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…
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…
