This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report explains Walmart's more stringent delivery guidelines for its vendors and their products called On Time and In Full.

A Monday roundup: Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton issues a statement in response to the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, Washington and Sebastian Counties will receive state money to establish Crisis Stabilization Units for people with mental health issues, Arkansas is named the worst state to have a baby, and the state's juvenile centers will once again be turned over to private operators.

The Songwriters Evening series will feature unplugged performances in the intimate Woody Guthrie Center Theater . The series continues the third Saturday of each month. The next concert is scheduled for Aug. 19.

After a group of University of Arkansas students built a mini park, or parklet, in a parking space on Dickson Street for a day, a local property management company liked their idea so much a parklet is now going to be up for a whole year. Randy Werner of Old Buildings LLC partnered with the students and the city to get a permit to set up the parklet in a parking space outside Blackboard Grocery & Eatery.

The Heartland Conference is a NCAA Division II conference comprised of 10 schools including the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. When officials decided they wanted to update their branding, they turned to UAFS graphic design students for ideas.

A seminar in fall 2017 on the University of Arkansas campus will explore the legacy of race in the United States of America.

Matt Waller, the Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, will teach a course for honors students in Arkansas Business this fall. He says the state has a history of innovation.

Arkansas education officials estimate that each day during the school year, more than a thousand school buses – with an extended stop sign and red lights flashing – are illegally passed by other vehicles. That’s why the Arkansas Department of Education is launching a three week campaign to raise awareness about school bus safety.

Becca Martin Brown of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gives us an overview of area theatre and arts seasons for the coming year.

A little over 10 years ago, the Fayetteville School Board voted to renovate and expand the current high school instead of building a second one. In that time, the Bentonville School District built another high school, making Fayetteville one of the largest school districts in the area with one high school. Superintendent Matthew Wendt explains how he is planning to prepare the school for future growth.