Author: Jeff Della Rosa

Fast 15: Kamyar Sardari

In high school, Iran native Kamyar Sardari wanted to be a volleyball player. By the end of high school, he decided to study engineering. Sardari’s brother was an engineer, he…

Fast 15: Kristy Meinzer

Kristy Meinzer was 11 when she started her first job driving a combine harvester during wheat harvesting season. Meinzer was raised on a 2,000-acre farm of mostly wheat in Meade,…

Fast 15: Zack Kifer

Springdale native Zack Kifer became interested in the real estate industry while working as a bank teller. He would meet with brokers and liked their work. He found out about…

Car-Mart earnings and revenue to fall in fourth quarter, analysts say

America’s Car-Mart is expected to report earnings per share and revenue declined in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, but earnings and revenue are projected to rise for the year….

U.S. crude oil production to fall in 2020, 2021

Crude oil production in the United States is projected to fall in 2020 and would be the first annual decline since 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….

Recession-resistant consumer packaged goods industry faces shipping challenges

Shippers of consumer packaged goods expect the remainder of 2020 to be challenging because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic while the transportation sector sheds employees and truck orders fall. FreightWaves…

SWEPCO receives Arkansas approval of $1 billion wind farm project

Southwestern Electric Power Co., a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power, has received regulatory approval in Arkansas for its plan to add 810 megawatts of wind energy. SWEPCO…

Ozark Regional Transit will require riders to wear face coverings

Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit announced all passengers will be required to wear a face covering starting May 18. All passengers, with exceptions for those 2 years and younger,…

USA Truck posts first-quarter loss; revenue down 5%

Van Buren-based carrier USA Truck Inc. reported Thursday (May 7) a first-quarter loss of $2.55 million and revenue fell to $126.77 million as operational improvements were offset by pricing challenges…

Fuel ethanol exports declined, export destinations rose in 2019

U.S. exports of fuel ethanol fell 14% to 96,000 barrels per day in 2019, and the drop was the first annual decline in the exports since 2015, according to the…

Garver oversees multimillion-dollar aviation projects in NWA

Garver has been a part of design teams for multimillion-dollar projects for the largest airports in Northwest Arkansas, contributing a combined economic impact of more than $600 million for the…

J.B. Hunt evaluates priorities amid COVID-19, trucking groups release new research

Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continues to develop its digital freight platform J.B. Hunt 360 as the COVID-19 pandemic has made the company evaluate its priorities, a company…

Energy-related CO2 emissions declined 2.8% in 2019

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 2.8% to 5,130 million metric tons in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The data was released in EIA’s most…

P.A.M., Celadon deal falls through; logistics ‘bright spot’ amid COVID-19

Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. looked to purchase Celadon Group’s Mexico business in a $7 million deal before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the deal is apparently off. Meanwhile, logistics…

Ropeswing establishes meal subscription service

Ropeswing Hospitality Group in Bentonville recently launched a meal subscription service allowing customers to receive up to five home-delivered meals weekly from the Walton-backed organization’s restaurants amidst the COVID-19 pandemic….

P.A.M. CEO Daniel Cushman retires; board chairman named interim CEO

Daniel Cushman, president and CEO of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., announced Thursday (April 30) that he intends to retire Friday (May 1) after 11 years in his role…

J.B. Hunt creates digital feature to improve driver, customer safety during deliveries

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. looks to make safer the delivery of shipments amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as federal and state transportation agencies partner to distribute 1 million masks…

Car-Mart sales soften, not as much as broader market

Sales have fallen for America’s Car-Mart amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but they’re not as weak as the broader market in which sales have declined more than 50%, analysts said….

Fayetteville biotech company to provide COVID-19 antibody testing

Fayetteville-based biotech company Namida Lab Inc. announced Tuesday (April 28) it has prepared a testing site to carry out serological assays for the detection of antibodies produced as a result…

Scenic Hill Solar to build $3 million array for Ozark Mountain Water Authority

North Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar and Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority are working together to build a 2.06 megawatt DC solar power plant that will provide electricity for 90% of…

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