by - February 27, 2019 2:11 pm
Medical device startup Lapovations LLC of Fayetteville has received a $225,000 grant to complete the development of a device that’s expected to improve the safety of minimally-invasive abdominal surgeries. Lapovations,…
by - February 27, 2019 10:09 am
Climate change is not a political issue. It’s a fact. That’s according to Bill Hanna, president, CEO and chairman of Fort Smith-based Hannah Oil & Gas. Hanna was one of…
by - February 26, 2019 4:35 pm
A new low-intervention birthing suite will open this week at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville for expectant mothers seeking a non-medicated natural childbirth experience. The new suites will offer minimal…
by - February 26, 2019 1:07 pm
Walmart set a new goal to reduce plastic waste in packaging and is asking its suppliers to join the effort. By 2025, Walmart said 100% of its private brand packaging…
by - February 26, 2019 10:46 am
Greg Hitt, who served as lead spokesman and vice president of global corporate communications at Walmart since June 2015, has left the company to return to employment closer to his…
by - February 26, 2019 8:27 am
Consumers are spending but the largest cities in Northwest Arkansas continue to see rebates impacting their sales tax revenue through February. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported total sales tax…
by - February 25, 2019 6:26 pm
Sally Grimes, Tyson Foods group president for prepared foods, is exiting the company later this year when her successor is named and there is an adequate transition period. Grimes gave…
by - February 25, 2019 3:33 pm
“Elevating the everyday” is the mantra of Fayetteville-based Field Agent, which continues to harness data from an army of 1.4 million consumers around the globe. The crowdsourcing machine is the…
by - February 24, 2019 6:40 pm
In need of an extra set of hands for an odd job or household chore in Fayetteville? A modernized job board can connect you with a solution. The startup is…
by - February 21, 2019 4:01 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will accept applications from designers for its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program through March 15. The foundation is looking for designers with experience in landscape architecture…
by - February 21, 2019 3:54 pm
Jim Phillips, chairman and CEO of Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech, looks to guide the company through a lawsuit that alleges his firm missed payments on $7 million in loans. New…
by - February 21, 2019 11:59 am
Noted Bentonville architect Harrison French has purchased a unique property in the Boxley Valley of Newton County. French, founder and CEO of architectural firm HFA (Harrison French & Associates), completed…
by - February 20, 2019 8:46 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville made a $2.2 billion splash on the state’s economy in 2018 and has more than tripled its benefit to Arkansas over almost the past…
by - February 20, 2019 12:04 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Wednesday (Feb. 20) that Dick and Nancy Trammel of Rogers have designated the UAMS Northwest Arkansas Regional Campus in Fayetteville as…
by - February 19, 2019 6:29 pm
America’s Car-Mart profit fell 18.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, from the same period in the previous fiscal year, but excluding the impact of tax reform and a…
by - February 18, 2019 3:19 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Friday (Feb. 15) completed the purchase of New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery. J.B. Hunt announced Jan. 9 it had reached…
by - February 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Bentonville-based technology firm Movista has announced the addition of industry veteran Patty Lehan to head up sales development for the company. Lehan has over 20 years’ experience leading global marketing…
by - February 18, 2019 1:01 pm
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture and engineering industries, announced Monday (Feb. 18), the acquisition of Ignite Coaching and Consulting, a company in Salt…
by - February 18, 2019 12:54 pm
Walmart’s big sustainability push known as Project Gigaton was announced in 2017 in partnership with the Sustainability Consortium. The milestone project involves Walmart’s removing 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse…
by - February 18, 2019 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based Youth Bridge Inc. has signed a letter of intent to explore a “collaborative merger” with Springfield, Mo.-based Burrell Behavioral Health. The two behavioral health providers serve more than 45,000 youth…
