by - April 5, 2017 1:19 pm
The Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission on Wednesday (April 5) announced the launch of a new regional website designed to promote Northwest Arkansas’ golf tourism. NWAGolfTrail.com provides online booking for…
by - April 5, 2017 10:09 am
Cromwell Architects Engineers has opened a Fayetteville office, and it’s a homecoming in more ways than one for the Little Rock-based firm. Cromwell architect Josh Danish, who is a graduate…
by - April 5, 2017 9:59 am
Retail giant Wal-Mart in its re-organization of the Walmart U.S. technology division is eliminating around 300 jobs in the Information Systems Division (ISD). Insiders said the retailer is laying off…
by - April 4, 2017 2:04 pm
Permit values for residential construction in the region’s four largest cities were up through the first two months of the year compared to 2016. Residential permit values from January and…
by - April 4, 2017 1:51 pm
Experience Fayetteville has a new logo and website, and it will soon launch a new marketing campaign aimed at attracting more tourism to the city. Agency officials revealed the updated…
by - April 3, 2017 7:37 pm
Marcy Doderer, president and CEO of Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), said news of Phase II in Springdale was announced prematurely on Friday (March 31), and not everything told to the…
by - April 3, 2017 2:52 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to build a new distribution center in Bentonville, about five miles southwest of its headquarters on Walton Boulevard. The company has submitted its large-scale development…
by - April 3, 2017 10:14 am
Halfway through a competitive bidding season, the trucking transportation industry saw business rise in March after a lackluster February, but carriers have been securing rates on the low end of…
by - April 2, 2017 8:32 pm
Northwest Arkansas leaders such as J.B. Hunt, Sam Walton, Alice Walton, Don Tyson and Pauline Whitaker built a strong foundation of leadership and philanthropy for the region, Larry Young, CEO…
by - March 31, 2017 5:21 pm
Northwest Arkansas is poised for continued growth from several of its key employment sectors., according to economic development officials from around the region who spoke to the Chamber Leadership Fayetteville…
by - March 31, 2017 5:00 pm
Even before construction is complete on Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, a second phase is in the works that will see a seven- or eight-floor office tower for physicians that…
by - March 30, 2017 9:02 pm
Two Walmart.com e-commerce execs said the retailer is ready to win the e-commerce battle with a new strategy concocted by Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., which also includes…
by - March 30, 2017 8:35 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened its first office in Canada, with an enterprise sales office in Toronto. The announcement was made Thursday (March 30). The Lowell-based carrier has provided…
by - March 30, 2017 7:46 am
Thaden School in Bentonville will open this fall, and the private school located in the Market District downtown has announced in the past few months the hiring of a director of…
by - March 30, 2017 7:37 am
Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce, has promoted three company insiders to new executive leadership roles under his revamped organization. The Wall Street Journal first reported Fiona Tan’s promotion…
by - March 29, 2017 5:18 pm
Garrison Asset Management LLC — doing business as Garrison Financial Corp. — has been sold to current employees Kerry Bradley (president), Glenn Atkins (executive vice president) and James Bell (vice…
by - March 29, 2017 4:17 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently received a U.S. patent for a system that would allow the retailer to use drones to move products between departments. Patent No. US 2017/0076354 was granted earlier…
by - March 29, 2017 1:59 pm
Ecoark Holdings of Rogers announced a corporate restructuring ahead of the company’s efforts to be uplisted on Nasdaq’s Capital Market. CEO and founder Randy May will step back as CEO…
by - March 29, 2017 10:50 am
The Springdale City Council on March 28 approved new design standards for downtown properties in its regular meeting, and it passed an emergency clause making them effective immediately. The council…
by - March 28, 2017 10:26 am
Kaaren Biggs, the Biggs family and Packaging Specialties Inc. have donated $2 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, it was announced Tuesday (March 28). “Throughout the years, our family…
