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Real estate exec says planned new Wal-Mart HQ could hit $1 billion

The reaction to the Sept. 15 announcement by Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon that the company was going to invest in a new home office campus in Bentonville has been…

Bella Vista homebuilding permits up 91% through August

A residential construction boom is in effect in Bella Vista. According to city data, 126 building permits were issued in the first eight months of the year. By comparison, that’s…

Tech companies, food vendors, bands announced for AMP Fest in Rogers

AMP Fest, an event that mixes technology demonstrations, beer, music and food, is planned for Saturday (Oct. 14) from 4-9 p.m. at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. Attendees will be…

New schools influencing business in downtown Rogers

Each weekday at 2:30 p.m., Lisa Hastings looks out the window of her cupcake shop on Second Street in Rogers, and watches the change in downtown. That’s when more than…

Lineus Medical’s SafeBreak product chosen for $50,000 grant to research its use in pediatric patients

Lineus Medical’s SafeBreak Vascular product has been chosen by the nonprofit foundation New England Pediatrics Device Consortium for a $50,000 grant to fund the development of solutions to the issue…

Serve2perform hub provides training for displaced talent

A new service from Grandslam Performance Associates (GPA) in Fayetteville looks to harness talent from a growing population of displaced workers, retired executives, military veterans, interns, recent graduates and freelancers…

Walton Family Foundation announces funding for tree canopy project in Benton County

The Walton Family Foundation announced Thursday (Oct. 5) it will provide grants totaling $787,000 to six cities in Benton County to help increase and diversify the area’s tree canopy. The…

Fayetteville’s 7hills Homeless Center hires Jessica Andrews as new CEO

7hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville has hired Jessica Andrews as its new CEO. Andrews was formerly the first executive director of Community Venture Foundation, also in Fayetteville. As the leader…

Fayetteville chocolate maker Hello Cocoa changes name to Markham & Fitz

The Fayetteville-based chocolate company formerly known as Hello Cocoa has changed its name to Markham & Fitz. The change was prompted by a trademark issue and was unveiled ahead of…

Mobile fitness provider GymGuyz establishes first franchise in Arkansas

Michael Moore and Bobby Carlson, franchisees of the first GymGuyz in Arkansas, want to bring the gym to the customer, instead of the customer having to go to the gym….

RopeSwing ‘social club’ project in downtown Bentonville hits snag

One of downtown Bentonville’s oldest structures has suffered significant damage during the course of a restoration project, and will soon be razed. RopeSwing Hospitality Group, the Walton-backed firm behind Bentonville…

Northwest Arkansas needs cheaper airfare, more research funds, lower childcare costs

Northwest Arkansas has long been a shining star in the Natural State, garnering national attention for its fast growing population, job growth and entrepreneurial energy. But it’s not enough to…

Diverse discussion topics planned for TEDxDicksonStreet on Friday (Oct. 6)

TEDxDicksonStreet is planned for Friday (Oct. 6) at the UARK Bowl, 644 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. The all-day event is a locally organized event, independent from global expert speaker…

NWACC’s Brightwater now offers special coffee certification

NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Brightwater: A Center for the Study of food, has partnered with Bentonville-based Airship Coffee to offer a specialty coffee certification to the beverage module of its…

Ozarks Electric to install LED bulbs in streetlights of Fayetteville subdivision

Fayetteville will collaborate with Ozarks Electric Cooperative on a pilot program to install LED bulbs in streetlights, as part of the city’s efforts to decrease energy consumption, according to a…

Springdale jumps two spots to sixth fastest-growing U.S. small city

Springdale is the sixth fastest-growing small city in the United States, according to WalletHub.com. The Northwest Arkansas city jumped two spots in WalletHub’s 2017 study on the Fastest-Growing Cities in…

New Simmons plant expected to benefit its other processing operations

Simmons Foods’ investment of $300 million into a modern chicken slaughter and primary processing facility has some wondering if jobs will shift from other operations in Van Buren and outside…

Fast-growing RMP moving to new building in Johnson

Lee Moore doesn’t have an explanation for it. “The long and short of it is that RMP wasn’t supposed to grow like this, to be honest,” he said. “At least…

TheatreSquared announces $1.8 million Walton Foundation grant, hires marketing leader

TheatreSquared has hired outgoing director of programs for the American Theatre Wing in New York City to be its director of marketing and communications, the theatre company announced Friday (Sept….

Tyson Foods reducing corporate headcount by 450, raises earnings guidance

As fiscal 2017 winds to a close for Springdale-based Tyson Foods, the meat giant is again cutting corporate jobs as part of a stated goal to have a leaner operation…

DHS director working on state baseline study, confident Arkansas Works will get approval

Arkansas jobless rate holds steady at 3.5%, employment sets new record

Simmons First completes acquisitions of Oklahoma, Texas banks, assets now top $14 billion

Arkansas State University Convocation Center receives a new name