Northwest Arkansas Plugs Into Innovation
Nelson Peacock is hopeful that the arrival of a global innovation company will help spur northwest Arkansas’ business ecosystem and solve some nagging logistical problems. read more >
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J.B. Hunt CEO John Roberts Praises 2018 Success
CEO John Roberts J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell sang the praises of his company's fiscal 2018 at its annual shareholders meeting Thursday. read more >
J.B. Hunt CEO's Total Pay at $6.8M in 2018
Executives of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell saw huge year-over-year increases in their compensation packages in 2018, due to change in the timing of annual stock awards. read more >
J.B. Hunt to Buy Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery for $100M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., has agreed to buy Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery for $100 million. The move will grow its Final Mile division to 100 locations and more than 3.1 million SF of warehouse and facilities space. read more >
J.B. Hunt Adds 5 Electric Trucks to Final Mile Division
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell adds five Fuso eCanter all-electric medium-duty box trucks to its private fleet, the first electric vehicles in company history. read more >
Obamacare Lawsuit Stirs Worries for Insurers
Arkansas and 19 other Republican-led states are taking their shot at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, rekindling the anxieties of health care executives who fear thousands of Arkansans could lose insurance coverage. read more >
J.B. Hunt Tweaks Timing of Annual Stock Awards for Top Execs
A change in the timing of annual stock awards resulted in smaller compensation packages for executives of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell — at least as reflected in the firm's latest proxy statement. read more >
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Announces Appointments
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced Wednesday several changes to its board of directors that were effective Jan. 1. read more >
JB Hunt Buys Special Logistics Dedicated LLC for $136M
Publicly traded logistics company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell agrees to buy Special Logistics Dedicated LLC of Houston for $136 million. The company said the move will expand its e-commerce delivery platform. read more >
Governor's Data Analytics Commission Holds First Meeting
Gov. Asa Hutchinson kicks off the first meeting of his new Blue Ribbon Commission to Report on the Economic Competitiveness of Computing and Data Analytics in Arkansas. read more >
Governor Appoints Arkansas CEOs to Study State's Computer, Data Sector
Gov. Asa Hutchinson forms a blue ribbon commission to study how to grow the state's computer science and data analytics sector. The 19-member commission is co-chaired by Acxiom Corp. founder Charles Morgan and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. read more >
J.B. Hunt CEO's Total Pay at $5.5M in 2016
John Roberts III, president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, saw another increase in annual compensation, although not as much as the year before. read more >
JB Hunt to Be Inducted into Supply Chain Hall of Fame
Johnnie Bryan Hunt, the founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, will be a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional Hall of Fame. read more >
J.B. Hunt Executives See Salaries Rise in 2015
John Roberts III, president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, earned $1 million more in 2015 than he did in 2014. read more >
J.B. Hunt Names Stuart Scott CIO, EVP
J.B. Hunt says that Kay Lewis, chief information officer and executive vice president of technology and engineering, will retire and that it has hired Stuart Scott to take over the post on Jan. 1. read more >
J.B. Hunt Shareholders Vote Down Emissions Proposal
A shareholder proposal to require J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell to set goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was defeated at the company’s annual meeting Thursday. read more >
J.B. Hunt CEO's Pay at $4.3M in 2014
John N. Roberts III, the president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, was paid more than $4.3 million in 2014 and exercised stock options for another $906,752. read more >
John Roberts Elected to Board of Fed's Eighth District
John Roberts III, CEO of JB Hunt Transportation Services, is elected to a three-year term on the St. Louis Fed's board of directors. Ray Dillon, CEO of Deltic Timber Corp., is named chairman of the Fed's Little Rock branch. read more >
J.B. Hunt Honors Veterans, Employs Them
J.B. Hunt announced its recommitment to the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve program and pledged to hire 10,000 veterans by the year 2020. read more >
J.B. Hunt Quarterly Profit Rises 6.5 Percent to $93.4M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell reports second-quarter profit of $93.4 million, or 79 cents per share, up 6.5 percent from $87.7 million, or 73 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. But CEO John Roberts III cited a "difficult driver recruiting environment" that has challenged growth. read more >
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