by - August 3, 2020 2:48 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to expand its on-demand transit service in Rogers as Northwest Arkansas ridership remains down through the first half of the year. ORT…
by - August 3, 2020 1:42 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council and Bentonville-based Pure Charity announced Monday (Aug. 3) a partnership with Get Shift Done to bring the employment initiative to Northwest Arkansas. The program launched in…
by - August 3, 2020 12:41 pm
Tyson Foods said costs related to COVID-19 totaled $340 million, and that did not include direct costs related to absenteeism. The expense hurt the meat giant’s bottom line in the…
by - August 3, 2020 10:52 am
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas will use $1.5 million to develop a new traffic-sensing technology to track cargo as it moves on roadways and through…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
by - August 2, 2020 3:10 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its final recognition program in 2020, the C-Suite Awards. In its sixth year, the program is designed…
by - July 31, 2020 9:43 am
Matthew Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will receive the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management…
by - July 30, 2020 3:44 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (July 30) a new COVID-19 monitoring program focused on continued testing of workers and expanded medical staffing in order to strengthen protections against the virus in…
by - July 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Opportunity in the U.S is not distributed equally. Residents in the nation’s Heartland know that all too well. That’s a key finding of new research published Thursday (July 30) by…
by - July 30, 2020 1:33 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continues to develop its technology platform J.B. Hunt 360 to improve efficiency and remove waste in the supply chain, said Craig Harper, the…
by - July 30, 2020 11:43 am
Tyson Foods is expected to report leaner third-quarter net income and revenue amid challenging poultry fundamentals, ongoing pressures from COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking plants and weak demand from…
by - July 30, 2020 11:23 am
Walmart is restructuring its U.S. business and hundreds of employees are being laid off, according to sources. The downsizing, according to sources familiar with the company, is part of Walmart’s…
by - July 29, 2020 2:28 pm
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a former engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday (July 29) on 42 counts of wire fraud and two…
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bentonville-based firm CEI Engineering used time on its hands and previous technology planning to improve its branding and business operations. The national firm with eight U.S….
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms were named in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday (July 28) in the District of Columbia by the United Food Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) against the…
by - July 28, 2020 8:01 pm
Downtown Springdale could soon have an entertainment district to allow those who are at least 21 to consume alcoholic beverages while within its boundaries. Springdale City Council heard Tuesday (July…
by - July 28, 2020 3:47 pm
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has named the emergency departments at Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital, Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital to its Emergency Quality…
by - July 28, 2020 3:24 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council will receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 28, 2020 9:46 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received approval to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU). The…
by - July 27, 2020 3:11 pm
Joe Donaldson, head of family-owned Sam’s Furniture in Springdale, dreams big. He has plans for another business expansion, adding to the nearly 170,000 square feet of showroom and warehouse space…
