Runway Group

It may be a few months until Blue Crane announces what it plans to do with the property it bought in Bella Vista earlier this year, but city leaders believe the Walton heirs’ interest is a sign its time has come. read more >

Geren previously led communications and marketing for Runway Group, a Bentonville-based holding company for Tom Walton and Steuart Walton’s investments in outdoor recreation, hospitality, aviation and real estate. read more >

Chris Seay, the company's current CEO, will retire at the end of March. read more >

Businesses and consumers in Arkansas and the rest of the country spent 2023 in the shadow of rising interest rates. Businesses dealt with other adversity, including rising insurance rates and a deadly March tornado. Other stories this year were more hopeful. read more >

The debate about redesignating the Buffalo National River reignited 50 years of resentment and suspicion. read more >

The OZ Gravel website includes curated routes that take riders on beginner, intermediate and advances courses throughout the area. read more >

Outdoor recreation contributed nearly 40,000 jobs and $3.5 billion to Arkansas’ gross domestic product in 2021, but state officials believe that is just a fraction of what the industry can accomplish. read more >

The conference will be co-hosted by Visit Bentonville, the city’s visitors bureau, and the Runway Group. read more >

Shaw co-founded Sage Partners in 2005 and served as CEO until March 2021 when he became the chairman of Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners. read more >

The facility will have 142 rooms, an event center and amenities designed for cyclists such as a bike valet and storage. read more >

She's taking over as vice president of community affairs after the departure of Mike Malone. read more >

As part the job, he'll share oversight of the university's Institute for Integrative and Innovation Research. read more >

Steuart Walton and Startup Junkie founder Jeff Amerine will be keynote speakers read more >

Springdale hopes to build on recent efforts to reinvigorate its downtown. read more >