by - June 26, 2019 12:31 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods fell 1.3%, or by $3.3 billion, to $243.4 billion in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau announced Wednesday (June 26) the May…
by - June 22, 2019 12:47 pm
Max Avery, CEO of Bolding Construction Co. and Professional Flooring Installation (PFI) in Fort Smith, said this is the time to invest into the Fort Smith area, and one of…
by - June 21, 2019 1:23 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - June 18, 2019 4:26 pm
Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architectural and engineering company in Northwest Arkansas, recently announced it has added surveying to its line of disciplines. “It’s always exciting to…
by - June 16, 2019 3:24 pm
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) recently opened a call center at Ozark Center Point Place in Springdale. The 5,500-square-foot call center at 5320 W. Sunset Ave. Suite…
by - June 13, 2019 12:28 pm
Trucking volumes to start the second quarter of 2019 were lower than expected levels for this time of the year as truck driver pay increases. In a recent industry update,…
by - June 10, 2019 1:54 pm
Alan Mantooth, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, recently received a five-year, $1.5 million grant to help design the next generation of electric vehicles, with drive systems…
by - June 6, 2019 3:15 pm
The sixth annual Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit will be an opportunity for those new to technology, young professionals learning about it or those working in the field to connect with…
by - June 5, 2019 2:35 pm
The rise in the use of biodiesel can be attributed to the regulations requiring its blending into petroleum diesel fuel as it’s contributed to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions….
by - June 2, 2019 4:12 pm
Fayetteville-based robotics startup MORE Technologies recently completed a successful crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign with 161 backers who contributed $21,711 to the company over 40 days. The campaign, which ended in April,…
by - May 27, 2019 12:43 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services has been testing a hybrid electric Peterbilt truck for about the past two years, and looks to send the truck to the Northeast to achieve…
by - May 27, 2019 12:36 pm
Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Shelley Simpson, executive vice president, chief commercial officer and president of Highway Services…
by - May 27, 2019 12:21 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 13 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 23, 2019 7:39 am
Bentonville remained the fastest-growing city among the largest cities in the state, with its population rising 3.6% to 51,111 people in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….
by - May 22, 2019 4:34 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. stock fell more than 10% one day after the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer reported earnings beat analyst expectations, but revenue missed estimates for…
by - May 21, 2019 7:30 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings estimates but missed revenue expectations in fiscal 2019 as profit rose 30.5%, and revenue increased 9.3%. Also, the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - May 15, 2019 4:14 pm
America’s Car-Mart is expected to report earnings per share to rise 27.3% to $1.82 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, from $1.43 per share in the same…
by - May 15, 2019 10:47 am
Executive coach Stacey Mason, founder of The Improv Lab in Bentonville, shared lessons she would’ve given to her 20-something self in a keynote speech to members of the 2019 Fast…
by - May 14, 2019 2:15 pm
Entrepreneur and inventor Louie Graham was in a hurry for a meeting and frustrated with the process to clean his razor while shaving. He wanted a better solution to clean…
by - May 14, 2019 2:06 pm
Construction is on schedule and on budget for the largest solar array on city-owned land in Arkansas, and the 10-megawatt system is expected to begin operating July 1, said Matt…
