by - August 10, 2020 3:43 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart is expected to report a decline in earnings per share and revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which ended July 31. The buy here, pay…
by - August 10, 2020 1:16 pm
Sean Slovenski, senior vice president of health and wellness at Walmart U.S., is exiting the company after just two years. His departure was recently announced in a internal memo from…
by - August 10, 2020 10:10 am
Little Rock-based contractor Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. will mark its 75th anniversary next year. Patrick Tenney says the company’s division in Northwest Arkansas will continue to be a vital…
by - August 9, 2020 12:04 pm
In July 2019, the growth potential of Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens attracted an investment from 10 Point Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm. The capital is expected to help…
by - August 9, 2020 12:01 pm
Through the first half of 2020, residential building permits in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are down nearly double digits from the 2019 pace. According to permit data from each…
by - August 7, 2020 1:27 pm
Fayetteville-based TheatreSquared (T2) has named Simmons Foods CEO and Vice Chairman Todd Simmons its new board president. Simmons replaces Lynn Donald Carver, who was board president for six years as…
by - August 7, 2020 9:53 am
A popular food truck court in downtown Fayetteville is for sale. Shulertown, at 372 W. Dickson St., is listed for $1.2 million. It was created in 2014 by restaurateur Zac…
by - August 6, 2020 6:27 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. has named Joseph A. Vitiritto its new president and CEO. Vitiritto, 49, has worked in the transportation industry for 25 years and has served…
by - August 6, 2020 11:49 am
In Arkansas, the tourism and hospitality industry is a significant source of employment and revenue. Only agriculture is a more substantial business in the state. Like so many industries, tourism…
by - August 6, 2020 9:44 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Wednesday (Aug. 5) it received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to put more processing power into controls…
by - August 6, 2020 9:07 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville concluded a capital campaign by raising a record $1.45 billion for student, faculty, program and capital support. The private fundraising will advance academic opportunity…
by - August 5, 2020 2:07 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill rose in May and June but remained significantly below the level they were in the same months in 2019 as airlines…
by - August 5, 2020 8:16 am
Researchers with the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have developed a disinfectant spray that can last for up to 50 touches before it…
by - August 4, 2020 4:11 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ trail system is experiencing a steady rise in bike and foot traffic, according to a new report commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation. Since 2015, cycling use has…
by - August 4, 2020 8:31 am
America’s Car-Mart Inc. opened its 150th dealership in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Friday (July 31). This is the second dealership the Rogers-based buy here, pay here used car dealer opened in…
by - August 3, 2020 2:48 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to expand its on-demand transit service in Rogers as Northwest Arkansas ridership remains down through the first half of the year. ORT…
by - August 3, 2020 1:42 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council and Bentonville-based Pure Charity announced Monday (Aug. 3) a partnership with Get Shift Done to bring the employment initiative to Northwest Arkansas. The program launched in…
by - August 3, 2020 12:41 pm
Tyson Foods said costs related to COVID-19 totaled $340 million, and that did not include direct costs related to absenteeism. The expense hurt the meat giant’s bottom line in the…
by - August 3, 2020 10:52 am
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas will use $1.5 million to develop a new traffic-sensing technology to track cargo as it moves on roadways and through…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
