by - May 10, 2018 2:31 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the April 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - May 10, 2018 2:17 pm
Shippers who compete against big box retailers and e-commerce giant Amazon need to determine what they are doing right and apply these standards to develop a parcel shipping strategy, logistics…
by - May 10, 2018 2:00 pm
Walmart has confirmed the pilot tests with Uber for final mile delivery in select markets of Dallas, Phoenix, Tampa and Orlando will end June 30. Walmart has since retained the…
by - May 10, 2018 1:50 pm
Andrew Heath came to Northwest Arkansas on business and found love. Eight years later, he lives here with his wife and two stepchildren, and has recently started his new job…
by - May 10, 2018 11:26 am
Brent crude oil prices are expected to be an average of $71 per barrel in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is $7 more per barrel than…
by - May 9, 2018 7:39 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA, formerly RITA) has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of New Orleans just two months after entering into a six-month…
by - May 9, 2018 7:22 pm
Chinese soybean buyers have stopped buying U.S. produced soybeans, and at this point in the growing season it’s mildly concerning, University of Arkansas at Monticello agriculture economist Dr. Robert Stark…
by - May 9, 2018 7:09 pm
Friends of the Fort Smith Public Schools, the lobbying group raising and spending money in support of a millage rate increase for the school district, has raised $68,750 and entered…
by - May 9, 2018 5:43 pm
KASU 91.9 FM manager and longtime Arkansas State University instructor Mike Doyle is retiring at the end of this academic year. Staff, family, and friends are planning to send him off…
by - May 9, 2018 4:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to indicate Tyson Foods did not invest $2.2 million with Future Meat Technologies, but rather co-led the round. Tyson Foods did not disclose…
by - May 9, 2018 3:09 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services and Skyline Healthcare agreed Tuesday that a temporary receivership order issued Friday for two nursing homes will stay in place for 30 days. DHS…
by - May 9, 2018 1:32 pm
Walmart confirmed a $16 billion investment for a 77% majority stake in India’s e-commerce startup Flipkart. The deal has been closely watched for the past few months, with Walmart execs…
by - May 9, 2018 1:09 pm
Succession planning continues at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) as Scott Van Laningham, CEO and executive director for the Highfill-based airport, looks to retire later this year. XNA hired executive…
by - May 9, 2018 12:54 pm
Fort Smith metro home sales are trending up for the first four months of 2018 with Sebastian and Crawford counties seeing year-to-date gains of 7.68% and 10.5% in sales volume,…
by - May 9, 2018 12:39 pm
Consumers are driving radical changes in shopping behaviors, leaving brand manufacturers and retailers scratching their heads. There is no crystal ball or algorithm that truly knows when and why each…
by - May 9, 2018 11:15 am
Solar electricity generation in the United States rose to 77 million megawatt hours in 2017 and surpassed biomass electricity generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - May 9, 2018 11:08 am
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a patent-pending method that could lead to reliable, economical and sustainable way to create and store energy from sunlight, according to a…
by - May 9, 2018 8:17 am
Bentonville developer Jake Newell, owner and CEO of Newell Development, has announced plans for a $6 million housing development near the intersection of Southwest B and Sixth streets. “We’ve been…
by - May 9, 2018 8:00 am
Ross DeVol, formerly the chief researcher at the economic think tank Milken Institute in California who now does similar work for the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville, has released a…
by - May 8, 2018 7:23 pm
Mother’s Day, rooted in the sentiment of honoring the one you call “mom,” has grown to the second largest spending retail holiday behind Christmas. The National Retail Federation estimates the…
