by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Martians Launch ‘New Media’ Co.
Mars Advertising Inc. of Bentonville will soon tap into the $2.4B social media industry.
Tag: retail
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Seeks Share of Electronics Market
Wal-Mart is making over, and beefing up, its electronic departments in an effort to win more consumers’ business.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
NWACC’s Retail Institute Seeks Heavenly Dividends
Bentonville community college puts students on fast track to employment within Northwest Arkansas? thriving retail economy.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
‘Locally Grown’ Baby Food Maker Enters Retail Market
Fayetteville mom gets in on burgeoning local foods movement with a line of baby food.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Attention to Quality Customer Service Yields High Returns (Commentary)
Customer service needs to be brought back to the forefront and emphasized not only in training, but in the maintaining and running of our businesses.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Annual Buzzwords Ignite Supplier Fires (Opinion)
The smell of honeysuckle, the sound of “achoos” from fresh cut hay and the proclamation of the next ideology revolution from the world’s largest retailer.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Boom Town Book Available
Author Marjorie Rosen has written a book about multiculturalism in Northwest Arkansas.
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
Client Mix Key to Growth for Architects, Engineers
While some architecture and engineering firms were forced to downsize in 2009, citing a continued lack of building activity in both the commercial and residential sectors, many firms have been able to increase their staff size this year by maintaining a m
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
PRSA Grants Apex Awards
Kathy Deck, executive director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas was named “Communicator of the Year” for 2008 by the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Has Lost its Immunity Card (Commentary by Jeff Collins)
Northwest Arkansas is not immune to the worst recession since the Great Depression, even though it was barely noticed in the previous two recessions.
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
Montana Tractors Moves to North Carolina
Montana Tractors in Springdale is closing its doors on South Thompson Avenue and moving operations to Tarboro, NC.
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
Business Owners Look for Bright Spots
Entrepreneurs, from green builders to cosmetics consultants, are seeing some positive effects of the economy as consumers prioritize their wants and needs.
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
InnoMark Communications Expands Supplier Footprint
An Ohio-based printing and display manufacturing company is growing its presence in Northwest Arkansas.
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
Lazenby Sells Three Liquor Stores, Properties (Real Deals)
William Lazenby recently sold three liquor stores for a combined value of $2.11 million.
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
National Home Centers Sues Homebuilder Nickell
National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale is suing bankrupt homebuilder Aaron Nickell and his wife Tammi Lynn Nickell.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Two Senior Apartment Buildings Complete at Legacy Village (Real Deals)
Northwest Arkansas Senior Services Inc. recently finished construction on two assisted living units in the Legacy Village in Bentonville valued at $2.16 million; $2 million Bella Vista shopping center sells.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Problems Could be Looming In the Commercial Market (Market Forecast by Tom Reed)
Streetsmart NWA produces quarterly reports pertaining to the real estate market in Benton and Washington counties. The reports focus on the single-family residential, multifamily residential and commercial sectors of the market.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
Auto Dealers Fight Uphill Battle
Arkansas sales of new cars declined by 28 percent during January 2009 versus January 2008, from 9,718 to 6,906. But that compares favorably to the national January totals that were off anywhere from 34 percent for Toyota to 55 percent for Chrysler and wer
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Presents to Full Panel in Dukes Case
The clashing sides in the long-running case of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. presented arguments to a full panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals March 24 on whether the case should proceed as a class action.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
NWA Mall Locking Up Leases
Jeff Bishop at the Northwest Arkansas Mall tells us more than 14,000 SF of space has recently been leased up.