by - February 20, 2018 4:02 pm
Truck dealer Murphy-Hoffman Co., or MHC, based in Leawood, Kan., has started construction on a 65,800-square-foot dealership on 12.3 acres at Interstate 49 and Wagon Wheel Road in north Springdale….
by - February 20, 2018 3:57 pm
America’s Car-Mart closed two Arkansas dealerships, but opened one in the state and another in Kentucky as the company continues to focus on training and recruiting managers. On Monday (Feb….
by - February 19, 2018 7:22 pm
America’s Car-Mart received a third-quarter earnings boost as a result of tax reform and growth in down payments and same-store sales. Meanwhile, the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car…
by - February 19, 2018 5:34 pm
Orange EV, a Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer of electric big rigs, has offered carriers a green alternative for their yard and terminal operations since 2015. Mike Saxton, chief commercial officer…
by - February 18, 2018 3:12 pm
Every day, John Coleman, regional director for energy consultant Entegrity Partners, looks out his window from his office along Archibald Yell Boulevard, or U.S. Highway 71B, in Fayetteville and watches…
by - February 15, 2018 6:33 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services saw increased freight demand in the fourth quarter as capacity tightened and rates rose, leading revenue and earnings to rise. The Tontitown-based carrier also benefited from the…
by - February 15, 2018 9:20 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Feb. 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - February 14, 2018 7:23 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority approved changing operating rates for some of the airport’s carriers and installing an electronic guidance system in the parking deck. The board that oversees the…
by - February 14, 2018 2:06 pm
As trucking companies get creative to recruit and retain drivers during a persistent driver shortage and high turnover rates, an insurance and financial company specializing in transportation companies is working…
by - February 13, 2018 4:41 pm
Ahead of its third-quarter earnings release Monday (Feb. 19), America’s Car-Mart has stopped selling vehicles at two of its Arkansas dealerships. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - February 13, 2018 1:56 pm
Siloam Springs is among the five cities hoping to receive $500,000 for downtown revitalization and be featured on Hulu TV show, Small Business Revolution — Main Street. On Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 9, 2018 4:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is planning to change its operating rates for some airlines and add a shuttle service, while the search for a new CEO begins. The change would…
by - February 8, 2018 2:54 pm
Tax reform and the electronic logging mandate are expected to play a significant role in the trucking and transportation industry as the driver shortage looks to worsen in 2018. The…
by - February 7, 2018 6:01 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport plans to install an electronic guidance system to track vacant spaces in the top three levels of the four-story parking deck and add 200 parking spaces…
by - February 6, 2018 3:12 pm
Silas Hunt chose the road less traveled when he enrolled at the University of Arkansas School of Law, said Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of transportation and graduate of the…
by - February 5, 2018 3:03 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, along with Grandslam Performance Associates and Global HR Partner Group, hosted a program for those displaced from technology jobs to bridge the gap between the job…
by - February 5, 2018 2:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission received $22.155 million in funding requests for 14 transportation projects throughout the region but only has about $7.2 million to divvy. The planning commission recently…
by - February 1, 2018 6:05 pm
USA Truck earned $14.822 million in the fourth quarter, offsetting losses in the first two quarters of 2017, and ended the year with net income of $7.497 million, largely as…
by - January 31, 2018 3:14 pm
The four largest Northwest Arkansas cities have completed more than 60 street projects with bond issues over the past decade, and some have started to look to the next bond…
by - January 30, 2018 6:18 pm
More than 40 federal, state, county and city officials in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri signed letters supporting the federal grant that would complete a 265-mile segment of Interstate 49, between…
