As any Bentonville visitor could see, Walmart has broken ground on its new corporate office space in the heart of town. Rather than the traditional skyscraper model, Arkansas’ homegrown, billion-dollar company is adapting to changes in how and where employees…
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Reimagining Downtown Rogers: Entertainment District Brings New Excitement to Community
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallThe Railyard Entertainment District, new to the city of Rogers, represents an effort to strengthen the downtown area. Local businesses, such as Club Frisco, The Foreman and Parkside Public, are cultivating excitement for the district’s potential moving forward. Opened this…
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Now Brewing in Conway: NWA’s Seven Brew Expanding to Central Arkansas
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallPopular Northwest Arkansas drive-thru coffee outlet Seven Brew is in the process of expanding its empire with a new location in Conway. The well-known destination, started in Rogers in 2017, is making its first push into Central Arkansas. Seven Brew…
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Little Rock Touchdown Club Reveals 2021 Lineup
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallAfter taking the year off in 2020 because of COVID-19, the Little Rock Touchdown Club presented its 2021 lineup of guest speakers Tuesday at the Simmons Bank River Market building in downtown Little Rock. Among the notable names set to…
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Walmart AMP Back in Business for Remainder of 2021
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallThe Walmart AMP is back in business after closing its doors for more than a year due to COVID. After hosting a fireworks show on the Fourth of July, the Rogers concert venue is set to host Luke Bryan, Pitbull,…
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A New Era: Fayetteville’s Iconic Williams Tractor Changing Name, Location
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallLongtime residents of Northwest Arkansas have known it as the iconic Williams Tractor since 1973. But by the end of 2021, the name will change to W.T. Equipment, and the business will move up Interstate 49 to Springdale. This year,…
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Razorback Retail In A Pandemic World
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallCollege baseball was one of those sports cut off in midseason last year by COVID-19. With their team coming off consecutive appearances in the College World Series and looking to make a run at three in a row, Razorback baseball…
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Amoako-Agyei Urges Attendees to “Be a Changemaker” During Women in IT Conference
by Kayla McCallby Kayla McCallCOVID-19 forced companies to adapt more quickly to emerging technologies and is fundamentally changing the way we work, Erica Amoako-Agyei told attendees of the Women in IT 2021 virtual conference. Sponsored by the University of Arkansas Walton Business College, the…