by - October 1, 2020 4:31 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers can expect to save nearly $94 million in 2021 from the utility’s membership in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), a regional transmission organization, the utility announced…
by - October 1, 2020 4:24 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased at a slower rate in September as the overall economy grew for the fifth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - September 30, 2020 2:58 pm
The application of freight data, processed through advanced analytics, might change how large e-commerce companies handle market fluctuations, according to a recent report. A FreightWaves white paper shows a widely…
by - September 30, 2020 10:01 am
Clarksville, the county seat of Johnson County, is the first city in Arkansas to power all of its governmental operations with solar energy, according to a news release. Clarksville Connected…
by - September 29, 2020 3:16 pm
The trucking industry is as healthy as it has been since 2017-2018 when the backdrop for carriers was strong, and the existing vigor might be the start of a “multi-year…
by - September 29, 2020 11:55 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods Inc. recently sold its propane business to MFA Oil Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Columbia, Mo.-based farmer-owned cooperative acquired Simmons…
by - September 29, 2020 9:58 am
Kim Needy, dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas, has been named to a one-year appointment as dean of the College of Engineering. Needy…
by - September 28, 2020 3:08 pm
Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative (SWAEC) announced Monday (Sept. 28) the completion of the 1.4-megawatt C. Wayne Whitaker Solar Power Generation Facility off Highway 49 in Texarkana. The fully-operational facility can…
by - September 28, 2020 12:04 pm
COVID-19 has changed how people dine out, and that’s especially affected restaurants initially ordered to cease dine-in service to mitigate the spread of the virus. But some foodservice businesses, such…
by - September 28, 2020 11:50 am
U.S. crude oil exports rose to a record high in February, and exports of petroleum products were greater in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period in…
by - September 28, 2020 9:42 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will release Oct. 8 the ninth annual State of…
by - September 25, 2020 1:18 pm
Economic activity is expected to show “outsized growth” in the third quarter, and a “full recovery” in the U.S. economy is possible by the end of 2020, said James Bullard,…
by - September 25, 2020 9:07 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 0.4%, or by $1 billion, to $232.8 billion in August, from July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Friday…
by - September 24, 2020 11:11 am
Turnover in the trucking industry plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the U.S. economy looks to make a K-shaped recovery instead of a V-shaped one, analysts said. The annual turnover…
by - September 23, 2020 7:29 pm
A 10-year transit plan presented Wednesday (Sept. 23) to Northwest Arkansas officials calls for a quarter-cent sales tax in the region’s four largest cities in order to implement the plan….
by - September 21, 2020 1:52 pm
Low retail inventories and a healthy spot market have contributed to improved expectations for the second half of 2020 as the freight market tightens. UBS analyst Tom Wadewitz updated his…
by - September 21, 2020 12:14 pm
Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas and coal, continue to comprise the largest share of energy production and…
by - September 19, 2020 9:44 am
Jonesboro-based outdoor specialty retailer Gearhead Outfitters recently reopened its downtown Bentonville store as a Specialized Experience Center. The 3,000-square-foot store at 501 S.W. A St. is Gearhead’s first collaboration with…
by - September 13, 2020 5:31 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 31 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - September 13, 2020 1:03 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. shifted into a new phase of innovation and change in February just before the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus caused the Lowell-based carrier to innovate and…
