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Walmart’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd were reoccurring topics in its 2021 summary report on environmental, social and governance issues (ESG). Walmart recently released…
by - July 23, 2021 2:18 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (July 23) it will seek an $85 million request to increase customer rates. If…
by - July 22, 2021 2:44 pm
An economist said the used vehicle market might have reached the end of the recent buying frenzy as prices appreciated to record levels. Used vehicle prices started to fall in…
by - July 21, 2021 3:24 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (July 21) it will pay on Aug. 20 a 30-cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of Aug….
by - July 21, 2021 3:03 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare organization Washington Regional Medical System is adjusting its hospital and clinic operations and visitor hours amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospital patients. On Wednesday (July…
by - July 20, 2021 2:35 pm
Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education recently announced partnering to create “Rise and Shine,” an educational program designed to boost summer learning and help kindergarten through fifth-grade students…
by - July 20, 2021 2:31 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently completed solar arrays for two school districts and a water association in south Arkansas as electricity sales and generation…
by - July 20, 2021 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) announced Monday (July 19) a $1.5 million contract to develop high-temperature instruments for hypersonic jet engines. According to a news release, this…
by - July 19, 2021 6:38 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. exceeded analysts’ expectations in profit and revenue as freight demand surged in the second quarter. After the markets closed Monday (July 19), J.B….
by - July 19, 2021 2:21 pm
Little Rock-based marketing agency MHP/Team SI announced a new office in Rogers this past August. The following month, sister companies Mangan Holcomb Partners and Team SI announced an integrated, co-branded…
by - July 19, 2021 1:37 pm
The Arkansas Trucking Association and Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates recently announced giving $167,500 in scholarships to 77 high school graduates. The trucking association will give scholarships from…
by - July 18, 2021 5:16 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 16, 2021 3:45 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. released Friday (July 16) a new report that highlights its 2020 achievements in environmental, social and corporate governance. According to a news release,…
by - July 16, 2021 9:31 am
The Manufacturing Institute released Thursday (July 15) a study that examines best practices for worker retention among manufacturers and the factors that affect retention. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers have…
by - July 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Jeff Williams, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 30.9% raise in 2021, while total compensation declined 83.8% to $797,506, from $4.92 million in 2020, according to the…
by - July 15, 2021 3:04 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare organization Washington Regional Medical System celebrated Thursday (July 15) the opening of the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Cancer Support Home. The 9,980-square-foot facility at 488 E….
by - July 15, 2021 7:58 am
Bentonville-based corrugated packaging company Rapid recently rebranded from Rapid Prototypes and moved into a 14,000-square-foot warehouse in Tontitown. Including the existing 25,000-square-foot facility on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville, the company’s…
by - July 14, 2021 7:16 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported record revenue and operating income in the second quarter amid strong freight demand and tight capacity. After the markets closed Wednesday (July 14),…
by - July 14, 2021 1:09 pm
The University of Arkansas Press has published hundreds of books, catalogs and journals since it was established in 1980 as the university’s publishing arm. The press, celebrating an extended 40th…
by - July 13, 2021 11:38 am
Crude oil production rose in one major oil-producing region last year as the number of drilled but uncompleted wells hit a peak in the United States in June 2020, according…
