by - April 7, 2021 4:23 pm
Renewable energy companies in central Arkansas recently completed solar arrays for an area city and county. North Little Rock-based Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently interconnected a solar array to the…
by - April 7, 2021 3:14 pm
Nonprofit Downtown Springdale Alliance recently released a report showing the success of the Downtown Springdale Outdoor Dining District that Springdale City Council approved in August. The district allows people to…
by - April 7, 2021 1:42 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) earned its second American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday (April 7). Ozark IC also recently celebrated…
by - April 6, 2021 2:26 pm
Jonathan Key, beverage and bar manager for Bentonville restaurant The Preacher’s Son and Undercroft — the intimate bar and lounge located in the restaurant’s basement — said the owners recently…
by - April 5, 2021 2:57 pm
Washington native Michael LaSalata, owner and CEO of Hellion Bikes, recently moved his business from Seattle to Bentonville and has plans to set up shop along an existing trail. He…
by - April 1, 2021 12:54 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector rose at a faster pace in March as the overall economy grew for the 10th consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - March 31, 2021 6:47 pm
Joseph Vitiritto, president and CEO of P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., earned $183,474 in salary and a total compensation of $1.92 million in 2020, according to the company’s proxy statement. Vitiritto,…
by - March 30, 2021 3:04 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport will use a $2.02 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for infrastructure improvements, including runway rehabilitation and enhancement. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers,…
by - March 30, 2021 2:32 pm
The trucking and transportation industry looks to have reached an inflationary peak in rates in the fourth quarter of 2020 and is headed toward a deflationary market, according to a…
by - March 30, 2021 11:00 am
U.S. gasoline prices have been rising since reaching a multiyear low of $1.77 per gallon in late April 2020 because of higher crude oil prices and higher wholesale gasoline margins,…
by - March 29, 2021 1:36 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 15 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - March 27, 2021 10:11 am
Global nonprofit The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) recently released a study featuring Cassville, Mo.-based recycler Marck Recycling that shows more work is needed to improve existing systems to recycle plastic film,…
by - March 22, 2021 12:46 pm
Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, contributed last year to a 31% increase in apartment lease applications in Arkansas, according to a recent report from RentCafé. In…
by - March 22, 2021 10:54 am
Housing affordability is a new challenge for Northwest Arkansas resulting from rapid area growth. The area should work together to address the issue, said Fayetteville bank executive Keaton Smith, board…
by - March 20, 2021 9:49 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. announced Friday (March 19) the appointment of marketing and digital expert Dawn Morris to its board of directors, effective April 1. Morris will fill the vacancy…
by - March 18, 2021 6:50 pm
John Roberts, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received a 2.7% raise in 2021, with his base salary increasing to $940,000, from $915,000 in 2020,…
by - March 18, 2021 12:13 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council announced Thursday (March 18) the launch of a new center that focuses on addressing the emerging issue of housing affordability in Northwest Arkansas. The Walton Family…
by - March 16, 2021 10:37 am
From November to January, about 4.4 billion cubic feet per day of new natural gas pipeline capacity came online, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Four pipeline projects…
by - March 13, 2021 9:42 am
FFO Home stores in Siloam Springs and Fort Smith have been acquired by Ohio-based American Freight and re-branded as American Freight Furniture, Mattress, Appliance stores. Financial terms of the deal…
by - March 12, 2021 12:48 pm
The city of Fayetteville and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will partner on a nearly $50 million project to build Interstate 49 interchanges at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard…
