by - July 13, 2017 8:11 am
Bentonville-based Hanna Family Ranch recently received third-party certifications for its treatment of livestock and for its grass-fed sheep. A Greener World, which certifies farms in North America, gave the ranch…
by - July 12, 2017 7:14 pm
Freight demand is starting to increase, but compared to levels before 2016, it’s still sluggish, said Eric Fuller, CEO of U.S. Xpress. Fuller was featured Wednesday (July 12) on a…
by - July 11, 2017 4:33 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has regained some ground as the dynamics of supply and demand have strengthened recently, transportation analysts said. Analysts Brad Delco and Justin Long, both of Little…
by - July 10, 2017 2:50 pm
The used car market looks to have avoided a tidal wave of vehicles coming off lease that could have impacted vehicle values. A lot of the vehicles came off lease…
by - July 6, 2017 4:35 pm
Events such as Amazon’s Prime Day are helping the trucking industry in historically one of the weakest months of the year, a transportation analyst said. Trucking/transportation analyst Brad Delco of…
by - July 6, 2017 3:45 pm
Visibility in the supply chain offers more than just where a specific item is within the supply chain, a logistics professional said. Visibility also offers data that can be used…
by - July 6, 2017 11:20 am
Employment in the technology sector rose more than 26% to 227,085, between 2010 and 2015, in the Eighth District of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Nationwide, employment in…
by - July 5, 2017 2:45 pm
Shares of America’s Car-Mart have been rising steadily since late February, pushing the value of the stock held by shareholders on an upward trajectory. On Wednesday (July 5), the Bentonville-based…
by - July 3, 2017 3:39 pm
Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates remains in the No. 1 spot on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of largest private companies. The Siloam Springs-based company’s revenue to $1.45…
by - June 30, 2017 2:14 pm
The House of Songs, an artist-in-residence program based in Austin, Texas, recently purchased a historic Bentonville home in which to host international artists and musicians to collaborate with area artists….
by - June 29, 2017 11:55 am
Three big rigs began Thursday morning (June 29) to haul a 1 million-pound load, the heaviest ever permitted in Arkansas, from an electrical substation in Tontitown. The destination is only…
by - June 29, 2017 10:30 am
Base salaries for the top executives of America’s Car-Mart remained flat in fiscal 2017, from the previous fiscal year, according to the company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities…
by - June 28, 2017 2:21 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas continues to make progress on its $247 million expansion plans, and the healthcare provider celebrated the opening of the most recent piece of the plan Wednesday (June…
by - June 27, 2017 8:42 pm
The final mile might be what’s on everyone’s mind when it comes to Amazon and its move to purchase Whole Foods Market, but the point of origin might be just…
by - June 27, 2017 4:30 pm
More import vehicles, between year model 2006 and 2012, are on U.S. roads than domestic vehicles, according to Experian Automotive. A total of 51.5% of vehicles in operation in this…
by - June 22, 2017 5:55 pm
More shippers were looking for trucks to haul their freight during the annual International Roadcheck this year than compared to the five-year average. It’s a good sign for publicly held…
by - June 21, 2017 2:08 pm
Prices of used semitrailer tractors aren’t expected to rise over the next two years, said Steve Clough, president of Arrow Truck Sales, a prediction suggesting flat to slow growth in…
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - June 14, 2017 4:48 pm
Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville is adjusting to a 5.5-acre expansion the car dealership completed earlier this year. The project more than doubled the size of the 10-acre dealership, adding a…
by - June 12, 2017 4:23 pm
Orders of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks in North America fell 11% to 38,100 units in May, from April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The sales provide some…
