by - July 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Jeff Williams, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 30.9% raise in 2021, while total compensation declined 83.8% to $797,506, from $4.92 million in 2020, according to the…
by - July 15, 2021 4:47 pm
Northwest Arkansas may be the fourth best place to live in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report, but there are more than 10,000 job openings in…
by - July 15, 2021 3:04 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare organization Washington Regional Medical System celebrated Thursday (July 15) the opening of the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Cancer Support Home. The 9,980-square-foot facility at 488 E….
by - July 15, 2021 11:46 am
The city of Rogers officially gained a major employer Thursday, and Northwest Arkansas cemented itself as a globally recognized logistics hub. Transplace, a third-party transportation management and logistics technology firm…
by - July 15, 2021 7:58 am
Bentonville-based corrugated packaging company Rapid recently rebranded from Rapid Prototypes and moved into a 14,000-square-foot warehouse in Tontitown. Including the existing 25,000-square-foot facility on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville, the company’s…
by - July 14, 2021 7:16 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported record revenue and operating income in the second quarter amid strong freight demand and tight capacity. After the markets closed Wednesday (July 14),…
by - July 14, 2021 3:01 pm
Walmart said Wednesday (July 14) it plans to place Symbotic robotic technology in 25 of its 42 regional distribution centers (RDC’s). The retail giant did not disclose the cost but…
by - July 14, 2021 1:09 pm
The University of Arkansas Press has published hundreds of books, catalogs and journals since it was established in 1980 as the university’s publishing arm. The press, celebrating an extended 40th…
by - July 14, 2021 12:12 pm
Minnesota-based Artspace Projects, a nonprofit real estate developer and property manager, announced a $16 million workforce housing development Wednesday (July 14) for an approximately one-acre site near the Momentary tourist…
by - July 14, 2021 10:15 am
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (July 14) that Toby Teeter would be the first director of a new initiative in Bentonville called the Collaborative. In a news release, the…
by - July 13, 2021 9:51 am
Two nonprofit groups in Northwest Arkansas have merged into one organization that should be better positioned to distribute more scholarship dollars to its recipients. Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest…
by - July 12, 2021 4:28 pm
The Flipkart Group, the Indian retailer partially owned by Walmart, raised $3.6 billion (U.S.) in new funding as it seeks to grow an e-commerce ecosystem in India. Lead investors include…
by - July 12, 2021 3:28 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program has awarded $9.8 million to the Walton Arts Center. The grant is part of the organization’s ongoing recovery plan…
by - July 12, 2021 2:01 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to report double-digit growth in earnings and revenue as analysts look to multiple years of growth on the strong foundation that…
by - July 12, 2021 1:07 pm
On May 26, a maintenance worker at the Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, Calif., showed up at the railyard where he worked and began shooting, killing nine people, including…
by - July 9, 2021 9:04 am
Following solid revenue growth in 2020, Rogers-based firm HP Engineering Inc. made a strategic hire recently to oversee a new service — structural engineering. Andrew Mock is the firm’s vice…
by - July 8, 2021 11:37 am
Little Rock-based Friday, Eldredge and Clark has hired Erin A. James to join its mergers and acquisitions practice group in the firm’s Rogers office. Her practice will involve all aspects…
by - July 8, 2021 11:22 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday (July 8) a $5 million gift to support programs and expansion at Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. It will be offered…
by - July 8, 2021 9:53 am
A startup marketing and advertising agency already with three U.S. offices views Northwest Arkansas as its next critical market. It has recruited an established Benton County executive to bolster those…
by - July 7, 2021 12:26 pm
Missouri-based healthcare system Mercy, which has significant operations in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith, said Wednesday (July 7) that it would require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by…
