Year: 2024

Riceland Foods names 3 new members to board

Three new members have been selected to serve on the Riceland Foods board of directors. Curtis Fox of Gillett will serve as the new director representing the Stuttgart District. Britt…

Elected officials, partisans react to Trump guilty verdict

Predictably, most Arkansas Republican officials and Democratic leaders had split views on the guilty verdict involving former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President in 2024. Trump was found…

Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in hush-money trial

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty Thursday (May 30) by a Manhattan district court jury on all 34 counts in the so-called hush money charges brought against him by…

Year five of the U.S. economic expansion

The U.S. economy has entered the fifth year of an economic expansion that began in May 2020, according to employment, income, sales and production metrics. This overlooked development is unlikely…

Former EPA official joins Walton Family Foundation as fellow

Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation announced Radhika Fox as a new fellow on Thursday (May 30). Fox will join the foundation’s environmental program and focus her work on the future of…

Report: Freight recession persists amid recovery signs

A recent report says the U.S. freight market has remained challenging but has started to show “signs of recovery.” FreightWaves and Trimble recently released the Q2 2024 Carrier Rate Report…

Fort Smith police chief reports that crime rates were down, training up in 2023

Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker said it is evident that previous collective efforts and investments in the Fort Smith Police Department are making a difference across the department and…

First quarter U.S. GDP revised down to 1.3%

The U.S. first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) was revised down from 1.6% to 1.3% in the “second estimate” posted Thursday (May 30) by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis…

Four Arkansas school districts receive $11.03 million for clean school buses

Four Arkansas public school districts will receive a combined $11.03 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to purchase “clean” school buses to replace diesel-fueled buses. The Clean School Bus…

Conway manufacturer Uniforce acquired

Conway-based manufacturer Uniforce has been acquired by Manufacturing Corporation of America (MCA), the two companies announced Thursday (May 30). Uniforce produces custom thermoformed plastics for the recreational vehicle sector. MCA…

Alligator encounter advice offered

Alligators have been roaming the Earth for more than 37 million years, according to the fossil record. The apex predators can grow to 12-feet long and weigh more than 1,000…

Olsson handling design for $150M in water projects

Nebraska-based engineering and design firm Olsson has been working on nearly $150 million in water infrastructure projects to support growth in Northwest Arkansas. The largest includes more than $105 million…

Then & Now: Necessary scales back career to focus on family

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…

Former Hendrix board member donates $4.6 million to college

Hendrix College has received a $4.6 million bequest from the estate of alumnus and former board member the late Dr. William “Bill” Roberts of Conway. He was a 1965 graduate…

Gulfside makes new Pope County casino pitch

The Gulfside Casino Partnership is hoping its broad $405 million plan for a Pope County casino will be enough to get a resolution of support from the county’s Quorum Court….

ArcBest announces scholarship program for dependents of employees

Fort Smith-based ArcBest has partnered with Scholarship America to create the first Employee Dependent Scholarship Program for the shipping and logistic company’s more than 15,000 employees. The program offers $2,000…

The Supply Side: New York-based supply chain startup Bops helps with inventory flow

According to industry data, the retail industry has an estimated $380 billion annually from overstocks, out-of-stocks and other inventory challenges that result in lost sales or deep discounts for suppliers…

Bentonville philanthropist Melba Shewmaker dies at 85

Melba Shewmaker, 85, matriarch of a family well-known for its philanthropy throughout the region, died at her home in Bentonville on Saturday (May 25). According to the obituary, the family…

Missouri-based Gold Mechanical expands with Springdale office

Gold Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contracting company based in Springfield, Mo., recently opened a second office in Springdale at 1107 Shaver St. CEO Ron Bogart said the second office is…

Dean named for Institute for the Creative Arts

Audra Brooks Titsworth will serve as the founding dean of the Institute for the Creative Arts, the first performing and visual arts high school in Arkansas set to open Aug….