by - August 23, 2020 11:01 am
Shake Brands Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of organic Cannabidiol (CBD) products based in Northwest Arkansas, will be partnering with NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association) CBD Source, an online resource…
by - August 21, 2020 3:51 pm
Several retail analysts raised their target price estimates for Walmart shares following stellar second-quarter results and in spite of some cautionary sentiment from the retail giant, who gave no earnings…
by - August 20, 2020 11:56 am
A $17.2 million project to expand the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers is complete, backed by a number of significant funders, including Oklahoma-based Choctaw Casinos & Resorts. Venue…
by - August 20, 2020 10:27 am
Walmart Inc. confirmed a sizable layoff of corporate employees the last week of July, despite posting record sales during the pandemic. The scale of the layoffs is unknown, but it’s…
by - August 19, 2020 1:36 pm
Jeff Hood, Barbara Lofton and Mike Waldie have been promoted to be assistant deans in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the school announced…
by - August 19, 2020 12:59 pm
KMK Equity LLC recently broke ground for infrastructure work on a 30-acre development that will solicit office, retail and hotel tenants to the southwest intersection of I-49 and West Monroe…
by - August 18, 2020 4:21 pm
LaunchCode, the St. Louis nonprofit that places aspiring computer programmers with jobs in the industry, has launched its flagship course in Northwest Arkansas. LC101 is LaunchCode’s introduction to computer programming…
by - August 18, 2020 3:57 pm
The seventh annual Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit will take place virtually Oct. 18-21 and include presenters, such as Scott Spradley, chief technology officer for Springdale-based meat producer Tyson Foods, and…
by - August 18, 2020 9:31 am
Walmart’s second-quarter net income blew past analyst expectations with results fueled by a 97% increase in e-commerce sales and U.S. comp sales growth of 9.3%. Walmart’s adjusted earnings per share…
by - August 17, 2020 4:41 pm
The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture claiming failure to require humane handling of poultry at slaughter. The groups said…
by - August 17, 2020 4:24 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. beat earnings and revenue expectations in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as net income and revenue rose from the same quarter in 2019. Analysts had…
by - August 17, 2020 4:08 pm
A Benton County judge has ordered the principal of a former family-owned business in Siloam Springs to pay a Prairie Grove farmer nearly $157,000, including court costs, in a breach…
by - August 17, 2020 12:52 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas has opened a 22-bed unit dedicated to the post-operative needs of patients undergoing orthopedic and spine surgeries. Mercy has also added an orthopedic service line coordinator…
by - August 16, 2020 12:37 pm
2020 marks the 24th year for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. It’s safe to say this class will be one we won’t soon forget. That is due…
by - August 14, 2020 2:57 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas hired Rick Neal as education to employee director, a new position with the chamber. Neal is responsible for engaging state business…
by - August 14, 2020 11:54 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 13, 2020 3:51 pm
Walmart has been deemed a winner in challenges caused by COVID-19. While analysts largely remain bullish on the Bentonville-based retailer, they also expect slightly lower net income for the second…
by - August 13, 2020 2:25 pm
Walmart will continue having corporate office employees working remotely through Jan. 31, 2021. The retail giant just marked 20 weeks of remote working amid the COVID-19 pandemic and said it…
by - August 13, 2020 11:35 am
Fayetteville-based technology company BlueInGreen has sold its 100th installation. BlueInGreen, a clean water technology company and provider of an efficient method to dissolve oxygen, carbon dioxide and ozone into solution,…
by - August 13, 2020 10:10 am
A medical office building in Bentonville changed hands recently for $2.46 million. EIG Bentonville LLC bought the 7,933-square-foot building at 1104 S.E. 30th St. EIG is led by Elliott Bay…
