helping to bring in business for the company. The Gainesville, Fla., native also helped to…
by - March 30, 2023 5:02 pm
Walmart heir and philanthropist Alice Walton celebrated with healthcare providers, construction crews and interested stakeholders Thursday (March 30) at the groundbreaking for the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM)…
by - March 30, 2023 1:27 pm
Paige Jernigan of Bentonville has raised money for nonprofits, individuals and startups around the globe. Since June 2021, she has done that for Bentonville think-and-do-tank Heartland Forward as its first…
by - March 30, 2023 11:06 am
A Heartland Forward study released Thursday (March 30) showed Northwest Arkansas dropped in the rankings, but the region remains one of the nation’s most dynamic metros. Heartland Forward’s 2023 edition…
by - March 30, 2023 7:30 am
According to new Census Bureau estimates, Madison County’s population rose the fastest in Arkansas and was the 96th fastest-growing U.S. county from 2021 to 2022. Still, Benton County was the…
by - March 29, 2023 11:23 am
Arvest Bank announced the hiring Wednesday (March 29) of a new chief compliance officer for broker-dealer Arvest Wealth Management (AWM). Kendra Cain started the job on March 20. Her predecessor,…
by - March 29, 2023 11:10 am
The consumer banking division of New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. is hiring to fill positions for its second and third branches that are expected to open this year in…
by - March 28, 2023 4:09 pm
Tyson Foods may have violated the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) in the effort to close large poultry processing operations in Van Buren and Glen Allen, Va., according to Peter…
by - March 28, 2023 3:17 pm
Joe Vitiritto, president and CEO of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., received a 6.9% raise and total compensation of $1.6 million in 2022, according to the company’s proxy statement…
by - March 28, 2023 2:06 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, recently started a $1.75 million project to replace poles and lines as it works to accommodate area…
by - March 28, 2023 10:45 am
Bentonville apparel and manufacturing business Junk Brands announced Tuesday (March 28) that Craig Mahan is the company’s new president. Mahan replaces Craig Lile. For nearly six years, Lile led the…
