by - October 6, 2020 4:39 pm
Walmart is testing electronic tech services through a partnership with True Network Solutions. The Walmart Supercenter at Elm Springs Road in Springdale is the first Arkansas tech desk. Walmart is…
by - October 6, 2020 1:41 pm
Springdale custom homebuilder Landmarc Custom Homes, owned by Tim Boudrey and Chris Bradley, has started developing a master-planned neighborhood in northwest Springdale. The subdivision is called Cottages at the Park….
by - October 6, 2020 11:58 am
Walmart is now licensed to sell Medicare insurance plans in all 50 states. The retail giant said it has a licensed insurance agency equipped to sell Medicare products. Talk Business…
by - October 4, 2020 12:42 pm
More Northwest Arkansas travelers booked flights with Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill last year instead of opting to fly from other airports in the region, according to a…
by - October 3, 2020 9:35 am
A seven-figure property transaction in downtown Bentonville has put into motion the early stages of a hospitality project headed by the two sons of Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon….
by - October 2, 2020 12:17 pm
Walmart announced early Friday (Oct. 2) a deal to sell a majority interest in its British-based grocery retailer Asda has been reached. Brothers and British billionaires Zuber and Mohsin Issa…
by - October 1, 2020 3:57 pm
The Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors has appointed Gary Thompson as executive director. Thompson works at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in Fayetteville. This is the first time…
by - October 1, 2020 3:33 pm
A lawsuit between Tyson Foods the former owner of Keystone Foods over the acquisition of Keystone Foods will now be heard in arbitration, according to a federal judge’s ruling on…
by - October 1, 2020 3:22 pm
Walmart said its annual Open Call event is anything but the norm this year, but the virtual event held Thursday (Oct. 1) is bigger than ever. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
by - October 1, 2020 2:40 pm
OZ Art, in partnership with the Unexpected and global curator firm Justkids, announced Thursday (Oct. 1) the launch of a new initiative to install 12 pieces of public art across…
by - October 1, 2020 1:28 pm
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday (Oct. 1) the promotion of Bill Rogers to president and CEO. He’ll replace Perry Webb, who announced his retirement last year. Rogers has…
by - October 1, 2020 12:03 pm
Highlands Oncology Group (HOG) opened a 125,000-square-foot building in Springdale in August. Jeff Hunnicutt said the benefit is twofold: for HOG as an organization and its patients. Hunnicutt was hired…
by - September 30, 2020 10:08 am
Northwest Arkansas’ multifamily market is booming. A new venture is hoping to capitalize on that. Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners in Rogers and Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. of Omaha, Neb.,…
by - September 29, 2020 11:55 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods Inc. recently sold its propane business to MFA Oil Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Columbia, Mo.-based farmer-owned cooperative acquired Simmons…
by - September 29, 2020 9:58 am
Kim Needy, dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas, has been named to a one-year appointment as dean of the College of Engineering. Needy…
by - September 28, 2020 3:39 pm
British news sources are reporting that Walmart may sell its U.K.-based retailer, Asda, to a consortium led by fuel station operator EG Group and private equity firm TDR Capital. Walmart…
by - September 28, 2020 12:04 pm
COVID-19 has changed how people dine out, and that’s especially affected restaurants initially ordered to cease dine-in service to mitigate the spread of the virus. But some foodservice businesses, such…
by - September 28, 2020 9:42 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will release Oct. 8 the ninth annual State of…
by - September 25, 2020 2:16 pm
Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) said Friday (Sept. 25) it has created a chief strategy officer position and filled it with former UNICEF USA executive Chelsea Peters. In the new…
by - September 25, 2020 10:35 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 14 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
