by - January 14, 2024 10:16 am
Work continues on a $34 million terminal renovation at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. Nabholz is the general contractor for the project that’s set to be completed in…
by - January 11, 2024 8:58 am
Northwest Arkansas nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) recently closed its artist community and creative space in Bentonville. Brittany Johnson, director of communications for CACHE, said the 15,000-square-foot…
by - January 11, 2024 7:27 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter and for 2023 as the fallout of the freight recession…
by - January 10, 2024 11:10 am
Solar electric generation is expected to account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On…
by - January 4, 2024 12:18 pm
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in December at a slower rate than in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). December was the 14th consecutive…
by - January 4, 2024 8:18 am
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool has hired Felek Abbas as vice president and chief security officer, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 3) news release. Abbas started in…
by - January 3, 2024 7:56 am
The Arkansas Public Service Commission is seeking feedback on utilities’ plans to use federal money identified in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)….
by - December 27, 2023 7:02 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will incorporate Nikola zero-emission trucks into its fleet when they’re available and meet its safety standards, a company executive said recently. On Nov. 2, Nikola…
by - December 25, 2023 9:25 am
On a mild December morning, Joe and Mary Saumweber of Bentonville walked the remnants of their farm’s asparagus crop surrounding the high tunnels where strawberries grow. They crossed the field…
by - December 20, 2023 1:35 pm
A new service for Springdale-based neurodiagnostic services provider Advanced Monitoring Services has achieved 800% growth this year. The ambulatory electroencephalography (EEG) service is the company’s first to use technology to…
by - December 18, 2023 8:33 am
The recent documentary by Bentonville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs and Fayetteville-based production company Blk Elk Media has earned national and international attention after being screened at two of the…
by - December 17, 2023 8:47 am
The second-highest number of Americans are expected to travel over the holidays amid the lowest gas prices in nearly a year, according to AAA. Over the holidays, 115.2 million people…
by - December 15, 2023 8:16 am
Little Rock-based solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar announced Thursday (Dec. 14) that four U.S-based solar equipment manufacturers have joined an initiative to encourage the manufacturing of American-made array components….
by - December 14, 2023 4:08 pm
Craig Harper, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will retire after 31 years with the Lowell-based carrier, according to a Thursday (Dec. 14)…
by - December 14, 2023 9:27 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) has awarded its second-largest contract to Columbia, Mo.-based Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. On Nov. 6, ArDOT Director Lorie Tudor approved the contractor’s $180.87…
by - December 14, 2023 9:25 am
Habitat for Humanity of Benton County will work with national and area partners to build Habitat for Humanity’s first sustainable, concrete home in Arkansas, according to a recent news release….
by - December 13, 2023 10:55 am
Combined U.S. solar and wind electricity generation are expected to surpass coal-fired generation for the first time in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar and wind…
by - December 12, 2023 3:08 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continue to rise and are expected to eclipse 2019 numbers as airport officials look to develop plans to attract low-cost carrier…
by - December 12, 2023 1:21 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking feedback on a 1.1-mile project to widen Highway 102 to six lanes between Interstate 49 and J Street. The project is expected to…
by - December 12, 2023 8:06 am
Steve Clark, the state’s longest-serving attorney general, said he’s unsure whether anyone has enough wisdom to determine the fairness of an Entergy settlement that the Arkansas Public Service Commission recently…
