Northwest Arkansas

by The City Wire staff -

Two e-commerce execs exit Wal-Mart

In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart. Gibu…

by Wesley Brown -

Arkansas’ Jobless Rate Drops To 5.4%

Arkansas’ jobless rate in August dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in tandem with the national unemployment rate as the state’s labor pool rose by 1,400 to a robust 1,338,300…

by Paul Gatling -

Early Childhood Education Hub Eyes New Location in Bentonville

Michelle Barnes, executive director of the nonprofit Helen R. Walton Childrens Enrichment Center, announced Thursday that the center has raised almost 90 percent of a $14.3 million capital campaign to pay for the construction of a new 35,000-SF facility in Bentonville.