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Walmart Expands Its Grocery Pickup Service

The retailer says it will add 20 cities at the start of April and intends to add eight new markets by the end of the month.

HOG Clinical Research Advancing Cancer Treatment

Highland Oncology Group has been involved in hundreds of clinical trials over the years, researching treatments for lung, breast, ovarian and Hodgkin lymphoma cancers.

Dunkin Donuts to Add Four NWA Locations

The Northwest Arkansas franchise is under new ownership.

IDK? Caf Expands With Rogers Location

The restaurant is opening in the former Back Yard Burgers property on Pleasant Grove.

Van Buren Firm Hawkins-Weir Opens Office in Fayetteville

The firm was founded in 1980 and also has an office in Little Rock.

NanoMech of Springdale Secures $10 Million in Series C Funding

The investment came from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabias national oil company.

Venture Development Company Plans to Open Office in China

VIC Technology Venture Development focuses on startups with strong technologies and voracious appetites for funding, so its no wonder the firm sees the market as a good fit.

Hotel Developer Invests $1.17M on South 48th Street in Springdale

Krushiker Hospitality Group Inc. operates six hotels, including the $12 million Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Fayetteville.

Nursing Home Planned for Promenade Boulevard in Rogers

The facility will take the place of Bentonville Manor, located on South Main Street in Bentonville, and that property is planned for a four-story mixed-use development.

CPG Recruiter Weighs in on Newell Rubbermaids Jarden Acquisition

The $15.4 billion deal could impact the companies local offices.

Whistleblowers face retaliation, need better protections, summit leaders say

America’s first whistleblower law was passed July 30, 1778. Michael McCray, a Pine Bluff native who worked in President Bill Clinton’s Department of Agriculture, said it didn’t protect him. McCray…

Governor: 75% threshold too high, managed care can ‘simmer’, Kurrus decision won’t be reversed

Editor’s note: A video interview with Gov. Hutchinson appears at the bottom of this post. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the 75% threshold to pass appropriations bills is too high, traditional…

Made in America: Delta Regional Authority hires four new regional economic development officers

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– BMW OPENS UP NEW VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR FOUR-STATE…

Weekend Digest: The Tubman-on-the-$20, Susan B. Anthony and yada yada yada edition

SUNDAY TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast…

Sens. Boozman, Cotton file amendment to block Clean Line funding

U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark. and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have filed an amendment to block funding to the controversial Clean Line transmission line that will run through Arkansas and was…

Tyson Foods Names Felicia Collins VP of Corporate Communications

In this new role, Collins will lead the companys public relations, social media and internal communications teams. She will report to Sara Lilygren, executive vice president of corporate affairs.

Four NWA Hotels Sold to Little Rock Buyers For $48M

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, Best Western Plus Castlerock, and Hilton Garden Inn, all in Bentonville, and Staybridge Suites in Fayetteville were purchased April 15 by entities controlled by Wally Allen, Blair Allen and Matthew Allen. All of the hotels will be operated by Beechwood Hospitality of Little Rock, which is also controlled by the Allen family.

Top 2025 Fort Smith metro stories include consent decree tax plan, UAFS fundraiser, and Mercy expansion

Year in Review: Top 10 NWA stories of 2025

The Supply Side: Retailer chargebacks could hurt margins for vendors

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: 911 control transfer, Dollar General sold in Van Buren