August 2017

Northwest Arkansas largest companies are often among the first to step up during a natural disaster with Walmart Stores, Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt Transport Services leading the way.

Their work was only gaining steam as Hurricane Harvey began moving north and away from the Gulf Coast.

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announced last week that they would provide $1 million to organizations helping in response to Hurricane Harvey, and that was just the beginning. The company and foundation announced on Wednesday that they’d provide up to $20 million toward Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are headed to the Texas League playoffs in pursuit of their second championship.

After home playoff games on Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, the Naturals hit the road in the best-of-five series. Their likely first-round opponent is the Springfield Cardinals or the Tulsa Drillers as they lead the North Division in the second half.

The largest gift ever given to a university school of art was announced this week at the University of Arkansas.

The unprecedented gift of $120 million from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation will go to the Northwest Arkansas university to establish the School of Art. The gift creates the state’s only university school of art, and it will propel art education and research in the state forward while also providing unparalleled access and opportunity to students.

The gift helps position the School of Art as a center of excellence in art education, art history, graphic design and studio art curriculum. 

Two Northwest Arkansas companies are ranked in the Top 100 on a publication’s list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The 2017 Inc. 5000 includes… Read More »Eight NW Arkansas Companies Hit Inc. 5000 Ranking