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Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart is one of several lenders that have performed better than other companies in economic downturns, analysts said. The buy here, pay here used car dealer was recently…
by - September 18, 2019 12:20 pm
Vehicle wheel manufacturer Superior Industries will lay off about 250 employees at its Fayetteville plant, said Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. That number equals…
by - September 17, 2019 9:48 am
The vacancy rate for commercial real estate in Northwest Arkansas rose to 11% in the first half of 2019, from 10.9% at the end of 2018, according to a real…
by - September 16, 2019 4:11 pm
An executive of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services recently said intermodal customers are neither pulling forward freight ahead of tariffs nor concerned about tight capacity going into the fourth…
by - September 13, 2019 1:51 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - September 12, 2019 1:35 pm
While Bentonville has enjoyed plenty of attention for its burgeoning mountain biking scene, Fayetteville looks to take the limelight when it comes to cyclocross after the city’s convention and visitors…
by - September 10, 2019 10:25 am
Arkansas media executive Walter Hussman, Jr. and his family have given $25 million to the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the school has…
by - September 9, 2019 1:08 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has hired Alex English as the airport’s public relations and marketing specialist. Her role is a new position for the Highfill airport. “This position was…
by - September 5, 2019 2:08 pm
Freight rates are expected to rise leading into the holiday shopping season as a hurricane along the East Coast disrupts carrier operations and causes a spike in spot rates. In…
by - September 4, 2019 3:17 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded $3.55 million to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) for projects to improve the terminal and rehabilitate the taxiway. The grant will pay for 90%…
by - September 4, 2019 10:08 am
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has promoted Leonard Walthall to chief operating officer according to a Wednesday (Sept. 5) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s board of…
by - September 3, 2019 4:11 pm
While the battery-powered electric Tesla Semi might not be available for carriers in 2019, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a plug-in hybrid engine that could…
by - August 27, 2019 3:09 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently opened a 132,883-square-foot Training and Technology Center. J.B. Hunt in late 2017 started construction on the four-story center, a stand-alone building about…
by - August 27, 2019 11:05 am
Home sales in Benton and Washington counties totaled 4,747 homes in the first half of 2019, up 7% from the same period in 2018. That was the third-highest total since…
by - August 22, 2019 2:26 pm
A softer freight market has led spot rates to decline amid excess capacity, and the rates are expected to flatten through the remainder of 2019, logistics experts said. Ben Cubitt…
by - August 21, 2019 2:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) continues to give the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) more responsibility in the development of a new road leading to the Highfill airport. XNA board…
by - August 19, 2019 6:54 pm
Past members of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class spoke about developing relationships and taking opportunities in a panel discussion as part of an event Monday (Aug….
by - August 18, 2019 3:51 pm
About 5,000 people are expected to attend a hot air balloon festival at Drake Field in Fayetteville this week, said Kelly Sampson, development director for Rogers-based nonprofit Open Avenues. SOAR…
by - August 17, 2019 11:27 am
Andrew Branch, chief business development officer for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), is tasked with retaining and recruiting new carriers and air service for the Highfill airport. Airport officials developed…
by - August 16, 2019 2:28 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
