by - August 28, 2020 4:11 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said there is no such thing as “business as usual” at the retail giant. “Not a day goes by that we are not asking ourselves how…
by - August 28, 2020 11:33 am
The University of Arkansas said Friday (Aug. 28) it would take over the daily management and operations of Arkansascovid.com, a startup website tracking COVID-19 data using data from the Arkansas Department…
by - August 28, 2020 10:58 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 27, 2020 5:56 pm
Tyson Foods joins more than 700 companies – including Walmart – as part of Time to Vote, a business-led, nonpartisan coalition working to increase voter participation in U.S. elections. Time…
by - August 27, 2020 2:43 pm
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with tech giant Microsoft on a bid for the Chinese-owned video app known as TikTok. The news was first reported Thursday (Aug. 27) by CNBC….
by - August 27, 2020 1:06 pm
Walmart has hired Deborah Vaughn to lead the retail giant’s international legal work as senior vice president and general counsel, international. Vaughn previously held a similar position with Kimberly-Clark for…
by - August 27, 2020 12:09 pm
A national insurance leader has opened an office in Bentonville. GEICO opened an office at 1706 S.E. Walton Blvd., Suite 6. Josiah Dodson will lead the office, which has six…
by - August 27, 2020 11:35 am
Resplendent Hospitality, a Texas-based public relations and communications agency with an Arkansas connection, opened a physical office at 211 E. Dickson St. in downtown Fayetteville earlier this year. Mary Mickel…
by - August 27, 2020 9:51 am
The District Office III LLC picked up a seven-year, $9.37 million construction loan arranged through Rob Woods at Arvest Bank. The funding is backing construction of a 41,396-square-foot Class A…
by - August 26, 2020 4:51 pm
Walmart, Procter & Gamble, the Northwest Arkansas Council and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art have created the Community Cohesion Project to improve understanding about cultural differences while also encouraging…
by - August 26, 2020 12:16 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods was in 2019 king of the nation’s broiler production with 200.47 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken produced each week. Tyson Foods slaughtered 38.3 million chickens a week…
by - August 26, 2020 11:21 am
Grammy–winning singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop will be the first artist to take the stage at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville since programming was suspended in March due to health and safety…
by - August 26, 2020 10:58 am
A new partnership between the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville is expected to attract more people to the field of education. Students…
by - August 25, 2020 3:57 pm
The Walmart annual health fair which typically takes place in the fall is being replaced by an online wellness event slated for Aug. 28-30. The three-day event will focus on…
by - August 25, 2020 3:25 pm
Walmart blazed a new trail when it recently partnered with Verizon Media to launch an online grocery service for Yahoo Mail users. The service allows consumers to fill their Walmart…
by - August 25, 2020 10:03 am
The Northwest Arkansas real estate market has largely fared well during the COVID-19 pandemic as the price of homes continues to rise and the number of lots falls, an economist…
by - August 24, 2020 3:37 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas had combined sales tax revenue of $6.787 million in the August report. Revenue rose 3.4% from a year ago and reversed the downward…
by - August 24, 2020 1:28 pm
While many financial institutions distributed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, some lenders originated more loans on the national and local level. Bank of…
by - August 24, 2020 10:59 am
Bentonville developer Jake Newell, principal of Newell Development, is leading a group of investors who’ve started a $15 million mixed-use project two blocks east of the square along East Central…
by - August 23, 2020 5:13 pm
Walmart Inc. and Tribeca Film Festival will partner to host the Walmart Drive-in, a series of free drive-in movie screenings across the country. The retail giant announced the initiative on…
