by - July 25, 2018 2:22 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services profit increased 353.1% in the second quarter, and the stock price soared to a 52-week high as the Tontitown-based carrier strives to match 2015 earnings levels. On…
by - July 20, 2018 1:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the July 9 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - July 17, 2018 3:04 pm
Springdale-based healthcare technology startup Now Diagnostics developed the first blood-based pregnancy test to be sold over the counter in Europe. Now Diagnostics, which develops fast, simple diagnostics tests, recently shipped…
by - July 17, 2018 1:02 pm
Just two years after moving into a 120,000-square-foot store west of Interstate 49 in Springdale, family-owned Sam’s Furniture continues to grow. Later this year, the retailer will open a 50,000-square-foot…
by - July 16, 2018 1:41 pm
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, the culinary school operated by NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville, will hire between four and five apprentices over the next…
by - July 13, 2018 5:55 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit will select Creative Bus Sales to build 12 buses with a $3.6 million federal grant the transit provider was awarded earlier this year. When…
by - July 11, 2018 2:44 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to report second-quarter earnings will rise 45.5% to $1.28 per share, from the same period in 2017, according to a consensus of…
by - July 11, 2018 2:39 pm
About 1,000 people are expected to attend the 2018 Arkansas Trucking Championship from July 12-14 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. Trade organization Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) hosts…
by - July 10, 2018 3:27 pm
The used vehicle market is strong but could be reaching a peak as used vehicle prices continued to rise in June, possibly as a result of consumer concerns over rising…
by - July 9, 2018 4:40 pm
Full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has been in effect since April 1, and carriers prepared for it are in a better position to succeed while federal…
by - July 6, 2018 11:40 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will take comments on proposed transportation projects planned in the region for federal fiscal years 2019-22 between Friday (July 6) and 5 p.m. July 19….
by - July 5, 2018 4:44 pm
Ford Motor Co. recently announced plans to eliminate several lines of cars, but the move isn’t expected to have an impact on a Fayetteville plant that manufactures Ford wheels and…
by - July 3, 2018 12:20 pm
The lack of capacity in the transportation sector is having a ripple effect across the entire supply chain as it works to keep everything going and costs rise worldwide, said…
by - June 27, 2018 12:37 pm
In Arkansas, 5.9% of the state’s 12,864 bridges (765) are structurally deficient, according to a 2018 report by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The ARTBA released the report…
by - June 25, 2018 12:08 pm
Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been studying methods to use soils and sands to build roads and structures in remote areas —…
by - June 22, 2018 11:16 am
Rising fuel prices and tightening capacity in the trucking industry have some shippers transporting more freight via rail as carriers feel the effects of high fuel prices, which are expected…
by - June 21, 2018 10:22 am
A $2.79 million project to widen Maple Street, between Garland Avenue and Razorback Road, is expected to start this summer and be completed in summer 2019. The segment of Maple…
by - June 20, 2018 6:18 pm
Construction prices have risen for 19 consecutive months, and industry executives in Arkansas don’t expect they’ll fall any time soon. According to a May report by IHS Markit and Procurement…
by - June 19, 2018 7:11 pm
Federal highway and transit agencies are seeking public comment on the planning process of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission as part of their review of how the commission makes…
by - June 18, 2018 4:45 pm
A group of 13 healthcare organizations in four Northwest Arkansas counties have developed an online survey to determine the greatest health-related needs throughout the region. The Northwest Arkansas Community Health…
