by - August 2, 2021 10:42 am
There’s good money in moving stuff from point A to point B. Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a more than 200% increase in adjusted net income in the second quarter, with…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - August 1, 2021 11:46 am
The Rogers Rotary Club will honor three longtime business and civic leaders this year with the Dick Daniel Distinguished Citizen Award. Bob Crafton and Gene and Joye Kelley will be…
by - August 1, 2021 11:42 am
Illinois-based RJW Logistics Group recently relocated its Bentonville office a short distance to a larger footprint. The company’s 2,100-square-foot office at 111 W. Central Ave. is across the street from…
by - August 1, 2021 10:13 am
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Gretchen Hall is seeing signs of recovery in her industry, but there is still a lag from 2019 numbers and the new Delta…
by - July 31, 2021 10:08 am
Two Arkansas-based companies made the cut at Walmart’s eighth annual Open Call event to get their products on the retailer’s shelves. Camo Dust, based in Lonoke, and Bentonville-based Bucklebury each…
by - July 30, 2021 3:21 pm
Walmart on Friday (July 30) joined a growing number of companies requiring all or certain employees to be vaccinated. The Bentonville-based retailer said all market, regional and divisional employees working…
by - July 30, 2021 2:17 pm
Oklahoma-based Write On Fundraising has opened an office in Bentonville, headed by Melody Timinsky of Fayetteville. Timinsky, a former vice president with United Way of Northwest Arkansas, recently accepted a…
by - July 29, 2021 5:40 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Thursday (July 29) that it has acquired Hangar 19 Apartments, a garden style residential community with 351 apartment units in the Dallas/Fort…
by - July 29, 2021 4:12 pm
A national and global supply chain facing far more demand than capacity to deliver has helped Van Buren-based USA Truck turn the corner on what was a financially tough 2020….
by - July 29, 2021 2:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the first of what will be a series on the details and potential impact of the recent $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - July 29, 2021 12:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 29, 2021 11:51 am
The University of Arkansas has signed Razorback baseball coach Dave Van Horn to a new long-term contract that should keep him Fayetteville for the next decade. Van Horn, the 2021…
by - July 29, 2021 10:57 am
Batesville-chartered Citizens Bank has hired Rob Woods to lead operations in its Rogers and Bentonville markets in Northwest Arkansas. The bank has one Benton County office at 3350 S. Pinnacle…
by - July 29, 2021 9:45 am
Fayetteville-based nonprofit Startup Junkie Foundation announced Thursday (July 29) that its 2021 Fuel Accelerator program will start Tuesday (Aug. 3). The program, in its third iteration, is an artificial intelligence…
by - July 28, 2021 6:31 pm
Fort Smith City Director Lavon Morton said at board study session Tuesday (July 27) he would rather the city develop a collaborative program with city partners to promote spaying and…
by - July 28, 2021 4:49 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved Wednesday (July 28) a resolution to leave the statue of former U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright where it is on the University…
by - July 28, 2021 4:11 pm
Operational challenges lowered Murphy USA’s quarterly profit, but it was still a strong financial showing for the El Dorado-based gasoline convenience store chain. Murphy USA reported Wednesday (July 28) second…
by - July 28, 2021 2:53 pm
Oil and gas exports, production and prices in the United States have remained high amid rising demand this summer, according to recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - July 28, 2021 2:42 pm
Taking another play from Amazon’s operational game plan, Walmart has partnered with the Adobe Commerce retail platform to sell its cloud-based tech and fulfillment services to smaller retail operations in…
