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 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 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 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 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…
by - September 9, 2021 3:25 pm
While it has yet to launch formally, Conway-based Arkansas Global Connect has started to help employers meet their seasonal workforce needs. It’s placed about 200 foreign seasonal workers so far, but this…
by - September 8, 2021 7:34 pm
BEI Precision Systems & Space Company, Inc. of Maumelle has been sold to Quantic Corporate Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. Terms of the transaction, which was…
by - September 8, 2021 11:00 am
A new program is being developed at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville that will train and support regional entrepreneurs focused on outdoor recreation-oriented hospitality, service and experience businesses, as…
by - September 6, 2021 9:38 am
New York-based Inc. magazine has released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country, and it includes 12 Northwest Arkansas businesses. Rogers-based marketing agency Bold Strategies, which…
by - September 2, 2021 2:23 pm
LIVSN Designs, an outdoor apparel company, has opened a Bentonville office, hired multiple employees, and completed the most successful Kickstarter campaign hosted by an Arkansas-based company. Earlier this year, the…
by - September 1, 2021 10:07 am
The decision in early July by the NCAA to allow athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) was a startling change, one of the most monumental in…
by - August 25, 2021 7:16 am
The Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC) based in Little Rock has been awarded a Resilience and Recovery Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Women’s Business…
by - August 23, 2021 10:09 am
The Cooperative Extension Service is launching a new workforce training initiative, known as “CREATE LIFT.” The program is facilitated by the Department of Community, Professional and Economic Development, which is…
by - August 22, 2021 11:55 am
BIKE.co recently opened a mobile bike service and rental shop, serving six Northwest Arkansas cities. The new business has a 1,500-square-foot office at 6028 W. Stoney Brook Road, Suite 3,…
by - August 21, 2021 9:04 am
Retailers across the country experienced the gamut in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic — supply chain hiccups, reduced operating hours, keeping employees safe, record revenue, robust online growth and more…
