by - November 6, 2020 1:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Oct. 26 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - November 5, 2020 3:27 pm
Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), will cease operations at two of its coal-fired power plants and retrofit another as…
by - November 4, 2020 10:08 am
A $22 million infill development in south Fayetteville will allow income-qualified buyers to receive a $35,000 discount as part of the first shared equity homeownership program in Arkansas, said Tiffany…
by - November 3, 2020 11:46 pm
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan will serve a fourth term as the top executive for the third-largest city in Arkansas after he received 24,346 votes or 67.6% of the vote, according…
by - November 2, 2020 11:24 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector rose at a faster rate in October as the overall economy grew for a sixth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - October 30, 2020 12:50 pm
G&G Independent Insurance, with offices in Fayetteville and Bentonville, has acquired Little Rock-based agency Arkansas Insurance Advisors (AIA). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two sides completed…
by - October 29, 2020 2:32 pm
The city of Siloam Springs and Oklahoma-based utility Grand River Dam Authority broke ground Thursday (Oct. 29) on a 30-acre whitewater park on the Illinois River, and the Walton Family…
by - October 29, 2020 10:52 am
Students in 24 Northwest Arkansas schools will participate in a free program offering smart thermometers to mitigate illness spread, including COVID-19. Nationwide, schools recently received the first shipment of Kinsa…
by - October 28, 2020 4:15 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently completed two solar arrays with battery storage and broke ground on another solar panel system, all in south Arkansas….
by - October 27, 2020 2:10 pm
Carriers continue to face challenges related to supply chain issues amid a pandemic, and technology has improved shipping efficiencies. But more applications could be implemented to address the problems. A…
by - October 27, 2020 11:43 am
Uncertainty is affecting the markets leading up to the presidential election and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but investors can find opportunity in volatility, a financial adviser said. The Standard &…
by - October 26, 2020 2:18 pm
Carriers have worked to keep drivers safe as they boost their pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tight trucking capacity and a shrinking driver pool. In a recent Yahoo Finance interview,…
by - October 22, 2020 1:30 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) announced Thursday (Oct. 22) a $144,269 grant from the Walton Family Foundation will allow ORT to continue to provide zero-fare service through 2021….
by - October 20, 2020 6:32 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted an earnings increase but a revenue decline in the third quarter amid mixed freight demand, tighter capacity and a driver shortage. After the…
by - October 16, 2020 12:08 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. beat revenue expectations but missed earnings projections in the third quarter as a result of congestion and repositioning in the intermodal segment, an…
by - October 15, 2020 9:01 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently broke ground on two solar arrays and completed a solar project in southern Arkansas. TPI said (Oct. 15) construction…
by - October 15, 2020 2:51 pm
Mark and Kimberly Daniels, owners of Cave Springs-based Sign Studio, have purchased D-Sign Inc. at 204 Jane Place in Lowell. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Barry Graves,…
by - October 15, 2020 11:09 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 28 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - October 14, 2020 1:19 pm
Holiday shipping season, or peak season, has contributed to tighter capacity and rising rates, but capacity and rates were already at elevated levels leading into the season amid the COVID-19…
by - October 14, 2020 1:17 pm
How Asia, India and Africa choose to meet rising electricity demand will have implications for international energy trade and economic development, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…
