No shovels have turned dirt yet at the Texarkana Regional Airport, but that should change in a big way during the next 60 days. Highlighted by a two-story, 37,000-SF terminal, construction activity is expected to be the new normal for months to come.
Who knew that an airplane parachuting onto a pickup truck in Fayetteville traffic could cause such a fuss?
The Trump administration has taken a step closer to relaxing federal regulations governing the amount of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, winning praise from the trucking industry and drawing scorn from highway safety advocates.
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021. read more >
The search for nearly $3.2 million from a once-secret 2013 settlement and possession of a grand home valued at $1.9 million by the Benton County assessor remain at center stage in the bankruptcy of Bill and Carolyn Schwyhart. read more >
Nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas rose in June in most of the state's metro areas, particularly in Fayetteville and Jonesboro. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in July, to 3.4% from 3.5% in June. read more >
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith will move its northwest Arkansas operations to a leased portion of the former building occupied by Ozark Natural Foods in Fayetteville. read more >
America's Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville reported revenue of $171.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on Thursday. read more >
Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. read more >
States' efforts to fight future floods may turn out to be only a down payment on a long-term battle against floods, which are forecast to become more frequent and destructive as global temperatures rise. read more >
It's been almost two years since Arkansas Business listed the state's top stockholders based on the value of publicly disclosed stock. Since then, the Walton family's fortune — the part disclosed publicly — has increased by more than $20 billion. read more >
Texarkana officials agree that if and when the long-planned extension of Interstate 49 from Texarkana to Fort Smith is completed, it will be a boon for the economic development. read more >
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas' metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines. read more >
Michael Malone, president and CEO of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce since February 2016, sees plenty of cooperation in his community, where a split decision can be unanimous. read more >
When a public company reports a whopping $1,000 in quarterly profits, as USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren did in late July, it isn't really something that executives will cut out and paste on the lunchroom refrigerator. read more >
The Greenbrier Companies Inc., an international supplier of railcars and marine barges, announced Wednesday that it is investing approximately $16 million in its Marmaduke facility to support future growth. read more >
Tian Yuan Chairman Tang Xinhong gives details about the garment-maker's expansion plans at the Port of Little Rock read more >
The number of publicly traded companies in Arkansas is stable this year thanks to a couple of small IPOs and the federal government shutdown late last year, and Walmart executives continue to dominate the list of highest paid executives. read more >
Little Rock's opportunity zones provide an opportunity to display just how closely the city of Little Rock can work with our economic development partners, our civic institutions, our congressional delegation and Gov. Hutchinson's economic development team to invest in these communities. read more >
Arkansas' gross domestic product expanded by 2.5% during the first quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly growth rate for the state since the fourth quarter of 2016, Michael Pakko noted recently on his Arkansas Economist blog. read more >
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith on reports second-quarter profit of $24.4 million, down 17% from $29.3 million in the same quarter last year. read more >
In 2012, Arkansans got to vote on a proposal to help fund highway construction. In 2020, they will get to do it again on a permanent basis. read more >
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren reported second-quarter income Thursday of $1,000, down from $2.5 million in the same quarter of 2018. read more >
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that a $10.5 million grant will be awarded to southeast Arkansas through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. read more >
The historic spring flooding in Arkansas caused at least $100 million in damage. Now comes the re-evaluation of Arkansas' long-neglected levee system, which will surely seek to address at least two big public policy questions: Who should be responsible for the levees? Who should pay for their maintenance? read more >
Here's three outside-the-box options local governments can use to supplement existing funding and increased state spending for highways and roads. read more >
Arkansas is less than a year away from tapping a rich new source of economic development, public-private partnerships that will build and operate public assets like college dormitories or parking decks. read more >
Total public spending on infrastructure in the United States fell by $9.9 billion from 2007 to 2017, according to a May report by the Brookings Institution. read more >
Safe Foods Corp. President Bruce Smith has announced his retirement after 18 years of serving on the company's executive team. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in June, to 3.5% from 3.6% in May. read more >
America's Car-Mart CEO Jeff Williams saw his total compensation jump to more than $3 million in fiscal 2019, according to a proxy filed Wednesday with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. read more >
