Rockline Industries of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, says that it will spend more than $18 million this year to add production lines at its three Arkansas wet wipes plants. read more >
An Arkansas judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the early closing time for bars and some restaurants that was temporarily imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online orders. read more >
A shareholders proposal that would require the board of directors at Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale to report on the company's due diligence in regards to human rights impacts gained 23 supporters. read more >
An NFL player with the Baltimore Ravens paid $824,700 for a home on Beaver Lake in east Springdale. read more >
The Arbors Apartments were bought by a group led by Jennifer Barner and Edward Modzel from Down Home Rental Properties LLC, led by Rob Kimbel. read more >
Walmart’s top health and wellness officer says the retailer will encourage but not require employees to get COVID vaccine. read more >
James Bell has joined the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce as vice president of economic development, entrepreneurship and innovation. read more >
Robert Morris Levy, a former pathologist for the Veterans Administration in Fayetteville, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $497,745 in restitution for involuntary manslaughter and mail fraud. read more >
PAM Transport Services Inc. of Tontitown on Wednesday reported income of $14 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. read more >
The Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium returns Thursday, April 29, with Zuckerberg Media CEO Randi Zuckerberg as a keynote speaker. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will pay $221.5 million to settle a lawsuit originally filed in 2016 that alleged Tyson Foods conspired with other poultry producers to fix prices for broiler chickens. read more >
Not only does its expansion in Fort Smith mark Hytrol’s first new location since arriving in Jonesboro in 1962, it begins a mutually supportive arrangement between the two sites. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on Tuesday reported income of $154 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. read more >
Forge Institute of Little Rock, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Tuesday a partnership to advance applied research in areas that support our national defense, including cybersecurity. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and Western Union of Denver announce an agreement that will enable Western Union money transfer services at Walmart stores across the U.S. read more >
Sue Hein, the daughter of John Williams, who founded the University of Arkansas’ architecture program in 1946, donated her family home to the university’s School of Architecture and Design. read more >
Shine Solar of Rogers is flexing its expansion muscles, announcing the hiring of former Overstock.com CFO David Chidester as its first CFO adviser. read more >
Greg Cockmon has been named CEO of Cromwell Architects Engineers, which has locations in Little Rock, Springdale, North Carolina and Germany. read more >
A former owner of a liquor store in Bentonville paid $856,000 for 8 acres on West Main Street in Farmington. read more >
