by - February 18, 2021 9:34 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Sunnyvale, Calif.-based technology company Google announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) an alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt’s digital transformation and develop next-generation supply chain…
by - February 17, 2021 4:29 pm
Because of unprecedented winter weather and a sudden shortage of natural gas from a supplier, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) has curtailed industrial and commercial customers in the Fort Smith…
by - February 17, 2021 4:01 pm
Those with show swine are being warned about porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PED, that may affect their pigs. The disease doesn’t affect other breeds of pigs, scientists said. “Because…
by - February 17, 2021 3:57 pm
Ritter Communications has hired Jeff Chapman as Vice President and General Manager of the telecom company’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) business sector. Chapman manages the strategic plans and initiatives for Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure…
by - February 17, 2021 12:53 pm
Tyson Foods is among a growing number of companies including Amazon to Walmart that will provide an additional incentive for workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The company is paying…
by - February 16, 2021 5:59 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. beat analyst expectations for earnings in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 while revenue rose to a record of $228 million. After the buy here, pay…
by - February 16, 2021 4:25 pm
This week’s unusually extreme winter weather may have stopped many from getting their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but there is no need to worry, according to Rep. Dr….
by - February 16, 2021 4:16 pm
Justin Whitmore, executive vice president of alternative proteins at Tyson Foods, is leaving the meat giant to become the chief strategy officer at Keurig Dr. Pepper at the end of…
by - February 16, 2021 3:08 pm
Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas’ largest county, Craighead County, continue an unparalleled sales tax growth pattern that has lasted the better part of a decade. Both the city and county registered…
by - February 16, 2021 1:53 pm
Walmart said Tuesday (Feb. 16) it has temporarily closed roughly 10% of its U.S. stores as an Arctic blast brought snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures to large parts of the…
by - February 16, 2021 11:42 am
The University of Arkansas said Tuesday (Feb. 16) seven student teams won up to $2,000 each in a seed funding competition hosted by the UA Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation…
by - February 16, 2021 10:25 am
Bentonville-based CDL Hunter, a third-party truck driver recruiting company, has launched a new website that’s optimized for mobile devices. CEO Jeremy Mincke said Sooner Marketing Solutions of Tulsa, Okla., built…
by - February 15, 2021 5:35 pm
Single-digit wind chills, freezing water in pipes and troughs, and high snow loads on roofs are causing concerns for poultry and cattle operations, specialists from the University of Arkansas System…
by - February 15, 2021 4:06 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) Foundation announced Monday (Feb. 15) three new members to its board of directors: LeAnn Bonello Smith, vice president and chief people officer for Walmart’s Global…
by - February 15, 2021 12:32 pm
Three finalists for the Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions will make visits to Arkansas State University during the next two weeks. The chair of the search,…
by - February 15, 2021 10:52 am
The University of Arkansas said Monday (Feb. 15) it will partner with state government, Shorter College in Little Rock and a private company to identify Arkansans hit hardest by the…
by - February 15, 2021 9:50 am
James H. Faulkner, an advertising and public relations leader who was inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2014, passed away Feb. 9 at the age of 88….
by - February 15, 2021 9:17 am
Due partly to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arkansas athletic department reported a double-digit decline in revenue for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Still, the department came within $500,000 of…
by - February 14, 2021 3:50 pm
Tom Caldarera Jr., the popular restaurant owner and community leader who, along with his family, likely catered thousands of weddings, reunions, wakes and community events in the Fort Smith area,…
by - February 14, 2021 11:25 am
Springdale attorney Alex Miller has been elected as a Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Miller is a partner at RMP LLP. His practice focuses…
