by - February 2, 2018 1:31 pm
Rogers engineering and architectural firm Benchmark Group Inc. announced Friday (Feb. 2) a change in leadership. Founder and president Paul Parks will transition to the role of board chairman, according…
by - February 2, 2018 11:43 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Jan. 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - February 1, 2018 6:05 pm
USA Truck earned $14.822 million in the fourth quarter, offsetting losses in the first two quarters of 2017, and ended the year with net income of $7.497 million, largely as…
by - February 1, 2018 3:54 pm
Fort Smith metro region building activity — permits for Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren — opened 2018 soft with just $11.293 million in combined values, a drop of 35.34%…
by - February 1, 2018 3:49 pm
A study commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville to measure the impact of the organization’s downtown efforts throughout Northwest Arkansas showed positive economic progress, while also indicating a…
by - February 1, 2018 3:21 pm
The second Arkansas location of Dallas-based restaurant/entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s is scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Monday (Feb. 5) in a 17,000-square-foot location at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade…
by - January 31, 2018 7:15 pm
Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLGN), a global supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced to its shareholders Wednesday (Jan. 31) the company has initiated construction of a new…
by - January 31, 2018 6:43 pm
Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley narrowly lost the Craighead County judge’s race in 2016 to incumbent Democrat Ed Hill. Presley told Talk Business & Politics he only lost the race…
by - January 31, 2018 6:26 pm
As technology breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to change the face of industry, Denso Corp. has taken another step towards its goal of transforming from the world’s…
by - January 31, 2018 3:14 pm
The four largest Northwest Arkansas cities have completed more than 60 street projects with bond issues over the past decade, and some have started to look to the next bond…
by - January 31, 2018 10:49 am
Sebastian County Judge David Hudson will seek reelection to the post he has held since 1998. Hudson started in county government in August 1976, working for four county judges before…
by - January 31, 2018 7:20 am
Fourth quarter and full-year net income was up 53% and 46.3%, respectively, for Fort Smith-based ArcBest, and fourth quarter earnings per share of 42 cents beat the consensus estimate of…
by - January 30, 2018 6:18 pm
More than 40 federal, state, county and city officials in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri signed letters supporting the federal grant that would complete a 265-mile segment of Interstate 49, between…
by - January 30, 2018 6:01 pm
Jonesboro has hired its first “land bank” manager. Jonathan Smith, a city planner in Jonesboro’s Planning Department, has been promoted to this position. Smith, who helped develop the city’s land…
by - January 30, 2018 5:50 pm
Fort Smith-based Beaty Capital Group now owns two former Masonic Temples. The group is set to close on a third temple in a few months, and before the year ends…
by - January 30, 2018 5:34 pm
An estimated 4,000 Wal-Mart suppliers are in Bentonville this week at the retailer’s annual Supplier Growth Forum with the hot topic being the new guidelines for On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) deliveries of…
by - January 30, 2018 4:56 pm
After three years of budgetary belt-tightening, the Fort Smith Board of Directors are now considering the development and implementation of a multi-year financial plan. The Board met with representatives from…
by - January 30, 2018 4:45 pm
America’s Car-Mart has opened three new dealerships in fiscal 2018, which ends April 30, and will announce third-quarter financial results on Feb. 19. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used…
by - January 30, 2018 3:01 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services delayed the release of its 2018 guidance by almost three months to complete the year and “dig a little deeper,” but guidance the Lowell-based carrier released…
by - January 30, 2018 2:34 pm
A Fayetteville attorney is planning to relocate his practice to a new building, one that will give it room to grow. Atwell Law Firm owner Chad Atwell recently paid $420,000…
