Transportation

People for Bikes came out with their city ratings last week and surprising to no one here in the Natural State, Fayetteville ranked among the highest cities in Arkansas with Bentonville, Belle Vista, Springdale and Rogers coasting in right behind them in their respective size categories for…

If you have ventured to drive down Highway 10 (Cantrell Road) over the past couple of years then you may have perhaps noticed that there has been some major construction occurring just west of Pleasant Valley Drive. The $81 million…

  The Be Pro Be Proud National Conference will be held in Bentonville, Arkansas from June 28 through June 30. The National Conference will convene key workforce leaders from Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina,  South Carolina and Tennessee among other states, to join industry leaders and legislators…

Nearly an entire day following the news that Texas would ambitiously be placing charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates, news came that Arkansas would also be doing the same along with almost every other state…

One might assume the last thing a business owner wants to convey is anger. But for Dave Larson, putting his nickname “Angry Dave” front and center on his business has proven to be a distinctive draw for customers. As the…

Justin Avery has been named CEO of Rock Region METRO, effective immediately, the public transportation system serving Pulaski County announced Tuesday. Avery had most recently been serving as CFO and interim CEO for the system. He has 10 years of…

Envirotech Vehicles recently announced a partnership with Arkansas-based Olympus Construction to renovate the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 1425 Ohlendorf Road in Osceola, Ark. The manufacturing facility is approximately 580,00- SF and the total cost of renovations is estimated to be…

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently announced that Arkansas-based technology company, FR8relay, will receive $206,468 as part of the 259 Department of Energy grants which total $53 million and will go to 210 small businesses in 38 states.  FR8relay is…

Arkansas will soon gain its first official Porsche dealership. Houston-based indiGO Auto Group has confirmed that construction on the 24,300-SF facility is underway at Colonel Glenn Plaza in west Little Rock and is expected to be completed by Aug. 2023.…

The Arkansas Trucking Association recently named top award recipients for 2021. Wyatt Jepsen of Walmart Transportation was named as the 2021 ‘Driver of the Year’ and Russ Curbo- director of safety at Lew Thompson & Son Trucking in Huntsville, Ark.-…