by - October 26, 2017 4:19 pm
In a third-quarter earnings preview, analysts Bret Jordan, David Kelley and Mark Jordan, all of Jefferies, said certified pre-owned vehicle sales rose 0.5% to 679,000 units in the quarter, from…
by - October 26, 2017 4:02 pm
More than 150 people attended the groundbreaking of a new $40 million medical facility in Springdale on Thursday. It is one of seven new clinics announced two years ago as…
by - October 26, 2017 1:54 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (Oct. 26) the hiring of Brandi Hinkle as director of communications. She replaces Scott Hardin, who accepted a communications position with the…
by - October 26, 2017 12:41 pm
President Donald Trump on Thursday (Oct. 26) named Sen. Eddie Joe Williams, R-Cabot, to a position on the Southern States Energy Board, an interstate compact composed of governors and state…
by - October 26, 2017 11:08 am
Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., was elected as the 73rd chairman of the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors. “It is a tremendous honor to be…
by - October 26, 2017 9:26 am
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has named Graham Cobb its new president and CEO. He will assume the role in late November, according to a press release from…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 am
Gross inputs to petroleum refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, which includes six states in the South, reached an average of 8.8 million barrels per day, or about 324,000…
by - October 26, 2017 8:19 am
The Arkansas Broadcasters Association board of directors has named Luke Story its new executive director. The announcement was made Wednesday (Oct. 25). Story will begin the new job Nov. 1….
by - October 25, 2017 8:03 pm
Mississippi County in Arkansas’ first congressional district is one of the top steel producing counties in the country and its representative in Congress is about to take a key role…
by - October 25, 2017 6:22 pm
Downtown Fort Smith parking meters could soon see a 100% increase after not being updated since 1985, but one organization disapproves of the move. At a recent Board of Directors…
by - October 25, 2017 6:15 pm
The trucking industry supports President Donald Trump’s call for tax reform and urged Congress to pass it by the end of the year. The industry pays the highest corporate tax…
by - October 25, 2017 6:05 pm
A general contractor leading development of Wal-Mart Stores’ new distribution center in Benton County has received a building permit valued at $110.8 million. The city of Bentonville issued the permit…
by - October 25, 2017 5:50 pm
There’s been a lot written about the Millennial generation and how these tech savvy shoppers are reshaping the retail sector today. But new research from Daymon Worldwide indicates a need…
by - October 25, 2017 3:06 pm
Hefei Risever Machinery Co. (Risever) announced Wednesday (Oct. 25) it will invest $20 million to build a facility inside the Craighead Technology Park in Jonesboro. The plant will employ 130…
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,…
