by - October 15, 2018 8:03 am
While Little Rock’s mayoral race is driving state capital politics, Arkansas’ commerce capital – Bentonville, home to Walmart’s world headquarters – has an equally crowded field of contenders for mayor….
by - October 12, 2018 3:48 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services’ net income rose 168.4% and revenue increased 28.9% in the third-quarter as it received rate increases from customers and grew its fleet by 11% fleet….
by - October 12, 2018 11:00 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - October 12, 2018 9:03 am
Conversation focused on ethics at a legislative forum Thursday (Oct. 12) at Rogers City Hall, as candidates for four races considered fallout from the General Improvement Funds (GIF) scandal that…
by - October 11, 2018 6:41 pm
A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows a slowdown in the pace of deposit growth among banks in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro. The…
by - October 11, 2018 6:35 pm
Jeff Hodges, owner of Springdale-based restaurant chain Foghorn’s, has never seen so many new restaurants opening locally with a labor pool so small. “My first reaction when I hear of…
by - October 10, 2018 5:30 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to report third-quarter profit to rise 56% to $1.42 per share, based on a consensus of 22 analysts, but that estimate was…
by - October 10, 2018 5:00 pm
C.R. Crawford Construction of Fayetteville recently purchased a building permit from the city of Rogers valued at $6.75 million. The permit is being used to build a 40,868-square-foot rehabilitation patient…
by - October 10, 2018 1:46 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services provided an update Wednesday (Oct. 10) in an arbitration between the company and Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. and will pay $18.3 million…
by - October 9, 2018 4:30 pm
Berryville-based firearms manufacturer Nighthawk Custom, announced Tuesday (Oct. 9) a $750,000 expansion of its facility in Carroll County. The investment in a new building and equipment adds to a previous…
by - October 9, 2018 4:21 pm
Political shots were fired at U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, during a debate on AETN slated to air Tuesday (Oct. 9.). His Democratic opponent Josh Mahony accused Womack, the former…
by - October 9, 2018 2:49 pm
Walmart U.S. is again shaking up leadership in merchandising and eCommerce. Steve Breen is moving from eCommerce to the stores team as senior vice president of central merchandising where he…
by - October 9, 2018 10:01 am
Average home prices continued to rise and reached record highs in the first half of 2018 in Northwest Arkansas as construction costs increased and lot availability declined, according to a…
by - October 9, 2018 8:23 am
An Oklahoma-based car wash chain has made a big splash in the market in a short amount of time. Speedy Splash, headquartered in Stillwater and owned by Tony and Lori…
by - October 5, 2018 7:54 pm
Tyson Foods veteran Noel White took over as CEO of the meat giant effective Sept. 30, after the abrupt resignation of Tom Hayes, who held that role for just under…
by - October 5, 2018 8:11 am
Plans to build the state’s first Duluth Trading Co. in Rogers continued forward with a recent land sale worth $895,000. Oppidan Investment Co., a property development firm in Minnesota representing…
by - October 4, 2018 4:27 pm
Seeking out opportunities to be useful each day is one way Gov. Asa Hutchinson finds joy and satisfaction in his personal life, even while doing a very public job. Speaking…
by - October 4, 2018 3:06 pm
A grant from the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville will allow the Northwest Arkansas Council to hire Joe Rollins for a newly created position focused on expanding business-education partnerships in…
by - October 4, 2018 11:50 am
Fayetteville-based clothing company LIVSN Designs recently started to sell its clothing through a Kickstarter campaign to raise $30,000 before apparel production begins. Fayetteville native Andrew Gibbs-Dabney launched the company on…
by - October 3, 2018 7:05 pm
The transportation sector is benefiting from a healthy economy, and this has led to tight truckload and intermodal capacity and expectations for a strong peak season, analysts said. Also tightening…
