by - May 6, 2024 1:34 pm
Northwestern Mutual has relocated its Fayetteville office to the Pinnacle Hills area in Rogers amid continued growth. The new address is 1800 S. 52nd St., Suite 200. Joshua Montanez is…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
After earning a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the University of Missouri, Mariah Crews realized that the hospitality industry wasn’t her true calling. The Gower, Mo.-native looked to a…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Max Harrell joined Generations Bank in 2014, becoming the sixth generation of the Harrell family to work in banking. His father, Jon, is the chairman and CEO of the Rogers-based…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Kimberly Norris always knew she wanted to have a business. “My dad had always had a business,” she explained. “So I grew up seeing that and … he was a…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
MacKenzie Allison loved math from an early age, mostly because she was good at it. In high school, her calculus teacher suggested that she consider an engineering career. The Rogers…
by - May 2, 2024 3:26 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. will acquire the dealership assets of Texas Auto Center, a used car dealership with two Texas locations, according to a Thursday (May 2) news release. Financial…
by - May 1, 2024 11:53 am
According to a new report from the National Transportation Institute, companies are pausing training programs and hiring partnerships with commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools as a downturn in the freight…
by - May 1, 2024 11:24 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector reversed course in April as it contracted after expanding in March, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Before the March expansion, the…
by - April 30, 2024 3:21 pm
According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. wants to change its corporate name to PAMT CORP and convert from a…
by - April 30, 2024 9:14 am
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas recently announced the results of a study showing that the state’s electric cooperatives have contributed an average of nearly $2 billion annually to the state. According…
by - April 25, 2024 8:30 pm
A startup fund of Little Rock-based Winrock International will back a project to build a high-tech telecommunications laboratory in southern Washington County. The investment amount was not disclosed. According to…
by - April 25, 2024 1:46 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hosted its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday (April 25) in less than nine minutes. Shareholders approved three items, including President Shelley Simpson’s appointment…
by - April 23, 2024 8:30 am
Dallas-based business advisory firm Embark has opened an office at Ledger in downtown Bentonville amid rapid growth. The 500-square-foot office is the firm’s 18th office nationwide and the first in…
by - April 22, 2024 8:05 am
JLC Second Chance Trucking recently opened a Siloam Springs office. The nonprofit established the office to help those with criminal records to become truck drivers. Jerry Cox of Siloam Springs…
by - April 21, 2024 8:24 am
RyLeigh Werner, a University of Arkansas student, started a tutoring company last year to help students with their business classes. Werner is director of the student advisory board and program…
by - April 20, 2024 9:17 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 8 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 18, 2024 4:52 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted double-digit declines in earnings and revenue in a challenging first quarter as the company’s stock fell to a 52-week low. After the markets…
by - April 17, 2024 3:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas will add about 11 miles of interstate-style freeway to the region when nearly $310 million in highway projects are completed over the next three years. On Wednesday (April…
by - April 16, 2024 5:47 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted declines in earnings and revenue in the first quarter as freight market softness persists. After the markets closed Tuesday (April 16), J.B….
by - April 16, 2024 10:41 am
Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, has plans to open a first-of-its-kind innovation campus for the rapid advancement of electromagnetic spectrum technologies. It’s expected to position…
