by - October 25, 2017 11:59 am
Little Rock-based carrier Rich Logistics, a company of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, received the 2017 Global Leader Award at the Automotive Leaders Summit in Mexico City. Shannon Everett, chief operations officer…
by - October 25, 2017 10:28 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - October 24, 2017 7:22 pm
Arkansas became a peanut growing state once again six years ago, and this year was one of the largest crops planted. Peanut farmers planted about 30,000 acres this year in…
by - October 24, 2017 6:05 pm
As the number of approved medical marijuana patient applications in Arkansas nears 2,000, a new medical journal report released Monday (Oct. 23) says cannabis use may have some medical benefits…
by - October 24, 2017 5:27 pm
Retailers can’t afford to lose on price in today’s value-oriented world, according to J.P. Morgan retail analyst Christopher Horvers. “I think Wal-Mart understands that,” he told members of the Northwest…
by - October 24, 2017 3:39 pm
Fort Smith-based artist Ryan Starkey and filmmaker Phillip Person recently won first place at the ARTifact Forum & Gallery’s Short Film Competition held on Oct. 6 and 7 in Hawthorne,…
by - October 24, 2017 2:53 pm
Sales tax revenue growth in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities has consistently trended positive, but the growth curve flattened as combined revenue in the October report totaled $5.477 million, down…
by - October 24, 2017 2:06 pm
The federal estate tax, referred to as the “death tax” by opponents, looks again to be on the chopping block. President Donald Trump, in his tax proposal, has planned its…
by - October 24, 2017 12:13 pm
Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), said Arkansas policymakers should follow the example of business and higher education officials who recognize the state economy…
by - October 24, 2017 11:57 am
As President Donald Trump has given Congress a year-end timetable to overhaul the nation’s immigration policies or phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a new study…
by - October 23, 2017 7:54 pm
The Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) has moved from its former location on Roosevelt Road to join other agencies of the Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) at the AAD headquarters complex at…
by - October 23, 2017 7:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a grant for almost $500,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a pedestrian/bicycle path between downtown and Arkansas…
by - October 23, 2017 7:46 pm
Three “provider-led” entities that provide care to around 35,000 special needs patients in Arkansas using Medicaid funds have been granted the first licenses under a new state law designed to…
by - October 23, 2017 7:00 pm
Profit and revenue for P.A.M. Transportation Services were flat in the third quarter, marking a “turning point” as 2018 results should be better than 2017, the company’s president said. In…
by - October 23, 2017 6:29 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art faculty is in the midst of strategic planning for a significant expansion that will unfold during the next half-decade. The wheels have been…
by - October 23, 2017 5:57 pm
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the retail banks that serve the Northwest Arkansas market grew their deposits by a combined 8.8% by mid-2017. The FDIC released its annual…
by - October 23, 2017 5:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently called for a 10% reduction in chemical footprint by 2022 to help meet the retailer’s sustainability goals. That means suppliers of consumable items such as household cleaners,…
by - October 23, 2017 5:04 pm
Long, barren row crop fields surround the tiny house that sits down a gravel road more than two miles long. A few tractors milled in the fields, as the sun…
by - October 23, 2017 4:48 pm
The federal mandate requiring big rig drivers to track their duty status and hours of service using electronic logging devices (ELDs) is set to go into effect in 55 days,…
by - October 23, 2017 3:15 pm
Arkansas Trucking Association was one of the recipients of the 2017 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award winners, according to American Trucking Associations. The awards were announced at the trade organization’s…
