by - October 22, 2021 12:45 pm
The number of employed in Arkansas rose 3.5% in September and the number of unemployed fell almost 32% compared with September 2020. The state’s jobless rate fell to 4%, down…
by - October 18, 2021 5:47 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council announced six winners of the 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The awards were presented at a gala banquet on Wednesday, October 13,…
by - October 16, 2021 9:15 am
Beauty is the newest battleground for market share among top retailers who have each doubled-down their efforts to glean more sales in this higher-margin category this fall. The NPD Group…
by - October 15, 2021 7:55 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted double-digit gains in earnings and revenue in the third quarter amid strong freight demand and tight capacity. Before the markets opened Friday…
by - October 14, 2021 5:23 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted record revenue and operating results in the third quarter as it improved at navigating customer disruptions. After the markets closed Thursday (Oct. 14),…
by - October 12, 2021 8:16 am
According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween is the second-largest spending holiday behind Christmas, and last year’s total sales of $8 billion were at the lowest levels since 2015. With…
by - October 11, 2021 11:25 am
Share prices of two Northwest Arkansas-based transportation companies have reached record highs amid strong freight demand, tight capacity and a labor shortage. On Sept. 23, shares of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M….
by - October 8, 2021 6:05 pm
Robert Powell, a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, an officer of what was then Arkansas Best Corp., and co-founder of Van Buren-based USA Truck, has died. He was 87. In 1983…
by - October 8, 2021 8:40 am
Mid-America Truck Driving School Inc. recently relocated its Springdale campus to a larger location that will allow the school to more than double its student enrollment capacity. The school has…
by - October 7, 2021 1:03 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post double-digit increases in earnings and revenue for the third quarter amid strong pricing, freight demand and tight capacity. Before the markets…
by - October 5, 2021 11:10 am
Tyson Foods controls a large portion of U.S. dinner plates and a sizable share in lunch boxes and breakfast with its chicken, beef, pork, deli meats, refrigerated and frozen Jimmy…
by - October 5, 2021 10:26 am
Jonesboro Municipal Airport has been awarded a $3.55 million federal grant to strengthen the runway, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 5) news release. The airport was the only one in…
by - October 5, 2021 8:36 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will give $1.25 million to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support the programs of the organization that’s dedicated to saving lives…
by - October 2, 2021 11:16 am
An old-time coal chute and a man named Charlie Vergos changed dining in Memphis and throughout the South almost six decades ago. In 1948, Vergos co-owned Wimpy’s, a “three and…
by - September 30, 2021 4:03 pm
Governors, legislators and highway department officials from Arkansas and Missouri were among a crowd of at least 200 people who gathered Thursday (Sept. 30) to celebrate the opening of the…
by - September 29, 2021 11:58 am
Heartland Forward announced Wednesday (Sept. 29) that it is raising $4 million to support the expansion of a new idea accelerator program to 1,000 entrepreneurs by 2023. Heartland Forward’s new…
by - September 28, 2021 4:58 pm
Consumers continued to patronize restaurants online and in-person despite U.S. COVID-19 cases rising in August. NPD Group reports U.S. restaurant traffic increased 5% in August compared to a year ago,…
by - September 28, 2021 11:35 am
Walmart continues to look for ways to increase its share of the baby products market, shifting more toward online sales. The Bentonville-based retailer recently launched a new baby product with…
by - September 23, 2021 2:12 pm
Winrock International has received $900,000 in funding from Walmart through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to provide business development support to Black-owned e-commerce and wholesale retail enterprises in Arkansas,…
by - September 23, 2021 1:25 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated changes in an already growing e-commerce sector. According to a recent white paper, it disrupted online order fulfillment amid a spike in consumer demand, labor shortages,…
