by - August 14, 2014 6:27 am
A largely new leadership team at Wal-Mart Stores is focused on better store execution from Bentonville to Shanghai. That was the message shared by execs with the retail giant in…
by - August 14, 2014 6:14 am
Retail giant Wal-Mart saw its profits climb slightly higher with the help of rising revenues, but it lowered expectations for its earnings for the remainder of the year. The Bentonville-based…
by - August 13, 2014 10:30 pm
A new $25 million retail real estate investment that will be anchored by a Whole Foods grocery store is expected to create 150 new jobs with an average salary of…
by - August 13, 2014 9:50 pm
Consumers and some farmers across Northwest Arkansas will have another grocery and distribution option as organic grocery chain Whole Foods plans to open a new store in Fayetteville in the…
by - August 13, 2014 7:28 pm
Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue in economic development, Chris Masingill, director of the Delta Regional Authority, said Wednesday at a DRA-sponsored summit that brought…
by - August 13, 2014 7:21 pm
A new five-year farm bill will provide some certainty for farmers facing possible uncertain times, Arkansas’ junior senator said Wednesday. Sen. John Boozman, R-Rogers, visited Wynne, Tyronza, Dyess and Jonesboro…
by - August 13, 2014 6:50 pm
Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue to saving and creating skilled jobs, Delta leaders say. A new report suggested ramping up existing efforts.
by - August 13, 2014 6:10 pm
Jim Benton and John McCutcheon, co-owners of PolyTech Plastic Molding in Prairie Grove, say they are living the dream since purchasing the plastic injection molding facility in mid 2012. It…
by - August 13, 2014 5:56 pm
With 911 technology going from operators using rotary dial telephones to now using GPS pinpointing locations, dispatchers must have the skills to face a changing world, the director of the…
by - August 13, 2014 5:24 pm
Blue Rooster is finalizing plans to open a poultry deboning operation at the former H&L Poultry plant in Warren, and anticipates 100 new jobs will be created, according to the…
by - August 13, 2014 4:41 pm
Rosalind Brewer will serve as co-chair of the influential Northwest Arkansas Council. The announcement was made today at the Council’s annual meeting in Bentonville. Brewer is president and CEO of…
by - August 13, 2014 3:29 pm
Rosalind Brewer, president and CEO of Sam’s Club, officially was named presiding co-chair of the Northwest Arkansas Council during its annual meeting held Wednesday (Aug. 13) at the 21c Museum…
by - August 13, 2014 3:19 pm
The 2014 International Blues Challenge October 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. Neumeier's Rib Room and The Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society presents The 2014 International Blues Challenge, Saturday October 4th 2014,…
by - August 13, 2014 3:18 pm
The announcement was made Wednesday at the organizations annual meeting at 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville.
by - August 13, 2014 2:59 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Law ranked first in a list of Best Value Law Schools by preLaw magazine.
by - August 13, 2014 2:34 pm
Dan Skoff, Local Meteorologist, to Speak at Hobbs State Park on Tornadoes One of Nature's most awe-inspiring and destructive weather phenomena, a tornado, is a violently rotating column of air…
by - August 13, 2014 2:24 pm
by - August 13, 2014 11:58 am
Poultry processor Blue Rooster is opening a deboning operation in Warren, Arkansas, and will hire 100 new workers at the facility. The facility was formerly home to H&L Poultry. Blue…
by - August 13, 2014 9:52 am
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) has announced that construction contractor Kolb Grading will begin rock blasting operations on the west side of McKissic Creek Road in Benton…
by - August 13, 2014 9:28 am
The TV shows Shark Tank met American Idol Tuesday (Aug. 12) at the annual G60 contest, which was hosted at the 2014 NWA Business Expo in Rogers. The two winners in…
