by - January 30, 2014 2:37 pm
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Summit Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary Summit…
by - January 30, 2014 10:45 am
Analysts and retail experts anticipate strong, charismatic leadership from Doug McMillon when he takes the reins from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke on Saturday.
by - January 30, 2014 10:38 am
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has outlined the pay structure for the two highest ranking CEOs recently promoted from within the company ranks. The contract details were spelled out in filings…
by - January 30, 2014 9:55 am
Murphy Oil Corp. saw a diminished fourth quarter due to its spin-off of its refinery and retail operations, but its full-year earnings topped $1 billion. For the fiscal year, Murphy…
by - January 30, 2014 9:32 am
Arkansas Best appears to have turned the corner. The Fort Smith-based less-than-truckload trucking firm posted fourth quarter net income of $10.3 million, a big swing from last year’s fourth quarter…
by - January 30, 2014 9:16 am
Murphy Oil Corp. saw a diminished fourth quarter due to its spin-off of its refinery and retail operations, but its full-year earnings topped $1 billion. For the fiscal year, Murphy…
by - January 30, 2014 8:57 am
Acxiom Corp. saw its third quarter net income rise to $15.0 million, up from $14.5 million one year ago. Revenues also climbed higher to $277.87 million during the quarter, an…
by - January 30, 2014 8:06 am
Acxiom Corp. saw its third quarter net income rise to $15 million, up from $14.5 million one year ago. Revenues also climbed higher to $277.87 million during the quarter, an…
by - January 30, 2014 6:33 am
Net income during 2013 for Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. was $15.8 million, much better than the $7.7 million loss in 2012 and the most the company has earned in…
by - January 29, 2014 11:42 pm
Casey Wilson, a poultry grower near Huntsville, Ark., said three of his seven houses are heated with propane gas and with two-week old birds and frigid temperatures he is quickly…
by - January 29, 2014 6:57 pm
Analysts and retail experts anticipate strong, charismatic leadership from Doug McMillon when he takes the reins from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke on Saturday (Feb. 1). Not to take…
by - January 29, 2014 10:57 am
After studying the 960-page Farm Bill that emerged from a bipartisan, bicameral conference committee, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, voted against the measure. Cotton released this statement on Wednesday morning…
by - January 28, 2014 8:25 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled more than 7,500 credit students for the spring 2014 semester, college officials announced Tuesday (Jan. 28). The college had a preliminary count of 7,546 enrolled…
by - January 28, 2014 8:20 pm
Sales tax revenue rose 5.6% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in January. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received more than $4.293 million in sales tax revenue, compared to…
by - January 28, 2014 8:06 pm
It’s a long way from Burlington, Vt., to Springdale, but the communities do have something in common, according to Ben & Jerry’s chairman Jeff Furman. Both areas are rich with…
by - January 28, 2014 7:54 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center saw a drop in the number of events it hosted in 2013, but that did not stop the event center from having one of its…
by - January 28, 2014 6:22 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ nonfarm job growth percentage ranked No. 11 in the nation last year out of 372 metro areas, according to figures posted Tuesday (Jan. 28) by the U.S. Bureau…
by - January 28, 2014 6:00 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area ranked fourth in nonfarm job growth in the nation in 2013, according to preliminary information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday….
by - January 28, 2014 5:18 pm
On Monday, federal lawmakers announced that an agreement on a U.S. farm bill had been made. The move includes a variety of changes that Senate and House members have opposed,…
by - January 28, 2014 4:45 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce of today looks drastically different than the chamber of 2007. When Jackie Krutsch came to the organization more than six years ago, she brought…
