by - December 4, 2022 11:07 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill will begin a $34 million terminal renovation project before saving more than $1 million over 25 years by purchasing electricity generated from a…
by - November 29, 2022 9:12 am
The Walton Family Foundation has provided a $135,789 grant to allow Springdale-based Ozark Regional Transit to extend its zero-fare program through 2023 as ridership continues to rise. Between January and…
by - November 20, 2022 9:19 am
According to a new study, Arkansas is one of the most drone-friendly states in the nation. The Mercatus Center, a nonprofit think tank at George Mason University, recently released “Is…
by - November 16, 2022 12:50 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is seeking comments on a $65.5 million project to widen Arkansas Highway 112 from Fayetteville to Tontitown. The proposed 4.07-mile project will include a…
by - November 14, 2022 3:52 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has set a goal to reduce its carbon emission intensity by 32% by 2034, from 2019 levels, according to a Monday (Nov. 14)…
by - November 6, 2022 10:49 am
Technicians for Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas, which has multiple locations across the state, and Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. recently received first place at stations in a national skills competition. Jesse…
by - November 3, 2022 2:49 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) recently announced that American Airlines will provide nonstop flights to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport starting in February. Two weeks ago, low-cost carrier Breeze Airways…
by - November 3, 2022 1:38 pm
The most significant challenges the food shipping industry faces are labor and talent management, transportation capacity issues and supply and demand planning, according to recent survey results. Food shippers also…
by - November 2, 2022 10:43 am
Electric vehicle company Canoo, which has Bentonville operations, announced plans Wednesday (Nov. 2) for an electric vehicle battery module manufacturing facility at MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Okla. According to…
by - October 25, 2022 1:45 pm
Challenges the trucking industry has faced to recruit and retain truck drivers have moderated following double-digit pay increases in 2021. Still, officials said the industry is short nearly 78,000 truck…
by - October 24, 2022 1:58 pm
According to a new report, the national truck freight market, including truckload and less-than-truckload sectors, softened in the third quarter as more households continued to shift their spending to services…
by - October 20, 2022 6:02 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted double-digit increases in earnings and revenue in the third quarter. After the markets closed Thursday (Oct. 20), P.A.M. reported third-quarter earnings rose by…
by - October 19, 2022 11:15 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is adding one-stop and two nonstop flights to three states, beginning in 2023, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 19) news release. Low-cost carrier…
by - October 13, 2022 8:54 am
Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8Relay has garnered more than $1.11 million in federal grants this year, including the most recent one from the National Science Foundation. In September, FR8Relay announced…
by - October 12, 2022 10:50 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post double-digit gains in third-quarter earnings and revenue amid economic and freight market uncertainty. After the markets close Tuesday (Oct….
by - October 11, 2022 4:11 pm
The federal highway department announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) it has released $771.3 million in fiscal 2023 funding to Arkansas for infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges and tunnels. The money will…
by - October 3, 2022 10:52 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Monday (Oct. 3) the expansion of its transloading service to include operations in Tacoma, Wash., and Laredo, Texas. Following this expansion, the…
by - October 2, 2022 10:37 am
Zipline, the California-based autonomous drone delivery company innovating in Northwest Arkansas, recently hired a Tesla veteran as its first chief business and financial officer. Deepak Ahuja starts the new job…
by - September 21, 2022 1:46 pm
Executives said that Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is on track to have its second-best year in enplanements amid a pilot shortage that’s stymied industry growth. In an…
by - September 18, 2022 9:48 am
A recent report by Jessica Mathews, a Bentonville-based senior writer for Fortune magazine, featured some interesting discoveries about electric vehicle startup Canoo, which has ties to Arkansas. “Inside the chaos at Canoo, the zero-revenue,…
