by - October 18, 2022 8:15 am
Spencer Jones, the founder and chief technology officer of Fayetteville-based medical device company Lineus Medical has joined Lapovations, another Fayetteville medical device company. Lapovations announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) that Jones…
by - October 16, 2022 10:23 am
Proposed legislation that Congress might approve late this year is expected to encourage people to save more for retirement amid concerns about outliving savings. It has bipartisan support, but it’s…
by - October 13, 2022 2:19 pm
As another advanced energy project comes online, the state continues to invest in electric vehicle charging stations. The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (E&E) recently announced it’s accelerating the…
by - October 13, 2022 8:54 am
Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8Relay has garnered more than $1.11 million in federal grants this year, including the most recent one from the National Science Foundation. In September, FR8Relay announced…
by - October 12, 2022 12:08 pm
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will give $1.98 million to the University of Arkansas to help establish a new master’s degree program in healthcare business analytics. The Sam M….
by - October 12, 2022 10:50 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post double-digit gains in third-quarter earnings and revenue amid economic and freight market uncertainty. After the markets close Tuesday (Oct….
by - October 11, 2022 4:11 pm
The federal highway department announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) it has released $771.3 million in fiscal 2023 funding to Arkansas for infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges and tunnels. The money will…
by - October 10, 2022 2:49 pm
Wholesale used vehicle prices declined by 0.1% in September from the same month in 2021. It was the first year-over-year price decline since May 2020. Still, the decrease is not…
by - October 9, 2022 10:28 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 26 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - October 4, 2022 10:01 am
The commercial vacancy rate in Northwest Arkansas fell to 5.8% in the first half of 2022, from 8.3% in the second half of 2021, according to a new report on…
by - October 3, 2022 10:52 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Monday (Oct. 3) the expansion of its transloading service to include operations in Tacoma, Wash., and Laredo, Texas. Following this expansion, the…
by - October 3, 2022 10:10 am
Manufacturing growth softened in September as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell by 1.9 percentage points to 50.9%, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The September index was…
by - October 3, 2022 9:54 am
Officials said that those looking to install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure should build to upgrade as the technology is changing rapidly. Leaders with HFA, a Bentonville-based architecture and engineering…
by - September 30, 2022 5:03 pm
Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Sept. 30) that Malcolm Smoak will retire on Jan. 1 after working for the…
by - September 29, 2022 2:49 pm
Arkansas is one of seven states in which canceled student loan debt may be treated as taxable income, but whether it is, student loan forgiveness is expected to create a…
by - September 29, 2022 10:47 am
Fayetteville-based Namida Lab recently released an at-home breast health assessment that uses teardrops to identify protein biomarkers related to breast abnormalities. According to a news release, Auria is a first-of-its-kind…
by - September 29, 2022 10:38 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), wants to purchase up to 1,900 megawatts of wind resources and up to 500 megawatts of…
by - September 28, 2022 2:10 pm
Supply chain executives expect the holiday shipping season, or peak season, to be negatively impacted by delivery delays, price escalation and labor issues, according to a recent survey. In July,…
by - September 27, 2022 5:22 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced Tuesday (Sept. 27) a rate hike for its Arkansas customers that will increase their bills by about $12 per month amid the rising cost…
by - September 26, 2022 4:18 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart announced Monday (Sept. 26) that automotive industry executive Douglas Campbell will be the company’s new president after shares fell to a 52-week low last week. According to…
