by - August 16, 2022 5:23 pm
The city of Jonesboro is about to have hybrid, trolley-style buses on its streets. The city of Jonesboro received a $878,584 grant for five low- or no-emission trolley-style buses from…
by - August 16, 2022 5:07 pm
With legal fees already reaching almost $200,000 to defend against a lawsuit related to recycling services, the city of Fort Smith has appealed an Aug. 3 ruling by Sebastian County…
by - August 16, 2022 10:02 am
Walmart surprised equity analysts on Tuesday (Aug. 16) reporting better-than-expected second fiscal quarter earnings just one week after the Bentonville-based retail giant reduced guidance for the quarter and the rest…
by - August 16, 2022 10:02 am
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) elected new officers to lead the organization during a recent board meeting. Elected to chair the nine-member board is John Freeman of Desha County….
by - August 16, 2022 9:43 am
The University of Arkansas Little Rock has created a new concentration in clinical biology to help prepare students for jobs in the health care and medical fields and for advanced…
by - August 15, 2022 5:14 pm
Walmart confirmed late Monday (Aug. 15) that Walmart+ members will soon be able to stream Paramount+ programing for no added charge. The new streaming perk becomes available in September. “We…
by - August 15, 2022 4:17 pm
A continuing rebound in manufacturing and tourism jobs helped push Fort Smith metro jobs up 2.5% in June, with the region’s June jobless rate of 3.8% well below the 4.8%…
by - August 15, 2022 3:18 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has seen demand for its on-demand service triple since launching earlier this year on the Via platform. Ride requests have risen from about…
by - August 15, 2022 9:15 am
It rained very little during the months of June and July throughout most of northern and eastern Arkansas, plunging many parts of the Natural State into a severe drought. In…
by - August 15, 2022 9:07 am
The University of Central Arkansas has received a $549,537 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to be used for updating and renovating McAlister Hall. The renovation…
by - August 15, 2022 8:31 am
In its 26th year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is proud to present another standout class of up-and-coming professionals under 40. This year’s Forty Under 40 class includes men and…
by - August 14, 2022 12:37 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ Urban Land Institute (ULI) chapter will host an event later this year for national and regional urban planning professionals and advocates aimed at exploring place-based development. The inaugural…
by - August 12, 2022 11:34 am
The education nonprofit Fayetteville Public Education Foundation announced Thursday (Aug. 11) the 2022 class to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor. Susan Williams Mayes Carney, Mike Malone, Dr. Caleb Smith…
by - August 12, 2022 11:07 am
Rogers firm NewRoad Capital Partners, Arkansas’ largest private equity fund, has promoted Tracy Black and Stefan Sterns to partner. Black joined the firm in May 2018 and leads the operating partner team…
by - August 11, 2022 5:27 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced (Aug. 11) a collaboration with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas that includes the Lowell-based carrier giving $1.5…
by - August 11, 2022 3:39 pm
Tulsa, Okla.-based BOK Financial announced Thursday (Aug. 11) that Chris Schaechtel of Fayetteville is the company’s new Arkansas market president. He replaces Jacob Hudson, who took a new job with…
by - August 11, 2022 3:24 pm
All eyes will be watching Tuesday (Aug. 16) as Walmart reports fiscal second-quarter earnings. With more than 230 million shoppers visiting stores each week, the retail giant is seen as…
by - August 11, 2022 2:57 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart didn’t give raises to its top executives in fiscal 2022 but did provide them incentives, according to the company’s recent proxy filing with the U.S. Securities and…
by - August 11, 2022 2:45 pm
Fayetteville-based tech startup SupplyPike recently launched a new feature for its app OTIF Radar that allows for one-click disputing, according to a news release. With the new feature, users can…
by - August 11, 2022 12:55 pm
DaVinci Innovations (DVI) was selected in July as the first Arkansas dealer for Envirotech vehicles and now it’s made its first large scale order. DVI has ordered 100 vehicles, the…
