by - October 11, 2017 9:12 pm
Fort Smith area government officials remain supportive of an effort to build an intermodal facility in the region, with Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken saying it is a project…
by - October 11, 2017 7:27 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) updated its enplanement numbers as far back as 2015 to reflect aircraft landings that weren’t reported, leading to a more than 57,000 enplanement discrepancy over…
by - October 11, 2017 7:23 pm
The Pocahontas City Hall sits on historic ground. A century ago, Wear Kibler Schoonover’s boyhood home was located on that spot. Schoonover would become the first football player in the…
by - October 11, 2017 6:48 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran said he and his management team have spent two years “fixing stores.” By that, he means looking at every process within a store operation and…
by - October 11, 2017 4:59 pm
Supplier Community founder Matt Fifer is hosting a new Fast Start event for new retail suppliers looking to gain insight on supplier/retail relationships. The workshop is slated to begin at…
by - October 11, 2017 4:18 pm
Convenience stores are taking more of the grocery and quick-serve market share, according to a report by the National Association of Convenience Stores. The NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey, which polled…
by - October 11, 2017 11:29 am
The UAMS Translational Research Institute has received funding for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) totaling $3.5 million through Aug. 31, 2018. According to a UAMS news release, the…
by - October 11, 2017 10:08 am
Bank of the Ozarks reported Wednesday (Oct. 11) that third quarter profits topped $96 million, easily beating year ago results and continuing a two-year streak for record quarterly earnings results,…
by - October 11, 2017 9:00 am
North Little Rock-based Garver, the state’s largest engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services firm, has acquired Ruggles & Bohm, an engineering and design services firm in Wichita, Kan. Financial terms…
by - October 10, 2017 8:01 pm
To address the rising incidence of heroin and opioid addiction and fatal overdoses in Arkansas, the Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) has formed a five-member Opioid Task Force. It includes…
by - October 10, 2017 6:53 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers had to whither springtime floods, dicamba drift, and even the remnants of two hurricanes late in the season. Despite those obstacles, about 62% of the 3.5 million…
by - October 10, 2017 6:30 pm
The state’s top utility regulator said Tuesday (Oct. 10) a proposed federal rule some critics say would prop up the nation’s declining coal and nuclear power industries would put the…
by - October 10, 2017 5:05 pm
The hurricanes might have hurt the modest third-quarter growth in the economy, but efforts to clean up and rebuild should help trucking and logistics operators by generating “a lot of…
by - October 10, 2017 3:31 pm
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told the investment community Tuesday (Oct. 10) he wouldn’t want to trade places with anyone else because he likes Wal-Mart’s odds to win in the…
by - October 10, 2017 1:04 pm
A former vendor for Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the mammoth liquor distributor for $30 million. The 79-page lawsuit was filed Oct….
by - October 10, 2017 11:13 am
The first attempt at expansion did not go well for entrepreneurs Rick and Sharon Boone. The Fayetteville couple are ready to give it another try. The owners of Fayetteville landmark…
by - October 10, 2017 9:42 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - October 9, 2017 8:02 pm
The price of used vehicles continues to rise at record levels, and increased 6.3% in September, from the same month in 2016. Since August, the price of used vehicles has…
by - October 9, 2017 7:43 pm
Centennial Bank Regional President Davy Carter will be named business executive of the year at the Arkansas State University Business Homecoming alumni dinner Thursday night. Carter, who is also an…
by - October 9, 2017 7:02 pm
A full generation has passed since the U.S. beef industry launched its “Beef. It’s What For Dinner” campaign, but the sector’s largest trade group — the National Cattlemen’s Association —…
