by - May 27, 2024 8:21 am
The Arkansas Statewide Technology Commercialization Center, an Arkansas Economic Development Commission program, has helped technology startups become viable businesses that have collectively generated nearly $1 billion in revenue. Recently, Fayetteville-based…
by - May 23, 2024 6:36 pm
Walmart announced the latest benefit for its Walmart+ subscribers through a partnership with Pawp telehealth veterinary services. The retail giant said Walmart+ subscribers will have access to complimentary 24/7 virtual…
by - May 23, 2024 11:16 am
While sorting through applications for the upcoming cybersecurity cohort of Startup Junkie’s Fuel Accelerator program, Sajan Gautam had some explaining to do for founders unfamiliar with the region. “We had…
by - May 22, 2024 4:06 pm
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively had sales tax revenue of $9.614 million in the May report posted by the cities, down 0.51% from a year ago. May was the…
by - May 22, 2024 2:50 pm
A notable real estate executive in Northwest Arkansas has changed companies. Burke Larkin, who headed up the Northwest Arkansas office of Little Rock developer Whisinvest Realty for more than a…
by - May 22, 2024 1:44 pm
Fayetteville retirement community Butterfield Trail Village Inc. has hired Kevin Spears as its chief executive officer, succeeding interim CEO Jack Mitchell. Spears was most recently CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation…
by - May 22, 2024 11:13 am
Tracy Poole says a traditional venture capital (VC) fund is typically only as good as the fund manager’s network. Recently, he tapped into a pretty big one with a strategic…
by - May 22, 2024 10:09 am
Food and beverage services company Nestlé will be the lead tenant for a new four-story office and retail building under construction in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area called “The Visionary.” Project…
by - May 21, 2024 2:19 pm
Jim Rollins, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale since 2020, will resign due to health reasons. The resignation will be effective June 30 this year. School officials announced…
by - May 21, 2024 7:29 am
Logistics technology startup FR8relay of Bentonville has received a $100,000 matching grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). The funding complements the company’s Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
by - May 21, 2024 6:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will use a $736,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to bolster training and skill development for students pursuing nursing and emergency…
by - May 21, 2024 6:54 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 6 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 20, 2024 3:08 pm
A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) alleges that water pollutants discharged from Tyson Foods’ processing plants “pose a risk to people and the environment and include large…
by - May 19, 2024 8:29 am
When Terri Mallioux of Fayetteville struggled to find a gravesite care service for her parents in Topeka, Kan., she realized a significant gap in the market. That led her to…
by - May 17, 2024 11:49 am
OzarksGo, a fiber-optic telecommunication subsidiary of Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative, recently connected its 40,000th customer to its high-speed fiber optic network. According to a news release, Gabriel Mallard and his…
by - May 16, 2024 1:10 pm
Residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities is up 10.6% from last year’s pace through the first three months of 2024. According to permit…
by - May 16, 2024 12:09 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its contemporary art and performance venue, the Momentary, in Bentonville, have promoted Lela Davidson to chief operating officer. According to a news release…
by - May 16, 2024 10:34 am
Walmart outperformed expectations in its first quarter earnings report Thursday (May 16). Its net income was $5.104 billion, up 205.1% from the year-ago period. Earnings per share were 63 cents,…
by - May 16, 2024 7:26 am
According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centerton is the sixth-fastest growing city in the United States among cities with at least 20,000 residents. Meanwhile, Fayetteville was one…
by - May 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Tyson Foods’ stock price edged up Wednesday (May 15) following comments made by CEO Donnie King and Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson at the BMO Global Farm to Market…
