by - June 14, 2018 5:21 pm
Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods will continue to invest into downtown Springdale after CEO Tom Hayes announced plans to build a manufacturing and automation technology center, southwest of the company’s…
by - June 13, 2018 4:36 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) continues to make progress toward a $20 million project to renovate and expand the terminal as construction on other projects, such as the parking deck,…
by - June 13, 2018 3:51 pm
Healthcare organization Mercy will allow 5,336 employees in Arkansas to take up to two weeks of paid parental leave as it responds to a 2017 employee survey on benefits and…
by - June 8, 2018 12:38 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission is not expected to receive funding from a federal grant program that would have provided the money to complete an 18.9-mile segment of Interstate 49,…
by - June 8, 2018 11:44 am
Logistics companies generate the highest financial return across the transportation industry, and many of these companies are leaders in the development of technology and algorithms as startups look to enter…
by - June 8, 2018 11:12 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the May 28 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - June 7, 2018 3:28 pm
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released guidance on drivers who operate commercial vehicles while off duty, and in an industry note, analyst Brad Delco and associate Scott…
by - June 7, 2018 10:58 am
North Little Rock-based Garver, the largest engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services company in Arkansas, has supported the Membrane Science, Engineering and Technology (MAST) center since 2014. The center is…
by - May 31, 2018 3:45 pm
Siloam Springs will have at least two new city directors as the incumbents who serve wards 1 and 4 did not file for their respective positions. The city of 16,842…
by - May 30, 2018 2:14 pm
Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart U.S., encouraged about 6,000 Walmart U.S. employees to lead with heart and explained the difference between those who do and those who do not as…
by - May 28, 2018 12:45 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau is working to release data on employment and earnings outcomes for college graduates, based on which university they attended. The first data in the Census Bureau’s…
by - May 24, 2018 6:12 pm
Among the largest Arkansas cities, the population increased the most in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Jonesboro and Springdale over the past year. As of July 1, 2017, the estimated population of…
by - May 23, 2018 11:55 am
Cameron Magee needed two truck docks. He’s getting them, along with 10,300 square feet of commercial real estate in a $1.22 million building, allowing his businesses to consolidate from multiple…
by - May 23, 2018 12:26 am
Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway, R-Rogers, will remain sheriff of Benton County, after receiving more than 78% of the vote, unofficial results show. The sheriff’s race was one of several…
by - May 21, 2018 7:08 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings expectations by nearly $1.75 per share in fiscal 2018 and 45 cents per share in the fourth quarter as the company works to open four dealerships…
by - May 18, 2018 1:18 pm
Three Benton County political candidates hosted a meet-and-greet event for young voters Thursday (May 17) at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in downtown Bentonville, just ahead of next week’s primary election…
by - May 17, 2018 4:09 pm
Carriers expect turnover to rise in the second quarter as they increase driver pay to limit turnover and its related costs, a recent survey shows. More than two-thirds of large…
by - May 17, 2018 8:27 am
Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative is building a four-story, 38,000-square-foot office at its headquarters to accommodate growth in the electricity utility and its broadband service, OzarksGo. CEO Mitchell Johnson said the…
by - May 14, 2018 5:02 pm
The logistics industry faces four areas of disruption: changing customer expectations, new technology, new market entrants and new business models, said Bob Collins, senior director of professional development for APICS….
by - May 14, 2018 2:54 pm
Brenden Sherrer works to find creative solutions as a consultant in merger and acquisition services and strategy planning for Zweig Group. Sherrer joined the consulting company as an intern in…
