Author: Jeff Della Rosa

Jeff Della Rosa

Women and Infants Center opens at Washington Regional Medical Center

The Women and Infants Center at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville opened Nov. 14. The $60 million project added a five-story, 132,800-square-foot patient tower to the existing hospital campus,…

National Labor Relations Board chair talks to UA law students about changing workplace issues

Mark Gaston Pearce, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, spoke recently in Fayetteville about how the federal agency has adapted to change in its 81-year history of enforcing the…

Walmart AMP breaks records, sees biggest year yet

Its 2016, top-line revenue is projected to increase 16% to $11.22 million.

Women and Infants Center opens at Washington Regional

The $60 million project added a five-story, 132,800-square-foot patient tower to the existing hospital campus.

Report gives credit to ACA for rise in statewide insurance coverage

Healthcare coverage created by the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of Arkansas children who are covered, but one in four adults still do not have insurance, according to…

Car-Mart’s 2Q revenue rises 12.9%, beats analysts’ expectations

America’s Car-Mart Inc. saw second-quarter revenue soar as car sales increased and expenses were slashed. The Bentonville-based used-car dealer, reporting late Thursday (Nov. 17), earned $5.01 million, or 62 cents…

Walton family gives almost $4 million for Northwest Arkansas downtown projects

Two cities and a private school will receive nearly $4 million to pay for the design of three projects in Northwest Arkansas downtowns. Springdale will receive $3.3 million and Siloam…

Bentonville, Fayetteville architecture firms “joining forces”

AFHJ Architects, the oldest active architecture firm in Fayetteville, has joined with Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architecture and engineering firm in Northwest Arkansas, according to…

Harrison French, AFHJ architecture firms joining forces

Fayetteville doctor leads breakthrough glaucoma surgery

Dr. Steven Vold, owner of Vold Vision, was the first in the United States to implant the Cypass Micro-Stent after it received FDA approval in July.

5 J.B. Hunt executives receive base pay bump

President and CEO John N. Roberts III will receive a raise, as will executive vice presidents David G. Mee, Terry Matthews, Shelley Simpson and Nicholas Hobbs.

Court upholds electronic logs for trucking industry, analyst says ruling will prevent ‘falsifying of logbooks’

Semi-truck drivers can still expect to use electronic logging devices for hours-of-service compliance starting Dec. 18, 2017, after a federal mandate requiring the devices was upheld in court. On Oct….

Drone operators, experts land for summit at University of Arkansas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has benefited from the security features drone technology offers. Michael Quiroga, founder and CEO of Intelligent Drone Systems, based in Miami, Fla., explained how Sensofusion of…

Diesel technician shortage holds at ‘critical mass’

The diesel technician shortage has reached “critical mass,” and it won’t be resolved anytime soon, industry experts say. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates 76,900 job openings for diesel…

AHTD reveals plans for $23 million Rogers interchange on Interstate 49

Northwest Arkansas residents checked out preliminary plans for a more than $23 million interchange on Interstate 49 that will be the first of its kind in Arkansas. Staff and officials…

Diesel technician shortage holds at critical mass

Industry experts say the problem wont be resolved anytime soon.

Harbin enjoying program assessment role at UNLV

J. Judd Harbin stayed on at the University of Arkansas for 16 years, before becoming director of campus life assessment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Advisers relying on new talent, technology in a growing field

Registered investment advisers have experienced steady growth in over the past three years as a nationwide brokerage firm has been encouraging the younger generation to join the field.