The Associated Press - Fri January 26, 2018
Arkansas Delays 12 Road Projects Due to Funding Uncertainty
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Citing uncertainty in federal funding, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has pulled a dozen road construction projects from the bidding process for next month. The department made the recommendation to withdraw the 12 projects before the recent government shutdown occurred....
Emily Buenzle - Fri January 12, 2018
Virtual Tour of U.S. Marshals Museum Provides Immersive Look for State Officials
State leaders recently took a virtual tour of the planned U.S. Marshals Museum at Fort Smith, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and other state officials donned virtual reality goggles to take a closer look at the new building that will soon hold the new national museum, 40/29 News reported....
Thu January 11, 2018
Lyle Machinery Inks Link-Belt Distributor Agreement
Effective Jan. 1, 2018 Link-Belt Cranes has finalized an agreement with Lyle Machinery Co. (Lyle Machinery), to be the authorized Link-Belt distributor for Arkansas and portions of Mississippi and Tennessee....
Cindy Riley - Tue January 02, 2018
Four-Lane Bridge Key Link for Rural Arkansas
Work on a more than $29 million bridge has inched beyond the halfway point in Arkansas, on U.S. 167 near Calion. The new structure is considered a key link in completing a four-lane roadway from El Dorado to the Ouachita River....
Mon December 18, 2017
Genie Expands Its Sales Team in North America
Committed to earning customers' business with responsive support, Genie has hired six new sales representatives in North America to represent the company — Dickey Bennett, Justin Kelley, Dave Porter, Tim Schmidt, Mike Shaw and Brad Trask....
Dan Holtmeyer - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Mon December 04, 2017
Northwest Arkansas Businesses Partner With Schools
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) Northwest Arkansas industries need people who can fix and maintain increasingly complex machinery, and they're partnering with northwest Arkansas schools to get them. Pilgrim's Pride and Cargill have sent a few dozen workers through a year-old industrial maintenance apprentice training program at Northwest Technical Institute's Business and Industry Training Center....
Wed November 15, 2017
Top 10 Most Dangerous Roads for Truck Drivers in the U.S. Presented by Zonar
Just ahead of the holiday driving rush Zonar shared the top 10 most dangerous roads in the U.S. for truck drivers. On average during the holiday season, there are approximately 36 percent more vehicles on the road....
Thu October 12, 2017
Allen Engineering Corporation Opens New Distribution Center, Training Facility
Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) dedicated and opened its new 34,000-sq.-ft. distribution center (DC) and 4,500-sq.-ft. training facility Oct. 12, at its factory and headquarters in Paragould, Ark....
Mon October 09, 2017
High Volume of Commercial Trucks, Fleet Vehicles Available on Proxibid
Proxibid will provide online bidding for a large volume of commercial truck sales in the month of October. While commercial trucks are popular on Proxibid, this month will yield a particularly high volume of vehicles sold by a wide variety of auctioneers, dealers and asset owners in several formats....
Emily Buenzle - Mon October 09, 2017
Site Prep Begins for New U.S. Marshals Museum
Prep work has begun on the construction site of the U.S. Marshals Service's national museum by the Arkansas River at Fort Smith. The $58 million, 53,000-sq.-ft. museum is scheduled to open Sept. 24, 2019, on the 230th anniversary of the Marshals Service, Arkansas Online reported....
