by - October 5, 2021 8:36 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will give $1.25 million to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support the programs of the organization that’s dedicated to saving lives…
by - October 2, 2021 11:16 am
An old-time coal chute and a man named Charlie Vergos changed dining in Memphis and throughout the South almost six decades ago. In 1948, Vergos co-owned Wimpy’s, a “three and…
by - September 30, 2021 4:03 pm
Governors, legislators and highway department officials from Arkansas and Missouri were among a crowd of at least 200 people who gathered Thursday (Sept. 30) to celebrate the opening of the…
by - September 29, 2021 11:58 am
Heartland Forward announced Wednesday (Sept. 29) that it is raising $4 million to support the expansion of a new idea accelerator program to 1,000 entrepreneurs by 2023. Heartland Forward’s new…
by - September 28, 2021 4:58 pm
Consumers continued to patronize restaurants online and in-person despite U.S. COVID-19 cases rising in August. NPD Group reports U.S. restaurant traffic increased 5% in August compared to a year ago,…
by - September 28, 2021 11:35 am
Walmart continues to look for ways to increase its share of the baby products market, shifting more toward online sales. The Bentonville-based retailer recently launched a new baby product with…
by - September 23, 2021 2:12 pm
Winrock International has received $900,000 in funding from Walmart through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to provide business development support to Black-owned e-commerce and wholesale retail enterprises in Arkansas,…
by - September 23, 2021 1:25 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated changes in an already growing e-commerce sector. According to a recent white paper, it disrupted online order fulfillment amid a spike in consumer demand, labor shortages,…
by - September 22, 2021 4:38 pm
Derrell Hartwick has been hired as the new president & CEO of the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce effective November 1, 2021. Hartwick was previously the president & CEO…
by - September 22, 2021 3:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill had fewer enplanements in August, compared to the previous month, amid an increase in COVID-19 cases and a softening of leisure travel. However,…
by - September 21, 2021 10:39 am
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $4 million to two Arkansas airports. The two airports are among 60 U.S. airports that…
by - September 21, 2021 9:19 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will use a $288,700 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to establish a commercial driver’s license (CDL) training and truck driving…
by - September 21, 2021 9:03 am
Bentonville-based nonprofit developer Community Development Corp. of Bentonville/Bella Vista recently hosted a preview event for the four accessory cottages expected to become a model for infill development. Event attendance was…
by - September 20, 2021 1:12 pm
Retailers have been trying to crack the code on e-commerce profitability for the past several years. While Walmart and Amazon have sought alternative revenue streams to help finance the business,…
by - September 20, 2021 9:32 am
Animal Medical Center (AMC) of Rogers, a full-service hospital offering various services from surgeries to preventative care, built a second location that opened in June 2020. One of the three…
by - September 18, 2021 8:13 am
University of Arkansas researcher and physics professor Hugh Churchill is creating and testing portable air filters that help remove infectious airborne particles — including respiratory droplets that carry coronavirus —…
by - September 16, 2021 2:43 pm
The Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex is partially complete, and the fields that are finished will open Sept. 22. The 200-yard rifle range, the 50-yard pistol range, three trap/skeet fields, a…
by - September 14, 2021 5:40 pm
Women of all ages, ethnicities and professions are taking time this week to celebrate successes, discuss challenges and continued work toward gender equality and empowerment at the Northwest Arkansas Business…
by - September 14, 2021 3:20 pm
The trucking industry looks to be headed toward a “stronger and longer” peak season as containership backlog worsens at ports and capacity is unlikely to loosen soon, according to an…
by - September 11, 2021 1:16 pm
The Sells Agency announced three new employees and one promotion. L. Lamor Williams stepped into the role of public relations director in mid-June. Formerly communications and marketing manager for the…
