by - October 24, 2005 12:00 am
Pinnacle Air LLC of Springdale lost a $7 million charter jet for a few hours on Oct. 8 after a 22-year-old took it for a 350-mile trip from Florida to Georgia, then took five friends for a ?joy ride.?
by - October 24, 2005 12:00 am
Boone County Regional Airport in Harrison might be getting a $7.5 million airport by early 2007.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
J.B Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell still hasn?t moved into its new building, which was supposed to be completed by now.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
The national average price for on-highway diesel fuel has risen 26 percent over the summer, from $2.26 per gallon on May 2 to $2.84 as of Sept. 12. That?s a 52 percent jump since September 2004, when diesel was selling for $1.87 per gallon.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
The Fort Smith Regional Airport’s passenger numbers for August were down from July. Overall passengers that flew in and out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport in August were down 10.9 percent from July.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System Inc. announced that it will limit its standard fuel surcharge through Oct. 4.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
The single largest insider shareholder in USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren sold 800,000 shares of his holdings Aug. 17 that netted him $19 million.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The business world is numb with numbers, analysis ad nauseam and jargony gibberish. But executives say one tangible that accounts for the majority of their business can’t be crammed into a spreadsheet ? the ability to network.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
If Northwest Arkansas? leadership is going to drive support for a light-rail transit system, the time to strike is apparently now.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Fort Smith city leaders plan to study how to maintain the city?s traditional manufacturing base while increasing service-industry jobs.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Diesel Downs, Gary Combs? planned mega truck stop off Wagon Wheel Road and Interstate 540 in Springdale, will include five restaurants. The 36-acre development is supposed to include 40,000-SF of space and 94,000-SF office building.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Domestic violence affects more than just those at home. It can also cost companies money if employers aren’t aware of the situation or don’t know how to handle it.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren is coming off its best year ever in 2004 and a record first quarter in 2005.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Traffic congestion in Northwest Arkansas could cost an estimated $173 per person per year and cause total delays amounting to 1,976 hours.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Dancor Transit Inc. of Van Buren grew from one truck and trailer in 1983 to 158 trucks and 850 trailers in 2005.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Pat Reed, COO of FedEx Freight, is optimistic about the company’s freight segment.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
If work begins soon, a light-rail transit system could be financially feasible for Northwest Arkansas. Ron Goforth, president of Beta Rubicon Inc., said such a railway system to be between $550 million and $1.24 billion.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
When Jim Crowell arrived at the University of Arkansas in 2001, the Walton College’s Supply Chain Management Research Center had nine companies and had not broken even. Now, it has 22 companies and has operated in the black for three years.
