by - July 25, 2019 4:29 pm
$1,000. That is the second-quarter net income for Van Buren-based USA Truck, well below the $2.544 million in the same quarter of 2018. Revenue in the quarter was $133.622 million,…
by - July 25, 2019 3:54 pm
U.S. farmers have been devastated by erratic weather patterns and an ongoing trade war with China, one of the largest U.S. agriculture importers in the world. The federal government is…
by - July 25, 2019 3:42 pm
At the behest of President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday (July 25) directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to adopt a new execution protocol…
by - July 25, 2019 2:10 pm
About two-thirds of e-commerce businesses see logistics as a key differentiator among them, and expanding services has become necessary to meet rising customer expectations, according to a new survey. In…
by - July 24, 2019 9:08 pm
Seven startups have been selected to participate in the AgLaunch Bootcamp hosted this week in partnership with Arkansas State University and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture at the Delta Center…
by - July 24, 2019 7:16 pm
Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. of Columbia, Mo., submitted two bids totaling $102.11 million for two projects to complete the Bella Vista Bypass, or Arkansas/Missouri Connector, in Arkansas. Arkansas Department…
by - July 24, 2019 6:21 pm
In the midst of the Trump administration’s ongoing trade war with China and efforts to ratify the U.S-Mexico-Canada trade pact, American business investment abroad fell by $62.3 billion to $5.95…
by - July 24, 2019 4:09 pm
A growing number of Arkansas cities, counties and school districts are moving toward solar to handle all or a portion of their electricity demand. None of those are in the…
by - July 24, 2019 3:18 pm
Freight volume through the first two weeks of July was “sluggish,” and that continues a trend that has been ongoing since February as talks of a freight recession manifest, analysts…
by - July 24, 2019 1:13 pm
Little Rock-based Uniti Group Inc., the former spinoff of Windstream Holdings Inc., has filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court in New York seeking to halt appointment of a mediator…
by - July 23, 2019 7:42 pm
If voters pass a 1% sales tax to fund safety and quality of living projects, the grassroots organization that has been pushing for the hike has ideas about how to…
by - July 23, 2019 3:56 pm
Used car prices rose moderately in June as the number of vehicles that are operating in the United States has continued to increase. In a recent report on the wholesale…
by - July 23, 2019 1:30 pm
Steve Bratspies, the chief merchandising officer for Walmart, recently sat down with the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal for an interview to discuss gender equality and supplier-related topics ahead of the…
by - July 23, 2019 10:39 am
Simmons First National Corp., which has moved its regional headquarters for central Arkansas to the former Acxiom building in Little Rock and established a foothold in the larger St. Louis…
by - July 22, 2019 7:37 pm
Hurricane Barry could have wrought more havoc on Arkansas farmers with its heavy winds and rains, but the storm still caused a lot of damage and yields could be impacted…
by - July 22, 2019 1:26 pm
Environmental groups Food & Water Watch and the Organic Consumer Association have sued Tyson Foods, alleging deceptive marketing and advertising. The groups say it is false for Tyson Foods to…
by - July 22, 2019 11:01 am
Director, producer and Arkansas Cinema Society executive director Kathryn Tucker is counting down the days to this year’s Filmland festival in Little Rock. As timing would have it, she’ll be…
by - July 21, 2019 6:33 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, was critical of President Donald Trump and four fellow Congressional members in the wake of a week-long debate over accusations of racist comments from…
by - July 21, 2019 6:12 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach announced earlier this month that he won’t seek a new term as the agriculture voice’s top leader. Veach said it is time for new…
by - July 19, 2019 2:40 pm
Searcy Water Utilities has partnered with solar power developer Entegrity Energy Partners of Little Rock to build a 5.7-megawatt solar power plant to meet the utility’s electricity demand, according to…
