by - January 30, 2021 10:26 am
CEOs with more connections earned greater stock returns following purchases or sales of their companies’ shares, a new study shows. Researchers Tomas and Dobrina Jandik, both finance professors at the…
by - January 28, 2021 11:40 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 18 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 27, 2021 1:55 pm
The family who founded Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has sold 19 dealership properties in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, but the deal won’t impact existing operations for the buy here, pay…
by - January 27, 2021 1:38 pm
Fayetteville-based marketing agency The Artist Evolution (TAE) is offering up to $250,000 to partner with women and minority entrepreneurs as an investment into diversity, equity and inclusion. “2020 has been…
by - January 27, 2021 12:04 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will be the first to test hydrogen-fueled electric trucks produced by truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp. as the Lowell-based carrier continues to invest in electric…
by - January 26, 2021 10:29 am
Little Rock-based utility Entergy Arkansas and California nonprofit Adopt a Charger announced Monday (Jan. 25) a partnership to install up to 10 electric vehicle charging stations throughout Arkansas. All the…
by - January 25, 2021 1:48 pm
Rapid City, S.D.-based children’s bicycle company Strider Sports International is expected to open a Strider Bikes store this spring in Bentonville, the self-proclaimed Mountain Biking Capital of the World. The…
by - January 25, 2021 11:24 am
Environmental group Sierra Club released Monday (Jan. 25) a report and research tool that grades U.S. utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building natural gas plants…
by - January 21, 2021 1:06 pm
Los Angeles-based fintech startup Sootchy Inc. has tapped into the Northwest Arkansas talent pool to grow the company that recently launched an app to help people save money for college….
by - January 15, 2021 11:17 am
Fayetteville jewelers Laura and Craig Underwood recently donated 38 acres of land to the city of Fayetteville as part of a 65-acre park south of Arkansas Highway 112 and west…
by - January 14, 2021 12:18 pm
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) the completion of its first shipment to Jordan last month after building a relationship with Saudi Arabia distributor Al-Watania Poultry….
by - January 13, 2021 3:42 pm
Rogers-based solar energy company Shine Solar announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) it’s hired David Chidester as its first chief financial officer adviser. “After a lengthy and thorough vetting process, I’m thrilled…
by - January 13, 2021 3:24 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post an earnings decline in the fourth quarter and for 2020 as shares rise to a 52-week high following an…
by - January 13, 2021 3:22 pm
The trucking industry will have no shortage of challenges in 2021 as it delivers the COVID-19 vaccines that are expected to lead to some sense of American normalcy. Shannon Newton,…
by - January 12, 2021 3:36 pm
U.S. energy consumption is expected to rise in 2021 and 2022 along with the GDP after falling in 2020, but the 2022 consumption level is projected to remain below the…
by - January 11, 2021 1:56 pm
Wholesale used vehicle prices declined in December, but economists expect values to rise sharply this spring following the issuance of more stimulus money and tax refunds. The wholesale prices of…
by - January 9, 2021 11:55 am
The advanced energy sector expanded in 2020, and its growth is expected to continue into 2021 as the energy industry transitions to renewables. “Advanced energy is growing by leaps and…
by - January 6, 2021 3:49 pm
An 11.7-acre development in Tontitown that includes an apartment complex and duplexes was sold Dec. 8 for a combined $20.25 million. In separate deals, 153 Apartments LLC of Springdale, led…
by - January 6, 2021 1:06 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 21 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 5, 2021 1:52 pm
Benton County moved up two spots to become the most generous county in the United States, according to a new report. New York-based financial technology company SmartAsset recently released its…
