by - April 10, 2017 11:10 am
Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation have agreed to merge their Phoenix-based trucking companies in an all-stock deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2017. With a combined value…
by - April 9, 2017 9:36 am
Senate Majority Leader Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, says tax reform will likely be done before a long-term highway funding plan can be set and he predicts a short and smooth special…
by - April 7, 2017 4:10 pm
First-year Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Superintendent Dr. Douglas Brubaker is ready to address the career readiness gap for high school students, he told audience members at the Fort Smith…
by - April 7, 2017 1:53 pm
A new Arkansas Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan released by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department calls for better pedestrian accommodations, increased safety awareness and more planning on both the regional…
by - April 7, 2017 1:48 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority learned in July it received a $10 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help build a new dock in the Slackwater…
by - April 7, 2017 9:57 am
The unemployment rate fell to the lowest rate in nearly 10 years but the number of nonfarm payroll jobs added to the U.S. economy came in at the lowest level…
by - April 6, 2017 7:07 pm
As Deltic Timber Corp. prepares for its annual board meeting on April 27, the El Dorado-based publicly traded concern is asking its stockholders to keep Robert Nolan on board as…
by - April 6, 2017 5:53 pm
The new senior leadership team at Tyson Foods is tasked to build on the momentum of three years of record growth. President and CEO Tom Hayes is betting big on…
by - April 6, 2017 5:32 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has released its first Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey since President Donald Trump took office, and the one-word summary is “optimism.” Following the third consecutive month…
by - April 6, 2017 4:41 pm
The Port of Little Rock has generated nearly $5.1 billion in economic activity in central Arkansas in the last decade and contributed almost $2.5 billion in gross regional product (GRP)…
by - April 6, 2017 1:45 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville is launching the MakeHER Squad, a program that allows girls ages 14-18 to spend the summer working with Amazeum educators on STEAM initiatives and…
by - April 6, 2017 12:01 pm
The limit on how much individuals and companies can raise through crowdfunding has been raised 7% by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The new rules bump up the maximum…
by - April 6, 2017 11:59 am
Having a baby is one of life’s greatest joys, but one in seven couples trying to conceive will be diagnosed as infertile, according to the National Women’s Health Resource Center….
by - April 6, 2017 11:48 am
The majority of U.S. households use natural gas furnaces, electric furnaces or electric heat pumps as their main heat source in the winter, but the equipment and fuels used for…
by - April 6, 2017 11:46 am
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has released a guide to help community bankers understand the programs and products that the Federal Home Loan Banks offer for mortgages. The Affordable Mortgage…
by - April 6, 2017 11:44 am
Delta Regional Authority’s programs brought about $26 million in investment to eastern Arkansas last year, according to the DRA’s annual report. It worked on 13 projects in the state, directly…
by - April 6, 2017 8:22 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the April 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - April 5, 2017 5:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - April 5, 2017 5:14 pm
Dan Cowling, president of The Communications Group, a Little Rock-based marketing, advertising and public relations firm, announced today the company has promoted Jason Brown to director of public relations, managing the…
by - April 5, 2017 4:50 pm
Plans to build a 165-room Hyatt Place Hotel and an adjoining 78,000-square-foot convention center near Jonesboro’s hotel row off Caraway Road are in peril. Dirt work has been begun at…
