The Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Runway’s Chief Strategy Officer Brenda Anderson with the 2024 R.E. “Ed” Buck Award at their State of the Chamber lunch last week. This award is presented to an individual who personifies servant leadership. Congratulations, Brenda!
Cortado Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Oklahoma City with more than $110 million in assets under management (AUM), will host its second annual Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit on May 9 at Ledger in downtown Bentonville. Cortado Ventures is bringing the event to Northwest Arkansas to highlight the flourishing startup technology industry in middle America. Last year’s gathering in Oklahoma drew over 250 founders, investors and supporters of entrepreneurial ecosystems from 15 states and five countries.
Thaden Field was awarded the “Most Acclaimed Organizer Worldwide Award” by the Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide in recognition of their Women of Aviation Week events last month.
Runway Group Chief Executive Officer Chris Seay will retire as CEO effective at the end of March, the company has announced. Runway co-founder Tom Walton will step into the role as CEO.
Seay has served as CEO since October of 2021, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the holding company, which makes investments in real estate, outdoor initiatives, hospitality and other businesses.
“I’d like to thank Chris for his commitment to our organization in getting Runway’s oriented for success,” Walton said. “We are positioned well for the future, and we wouldn’t be here today without his leadership.”
Bentonville real estate developer Blue Crane completed a real estate acquisition for approximately 54 acres in Bella Vista in three separate deals totaling $33.9 million, laying the groundwork for future developments. The property acquired lies east of U.S. Highway 71 Business and includes the 9.5-acre, 48,000-square-foot Sugar Creek Shopping Center, a multi-tenant shopping center anchored by a grocery store, Allen’s Food Market. The remaining land is north and east of the shopping center.
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