by - November 8, 2017 8:20 pm
A room full of business owners and managers ranging from family-owned ventures like Clinger Holsters of Van Buren to Bio-Tech Pharmacal of Fayetteville to J.B. Hunt Transportation spent the afternoon…
by - November 8, 2017 7:32 pm
By this time last year, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had released its financial expectations for the upcoming year, but John Roberts, president and CEO of the Lowell-based carrier, said the…
by - November 8, 2017 6:09 pm
Tyson Foods on Wednesday (Nov. 8) said longtime executive Dennis Leatherby, the company’s chief financial officer since 2008, will step down from that role on Feb. 10, 2018, and leave…
by - November 8, 2017 6:08 pm
Sales tax revenue fell 4.83% in Fort Smith’s September report to $1.637 million from $1.72 million the previous year, but year-to-date figures for 2017 continue to hold up at $16.021…
by - November 8, 2017 5:41 pm
The developers of a new indoor climbing, fitness and yoga facility in Bentonville say they are thrilled about their building’s proximity to a planned 70-acre public park backed by the…
by - November 8, 2017 3:17 pm
Arkansas State Plant Board members voted Wednesday (Nov. 8) during a public hearing and board meeting to ban dicamba in Arkansas during a bulk of the 2018 growing season. Dicamba is used…
by - November 8, 2017 2:20 pm
Enactus members and students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College had an intimate conversation about business execution and leadership with a veteran Wal-Mart exec who spent the bulk of his 17…
by - November 8, 2017 11:07 am
Replacing older wind turbines with newer ones, or repowering, has become more common in the United States, and federal incentives that have been extended through 2019 are expected to encourage…
by - November 8, 2017 8:07 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - November 8, 2017 7:56 am
Banks tightened standards on credit card and auto loans because of a more uncertain economic outlook, while demand for business and home loans fell in the third quarter of 2017,…
by - November 8, 2017 7:34 am
A federal judge in New York City late Tuesday vacated an earlier court order setting up a scheduled Dec. 5 trial in Manhattan that would have pitted Windstream Holdings, Inc….
by - November 7, 2017 6:38 pm
It was pilot Harold Johnson’s time to die. The DC-9 he was co-piloting was commandeered by three domestic terrorists, Nov. 10, 1972. The FBI shot the plane’s tires on a…
by - November 7, 2017 5:25 pm
Diesel remains the top fuel for the trucking industry, and before other fuels such as electricity gain a foothold in the industry, it will require major infrastructure improvements, a transportation…
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Brick-and-mortar retailers continue to scale back their physical footprints with Target announcing Tuesday (Nov. 7) plans to shutter 12 stores in early February. No stores in Arkansas are being impacted….
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Stephanie Freeman, career development facilitator for Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS), hopes to change the way junior high students see their city. Since helping launch the iCan Career Expo for…
by - November 7, 2017 4:37 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ strong economy is no secret to those living in the state, but those other states are often unaware of the region’s growth and affordable cost of living, said…
by - November 7, 2017 3:56 pm
Springdale-based Ozark Guidance Center, a nonprofit behavioral health care center, is expanding its services as Fayetteville-based Vantage Point of Northwest Arkansas discontinues some of the same services to focus on…
by - November 7, 2017 3:26 pm
Fayetteville retirement community Butterfield Trail Village (BTV) celebrated on Tuesday (Nov. 7) the grand opening of its new Commons Center — a major facilities expansion that carries out Butterfield’s mission of providing ever-evolving, quality lifestyle…
by - November 7, 2017 3:15 pm
A $2.4 million land purchase has set in motion a new tenant for the Gateway Town Center at the intersection of Interstate 430/Interstate 30 interchange in Little Rock. Riverbike of…
by - November 7, 2017 3:11 pm
Five Rivers Distribution has secured a $584,000 grant on behalf of the public Port of Fort Smith. The funding will go towards construction of an $885,000, 30,000-square foot bulk storage…
