by Chris Bahn 5/16/2013 11:13 am
Robert A. Peiser, the USA Truck Inc. board chairman who submitted a conditional resignation Wednesday, tells Arkansas Business that he's "hopeful" he'll be retained by the publicly traded Van Buren trucking firm.
by Barry Goldberg 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Barry Goldberg offers seven tips on getting the most out of your business meetings.
by Gwen Moritz 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Hard work, education and a can-do spirit are still requirements for good employment, but some big feet to stick through that door help too.
by Lance Turner 5/9/2013 07:43 am
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith says it has rebuffed a takeover offer by rival YRC Worldwide Inc., which was interested in an acqusition of ABF Frieght System Inc.
by Chris Bahn 5/8/2013 10:58 am
Shareholders of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren re-elected chairman Robert A. Peiser and Robert E. Creager to the board of directors during the company's annual meeting on Wednesday.
by Lance Turner and Gwen Moritz 5/6/2013 08:47 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville regains the top spot on Fortune magazine's annual list of the country's largest corporations. Meanwhile, Windstream Corp. of Little Rock joins the list for the first time, ranking No. 414.
by Lance Turner 5/6/2013 07:30 am
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren has narrowed its first-quarter loss, reporting a loss of $2.5 million or 24 cents per share, less than the $4.9 million or 47 cents per share loss it reported in the first quarter last year.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Court agrees with Little Rock auto dealership over the blocking of a sale of a six-figure SUV to a Tulsa man who wanted to resell the vehicle.
by Luke Jones 5/6/2013 12:00 am
FedEx of Memphis will soon bid on a contractor to develop a 14,000-SF shipping center in El Dorado.
by Chris Bahn 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has relocated to a new, larger service center in Fort Smith as the trucking firm continues its efforts to grow in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
by Craig Douglass 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Increased housing starts and improved values are relating to increases in other areas, like pick-up truck sales. Here's how they all connect.
by Chris Bahn 5/3/2013 06:01 pm
Arkansas Best Freight and the Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract.
by Associated Press 5/1/2013 10:00 am
Completion of a new interchange at Texarkana on Interstate 30 marks the end of four separate projects that cost a total of $150 million.
by Lance Turner 4/30/2013 07:19 am
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss of $13.4 million or 52 cents per share on revenue of $520.7 million, up from $440.9 million in the same quarter last year.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 11:31 am
Dale Dawson, an investment banker and entrepreneur who founded Bridge2Rwanda, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon June 14 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Motivated by the possibility of failure, bolstered by innovative thinking and energized by promising young hires who would work their way to the top of the company, J.B. Hunt Transport eventually matched — and exceeded — J.B. Hunt's vision for what the business could become.
by Luke Jones 4/29/2013 12:00 am
In 1993, Helena's slackwater harbor was completed and county officials promised it would attract manufacturing jobs to the crumbling, poverty-ridden Mississippi Delta region. But it's taken 20 years for that promise to ring true: Last year, the harbor welcomed its first-ever industrial client.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The former president and the former secretary of state are scheduled to attend Friday event marking the completion of a $67 million renovation and formally dedicating the Little Rock National Airport's new name.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Kay Kelley Arnold is vice president of public affairs for Entergy Corp., where she leads the utility's civic and social responsibility programs.
by Gwen Moritz 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The American Trucking Associations' seasonally adjusted freight-tracking index, the For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, gained 0.9 percent in March compared with February. In announcing the March figure last week, the ATA also revised the February figure to a decline of 0.7 percent compared with January. The February figure had originally been calculated as a decline of 0.6 percent.
Mike Beebe Says He's Working Quickly to Pick New Arkansas Treasurer 
