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Blue Crane Land Purchases Spark Bella Vista Hopes

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 >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Heartland Forward Names J.T. Geren as New Director of Strategic Communications (Movers & Shakers)

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 >
Investments

Runway Group Co-Founder Tom Walton Named CEO

Chris Seay, the company's current CEO, will retire at the end of March. read more >
Media & Marketing / Tourism

Waltons’ FORMAT Festival Won’t Return This Year

Organizers said the music, arts and technology festival in Bentonville is "taking a pause." read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Arkansas’ Biggest Deals in 2023 Total $29B

The No. 1 deal was Nippon Steel’s planned $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Arkansas Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2023Lock Icon

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 >
Investments / Retail / Small Business

Walton Brothers Invest in Outdoor Apparel Startup LIVSN

The company, founded in 2018, offers sustainable products including recycled nylon pants crafted from recovered fishing buoys. read more >
Government & Politics / Investments / Tourism

Buffalo National River Redesignation: Pros and ConsLock Icon

The debate about redesignating the Buffalo National River reignited 50 years of resentment and suspicion. read more >
Construction / Investments / Media & Marketing

Pedaling Progress: Bentonville’s Evolution as a Global Cycling HubLock Icon

Manufacturers, retailers and tourists discover Bentonville, the self-proclaimed mountain biking capital of the world. read more >
Retail / Tourism

OZ Brands Launches Gravel Cycling Brand

The OZ Gravel website includes curated routes that take riders on beginner, intermediate and advances courses throughout the area. read more >
Bryan Sanders, husband of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks after the governor announced the establishment of the Natural State Initiative on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2023, at the Arkansas State Capitol.
Government & Politics / Investments / Small Business

Outdoor Recreation is ‘Big Business,’ With Room to GrowLock Icon

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 >
Bryan Sanders, husband of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks with the crowd on Jan. 24 at the state Capitol, the day the governor announced that he would chair the Natural State Advisory Council.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Investments

Sanders Names Members of Natural State Advisory Council

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders names appointees to the new Natural State Advisory Council, which is led by her husband, Chairman Bryan Sanders. read more >
Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes the oath of the office administered by 8th Circuit Court judge Brian Miller on the steps of the Arkansas Capitol with husband Bryan and children Huck, Scarlett and George, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark.
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

The Next Generation, Now (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

A generational leadership shift is happening among key Arkansas companies and families. read more >
Nonprofits / Tourism

Wilderness Conference Set For Bentonville

The conference will be co-hosted by Visit Bentonville, the city’s visitors bureau, and the Runway Group. read more >
Brian Shaw, vice president of development at Blue Crane of Bentonville
Legal / Real Estate

Blue Crane Hires Brian Shaw as VP

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 >
USA Cycling has chosen to Bentonville to be the headquarters for the national mountain bike team.
Tourism / Transportation

Bentonville Named USA Cycling’s Mountain Bike Team HQ

The city will also become the national base for USA Cycling's collegiate operations and other functions related to growing the sport. read more >
A rendering of the Market Center of the Ozarks, a $31 million food hub planned for Springdale.
Construction / Nonprofits / Restaurants & Food

Food Hub Breaks Ground in Springdale

The $31 million hub will include commercial kitchens and community space and improve access to locally produced food. read more >
Business Services / Investments / Real Estate

Startup Loloft to Open Flagship Location in Rogers

The announcement comes after the company received funding from Bentonville-based RZC Investments, the investment firm founded by Walmart heir Stueart Walton and his brother Tom Walton. read more >
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Added to NWA ‘Ideas Summit’ Lineup

She'll be part of a discussion with Gov. Asa Hutchinson moderated by Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi. read more >
From left: Betsy DeVos, Steuart Walton and Tom Walton
Education / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Betsy DeVos, Walton Heirs Added to Governor’s NWA ‘Ideas Summit’

AOL co-founder Steve Case has also been added to the lineup of speakers. read more >