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Fayetteville startup grows amid pandemic

About seven years ago, Colton Knittig was grilling for friends when he needed a light to see what he was cooking, but the porch light was out. Meanwhile, he held…

Walmart adds former AT&T chairman to board of directors

Walmart has added Randall Stephenson to its board of directors effective March 5, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission late Friday. Stephenson will become the…

Greg Smith, head of Walmart supply chain, to exit the company

Greg Smith, executive vice president of supply chain at Walmart, is leaving that post effective April 4 for a position at the medical device and service company Medtronic, according to…

University of Arkansas announces new sports medicine provider

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the new orthopedic and sports medicine provider for the University of Arkansas athletics department. The Razorbacks and UAMS each issued a…

LIVSN releases trail pants, raises nearly $500,000 on Kickstarter

Fayetteville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs recently launched its new trail pants on Kickstarter and has raised nearly $500,000 in the crowd-sourced campaign, which ends tonight (March 4). After quickly…

Alice Walton’s Whole Health Institute will build a new medical school in Bentonville

Walmart Inc. heiress and philanthropist Alice Walton announced Thursday (March 4) plans to build a new medical school in Bentonville. Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences will break…

Walmart pushes U.S. manufacturing support with $350 billion investment

Walmart on Wednesday (March 3) announced a new $350 billion commitment to support 750,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs over the next decade. The pledge builds on the $250 billion commitment in…

VMLY&R promotes Lisa Bridgers of Rogers to chief people officer for North America

Global marketing agency VMLY&R announced Wednesday (March 3) that Lisa Bridgers is the firm’s new chief people officer for North America. Bridgers is based in the firm’s Rogers office and…

Arvest Mortgage CEO Steven Plaisance resigns for job with Oklahoma bank

Steven Plaisance, a Rogers native and CEO of Arvest Bank’s record-setting mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Co., recently resigned from the company where he worked for more than three…

Walmart health chief urges Americans to ‘get your vaccine when your turn comes’

Three vaccines are now available in the United States, an incredible feat of medical science and global collaboration for healthcare advancement, according to Cheryl Pegus, Walmart’s recently named executive vice…

NWA home sales rise to record high; inventory hits record low

Historically low interest rates contributed to a rise in home sales in Northwest Arkansas in the second half of 2020 as home inventory levels declined, according to a new real…

Bentonville startup Ox lands $3.5 million in seed funding

Ox (formerly Oculogx), an order fulfillment startup based in Bentonville, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The company announced the news in a blog post. “We’re excited to use…

Harps Food Stores Inc. completes sale-leaseback deal worth $30.1M

Springdale-based grocery chain Harps Food Stores Inc. has completed a sale-leaseback deal of 13 free-standing grocery stores for $30.1 million. All of the stores are in Arkansas and Missouri and…

Then & Now: Poultry exec Blake Evans is ‘building a better bird’

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

Jones Center launches 2nd survey for redesign

The Jones Center in Springdale is seeking more than 1,000 survey responses from Northwest Arkansas residents for an estimated $25 million project to redesign the more than 25-year-old community center….

Arkansas airports receive more than $4 million in federal stimulus money

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to Arkansas airports, including $4.38 million to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill….

Tyson Foods’ Green Forest, Berryville workers to get free legalization services

Tyson Foods has launched a program with Arkansas Immigrant Defense (AID) to offer employees and their families immigration legal services at no cost. Arkansas Immigrant Defense is the only 501c3…

Truity Credit Union and United Federal Credit Union agree to Springdale branch transition

Truity Credit Union has agreed to a partnership with United Federal Credit Union that will give United ownership of Truity’s Springdale branch at 1910 S. Thompson St. As part of…

Connections: Flintco adds project director in Springdale

Oklahoma-based construction company Flintco has promoted Justin Stoverink from senior project manager to project director. Stoverink will relocate from Memphis, Tenn., to Flintco’s Northwest Arkansas office in Springdale. Stoverink has…

Nunnally, Bentonville auto dealer, embracing evolution toward electric vehicles

Like so many automakers, General Motors is investing heavily in electrification. That means the auto dealers who sell their cars must make investments, too. “We’ve got to sell what General…

Wing: Cutting PBS ties necessary, more local shows coming

Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms named to prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholar program

AG Griffin creates new role to advise on AI

Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set on A-State campus