by - April 3, 2017 10:14 am
Halfway through a competitive bidding season, the trucking transportation industry saw business rise in March after a lackluster February, but carriers have been securing rates on the low end of…
by - April 2, 2017 8:38 pm
HomeGoods, an off-price home fashions retailer, will open a store in Jonesboro. The company has agreed to lease a 23,250 square-foot store in the Caraway Plaza, according to information from…
by - April 2, 2017 8:32 pm
Northwest Arkansas leaders such as J.B. Hunt, Sam Walton, Alice Walton, Don Tyson and Pauline Whitaker built a strong foundation of leadership and philanthropy for the region, Larry Young, CEO…
by - March 31, 2017 5:21 pm
Northwest Arkansas is poised for continued growth from several of its key employment sectors., according to economic development officials from around the region who spoke to the Chamber Leadership Fayetteville…
by - March 31, 2017 5:00 pm
Even before construction is complete on Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, a second phase is in the works that will see a seven- or eight-floor office tower for physicians that…
by - March 30, 2017 9:02 pm
Two Walmart.com e-commerce execs said the retailer is ready to win the e-commerce battle with a new strategy concocted by Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., which also includes…
by - March 30, 2017 5:21 pm
Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar was fascinated by the plant-based remedies developed in his home country of Peru. Traditional, pharmaceutical medicines were rarely available, and he wondered what properties in the plants…
by - March 30, 2017 3:11 pm
Acxiom Corp. signed an agreement this week to lease the remaining 11,215 square feet in the 301 Main St. building in downtown Little Rock’s Creative Corridor. Completed in 2015, the…
by - March 30, 2017 8:51 am
Fort Smith-based food manufacturer OK Foods Inc. has issued a recall for approximately 1 million pounds of breaded chicken, according to a recent press release from Industrias Bachoco, its Mexico-based…
by - March 30, 2017 8:35 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened its first office in Canada, with an enterprise sales office in Toronto. The announcement was made Thursday (March 30). The Lowell-based carrier has provided…
by - March 30, 2017 7:46 am
Thaden School in Bentonville will open this fall, and the private school located in the Market District downtown has announced in the past few months the hiring of a director of…
by - March 30, 2017 7:37 am
Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce, has promoted three company insiders to new executive leadership roles under his revamped organization. The Wall Street Journal first reported Fiona Tan’s promotion…
by - March 29, 2017 5:18 pm
Garrison Asset Management LLC — doing business as Garrison Financial Corp. — has been sold to current employees Kerry Bradley (president), Glenn Atkins (executive vice president) and James Bell (vice…
by - March 29, 2017 4:17 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently received a U.S. patent for a system that would allow the retailer to use drones to move products between departments. Patent No. US 2017/0076354 was granted earlier…
by - March 29, 2017 4:03 pm
Fort Smith city and county sales tax numbers are off to a good start after closing 2016 with slight gains in the wake of a $1.41 million downward budget revision…
by - March 29, 2017 1:59 pm
Ecoark Holdings of Rogers announced a corporate restructuring ahead of the company’s efforts to be uplisted on Nasdaq’s Capital Market. CEO and founder Randy May will step back as CEO…
by - March 29, 2017 10:50 am
The Springdale City Council on March 28 approved new design standards for downtown properties in its regular meeting, and it passed an emergency clause making them effective immediately. The council…
by - March 28, 2017 3:51 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken is done with sewer rate increases for the foreseeable future, stating his administration would no longer entertain increases as long as prices were at…
by - March 28, 2017 1:40 pm
Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport is off to a good start in 2017, with numbers up almost 14% year-to-date and building upon a 2016 that saw marginal…
by - March 28, 2017 11:58 am
Heath Rhodes decided a free giveaway on social media was the best way to spur his hunter dog box business, DHK Manufacturing. The specialty boxes made by his company can…
