by - July 2, 2018 2:16 pm
A 90-room hotel near the intersection of Interstate 49 and Highway 72 in Bentonville is under new ownership after an $11 million sale. The purchase price equals $122,222 per unit….
by - July 1, 2018 6:03 pm
Cupcakes aren’t a new idea. But a cupcake business, reimagined, paying competitive wages to employees with special needs? That was worth a frosty $500 at Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on Friday (June…
by - June 28, 2018 10:44 am
Springdale is growing Northwest Arkansas’ mountain biking scene with a new $1.16 million trail system on Fitzgerald Mountain that will be the largest in the city. The project is funded…
by - June 27, 2018 5:28 pm
Walmart confirmed plans to close three U.S. stores in July. A Walmart store in Corning, Ark., a town of less than 1,000 people located in the state’s northeast corner, will…
by - June 27, 2018 3:56 pm
May was a good month for Realtors in Northwest Arkansas, but year-to-date sales through the first five months of 2018 were not quite as strong. May home sales totaled 1,096…
by - June 27, 2018 8:29 am
Want to buy a downtown bar in Fayetteville, driven almost exclusively by a clientele of college students? There’s one for sale. Stir, a popular college bar on Dickson Street, is…
by - June 26, 2018 7:12 pm
With healthcare benefit costs expected to rise another 5% this year, more large employers like Walmart Inc. and Tyson Foods are looking to telehealth benefits to not only reign in…
by - June 25, 2018 3:32 pm
Retail spending amid the highest consumer confidence rates in 18 years helped hoist local sales tax revenue in June to double-digit gains. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative revenue…
by - June 25, 2018 12:08 pm
Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been studying methods to use soils and sands to build roads and structures in remote areas —…
by - June 25, 2018 10:44 am
2018 is a year of milestones for Springdale businessman Don Pitts. Pitts, who will turn 80 in December, is the chairman of Springdale-based United Holding Co., the family owned entity…
by - June 25, 2018 9:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to introduce our 10 honorees for the 2018 Women in Business awards program. Honorees represent women from a variety of careers, who have…
by - June 24, 2018 4:59 pm
Former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema was fired following the 2017 season, and the school agreed to pay the coach nearly $12 million for the final three years…
by - June 22, 2018 12:00 pm
Walmart Labs Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King has said the retail giant will add to its tech workforce this year, creating around 2,000 full- and part-time jobs. The jobs will…
by - June 22, 2018 11:05 am
The Walton Family Foundation began 30 years ago and has given $6.2 billion in grants to a wide variety of groups in Arkansas and around the country. Last year, 47…
by - June 22, 2018 9:52 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the June 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - June 21, 2018 4:28 pm
Trusting your “gut” in making business changes, putting the right people in the right jobs, and pursuing “inclusive” leadership were just a few of the topics covered Thursday (June 21)…
by - June 21, 2018 2:10 pm
Bike Rack Brewing Co. of Bentonville continues to add to the growing music scene in Northwest Arkansas with the announcement of the Bike Rack record label. The announcement comes in…
by - June 21, 2018 10:22 am
A $2.79 million project to widen Maple Street, between Garland Avenue and Razorback Road, is expected to start this summer and be completed in summer 2019. The segment of Maple…
by - June 21, 2018 9:59 am
Sam’s Club recently held a grand opening of its eCommerce fulfillment in Memphis. The fulfillment center (FC) is the first of the planned conversions of recently shuttered Sam’s Club locations….
by - June 20, 2018 10:20 am
Tony Rogers, chief marketing officer for Walmart U.S., is transitioning to a new position at Sam’s Club where he will oversee membership and customer experience. The announcement was made to…
