Unions representing 60,000 rail workers across the country are reportedly preparing for a strike that will start on Thursday, Sept. 16, if demands concerning issues like pay, quality of life and sick leave are not met. The strike comes…
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City of Conway, Rock Region METRO Partner to Launch Public Microtransit Services
The City of Conway has announced that Rock Region METRO will be launching the METRO Connect Conway public microtransit service zone in October of this year. There will be two public information meetings about this addition to the area, held…
Northwest Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., alongside other members of the logistics industry – like BNSF Railway and Werner Enterprises – has joined a recent White House program to share freight data among major shippers to streamline supply chains…
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Forbes Lists Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS, Bentonville School District, St. Bernards Healthcare Among Best Employers
Forbes has released another of its ubiquitous ranking lists, this time ranking the best employers by state after surveying 70,000 Americans who worked at businesses with at least 500 employees. Beyond basic considerations, such as fair pay, safe working conditions,…
The power of electricity is rapidly changing the future of transportation in Northwest Arkansas. That’s why a group of businesses, nonprofits and government agencies created Drive Electric NWA, a weekend event focused on educating the public about the growing importance…
Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, in conjunction with the Arkansas District Export Council and Blue Tiger International, is sponsoring a webinar titled Global Supply Chain 2022 & Beyond: Freight Disruption & Demand Planning, to be held Sept. 8, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.…
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Highway Projects in Six Counties Funded by Amendment 91 Following Legal Challenge
by Mak Millardby Mak MillardThe Arkansas Supreme Court recently sided with a small group of taxpayers in a challenge to the Arkansas Department of Transportation over the allocation of funding generated by Amendment 91 taxes. In a suit filed by lead plaintiff attorneys Joe…
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FR8relay Recieves $650,000 From USDA
FR8relay, an Arkansas technology company focuses on improving trucking logistics, recently received $649,998 from the United States Department of Agriculture as part of its Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIR) Phase II program. FR8relay has previously received $200,000 in SBIR funding…
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ARDOT Announces Lane Closures, Bridge Updates
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 at 8:57 a.m. CST: Phase two out of three of traffic shifts for the I-30 Arkansas River bridge will begin Saturday, Sept. 10, weather permitting. Westbound traffic will remain in its current alignment, while eastbound traffic…
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Newton Joins Transportation Industry Council
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffShannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association in Little Rock, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In 2006, the St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils, to provide…