by - June 4, 2020 5:46 pm
Renewable energy and environmental advocates welcomed new net-metering rules that have been in the works since 2016, but a business organization representing the state’s largest industrial users and two of…
by - June 3, 2020 3:17 pm
Jim Rollins, the longtime superintendent of Springdale Public Schools, will become the next president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale. Rollins recently resigned from his role with Springdale Public…
by - June 3, 2020 1:25 pm
The largest county-owned solar array in Arkansas has started operating in south Fayetteville, according to a news release. North Little Rock-based Seal Solar activated Wednesday (June 3) the 2.01-megawatt array…
by - June 2, 2020 1:04 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit reported a 58% decline in total ridership in April, and fixed-route ridership fell 52.8% amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Total ridership, which includes charter…
by - June 1, 2020 1:23 pm
Chris Thompson, owner and president of Lowell-based produce distributor KT Produce, had about $500,000 of product in inventory and en route on trucks when schools were closed and restaurant dine-in…
by - May 29, 2020 12:19 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart announced Friday (May 29) it is relocating its headquarters to Rogers in order to accommodate its growth. The buy here, pay here used car dealer will move…
by - May 29, 2020 10:18 am
U.S. energy consumption from renewable sources was greater than coal consumption in 2019, marking the first time that has happened since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - May 28, 2020 2:07 pm
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Springdale-based NanoMech Inc. has been dismissed at the company’s request, according to court documents filed Thursday (May 28). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey approved…
by - May 28, 2020 2:00 pm
Freight rates and demand are expected to rise as the economy starts to reopen and capacity tightens, analysts said. In a recent webinar, Chris Pickett, chief strategy officer for Coyote…
by - May 27, 2020 7:23 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co., a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power, has received regulatory approval from Louisiana for its plan to invest $1.01 billion to acquire three wind…
by - May 25, 2020 9:12 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. will receive $750,000 from NASA as part of a project to develop electronic systems that can withstand extreme temperatures. The two-year phase II…
by - May 22, 2020 2:01 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 21, 2020 6:13 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings declined in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, but its revenue rose to a record of $196 million as it beat expectations for revenue but missed earnings…
by - May 21, 2020 3:33 pm
Average driver pay, including bonuses, in the trucking industry rose nearly $6,000 in 2019, from 2017, according to a study from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA announced Thursday (May…
by - May 21, 2020 1:07 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday (May 21) it will give $53 million to 211 small businesses in 35 states and the District of Columbia, including a $206,494…
by - May 21, 2020 8:49 am
Bentonville added more than 10 people per day between 2018 and 2019 and was the fifth fastest-growing U.S. city with at least 50,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….
by - May 20, 2020 7:35 pm
The regional arts organization at the Northwest Arkansas Council announced Wednesday (May 20) that 23 area arts and culture nonprofits will receive grants from its bridge fund program supporting organizations…
by - May 20, 2020 2:53 pm
Fayetteville-based marketing agency The Artist Evolution has added an office in Atlanta as part of an expansion plan to add 10 partner territories in five years. The agency is working…
by - May 19, 2020 12:32 pm
Total industrial production fell 11.2% in April, the largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led factories to slow or stop operations…
by - May 19, 2020 12:30 pm
Spot rates have started to rise and capacity has tightened amid produce season while truck tonnage fell by the highest rate in 26 years in April. American Trucking Associations’ advanced…
