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Tyson execs bullish on better results in 2024
Tyson Foods’ stock price edged up Wednesday (May 15) following comments made by CEO Donnie King and Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson at the BMO Global Farm to Market…
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U.S., China professionals host supply chain meeting in Rogers
John Kent, clinical professor for the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been working…
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New boutique hotel planned for downtown Springdale
A Northwest Arkansas investment group is planning to refurbish a vacant building in downtown Springdale near Walter Turnbow Park and the Razorback Regional Greenway into a new hospitality development. Spring…
by - May 14, 2024 9:30 am
Income, margin gains expected for Walmart’s first fiscal quarter
Walmart will report first-quarter earnings ahead of the market opening on Thursday (May 16), and all signs predict a solid quarter for the Bentonville-based retail behemoth. Analysts forecast revenue to…
by - May 14, 2024 8:44 am
The Jones Center hires Joe Lloyd as president, CEO
Joe Lloyd, a longtime Tyson Foods executive, has been appointed as the president and CEO of The Jones Center in Springdale. He replaces Terri Trotter, who resigned this past November…
by - May 14, 2024 8:32 am
Walmart cutting corporate jobs, recalls some remote workers (Updated)
Editor’s note: Story updated with statement from Walmart. Several hundred jobs are being cut at Walmart’s home office and its global tech operations. The layoffs in Bentonville began Monday (May…
by - May 14, 2024 8:08 am
Bentonville software provider Ox has a new COO
After several successful stints building and exiting large companies, supply chain executive Chris Halkyard has joined Bentonville software provider Ox as its new chief operations officer. The company shared the details in…
by - May 13, 2024 2:04 pm
Onyx opens Rogers studio, wins chocolate awards
Rogers-based Onyx Coffee Lab now has two award-winning chocolate bars and a 4,196-square-foot space to shoot promotional and educational content for its award-winning coffee and tea. The 2nd Street Studio…
by - May 13, 2024 10:41 am
Arvest Bank promotes Shepard to regional executive
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s…
by - May 12, 2024 10:29 am
Real Deals: New Springdale apartment complex sells for $33.2M
A 157-unit multifamily property west of Interstate 49 in Springdale sold recently for $33.2 million. The purchase price equals approximately $212,000 per unit. Kansas City, Mo.-based Block Real Estate bought…
by - May 12, 2024 9:56 am
NWA restaurant owner launches nonprofit to fight food insecurity
Entrepreneur Juan Bahena of Fayetteville recently established a nonprofit to mitigate food insecurity in the Hispanic community. Bahena is the founder and director of the Fayetteville nonprofit Casa Dos Alas….
by - May 12, 2024 8:52 am
Fuel Accelerator plans ‘demo day’ for health tech startups
Startup Junkie of Fayetteville will host a demo day on Wednesday (May 15) for the second cohort of its Fuel Accelerator program focusing on health technology startups. The event begins at…
by - May 12, 2024 7:46 am
Bentonville startup graduates from Embark with strong networks, $10K grant
In the startup world, some things are just as good as cash. Strong networks qualify. That’s one of Bentonville entrepreneur Alex de la Fuente’s takeaways after graduating recently from Embark,…
by - May 9, 2024 7:07 pm
Recession, autonomous trucks, litigation topics at truckers conference
Trucking is big business in Arkansas, but the freight demand downturn, now in its 15th month, shows no sign of retreat, according to Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking…
by - May 9, 2024 3:12 pm
Walton highlights Bentonville investments, what makes it great
Steuart Walton said investment into mountain biking trails north of downtown Bentonville led to additional investments to boost the city’s attractiveness as a place to live and visit. More trails…
by - May 9, 2024 8:01 am
Walton group buys 2,700 acres in Bella Vista; assures community input in future development
Bella Vista’s status as a go-to cycling and mountain biking destination might be overshadowed by Bentonville, its larger neighbor to the south. That perception may be about to change, kickstarted…
by - May 9, 2024 7:20 am
$10M venture studio in Bentonville to launch 5 tech startups in 3 years
Indianapolis-based venture builder High Alpha Innovation, in partnership with nonprofit VentureWell of Massachusetts, has launched Bentonville-based venture studio Fieldbook Studio. The $10 million studio plans to launch five new technology…
by - May 8, 2024 12:12 pm
Startup studio has unique approach to build companies
Highway Ventures, a startup studio that launches and grows advanced mobility companies, is forming in Northwest Arkansas. Founding partners Lane Patterson, Dylan Terry and Joe Comizio bring a unique blend…
by - May 8, 2024 11:42 am
Rogers design firm moves to new office in Pinnacle Hills
One of the region’s largest architectural and engineering firms has a new address. PB2 Architecture and Engineering, a full-service firm with a national practice, recently relocated in Rogers from Ajax…
by - May 7, 2024 3:31 pm
New chief administrator named at Arkansas Children’s Northwest
According to the hospital system, Dr. Rustin Morse is the new chief administrator at Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale. He will begin in July after relocating his family from…