by - November 1, 2023 7:29 am
Bentonville-based retailer Walmart Inc. said Monday (Oct. 30) it is investing $9 billion to remodel and upgrade 1,400 U.S. stores. In a company announcement, Walmart officials said the upgrades would…
by - October 31, 2023 9:10 pm
An estimated 2,000 attendees of the 10th annual Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit in Rogers saw Gravity Industries demonstrate its flight backpack with Paul Jones, head of flight training, lifting off…
by - October 31, 2023 2:04 pm
Fayetteville-based Ozark Green Roofs was recently selected as the contractor for the more than 2-acre green roof for the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville. Lee Porter, owner…
by - October 31, 2023 10:05 am
Helping retailers reduce theft or develop more accurate demand-planning for manufacturers, ensuring better matches for clinical trials for cancer patients at Highlands Oncology, and keeping children safe from predators, are…
by - October 31, 2023 9:00 am
Brandom Gengelbach, previously the president and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in Texas, has accepted the same role with the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce (GBACC)….
by - October 30, 2023 1:16 pm
Danyel Bischof-Forsyth of Rogers has accepted a board position with St. Paul, Minn.-based Netzro. The company uses proprietary technology for reducing, recovering and re-harvesting food byproducts into upcycled ingredients considered…
by - October 30, 2023 12:02 pm
An educator conference devoted to building the entrepreneurial mindset in K-12 students is planned for Nov. 10 in Fayetteville. Ohio-based Young Entrepreneur Institute is organizing the Enspire Conference 2023. The…
by - October 30, 2023 11:46 am
New commercial construction in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area sold recently for $4.68 million. The purchase price equals $304 per square foot. Praedium Bentonville LLC bought the 15,400-square-foot building on 1.44…
by - October 30, 2023 8:31 am
It’s been 20 years since David Roth left a corporate job with J.B. Hunt Transport Services to lead a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit that helps people integrate their faith and work….
by - October 29, 2023 10:09 am
Little Rock-based charter school LISA Academy recently opened a 45,548-square-foot campus in Fayetteville. The campus is LISA Academy’s third in Northwest Arkansas. The new Fayetteville campus at 1166 Van Asche…
by - October 29, 2023 9:41 am
Two entrepreneurs and small business owners have teamed up to launch a new podcast, “Big Talk About Small Business.” Mark Zweig and Eric Howerton are the hosts and co-founders. Zweig’s…
by - October 29, 2023 9:02 am
A University of Arkansas leader said that low-skilled workers can be trained for biomanufacturing jobs paying $50,000 to $60,000 annually in as little as two weeks. That is the expectation…
by - October 26, 2023 10:51 am
Toting backpacks, sample goods and with nerves on edge, around 700 business owners on Wednesday (Oct. 25) got 20 minutes with buyer teams to make their product pitch at Walmart’s…
by - October 26, 2023 10:19 am
Bentonville-based CEI Engineering Associates marked a significant milestone in its history on Oct. 10 and did so at a new office complex it will soon call home. CEI officials welcomed…
by - October 25, 2023 5:08 pm
A University of Arkansas economist painted a rosy picture of the Northwest Arkansas economy amid expectations of strong U.S. GDP growth, ranging between 3% and 4% in the third quarter….
by - October 25, 2023 3:43 pm
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) in Fayetteville has hired Ashley Wardlow as executive director. According to a news release Wednesday (Oct. 25), she will begin the job on…
by - October 25, 2023 2:34 pm
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in the U.S., has granted candidate status to the Alice L….
by - October 25, 2023 12:14 pm
Architects behind the Arts on Main building in downtown Van Buren, buildings at Thaden School in Bentonville, and the Jim Rollins Elementary School of Innovation in Springdale were some of…
by - October 25, 2023 11:05 am
The University of Arkansas has selected faculty member Jeff Edwards as the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The UA shared details about…
by - October 24, 2023 3:40 pm
Walmart hosted more than 600 potential suppliers at its 10th annual Open Call event on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at its corporate offices in Bentonville. Included were several suppliers like Proud…
