by - October 16, 2023 1:25 pm
Bentonville-based Cartwheel Studio and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI) will host a 16-week accelerator for retail value chain startups leveraging technology, including machine learning and…
by - October 16, 2023 11:30 am
Randy Wilburn, an entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience in human resources and executive search consulting, recently established an area-focused job board to help for-profit companies and nonprofits…
by - October 15, 2023 6:15 pm
William “Hank” Henderson, the former CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart who was known for his grinning Southern drawl “drive easy” tagline while appearing for years in the company’s television commercials,…
by - October 15, 2023 8:58 am
A real estate agency that opened in 2013 in Fayetteville recently opened a second office in downtown Springdale. Flyer Homes’ new office is at 726 E. Emma Street. According to a…
by - October 12, 2023 4:04 pm
Walmart is betting big on another milk plant it plans to build in Georgia. The Valdosta operation will be the second such facility the retail giant owns following a similar…
by - October 12, 2023 10:47 am
In September, Bentonville entrepreneur Chris Thompson was a guest speaker for three classes full of students at Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University. Thompson is the…
by - October 11, 2023 1:04 pm
Walmart heiress and philanthropist Alice Walton is donating grants totaling $40 million to 64 museums throughout the country. The grants range from $56,000 to more than $2 million, and they…
by - October 11, 2023 12:44 pm
Northwest Arkansas commercial printing company Moxy (formerly Moxy Ox) is investing more than $2 million to build a new headquarters west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. The company’s new building…
by - October 10, 2023 6:42 pm
Walmart de Mexico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc., is under investigation for alleged price-fixing. Mexico’s Economic Competition Commission said the retailer was accused of price collusion with a supplier…
by - October 10, 2023 3:19 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the third quarter as margins are squeezed by pricing pressures and rising costs….
by - October 10, 2023 10:28 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Council, will release the…
by - October 10, 2023 9:02 am
A group of experienced real estate leaders from multiple firms in Northwest Arkansas have combined to launch a new commercial brokerage. Genesis Commercial is a full-service boutique commercial real estate…
by - October 9, 2023 2:18 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), will host the second round of public meetings this month on the project to convert…
by - October 9, 2023 1:48 pm
A Kansas hospitality management company is investing in multiple new hotel projects in Benton County. In May, Wichita-based TGC Group paid Sitton Group LLC $737,500 for a 1.34-acre lot on…
by - October 9, 2023 9:22 am
In this issue, we recognize 10 top executives with our ninth annual C-Suite Awards. The honor acknowledges regional leaders’ contributions, commitment to the community and exceptional professional performance. Candidates are…
by - October 9, 2023 8:21 am
Earlier this year, 76-year-old restaurant landmark AQ Chicken House —whose patrons included U.S. presidents — served its final meal in Springdale at 1207 N. Thompson St. (U.S. Highway 71). Or…
by - October 8, 2023 9:15 am
A four-building commercial office park in Bentonville changed hands recently for $12.75 million. 25N5 Moberly LLC, managed by Scott Senyard, bought the Moberly Business Park at 2500 Technology Circle, east…
by - October 8, 2023 8:15 am
Chase bank branches are expected to open this fall in Bentonville and Springdale. The consumer banking division of New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. opened its first Northwest Arkansas branch…
by - October 7, 2023 10:06 am
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas recently kicked off the youth mentorship program Beyond School Walls after piloting it last year. The success led to the program’s expansion this…
by - October 6, 2023 1:14 pm
Greg Cathey, senior vice president of transformation at Walmart, had plans to go law school after graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1995, but instead gambled on a career in…
