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JB Hunt Gives $2.7M to Set Up Innovation Center at UA

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell announced Wednesday a $2.75 million grant to the University of Arkansas.

The publicly traded trucking and logistics firm said the grant will create the J.B. Hunt Innovation Center of Excellence, a collaborative effort among the company and the UA’s engineering and business colleges to advance supply chain management efficiency through technology.”

“This grant will have an incredible impact on the university and further solidify our stature as an innovative leader in supply chain management,” UA Provost Jim Coleman said in a news release. “Interdisciplinary research projects are a major focus of ours, and this particular collaboration between industry, faculty and students is a great example of the type of research we continue to pursue.”

The center will allow engineering, computer science and business researchers and students to work with J.B. Hunt employees to find “solutions to real-world problems through innovative design and technology-driven supply chain solutions.”

The center’s activities will be led by a steering committee made up of 14 members from J.B. Hunt and colleges’ leadership teams.

Shelley Simpson, J.B. Hunt’s chief marketing officer and president of integrated capacity solutions and truckload, is a graduate of the UA’s Sam M. Walton College of Business. She is on the college’s Dean’s Executive Advisory Board

“As our industry evolves, customers need more intelligent supply chain solutions to meet market demand,” Simpson said. “This collaboration is an investment in the future of J.B. Hunt and our ability to deliver customer value.”

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