by - December 3, 2019 11:05 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) recently hired Cincinnati-based consultant Landrum & Brown Inc. to determine the feasibility of attracting cargo operations and tenants to the Highfill airport. The study will…
by - December 2, 2019 1:34 pm
NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., and electricity utility Entergy Arkansas announced Monday (Dec. 2) the start of construction on the 100-megawatt Chicot Solar Energy Center…
by - November 28, 2019 10:29 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 0.6%, or by $1.5 billion, to $248.7 billion in October after declining 1.4% in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census…
by - November 28, 2019 10:26 am
Gasoline prices this year are similar to prices in recent years as U.S. households prepare for Thanksgiving and to travel this holiday season, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - November 26, 2019 2:28 pm
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers sold over 7,000 more tickets, and top-line revenue increased 8.7% this year, from last year. Meanwhile, construction started Nov. 1 on a…
by - November 25, 2019 11:13 am
Dr. Ami Agbabli, a dentist and owner of Faith Family Dental in Springdale, said a lack of dentists in her home country led her into dentistry after she had considered…
by - November 24, 2019 4:38 pm
The 2019 peak season has yet to meet expectations with drayage providers and more broadly across the transportation sector as intermodal volumes declined 3% in the third quarter. Transportation technology…
by - November 20, 2019 9:47 pm
C&L Electric Cooperative (C&L) and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently started construction on a 1-megawatt solar array near the headquarters of the cooperative in Star City. The project will include a single-axis…
by - November 20, 2019 6:52 pm
Chicago-based carrier United Airlines has been flying its new Bombardier CRJ-550 jet between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Chicago about five times daily, or about 125 times so far,…
by - November 19, 2019 2:56 pm
The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will soon welcome the initial cohort of students in a new occupational therapy program, which is the…
by - November 18, 2019 7:24 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings and revenue expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 as the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer works to open three dealerships. After…
by - November 15, 2019 11:22 am
Washington Regional Urgent Care has expanded since Fayetteville-based healthcare provider Washington Regional Medical Center and Nashville, Tenn.-based healthcare provider Urgent Team announced a partnership in July. On Nov. 4, Washington…
by - November 12, 2019 2:32 pm
The trend in which customers expect low-cost, fast and transparent delivery of goods doesn’t look to be going away, and it has expanded into business-to-business shipping, according to a new…
by - November 11, 2019 10:47 am
The full-time MBA program at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas was strong, but program leaders wanted to improve it, said Vikas Anand, executive…
by - November 8, 2019 11:13 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Oct. 28 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - November 7, 2019 1:45 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue look to rise in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, analysts said. Earnings per share are expected to increase by 14.6% to $1.81 per share,…
by - November 6, 2019 11:19 am
Steel can manufacturer Ball Metalpack plans to close its Springdale plant and cut 76 full-time positions there by the end of the second quarter of 2020. The company will gradually…
by - November 2, 2019 9:53 am
Coffee shop 211 Café recently opened inside of Bentonville Public Library at 405 S. Main St., three blocks south of the downtown Bentonville square. Guatemala natives Mauricio and Norma Guerrero…
by - October 30, 2019 2:24 pm
Carriers soon will begin using the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to determine whether existing or prospective drivers have drug or alcohol violations. The Federal Register posted the…
by - October 29, 2019 2:28 pm
Diesel-powered big rigs are expected to account for the majority of the commercial fleet in the United States over the next decade as newer diesel engines release fewer emissions. Vehicles…
