by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Warns of Dropping Profits
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell issued a strongly worded profit warning Sept. 18.
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by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Paper Reports Between Wal-Mart and Mycal
Mycal Corp., the fourth-largest supermarket chain in Japan, wants to talk again with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. about selling some of its stores after it filed for court protection from creditors Sept. 14, according to a daily business newspaper.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson EPS Higher Than Original Projection
John Tyson, chairman, president and CEO of poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., said the Springdale company would see much higher fourth-quarter earnings per share than originally expected.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Pinnacle Hills Centre to Open Late Next Year
Benton County developments dominate recent real estate deals.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Companies Should Plan for Departure of Guards
Businesses would be much the wiser to make plans now for the possibility of employee deployment.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Veterans’ Retain Reemployment Rights
Federal law preserves job rights for reservists and members of the National Guard.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
The NW Arkansas Executive Compensation List
H. Lee Scott of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tops the list of exectives.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Alltel Corp. Gets Standing ?Ovation?
Alltel Corp. of Little Rock recently began offering its ?Business Ovation? product in Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
New Genesis Client Offers Pathogen Test Kits
Advanced Diagnostics International LLC recently became a client of the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator in Fayetteville.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
More Lease Space Coming to UA Facility
Genesis has about 22,000 SF of space that?s already leased, but recently another 20,000 SF became lease-ready.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Forbes Finds Mercari One of Nation?s Best
Mercari Technologies Inc. of Fayetteville was named one of the five top software providers for the retail industry in the Sept. 10 issue of Forbes? magazine.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Terrorism Alters Business at Home
Travel businesses nosedive, and UA students head home to the United Arab Emirates.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Emirates Students Leave UA
Ten students suddenly quit school at the University of Arkansas and returned home to the United Arab Emirates in mid-September.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Firms Value Tuition Reimbursement
Northwest Arkansas businesses are retaining employees by sending them back to college and paying their tuition toward business-oriented degrees.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Russellville Facility Busy Training Tyson Leaders
With 68,000 employees before the completed acquisition of IBP Inc., Tyson Foods? training facility in Russellville was kept busy year round.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Wynco Distributors Web Site Earns Three Mice
Wynco Distributors LLC of Lowell offers product information but not e-commerce capabilities on its Web site.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
City of Fayetteville Yelled ?Timber!?
The City of Fayetteville went chainsaw crazy at the future site of the new Fayetteville Public Library on School Avenue.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
United Bank Names New President
Jeff Lynch became president of United Bank in Springdale on a day that was especially significant for him.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
ConAgra Coming Our Way
ConAgra Foods Inc., a bitter rival of Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc., may be riding the rails into Tyson?s backyard.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Staffmark Feels Tragedy
Staffmark, which is owned by Stephens Group Inc. of Little Rock, had more than 200 temporary workers assigned to the World Trade Center in New York City and surrounding buildings on Sept. 11, the day of the terrorist attacks.