by - February 3, 2012 10:32 am
Tyson Foods is off the races in 2012 with a better-than-expected first-quarter finish according to Wall Street expectations. The Springdale-based meat giant posted on Friday (Feb. 3) net income of $156…
by - February 3, 2012 7:47 am
Tyson Foods saw its first quarter net income fall 47% as higher ingredient prices and challenging market conditions.
by - February 2, 2012 11:02 pm
ROGERS — More than 550 local civic and business leaders filed into the Hammons Center Thursday evening (Feb. 2) to celebrate a stellar 2011 for the City of Bentonville, but…
by - February 2, 2012 6:33 pm
A spring conference is being planned as a follow-up to 2011’s Arkansas River Revival Flotilla, according to Van Buren Advertising & Promotion Commission Executive Director Maryl Koeth. Koeth said she’s…
by - February 2, 2012 4:29 pm
With the mantra that the “Walmart Case Is Not Over,” more than 500 women who were part of a failed class-action claim against the Bentonville-based retailer have filed discrimination claims with the U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
by - February 2, 2012 3:09 pm
With the mantra that the “Wal-Mart Case Is Not Over,” more than 500 women who were part of a failed class-action claim against the Bentonville-based retailer have filed discrimination claims…
by - February 2, 2012 12:54 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five new members, including the late State Sen. Jon Fitch and former Arkansas Farm Bureau president, the late Stanley Reed. The new…
by - February 2, 2012 12:37 pm
Restaurant owners large and small are poised for growth in 2012 despite their continued struggle to combat wholesale food price inflation, according to the National Restaurant Association’s annual forecast released…
by - February 2, 2012 12:10 pm
December sales were up, according to Arkansas’ January tax collection report, with year-to-date (July 2011 – Jan. 2012) gross tax revenue up 3.8% compared to the same period a year…
by - February 2, 2012 11:19 am
Arkansas’ revenue collections reversed recent trends as individual income tax collections slumped and gross receipts saw improvement. What does this tell us about the health of the state’s economy?
by - February 2, 2012 10:39 am
The world’s largest retailer is also one of the fastest growing big-box bankers in America offering an “a la carte menu of financial services” from check cashing to direct deposit…
by - February 2, 2012 9:41 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five new members, including the late State Sen. Jon Fitch and former Arkansas Farm Bureau president the late Stanley Reed.
by - February 1, 2012 11:15 pm
In the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, six had jobless rate increases in December compared to November, and all posted jobless rates lower than December 2010.
by - February 1, 2012 11:13 pm
Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday (Feb. 1) reported that improving operating conditions in the company’s North American segment helped boost fourth quarter earnings to $205 million, ahead of the $202 million in the 2010 quarter.
by - February 1, 2012 9:35 pm
Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday (Feb. 1) reported that improving operating conditions in the company’s North American segment helped boost fourth quarter earnings to $205 million, ahead of the $202 million…
by - February 1, 2012 8:03 pm
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith and Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville are among the nation’s Best Regional Hospitals 2011-12, according to U.S. News & World Report, publisher…
by - February 1, 2012 7:40 pm
The unemployment rate in the Fort Smith metro area was 8% in December, up above the November rate of 7.8% but below the 8.5% during December 2010. In the eight…
by - February 1, 2012 7:38 pm
The unemployment rate in the Northwest metro area was 5.6% in December, up above the November rate of 5.5% but below the 6.1% during December 2010. In the eight metro…
by - February 1, 2012 3:11 pm
Dynamic Fuels — Tyson Foods’ subsidiary and joint venture with Tulsa-based Syntroleum Corp. — confirmed an agreement with Mansfield Oil Company to jointly market and distribute renewable diesel for use in commercial fleet vehicles.
by - February 1, 2012 2:03 pm
Legendary Cosmopolitan magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown made a $30 million to the Columbia School of Journalism and the Stanford School of Engineering to boost media innovation.
