by - February 26, 2020 2:43 pm
Consumer spending in December helped to rally sales tax revenue reported this month by the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenues were…
by - February 26, 2020 1:24 pm
To help mark its 20th anniversary, Bentonville marketing and design firm Elkins Design has changed its name to The Elkins Agency. The announcement was made recently at an open house…
by - February 26, 2020 10:54 am
Building value in your business — and cashing in when you exit — is one of the primary distinctions between someone who is an entrepreneur and someone who is just…
by - February 26, 2020 8:05 am
A Texas businessman who was once considered the heir apparent to David Glass in the line of CEO leadership succession at Walmart Inc. has died. William R. “Bill” Fields, a…
by - February 25, 2020 2:50 pm
First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, is now open in Bentonville. Franchisees James Tillman and Joseph Hulston, operating through the…
by - February 25, 2020 1:51 pm
Tulsa, Okla.-based BOK Financial — rebranded late last year from Bank of Arkansas — is getting new leadership in Arkansas. After 24 years with the company, and 37 years in…
by - February 25, 2020 12:38 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner and Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. eCommerce, sent an internal email Tuesday (Feb. 25) to announce several changes to the merchandising division. According to…
by - February 25, 2020 10:46 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. earnings were negatively impacted by a proposed lawsuit settlement involving failure to pay minimum wage to drivers and driver misclassification as the company reported…
by - February 24, 2020 3:54 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $586,900. College officials said Monday (Feb. 24) the funding will be used to purchase equipment…
by - February 24, 2020 2:56 pm
Bentonville welcomed Caryl Stern to the city as the new executive director for the Walton Family Foundation by having her take part in a panel discussion on Monday (Feb. 24)…
by - February 24, 2020 1:50 pm
The University of Arkansas baseball team finished the 2019 season where only eight programs end up each year — the College World Series. The Hogs did something else last year…
by - February 24, 2020 11:37 am
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is targeting March 9 to open its Northwest Arkansas location in Rogers. The Baton Rouge, La.-based company, owned in part by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, will…
by - February 23, 2020 11:20 am
Randy Lawson, a longtime Bentonville oil and gas man, started his career like most in the energy industry — a landman, acquiring mineral rights from landowners. Nearly 40 years later,…
by - February 23, 2020 11:14 am
Louise Epstein, director of university partnerships for Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF), resigned last month less than two years after taking up the job. Her final day was Jan. 10….
by - February 22, 2020 10:26 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit recently broke ground on an 8,800-square-foot office building that will replace ORT’s existing administrative offices at 2423 E. Robinson Ave. The $2.9 million project…
by - February 21, 2020 3:39 pm
It took roughly six years of planning and undisclosed millions to breathe life into the former Kraft Cheese plant a few blocks from the downtown Bentonville square. The Momentary is…
by - February 21, 2020 12:57 pm
Reality TV-like series “Down to Earth” features surveyors of Rogers-based engineering company Crafton Tull in the first three episodes, titled “The Ozarks.” Bret Burghdurf, marketing director of the Americas for…
by - February 21, 2020 12:33 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs announced Friday (Feb. 21) the addition of an undergraduate cybersecurity degree beginning in the fall of 2020. Students can select to pursue either a…
by - February 20, 2020 4:03 pm
The Bentonville Schools Board of Education has extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Debbie Jones by one year through at least the 2022-23 school year. “Dr. Jones is a thoughtfully…
by - February 20, 2020 12:26 pm
New data from the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors (NABOR) indicates the housing market in the two-county area is off to a strong start in 2020. According to the latest…
