J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell acquires the assets of Mass Movement Inc. of Foxborough, Massachusetts, expanding its "final-mile" delivery operations.
Hot Springs dispensary owner Dragan Vicentic's penchant for paying for cannabis in cash, disdaining electronic payments, gives marijuana cultivator reason for blacklisting.
An executive with Walmart Inc. of Bentonville announced in a Nov. 19 LinkedIn post that the company is acquiring the technology startup company JoyRun of Redwood City, California.
Westrock Group CEO and co-founder Scott Ford and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among the featured executives scheduled to speak during the spring 2021 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transports Services Inc. of Lowell announced several executive leadership changes Tuesday. read more >
Arkansas Business on Monday announced 32 businesses, nonprofits and executives from around the state as finalists for its 33rd Annual Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Arkansas' richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
Let another pesky woman editor encourage you to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving this year as never before, even as we must limit the traditional togetherness — a small sacrifice by historic standards. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court may have handed the Arkansas Department of Transportation a loss in October, but the agency isn't licking any wounds. read more >
Garver, the North Little Rock engineering and more firm, has grown exponentially in its 101-year history, but its name has been steadily shrinking. read more >
ABC Real Estate LLC, led by Jim Bottin, sold three office buildings on the ABC Financial campus and adjoining properties in Sherwood for a combined $4.5 million transaction read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declines to 6.2% in October from 7.2% in September, the state Department of Workforce Services reports. read more >
Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group last week honored 47 Arkansas companies with "Best Places to Work" awards, which honor firms that have exceptional workplace environments. read more >
America's Car-Mart Inc. of Rogers reports second-quarter revenue of $223.4 million, an increase from $190.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. read more >
The Arkansas liquor industry will likely be asking the state Legislature to pass a bill permanently allowing the delivery of alcohol. read more >
Dukan Holding LLC, led by Dadiqu Ali and Murad Mandani, purchased the 1203-1205 S. University Ave. project. read more >
J.B. Hunt CEO John Roberts and Shelley Simpson, chief commercial officer, participated in FreightWaves' virtual fall conference earlier this month and gave some color to how the company's technological pursuit led to its newfound success. read more >
The first step in addressing these risks that might happen is to consider that these risks can happen and have happened. Consideration should be given to these uncertain, remotely possible, future risks. Nothing should be off the table. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville is teaming up with the General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit to test driverless delivery in Arizona. read more >
Kristin Chacko has been promoted to vice president of technology at MHP/Team SI in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas voters approve permanently extending a half-cent sales tax for highways and loosening term limits for legislators, but rejected efforts to impose new restrictions on ballot initiatives. read more >
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith on Tuesday reported income of $29.4 million as it benefited from a better freight market during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Farmland in Lonoke County, an office building in west Little Rock, an apartment complex in downtown Little Rock, a dollar store in Roland and future industrial land in east Little Rock form this week's lineup of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Arkansas' hospitals and other industries have urgent concerns for the Legislature to address in the regular session that will commence on Jan. 11, but a key piece of the hospitality industry has needs that are more urgent. read more >
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren swings back to a profit in the third quarter, reporting net income of $2.3 million, or 26 cents per diluted share. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said it will test a new camera system that would replace traditional side- and rear-view mirrors on 55 of its trucks. read more >
The city of Little Rock spent $540,000 to buy 100 acres of east Pulaski County north of the Arkansas River to relocate a piece of antiquated flight technology. read more >
Newport's Iron Mountain Train Depot still has its century-old ticket window, but instead of sending railroad passengers on their way, the refurbished station will soon put Arkansans on a track to better careers. read more >
PAM Transport Inc. of Tontitown reports third-quarter income of $6 million as the company stops a slide of three consecutive quarters of losses. read more >
In the next Insights webinar from Arkansas Business, John Satterfield of Amuni Financial and Stan Miller of Wilson+Miller will discuss what effect COVID-19 stimulus funding could have on taxes and individual retirement planning read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7.3% in September from 7.4% in August, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. read more >
Future and current roadwork projects in Little Rock generated some real estate action by the Arkansas State Highway Commission. read more >
The University of Arkansas is holding a star-studded virtual symposium on Oct. 23. read more >
