by - July 24, 2017 10:08 am
Little Rock-based financial services firm Stephens Inc. has hired Frank Chiou as managing director for New York Institutional Equity Sales and Mark Connelly as managing director and senior equity research…
by - July 23, 2017 12:49 pm
The large crowd gathered Saturday night in downtown Fort Smith to ceremonially open the third year of The Unexpected Project learned that one art work will not be public and…
by - July 21, 2017 4:44 pm
For the first time in several months, Arkansas jobless rate remained unchanged at an all-time record low of 3.4% as thousands of new positions were added to the state’s burgeoning…
by - July 21, 2017 11:33 am
Weekly U.S. ethanol production has risen 5% to 1.02 million barrels per day through the first six months of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S….
by - July 21, 2017 11:23 am
Texas-based hotel fund manager Phoenix American Hospitality (PHA) has acquired three Arkansas hotels for a combined $37.6 million. PHA paid $15.4 million for the Aloft Hotel in Rogers, $11.8 million…
by - July 21, 2017 11:05 am
Earlier this year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal used input from informed observers of the area’s startup scene to tag several startup industries as areas of projected growth and development…
by - July 21, 2017 9:44 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend $136 million to purchase Houston-based carrier Special Logistics Dedicated, allowing the Lowell-based carrier to expand its e-commerce delivery platform. If the deal closes, it…
by - July 21, 2017 9:28 am
Brenda Smith has been in Northwest Arkansas since Tuesday (July 18) meeting with Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon and touring the retailer’s distribution center in Bentonville to learn about its logistics…
by - July 20, 2017 5:23 pm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on Thursday (July 20) defended President Donald Trump’s decision to repeal and review water and clean air regulations implemented by the previous…
by - July 20, 2017 5:22 pm
Home Bancshares ended the first half of 2017 with another strong financial performance as the Conway-based banking group continued its string of 25 straight profitable quarters that exceeded the results…
by - July 20, 2017 4:34 pm
There is only one shoe last manufacturer left in the United States, and its only U.S. production plant is in Walnut Ridge. Lewiston, Maine-based Jones & Vining Industrial Products, founded…
by - July 20, 2017 3:21 pm
VIC Technology Venture Development in Fayetteville has named James “Jamie” Rogers to its board of directors. Rogers has more than 20 years of business experience, including 16 at TXI, formerly…
by - July 20, 2017 3:11 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will pay a 23-cents per share cash dividend on Aug. 18 to stockholders of record as of Aug. 7. The Lowell-based carrier announced the dividend payment…
by - July 20, 2017 2:53 pm
ABF Freight will change its pricing structure to include freight dimensions as a supplement to the existing weight-based pricing structure. The less-than-truckload carrier, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp.,…
by - July 20, 2017 2:37 pm
After years of posturing, the Chinese government agreed Thursday (July 20) to allow U.S. rice farmers to export their crops to the largest rice consuming nation on Earth. An agreement…
by - July 20, 2017 1:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has internally announced a new merchandising services program that narrows to five companies able to manage supplier displays and other services in more than 4,600 Walmart U.S. stores….
by - July 20, 2017 11:17 am
Homegrown technology startup Apptegy, with the aid of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several top state officials, announced Thursday (July 20) the hiring of its 50th employee and new plans to…
by - July 20, 2017 10:50 am
An entrepreneur from Canada is hoping a deal with Wal-Mart Stores that includes frozen tea pops will push the company into the black. Dionne Laslo-Baker, a medical toxicologist by trade…
by - July 20, 2017 10:27 am
The outlook is good for the U.S. transportation sector, with freight volumes to rise almost 3% in 2017, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. On Wednesday (July 19),…
by - July 20, 2017 10:14 am
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism (ADTP) director Kane Webb said whether the Arkansas Razorbacks continue to play football games at War Memorial Stadium, the 69-year old venue’s future will…
