by - August 26, 2025 3:35 pm
Walmart is using Ohio-based Ranpak to install AutoFill systems in five next-generation fulfillment centers. Terms of the contract were not made pubic. Walmart now uses the AutoFill system at its…
by - August 26, 2025 10:43 am
Oversight of the Rural Recreational Roads (R3) program recently transitioned from Bentonville-based Runway Group to Bentonville nonprofit Ozark Foundation, positioning the program for statewide expansion, according to a news release….
by - August 26, 2025 10:10 am
Angie Cooper was recently named president of Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank headquartered in Bentonville, but doing work across a wide swath of middle America, including the Delta. She has…
by - August 25, 2025 1:19 pm
Cumulative sales tax revenue in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale was $10.013 million in the August report, up 0.56% from a year ago. Fayetteville bucked the decline with sales tax…
by - August 25, 2025 11:06 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his wife, Shelley, will donate $10 million to the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas to establish endowed funds, supporting…
by - August 24, 2025 11:05 am
The recent passing of Uvalde Lindsey — legislator and a long-time leader of the Northwest Arkansas Council — gave many friends, colleagues and admirers a chance to reflect on Lindsey’s…
by - August 22, 2025 1:48 pm
Brad Delco, senior vice president of finance for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., has been promoted to chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, the company…
by - August 21, 2025 4:49 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs reached a record enrollment of 1,423 students this fall, officials announced Thursday (Aug. 21). The private university welcomed 441 new students for the start…
by - August 21, 2025 12:36 pm
Stephanie Cornell, executive director of the Walton Family Foundation, said she will step down at the end of this year after more than two years in the role. On Thursday…
by - August 21, 2025 12:30 pm
Second quarter net income for Walmart was $7.026 billion, up 56.1% compared with the same period in 2024. Per share earnings were 88 cents before adjustments reduced them to 68…
by - August 20, 2025 4:25 pm
Target will have a new CEO to start the next year as Brian Cornell becomes chairman for the retailer. The board unanimously elected Micheal Fiddelke as Target’s next CEO, effective Feb….
by - August 20, 2025 4:15 pm
Specialized Real Estate Group, in partnership with the city of Fayetteville, recently broke ground on a new public pocket park located along the Razorback Greenway, adjacent to the South Yard…
by - August 20, 2025 2:24 pm
As a business professor, business leadership consultant, and cosmetic line founder, Dr. Kimberly Polite “packages professionalism” in all its different aspects. “It takes multi-layers to be successful in the business…
by - August 20, 2025 1:07 pm
Many retailers are investing in stores, people and technology to ensure they remain relevant in the evolving retail sector. Burlington, Walmart, Five Below, and Tractor Supply are just a few…
by - August 19, 2025 5:49 pm
Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Corp. and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. will merge in an all-stock deal, forming a publicly traded electric and natural gas utility valued…
by - August 19, 2025 1:46 pm
Charleston, S.C.-based The Indigo Road Hospitality Group is the new operations partner for Bentonville-based Ropeswing Hospitality Group, the firms announced Monday (Aug. 18). Indigo Road plans to open a Bentonville…
by - August 19, 2025 6:44 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced a collaboration with the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, Mercy and Washington Regional Medical Center to expand its…
by - August 18, 2025 5:43 pm
Douglas Campbell, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 9.47% raise in fiscal 2025, which ended April 30, according to the company’s proxy statement. Campbell’s salary rose to…
by - August 18, 2025 5:27 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) has reached an agreement with the city of Highfill in the case that involves the airport detaching from the city. In a special meeting Monday…
by - August 18, 2025 3:18 pm
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and the area host committee for the 2026 Congress are accepting applications for Legacy Projects, a program that provides pro bono urban design…
