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…
by - October 13, 2020 2:30 pm
Fayetteville-based Miller Boskus Lack Architects (MBL) released designs for a six-story office building in Pinnacle Village that accommodates for a post-pandemic world. More than 1 million feet of commercial and…
by - October 13, 2020 11:28 am
Katie Lejong, member of accounting firm Landmark PLC, leads an internal task force that’s guided clients on multiple aspects to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Landmark,…
by - October 12, 2020 2:38 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) was the only Arkansas-based company to be chosen as a finalist in the 2020 MassChallenge global contest and will compete for…
by - October 12, 2020 11:39 am
Dean Banks, president and CEO of Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods, will be a featured speaker at the seventh annual Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit that will take place virtually next…
by - October 8, 2020 6:02 pm
A new report compares Northwest Arkansas to other prosperous metros in the United States, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying recession have impacted economic activity so far this year….
by - October 8, 2020 5:58 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is projected to report declines in revenue and net income in the third quarter. Before the markets open Oct. 16, J.B. Hunt is…
by - October 7, 2020 4:40 pm
Fort Smith-based logistics company ArcBest, the parent company of less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight, has worked to overcome numerous challenges that have come about because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judy McReynolds,…
by - October 6, 2020 3:24 pm
Heating bills are expected to rise this winter as more energy is consumed because of colder temperatures and efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - October 5, 2020 6:29 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers in the utility’s solar energy program are expected to save $60 million over the next almost 19 years, according to a news release on Monday (Oct. 5). The utility…
by - October 5, 2020 1:51 pm
U.S. natural gas production, consumption and gross exports rose to record levels in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Data recently released in EIA’s Natural Gas Annual…
by - October 4, 2020 12:42 pm
More Northwest Arkansas travelers booked flights with Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill last year instead of opting to fly from other airports in the region, according to a…
