by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Working on a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Fayetteville company Arkansas Power & Electronics International is tackles inefficiencies in hybrid vehicle batteries. The innovations could help jumpstarting the electric vehicle industry.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Despite the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Hawker Beechcraft, the company continues to pay on its nearly $600,000-a-year lease with Clinton National Airport, said the airport's executive director, Ron Mathieu.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
2012 proved to be a mixed year for trucking revenue in Arkansas, though three standout performers — two good, one not so much — blew by their peers on the list of the largest trucking companies doing business in the state.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
by Mark Friedman 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The Arkansas Times recently laid off a receptionist and two employees from the production department because of a drop in revenue and a rise in printing cost.
by Jeff Lovelady 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Carriers know they should be more efficient and work smarter, not harder. But sometimes they confuse increasing revenue with maximizing profits. Want to maximize profits instead of just increase revenue? Any carrier, of any size, can by using these six steps.
by Chris Bahn 4/25/2013 03:49 pm
All 11 members of the board of directors at J.B. Hunt Transports Service Inc. were reappointed during an annual meeting of shareholders Thursday in Lowell. The meeting included an overview of 2012 by CEO John Roberts III.
by Chris Bahn 4/24/2013 04:23 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. President and CEO Daniel Cushman took home nearly $400,000 more last year than in 2011, according to the annual proxy statement with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Wednesday.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Associated Press 4/22/2013 09:23 am
No major flight delays are being reported at Arkansas airports on Monday as furloughs kick in for air traffic controllers.
by Chris Bahn 4/22/2013 12:00 am
USA Truck has outfitted six of the trucks in its fleet with an onboard diagnostics program as part of a pilot program offered by Daimler.
by Lance Turner 4/17/2013 11:07 am
SGL Carbon announced Tuesday that it will invest $26 million in its Ozark manufacturing facility, purchasing equipment for a new workshop it aims to complete by June 2015.
by Luke Jones 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The top five largest employers in Arkansas have seen some bumps since last year, but they remain in the same order. Four of the top five saw increases in employment during 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Information pertaining to a letter of credit agreement between Arkansas Best Corp. and PNC Bank of Pittsburgh was allowed to be redacted in an SEC filing based on "competitive purposes."
Because of “competitive purposes,” the company was allowed to redact specifics of the agreement. Those deletions include basis points and a commitment fee.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in October issued “Arkansas Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections,” detailing its forecasts for the long-term job market.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Artee Williams, the director of the Department of Workforce Services, shares his thoughts on the state's unemployment rates, which jobs are filling up too fast and which ones aren't filling up at all.
by Chris Bahn 4/11/2013 04:57 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on Thursday announced first-quarter earnings of $73.3 million, up more than 8 percent from the same quarter last year.
by Chris Bahn 4/10/2013 08:08 am
Arkansas Best Corp. CEO Judy McReyolds earned $945,386 in 2012, a drop of more than $400,000 from the previous year. The publicly traded trucking firm reported a net loss of $7.7 million in 2012.
by Chris Bahn 4/9/2013 08:18 am
New USA Truck CEO John Simone is in line for $460,000 in base salary, plus stock options and incentive bonus opportunities, according to the company's most recent proxy filing with the SEC.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/8/2013 12:00 am
John Harris, who took over as President and CEO of Coulson Oil after David Zakrzewski's resignation last month has "complicated" legal history.
