by - April 24, 2017 7:04 am
There is roughly a 10-year difference in life expectancy between residents of Benton County in and Phillips County in eastern Arkansas’ Delta region, according to the 2017 County Health Rankings…
by - April 22, 2017 10:15 am
A federal jury seated in Fayetteville awarded Cuker Interactive more than $12 million in damages from a former business relationship with Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores. The retailer began the litigation when…
by - April 21, 2017 2:48 pm
Aging out of foster care without a permanent home is the highest-risk outcome for a foster youth. Twenty-five percent of these youth report that they became homeless within two to…
by - April 21, 2017 12:42 pm
For the second time in a week, a commercial real estate purchase in Bentonville has topped $20 million. Beau Terre, Northwest Arkansas’ largest office park, is now locally owned after…
by - April 20, 2017 8:31 pm
The top boss at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw his pay rise almost 13% in the most recent fiscal year thanks to a cash bonus bump of 42% tied to meeting…
by - April 20, 2017 1:58 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will invest $500 million in technology over the next five years in a move to better match carriers with shippers, rather than partnering with Silicon Valley…
by - April 20, 2017 12:33 pm
A “threat” to existing players in the U.S. grocery market is set to invade the East Coast, according to Mike Paglia, director of retail insights at Kantar Retail. Lidl, the…
by - April 20, 2017 12:09 pm
A remodeled estate home inside the gates of Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers recently sold for $1.9 million. MAKB Enterprises LLC, led by Patrick Byrd, bought the 9,326-square-foot home on…
by - April 19, 2017 3:59 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has spent more than $2 billion in the past two years building infrastructure for its U.S. eCommerce division. The Bentonville-based retailer is not finished, and recently confirmed two…
by - April 19, 2017 3:52 pm
A collection of nine industrial buildings in Bentonville totaling 233,000 square feet are under new ownership after a recent sale worth $25.1 million. In a deal that closed last week,…
by - April 19, 2017 3:06 pm
Northwest Arkansas has gained a reputation in recent years as a culinary hot spot, with new restaurants sprouting up throughout the two-county area. But now one vacant restaurant in Fayetteville…
by - April 19, 2017 10:50 am
NanoMech Industries of Springdale has been named as a 2017 finalist for an Edison Award in the category of Metal Production for one of its nanoengineered products, the patented nGlide…
by - April 19, 2017 10:20 am
It’s been nearly three years in the making, but under the leadership of vice president of private brands Chandra Holt, Sam’s Club has consolidated its 20 proprietary brands into Member’s…
by - April 19, 2017 10:01 am
Northwest Arkansas’ commercial real estate market closed the last half of 2016 on a strong note, according to the latest Skyline Report, portions of which were released Wednesday (April 19)…
by - April 19, 2017 7:45 am
Walmart.com CEO Marc Lore announced to his staff Monday (April 17), the hiring of Rahul Joshi as the new senior vice president overseeing customer care. The hire is one of several…
by - April 18, 2017 5:46 pm
Four years ago this month a group of eight investors, most of them from Northwest Arkansas, closed a deal to buy Grand Savings Bank, an Oklahoma-based lender established in 1981….
by - April 18, 2017 5:05 pm
Downtown Springdale Alliance executive director Misty Murphy told Talk Business & Politics-Northwest Arkansas Business Journal she is resigning her role with the nonprofit. Murphy said she is leaving to take…
by - April 18, 2017 8:32 am
Confidential Business Intermediaries (CBI) of Springdale has opened an office in Tulsa. Owner Carl Grimes said Roy Still is the managing partner for the office, which opened March 1 on…
by - April 17, 2017 5:08 pm
United Bank has started a renovation project of its Springdale headquarters at 2600 S. Thompson St. Bank president and CEO Nathan Gairhan said the project started the first week of…
by - April 17, 2017 9:19 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services saw first-quarter earnings rise 2% as load volume and contracts increased across its business segments. But income was affected by low customer rates as a result…
