by - November 27, 2018 11:07 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services will work with visibility systems provider project44 to integrate its visibility system into the carrier’s software platform J.B. Hunt 360. The system will allow…
by - November 27, 2018 8:14 am
Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell has been elected to the National Academy of Design, and he has been selected as a Resident Fellow by the American Academy in Rome for spring…
by - November 26, 2018 1:54 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas have seen solid sales tax revenue growth throughout this year, but November revenue was tempered after the 10% gains in October. The cities…
by - November 25, 2018 6:04 pm
A University of Arkansas doctoral student has been studying how to improve concrete pavements to better resist damage that deicing salts cause to roads and bridges. Casey Jones said he…
by - November 21, 2018 12:08 pm
The Fayetteville City Council unanimously voted Tuesday (Nov. 20) to approve a trilateral agreement among the city, Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) for the development, construction and operation of Arkansas’s…
by - November 21, 2018 8:29 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Nov. 12 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - November 20, 2018 1:39 pm
If ever there was a perfectly matched company and chief executive officer, it was Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) of Rogers and Ed Fryar. Fryar’s career in the poultry industry, though,…
by - November 19, 2018 1:07 pm
Two Bentonville entrepreneurs have announced the pilot launch of a new mobile application that is designed to be a marketplace for the rapidly evolving grocery delivery market. Robbie Larson and…
by - November 19, 2018 12:46 pm
It’s no secret hospitals, which are places of healing, are also crawling with germs. They include superbugs, which are the most resistant to antibiotics. Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville…
by - November 19, 2018 10:41 am
Harps Food Stores President and CEO Kim Eskew has also added the title of chairman. At the Springdale-based company’s annual board meeting Nov. 15, Eskew was elected to fill the…
by - November 18, 2018 3:46 pm
In the late 1980s, business leaders Sam Walton, J.B. Hunt and Don Tyson were working to update their 10-year plans, and one of the goals that continued to come up…
by - November 16, 2018 12:29 pm
For the second consecutive quarter in fiscal 2019, America’s Car-Mart stock price jumped more than 10% the day after its earnings report, and as of midday Friday (Nov. 16), shares…
by - November 15, 2018 6:56 pm
America’s Car-Mart second-quarter profit and revenue rose 89% and 12.1%, respectively, and beat analyst estimates as the company looks to open three dealerships, with two in central Arkansas. After the…
by - November 15, 2018 10:57 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a 6,100-square-foot internship office at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south Fayetteville. The research park is managed by the University…
by - November 14, 2018 5:33 pm
CrossMar Investments, a commercial development group in Bentonville led by Chris Crossland and Phil Martz, recently paid the city of Bentonville for a building permit valued at $15.4 million. The…
by - November 14, 2018 3:36 pm
After two decades of operating as L.J. Smith & Associates, an IT consulting firm in Bentonville has changed its name. President and CEO Jared Smith says the agency is now…
by - November 14, 2018 3:25 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will launch an online degree program in the spring semester that will create a path for registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science…
by - November 13, 2018 4:02 pm
Tyson Foods posted another record year in fiscal 2018 which ended Sept. 30, with revenue of $40.052 billion, up 4.62% from 2017. Net income totaled $3.027 billion, compared to $1.778…
by - November 13, 2018 3:23 pm
Hans Driessnack has been named CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He will start in the position Dec. 3, said Denten Park, market CEO for parent company Northwest Health. Driessnack replaces Tom…
by - November 13, 2018 10:13 am
Springdale-based grocery store chain Harps Food Stores has partnered with Instacart Inc. to deliver groceries in select markets, including several in Arkansas. The service started Nov. 8. Customers can order…
