by - March 4, 2021 10:06 am
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…
by - March 4, 2021 9:01 am
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…
by - March 3, 2021 3:37 pm
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…
by - March 3, 2021 11:55 am
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…
by - March 3, 2021 10:52 am
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…
by - March 2, 2021 3:43 pm
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…
by - March 2, 2021 10:05 am
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…
by - March 2, 2021 8:39 am
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…
by - March 1, 2021 1:21 pm
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…
by - March 1, 2021 12:55 pm
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…
by - February 27, 2021 10:37 am
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….
by - February 26, 2021 2:57 pm
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….
by - February 26, 2021 1:34 pm
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…
by - February 26, 2021 12:53 pm
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…
by - February 26, 2021 11:37 am
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…
by - February 25, 2021 12:06 pm
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…
by - February 25, 2021 11:53 am
Rogers-based Generations Bank said Thursday (Feb. 25) it has promoted August Rusher to president of its Bentonville/Rogers market and Ed Love to president of its Fayetteville market. Rusher, a community…
by - February 25, 2021 10:24 am
A 26.6-acre industrial development sitting vacant in Rogers changed hands recently for $4.8 million. 6420 Bentonville Rogers LLC, managed by Louis and Shannon Froud, bought the office/warehouse property at 400…
by - February 24, 2021 3:41 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill are not expected to return to 2019 levels until 2024, based on a new report cited by CEO Aaron Burkes. Burkes…
by - February 24, 2021 11:26 am
Bentonville’s downtown square will gain a new restaurant later this year. Family-owned Mexican restaurant Azul Tequila will open a second location in the city at 111 N. Main St. The…
