J.B. Hunt announced its first quarter 2022 earnings and revenue increases on Monday April 18. The company’s Q1 2022 earnings increased 65.9 percent from first quarter of 2021. Earning expectations at J.B. Hunt were $1.94 per share, and revenue expectations…
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Stacker Report Names Richest Billionaires in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUsing data from Forbes, writers at online news aggregator Stacker recently compiled a list of the richest billionaires in the state of Arkansas. According to the report, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage last year, 660 people became billionaires…
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UA Walton College of Business to Honor 3 Outstanding Alumnae
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree U of A Sam M. Walton College of Business alumnae will be honored next month at the college’s annual awards celebration. The April 28 event will recognize outstanding achievement by Walton College students for the 2021-2022 academic year and…
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J.B. Hunt, BNSF Partner to Improve Intermodal Capacity Challenges
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway Company are launching a joint effort to substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace, according to a J.B. Hunt press release sent out this week. The transport company says demand for intermodal services has grown…
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Arkansas Needs to Strike While Iron’s Hot: Recruiting, NIL Positioning Hogs to Ascend
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelIt’s early going, but so far the Arkansas football program is enjoying the kind of offseason you tell your grandchildren about. The Razorbacks team proper is showing up in the top 20 of the first batches of too-early preseason polls,…
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J.B. Hunt to Buy Zenith Freight from Bassett Furniture for $87 Mil
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will acquire the assets of Zenith Freight Lines LLC from Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. for about $87 million, according to a press release. J.B. Hunt will continue to service Bassett through Zenith following the deal.…
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JB Hunt Family Forms NIL Group, Signs Hog Star JD Notae
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback star basketball player J.D. Notae, who currently leads the SEC in scoring, has signed with a newly formed NIL group backed by the J.B. Hunt family, the organization announced Wednesday morning. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.…
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J.B. Hunt Partners with Waymo on Autonomous Freight Hauling
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleJ.B. Hunt Transport Services is venturing into the autonomous freight market with a new partnership with Waymo. J.B. Hunt and Waymo, an autonomous driving technology developer owned by Google, will be collaborating on a freight hauling project in Texas. Using…
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J.B. Hunt Establishes Endowed Scholarship, Accelerator Fund at UA’s Walton College
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ.B. Hunt Transport Services is committing to supply chain education with the launch of two new funds at the University of Arkansas. The Lowell-based transportation and logistics company is establishing two funds at the Sam M. Walton College of Business:…
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J.B. Hunt, Google Partner to Increase Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ.B. Hunt Transport Services is partnering with Google on a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate the development of next-generation supply chain technology. Using Google Cloud technology, J.B. Hunt aims to expand its J.B. Hunt 360 platform, which allows the company…