by Arkansas Business Editors 5/26/2014 12:00 am
There is something in the human brain that likes to see data organized in lists. In our newsroom, we know that our weekly lists are primarily used for sales leads — that's a service to our audience that we are happy to perform.
by Gwen Moritz 5/26/2014 12:00 am
Every other year since 2000, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has issued a big, thick study that it calls, ominously, “Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud.” The eighth Report to the Nations was released this month, and it came to the same conclusion as earlier ones: A typical organization loses 5 percent of revenue each year to fraud.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/26/2014 12:00 am
Bryan Day will assume the executive director's position at the Little Rock Port on June 23. He succeeds Paul Latture, who had been in the position since 1999 and announced his retirement earlier this year.
by Marty Cook 5/23/2014 03:11 pm
The president of the Teamsters local in North Little Rock says he will meet with Gov. Mike Beebe next week as the union tries to keep ABF Freight Systems from moving its distribution center — and most of its 300-plus jobs — to Memphis.
by Marty Cook 5/23/2014 01:33 pm
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren expanded its board of directors to make room for representatives from its largest shareholders. Stone House Capital and Baker Street, that formed United Shareholders for the Benefit of USAK, now own nearly 3 million shares, or 28 percent in the trucking firm.
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.
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