by Mark Carter 5/22/2014 02:11 pm
Five Arkansas companies that do business overseas were honored at the fifth annual Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade awards luncheon.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/22/2014 11:16 am
U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman and U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin on Thursday say five Arkansas airports will receive more than $2.9 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for airport facility upgrades and improvements.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/20/2014 10:24 am
For the 21st consecutive year, Arkansas Business will honor the state's outstanding young professionals at a luncheon for its 40 Under 40 class.
by Marty Cook 5/19/2014 12:00 am
A few years ago, ArcBest, formerly known as Arkansas Best Corp., began to research how to control rising health care costs and handle the effects of the federal Affordable Care Act. Discussions kept returning to the idea of an employee-dedicated clinic that would be free to all workers on the company's health care plan.
by Mark Friedman 5/19/2014 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Amazon.com Inc. of Seattle recently expanded their pilot programs to offer same-day service to customers in select cities. Both companies in some cases are using their own trucks and drivers to deliver the items, which can range from groceries to televisions.
by George Waldon 5/19/2014 12:00 am
A vocal minority in Pleasant Valley set a $600,000 street improvement project in motion nearly two years ago to slow traffic near Fulbright Elementary School. But another vocal minority, led by a federal judge, managed to derail the project last month.
by Luke Jones 5/19/2014 12:00 am
Conway officials say the $30 million airport project will bring economic development to the city by attracting corporate customers, and it will solve serious safety issues present at the current site.
by Marty Cook 5/19/2014 12:00 am
Another strong year was all it took to put J.B. Hunt Transport Services of Lowell on top of the list of largest trucking companies doing business in Arkansas.
by Karen Moustafa Leonard 5/19/2014 12:00 am
We all make decisions every day. But in uncertain external and internal business environments, organizational decision-making is becoming a more complicated art. Both environments offer unique challenges for every leader.
by Lance Turner 5/16/2014 02:46 pm
A tale of two stocks on Friday, as Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock has resumes its bull run and shares of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren sink after a shareholder sells some of its holdings.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/16/2014 09:51 am
The Arkansas unemployment rate for April dropped to 6.6 percent, according to data released Friday by the state's Department of Workforce Services.
by Marty Cook 5/15/2014 10:49 am
Chris Spear, a former legislative director for an Arkansas senator, is the vice president and chief of legislative affairs for the American Trucking Association.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2014 09:43 am
Public ports and facilities are eligible for a new grant program of the Arkansas Waterways Commission.
by Marty Cook 5/12/2014 12:00 am
The company formerly known as Arkansas Best Corp. became ArcBest Corp. on May 1. The name change — officially a rebranding — was companywide as email addresses, the website and headquarter marquees were among the makeovers.
by Marty Cook 5/12/2014 12:00 am
Driver recruiting and retention — we'll lump them together as one entity — is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry. Recent federal regulations with strict guidelines regarding drive and break times only complicate trucking companies' ability to attract and keep drivers, officials said.
by Marty Cook 5/7/2014 03:15 pm
The CFO of USA Truck Inc. says that a pair of hedge funds combining forces to represent 28 percent of the trucking firm's shares does not a pose another takeover threat.
by Luke Jones 5/5/2014 04:31 pm
Murphy USA Inc. of El Dorado had income of $9.6 million for its first quarter of 2014, down from $22 million in the same quarter of 2013.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/5/2014 12:00 am
Sherman Lites has been hired as livestock administrator by the Arkansas Livestock Show Association of Little Rock, and Will Hornburg has been hired as director of sales and promotions.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/5/2014 12:00 am
The IRS has calculated the total amount that Ralph Bradbury, former president of the defunct Continental Express of Little Rock, owes in connection with the company's unpaid payroll tax bill.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/5/2014 12:00 am
Allen West, the company's chief financial officer, said the property at 1401 McNeil Drive is basically a mechanics shop and a waiting room, but the company wants to add amenities to make it more driver-friendly.
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