by - January 3, 2019 2:30 pm
Turnover at large truckload carriers declined 11 percentage points to 87%, and a strong peak season has ended in the transportation sector while the outlook for 2019 remains uncertain. After…
by - January 3, 2019 2:19 pm
Beshears Construction Inc., a general construction company in Fort Smith, will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2019 with a change in leadership structure. Company founder Eddy Beshears, 66, handed over…
by - January 3, 2019 1:56 pm
Consumers are spending less at the gas pump to start 2019, but some of those savings will be spent on food purchases in the coming months. The U.S. Department of…
by - January 3, 2019 1:30 pm
Sometimes when I’m in Little Rock speaking with a legislator or stakeholder group about the need to upgrade Arkansas roads and bridges, I think about Rainbow Curve in Bentonville. More…
by - January 3, 2019 10:29 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December but at a slower rate than in November as the overall economy grew for the 116th consecutive month, according to the…
by - January 3, 2019 10:10 am
Little Rock-based firm Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson Architects (WD&D) has promoted Chad Young to president and CEO. Young also serves as lead designer and principal at WD&D, where he has…
by - January 3, 2019 7:55 am
Matt Hicks has been hired by Chambers Bank as its chief credit officer. Hicks has more than 14 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as a…
by - January 2, 2019 4:45 pm
Jonesboro native Ben Barylske has been named Chief Financial Officer of St. Bernards Healthcare. In his new role as Chief Financial Officer, Barylske will oversee the finances of St. Bernards…
by - January 2, 2019 4:43 pm
Three counties in the Arkansas Ozark Foothills region of Sharp, Fulton and Izard Counties have been selected for a multi-state pilot program designed to build up rural economies, Spring River…
by - January 2, 2019 3:50 pm
Iowa Food Group (IFG) announced this week plans to reopen a further-processing meat plant acquired from Tyson Foods after it was shuttered by the Springdale-based meat giant in 2014. The…
by - January 2, 2019 2:23 pm
Safe Foods Corp. announced Wednesday (Jan. 2) the promotion of Kelly Conley to chief financial officer, effective immediately. Conley joined the privately held North Little Rock company one year ago…
by - January 2, 2019 1:55 pm
Little Rock-based law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark announced Wednesday (Jan. 2) that three attorneys have been elected to the firm’s partnership — Angela Artherton, Katie Watson Bingham and Tyler…
by - January 2, 2019 12:28 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported chicken broiler production began to slow in October with nearly 3.8 billion pounds processed, up fractionally over the same period in 2017. The agency…
by - January 2, 2019 12:14 pm
A project to modernize and update the University of Arkansas campus network infrastructure is now more than 50% complete. The Achieve IT: Network Foundations plan is modernizing the UA network…
by - January 2, 2019 12:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Jan. 2) named businessman and political activist Keith Gibson to the Arkansas Highway Commission. He replaces Dick Trammel of Rogers whose 10-year term expires Jan….
by - January 2, 2019 10:38 am
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has granted trade organization American Trucking Associations’ request to pre-empt meal-and-rest break rules in California after the organization sought federal legislation to overrule the state mandate….
by - January 2, 2019 10:32 am
Installing floating solar photovoltaic panels on the more than 24,000 man-made reservoirs in the United States would generate about 10% of U.S. electricity production annually, according to the National Renewable…
by - January 1, 2019 2:06 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded a $10,000 grant to create an app that promotes wellness and healthy living habits in Arkansas students….
by - January 1, 2019 1:47 pm
Talented people are the driving force behind any effective economic strategy. As 2019 begins, one of Northwest Arkansas’ leading development officials believes attracting and retaining those individuals remains the defining…
by - January 1, 2019 1:34 pm
Italy-based Colavita, a longtime Walmart food supplier, embraces the challenges of balancing online commerce and subscription-based meal kits with expanding its brick-and-mortar presence. It’s not often a family-owned business based…
