by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Named Sams Club Carrier of the Year for 2014
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was one of 16 companies recognized by the retailers parent company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Con-way Multimodal Expands in Bentonville
Con-way Multimodal, the freight brokerage division of San Francisco-based Menlo Logisitcs, has moved from the Bentonville Plaza to Bentonville Commerce, an eight-building group of office properties on Walton Boulevard.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Federal Agency Grants HOS Exemption to McKee Foods
Team drivers for Tennessee-based McKee Foods Transportation LLC will be given more flexibility in how they split their sleeper berth time, while still being required to take 10 consecutive, off-duty hours.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Longtime Employee Acquires Seeburg Muffler & Brake
Kenneth and Lois Schulte of Nixa, Missouri, recently bought the Missouri-based auto repair shop, which has locations in Springdale, Rogers and Fayetteville.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Schmieding Produce Co. Sold to Florida Group
H.C. Schmieding Produce Co., a wholesale distributor of fruits and vegetables, was acquired by Woerner Holdings Inc., in a multimillion-dollar deal.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Rogers Hosting National Summit for Hispanic Executives in May
The Washington, D.C.-based National Hispanic Corporate Council expects about 100 executive-level professionals from Fortune 1000 companies to attend.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Real Agent Guard Mobile App Offers Personal Security
The founders of Rogers tech startup Real Agent Guard have built a security system for real estate agents.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
JUNK Brands Adding Hairnets?
The Bentonville headband company has a patent pending on ProNet, described as a comfortable and dignified replacement for hairnets used in the food service industry.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Crain Automotive Purchases Volkswagen NWA
Crain Automotive Holdings of Sherwood plans to move the dealership, now located in Rogers, to Springdale temporarily.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
UA Professor Wants Regional Leaders to Revisit Commuter Rail
Steve Luoni, the Steven L. Anderson Chair in Architecture and Urban Studies at the University of Arkansas, believes commuter rail will re-emerge as a hot topic when Northwest Arkansas is under new leadership.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Local Attorney Deems Non-Compete Act Bad For Business
Rogers attorney Bryce Crawford is concerned Act 921, known as the non-compete act, recently passed by the Arkansas General Assembly, will negatively affect businesses in Northwest Arkansas.
by - April 27, 2015 12:00 am
Saatchi X Communications VP Moves to 8th & Walton
Saatchi & Saatchi X vice president of global communications Betsy Reithemeyer has left the Springdale company for a similar role with Bentonville-based 8th & Walton.
by - April 24, 2015 4:38 pm
Animal Health Products Maker Launches New Product
Fayetteville-based Pacific Vet Group, a company that makes health products for the poultry and livestock industries, recently launched FloraStart C, a probiotic product designed to combat side-effects of vaccinations that prevent parasitic disease in newborn chickens.
by - April 22, 2015 4:36 pm
Walmart Files Shareholders Meeting Materials
The company also released its eighth annual Global Responsibility Report (GRR), outlining its extensive social and environmental work over the past year.
by - April 22, 2015 4:04 pm
Snively Seeking Class Action Suit Against Honda of Fayetteville
Tim Snively, a Fayetteville-based attorney, in a lawsuit filed in Washington County Circuit Court, alleges that Honda of Fayetteville entered into auto financing agreements with interest rates higher than the state maximum of 17 percent.
by - April 22, 2015 8:24 am
WAC Announces $1.5 Million Grant From Walmart Foundation
The grant, announced Tuesday night, will go toward the WACs $23 million expansion plan to modernize the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
by - April 20, 2015 4:26 pm
Bentonvilles CPI Sells Remaining Assets To Warren Buffets BH Media Group
Community Publishers Inc. of Bentonville has closed on a deal to sell its remaining newspapers in Oklahoma to Warren Buffetts company, BH Media Group.
by - April 20, 2015 3:55 pm
UAMS, UA Athletics Partner for States First Sports Medicine Fellowship
The states first sports medicine fellowship for family physicians will start this summer at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
by - April 20, 2015 2:41 pm
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Nearing Expansion Completion
The project is expected to be completed in September, adding 20 new private patient rooms to its existing 60-bed hospital at 153 E. Monte Painter Drive in Fayetteville.
by - April 17, 2015 8:52 am
Waller to Lead Walton College on Interim Basis
Waller was appointed by Provost Sharon Gaber. He will take over as interim dean for Eli Jones, who is leaving to become dean of the Texas A&M Mays Business School, his alma mater.