by - August 29, 2019 2:03 pm
Sam’s Club, a retailer with revenue of $59 billion last year, makes its money from memberships. Under the direction of CEO John Furner, Sam’s Club has continued to try and…
by - August 29, 2019 1:48 pm
Tyson Foods and its beef processing competitors are at the center of a federal probe headed up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to examine the reasons behind price…
by - August 29, 2019 10:34 am
Fayetteville developer Mark Zweig has sold his Twin Arch motel project for $1.54 million. Zweig has been renovating the long-vacant property at 525 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville since 2016. He…
by - August 28, 2019 6:21 pm
Walmart Store #100 in Bentonville is one of three sites Walmart is testing lactation suites that offer moms privacy for breastfeeding. They are self-contained pods that comply with the Americans…
by - August 28, 2019 3:05 pm
Fayetteville businessman and executive coach Terrell “Terry” Bowen, Vistage Chair for the Northwest Arkansas chapter of Vistage International, has died in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Colorado. He…
by - August 28, 2019 11:22 am
Every great entrepreneur has a comeback story. Lance Stokes is working on his. Stokes had a big success with Lauren James Enterprises. He and his wife, Lauren Wilkins, founded the…
by - August 27, 2019 3:09 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently opened a 132,883-square-foot Training and Technology Center. J.B. Hunt in late 2017 started construction on the four-story center, a stand-alone building about…
by - August 27, 2019 11:05 am
Home sales in Benton and Washington counties totaled 4,747 homes in the first half of 2019, up 7% from the same period in 2018. That was the third-highest total since…
by - August 26, 2019 5:22 pm
Construction workers with their punch list are winding up the last few details on Mercy’s new outpatient clinic in Springdale which is set to open Sept. 18. The 63,000 square-foot…
by - August 26, 2019 2:04 pm
New Jersey-based Aptitude Development has completed a $4.77 million real estate acquisition in Fayetteville, with plans to build a seven-story student housing development. Aptitude acquired the property in three separate…
by - August 25, 2019 5:04 pm
Rising home prices in the region continue to make Northwest Arkansas a popular area for multifamily developers. In the past year, home prices have increased by 14% in Washington County…
by - August 22, 2019 4:11 pm
Sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities rose by 8.8% in the August report compared to the year-ago period. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative sales tax…
by - August 22, 2019 1:35 pm
Jon Ehly, CEO of Omaha, Neb.-based Plastilite Corp., said the company is eager to make its first shipment of eco-friendly foam coolers to 500 test stores in the next couple…
by - August 22, 2019 1:16 pm
Former Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs Ryan Frazier and Kenny Cason have returned to the region to launch their newest venture — in a roundabout way. Frazier and Cason, two of the…
by - August 21, 2019 2:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) continues to give the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) more responsibility in the development of a new road leading to the Highfill airport. XNA board…
by - August 21, 2019 12:17 pm
Walmart’s new home office campus is taking shape as Gensler, a global architecture firm, was chosen to oversee the massive building project from start to finish. In a blog post…
by - August 20, 2019 4:09 pm
Fayetteville attorney Diane Warren has announced her candidacy for Circuit Court Judge of the new 8th Division of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, serving both Washington and Madison counties. Warren is the…
by - August 20, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Vold Vision announced the hiring Tuesday (Aug. 20) of Dr. Sharon Napier, the first fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologist in Northwest Arkansas. Vold Vision has nine physicians and clinics in Fayetteville,…
by - August 20, 2019 10:53 am
In the summer of 1989, First National Bank & Trust Co. of Rogers hired Steven Plaisance as a part-time teller. The bank was owned by Arvest Bank as the result…
by - August 19, 2019 7:51 pm
Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for Walmart for the past year, is leaving the company effective Aug. 30. She is planning to return to the San Francisco Bay Area where…
