by - August 3, 2017 3:26 pm
A business entity controlled by members of the Walton family has made another key land purchase near Bentonville’s Market District. According to a real estate deed filed Wednesday (Aug. 2)…
by - August 2, 2017 6:32 pm
America’s Car-Mart shareholders elected Ray Dillon to replace Kenny Gunderman on the board of directors for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealership. Dillon’s term on the board…
by - August 2, 2017 5:48 pm
Tyson Foods said Wednesday (Aug. 2) that Andy Callahan, president of North American Foodservice & International, and Monica McGurk, chief growth officer, are exiting the company amid restructuring around the…
by - August 2, 2017 3:25 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. announced Wednesday (Aug. 2) a $152,000 grant to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to fund much needed operational efficiency improvements that, once implemented, will save the food…
by - August 2, 2017 7:56 am
Tyson Foods has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement with roughly 3,900 of its workers, past and present, at the meat giant’s pork processing plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. The…
by - August 1, 2017 4:34 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill oversaw its largest number of local enplanements ever in the month of June. There were 68,274 enplanements — or outbound passengers —…
by - August 1, 2017 12:35 pm
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service has named associate vice-president Rick Cartwright as its new director. Cartwright’s appointment will begin Aug. 1. He served as interim…
by - July 31, 2017 1:04 pm
As the building boom rolls on in Northwest Arkansas, the region can feel like one giant construction zone at times. Red dirt and new developments appear seemingly overnight, to say…
by - July 31, 2017 12:54 pm
Downtown neighborhoods in Northwest Arkansas have increasingly become centers for businesses and activities related to holistic health and exercise. Downtown Bentonville, for example, has a number of businesses that focus…
by - July 30, 2017 2:10 pm
In 2012, Rev. Pamela Cicioni and Meritt Hutchinson, who had recently lost her mother to cancer, began dreaming about creating a healing garden in Northwest Arkansas. That dream drew one…
by - July 30, 2017 1:51 pm
Dean Weber’s life was changed forever on a hot, humid Monday early in his career as an athletic trainer at the University of North Carolina. One of his players collapsed…
by - July 29, 2017 3:08 pm
Following news of corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart Stores’ headquarters in Bentonville, several major leadership changes were announced Friday via an internal memo by Charles Redfield, head of the grocery division,…
by - July 28, 2017 2:57 pm
In response to customer demand, Slim Chickens will build its sixth Northwest Arkansas restaurant in Springdale in the Ozark Center Point Place shopping center at the Highway 412/Interstate 49 intersection….
by - July 28, 2017 10:21 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has completed construction of a nearly 144,000-square-foot office building at its corporate headquarters east of Interstate 49 in Lowell. On Friday (July 28), the carrier announced…
by - July 28, 2017 7:55 am
A building designed by Fayetteville firm Marlon Blackwell Architects is one of 22 American projects that have been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards. The American finalists…
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, the largest employer in Northwest Arkansas and nation, is purging more of its corporate jobs. This marks the third round of layoffs in Bentonville this calendar…
by - July 27, 2017 11:13 am
Three commercial lots in Bentonville totaling 22.61 acres recently sold for a combined $4.99 million. The purchase price equals $5.07 per square foot. 8th & Melissa LLC, a Delaware-registered company…
by - July 27, 2017 8:37 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be in downtown Bentonville on Monday (July 31) to kick off an event sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders. The series is called “Ready…
by - July 27, 2017 7:57 am
Construction of a new banking center will soon begin at the southwest corner of Walton Boulevard and Southwest 28th Street in Bentonville. At its July 5 meeting, members of the…
