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Former IBP Exec Resigns From Tyson

Robert L. Pearson, former chief operating officer of IBP Inc., retired from the Tyson Foods board of directors on Nov. 11.

Tyson?s Earnings Up, Fiscal Profits Decline

Tyson Foods Inc. saw earnings jump by 42 percent for the fourth quarter, but earnings for the entire year were down.

Tyson Partners With Canadians

Tyson Foods Inc. has joined Export Packers Co. Ltd. of Toronto to produce fully cooked chicken products for sale in Canada.

Wal-Mart Profits Rise, But Earnings Miss by a Penny

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw profits increase by 13 percent in the last quarter, but earnings missed analysts projections by a penny.

America?s Car Mart Opens New Dealership

America’s Car-Mart Inc. is opening a new dealership in Neosho, Mo.

Cannon Express to Delist from Stock Exchange

Cannon Express Inc. will voluntarily delist from the American Stock Exchange.

New Safety Rules May Raise Trucking Costs

The first major changes in truck driver work hours since 1939 will hopefully reduce highway fatalities but are also expected to increase trucking rates.

Wal-Mart Names Diversity Officer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. names Charlyn Jarrells Porter, the company’s human resources director, as the director of its office of diversity.

Wireless Regs Might Mean Early Christmas

A new FCC regulation allowing wireless customers to take their phone numbers with them if they switch carriers goes into effect Nov. 24.

First Security Gets Hip to Get Students

First Security opens the first bank branch that has ever been on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.

FCF Gets Board, Bucks, Beginning: Foundation to Raise Bar for Charity In Fayetteville, Surrounding Areas

Since its July 22 inception, the Fayetteville Community Foundation has received its 501(c)(3) tax status, named a ?Who?s Who? of prominent city leaders to its board and established the goal of raising $10 million-$20 million during its first 10 years.

Funds at a Glance

Hugh Kincaid, Fayetteville Community Foundation?s president, said the new entity will give donors options for leaving their estates to more than just family and the tax man. He said the following will likely be some of its most popular uses:

Merrill Bullish on Region

Merrill Lynch?s Rogers branch, with more than $1 billion in local assets under management, is bigger than all but three of the 121 banks that are chartered in Arkansas.

Morgan Stanley Grows To Be Fayetteville?s Big Brokerage

With 20 registered brokers, Morgan Stanley became Fayetteville?s largest brokerage firm this year after a two-county consolidation by Merrill Lynch pulled that wire house out of the city.

NWFN Eyes Fayetteville

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network plans to quadruple its number of representatives in Fayetteville to 20 in two years.

Ex-minister Preaches Faith in Mutual Funds

A former Baptist minister for 30 years, Morris Vickers operates Financial Security Advisors Inc. out of his 3,700-SF lakeside home in Rogers.

Personal Finances and the Potential in Direct Investing (Ron Goforth Commentary)

Ron Goforth, president of Beta-Rubicon, Inc., offers an opinion on the power and promise of direct investing in technology.

UA Builds Strong Data-mining Rep

Since 1998, the Walton College has become one of the best schools in the nation at torturing data and getting useful information from it. The catch phrases for this data analysis are ?business intelligence,? ?data mining? and ?data warehousing.?

College Cultivates Tech Gifts

The Walton College received three major technology gifts in 2000:

Oracle Donates $7M Software to UA

Larry Ellison, chairman and CEO of Oracle Corp., announced on Nov. 3 that his company had given $7.1 million worth of software and curriculum to the Information Technology Research Center in the University of Arkansas? Sam M. Walton College of Business.

Doula Alliance of Arkansas appoints executive director

St. Bernards Healthcare to take over management of Mississippi County Hospital System

Honored Anthony building houses University of Arkansas wood, housing research

UA survey shows more Arkansans suffer from depression