Walmart

Bentonville’s global retail giant Walmart recently unveiled new technology and partnerships that may significantly reduce food waste. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis visited a Walmart in Rogers to learn how this updated process works from company associates and executives.

On today's show, Walmart and their new technology to reduce food waste. Also, Fayetteville Public Library employees are unhappy about pay disparity. Plus, Lia Uribe brings us a new "Sound Perimeter" with music inspired by mountains.

On this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock interviews Erin Jernigan of Walmart Connect and nonprofit Next Up about the upcoming Walmart Women's Empowerment Summit. The event will take place on Sept. 26 and feature keynote speakers, panel discussions and audience exercises about striking a work-life balance.

The Walmart Home Office is set to officially open in 2025, but some elements of the nine block facility are already open and running. That includes their Whole Health Fitness Center, which opened earlier this year. Just across the street is another space that is up and running, at least at some capacity: Little Squiggles Children’s Enrichment Center.

Mercy hospital Northwest Arkansas will use part of a $5 million grant to advance cancer treatment for patients in Benton County.

Last week, Walmart shared that revenue was up 205% from the previous year.

On today's show, a buzzy hobby has a swarm of enthusiasts in the region, Walmart beat their estimated revenue jump by about $2 billion, and, Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses her life in Arkansas.

Hundreds of jobs are being cut at Walmart’s home office and its global tech operation.

Big things are happening at the Walmart Home Office, even though the new headquarters won’t be fully open for another two years. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams takes a tour of the new Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness center, a gym for all Walmart employees opening later this week.

On today's show, celebrating and remembering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Also, Walmart opens an expansive new whole health center. Plus, continued growth for event production companies in northwest Arkansas.