ArcBest Announces Executive Pay, Fires 2 Former MoLo Execs
The dismissals of Andrew Silver and Matt Vogrich weren’t the only leadership changes. read more >
by Marty Cook -
ArcBest CFO David Cobb to Retire in 2023
Cobb has been the CFO at ArcBest since 2015 after joining the company in 2006 as controller. read more >
ArcBest Posts Strong Q3, Eyes Annual Revenue Milestone
Net income rose to $88.8 million, up more than 39% from the same period a year ago. read more >
McReynolds, Whipple, Lord and Bradbury to Join Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
The honorees will be recognized at an induction ceremony at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock in February. read more >
ArcBest Profit Surges in Record-Setting Q2
The company reported the best income, operating income and revenue of any quarter in company history. read more >
ArcBest Posts Record Profit in Q1
Net income soared 197% to $69.6 million. read more >
ArcBest CEO Judy McReynolds’ Pay Up to $6M in 2021
She led the company to its most profitable year on record. read more >
Tate, McReynolds, Head Honored at Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business Publishing Group of Little Rock presents the awards each year to recognize businesses, nonprofits and executives in Arkansas. read more >
ArcBest Reports Record Profit for Q4, Full Year
Fiscal 2021 income was $213.5 million, up from $71.1 million. read more >
ArcBest Invests $25M in Remote Driver Company Phantom Auto
ArcBest's chief innovation officer is joining Phantom Auto's board of directors as part of the deal. read more >
ArcBest Reports $63.7M Profit for Q3, Beats Earnings Expectations
Quarterly results were announced a day after the company closed on a $235 million acquisition. read more >
Whitlock Joins Arkansas Foodbank (Movers & Shakers)
Lea Whitlock has been hired as communications director of the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock. read more >
ArcBest Corp. Reports 48 Percent Income Drop for 2Q
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith reported second-quarter income of $10.2 million Friday, a drop from the $19.9 million it reported in the same quarter of 2015. The company said an "inconsistent economic operating environment" and a surplus of capacity affected all divisions during the quarter. read more >
by Marty Cook -
ArcBest Names 2 New Board Members
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith, the publicly traded trucking and logistics firm, announced two new members to its board of directors, Kathy D. McElligott and Stephen E. Gorman, effective July 28. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Pair of Print Journalists Leave the Industry
Cathy Frye, a longtime reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has taken over as spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Correction. Jennifer Gill, a name familiar to newspaper readers in Fort Smith, said she has left the Southwest Times Record after more than 16 years. read more >
by Sean Beherec -
The Top 10 Business Stories of 2014
Politics, white-collar crime, banking acquisitions, Turner Grain and more. Arkansas Business recaps the top 10 stories from the year that was 2014. read more >
Roy Slagle Retires as CEO of ABF Freight; Tim Thorne to Replace
Roy Slagle retired as CEO and president of ABF Freight System Inc. on Wednesday after 37 years. ABF Freight is the largest subsidiary of ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith. ArcBest announced Thursday that Tim Thorne would replace Slagle as ABF Freight president. read more >
by Marty Cook -
ArcBest Moves Up 38 Spots in Fortune 1000
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith, formerly known as Arkansas Best Corp. and parent company to ABF Freight and other related businesses, has moved up in the Fortune 1000. read more >