by - October 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation today named Sylvia Mathews Burwell president of the Walmart Foundation. She will join Walmart in January 2012 to lead the company’s charitable giving efforts and Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. Burwell will also guide the company’s social, environmental and economic opportunity efforts in Africa.
by - October 13, 2011 3:50 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to operate as if the national economy wasn’t in a funk, with net income for the first nine months of 2011 totaling $184.441 million,…
by - October 12, 2011 9:16 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter net income of $18.9 million, a 6.5% decrease from $20.2 million for the third quarter of 2010. Diluted earnings per common share hit…
by - October 12, 2011 7:00 pm
Little Rock-based Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods (CJRW), the advertising, public relations, and communications powerhouse that has been at the top of the state’s agency business for decades, celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend.
by - October 12, 2011 7:00 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to operate as if the national economy wasn’t in a funk, with net income for the first nine months of 2011 totaling $184.441 million, up 30.1% compared to the 2010 period.
by - October 12, 2011 7:00 pm
Siloam Springs-based Cobb-Vantress has opened a regional sales and technical office in Bangkok to serve its growing market for its poultry breeding in Asia.
by - October 12, 2011 7:00 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission met Wednesday (Oct. 12) in Little Rock with “corporate leaders” from Whirlpool’s headquarters in Benton Harbor, Mich., Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample confirmed Thursday.
by - October 12, 2011 3:46 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, teamed up with Democratic Congressman Jackie Speier on Wednesday (Oct. 12) to announce the push of legislation that would give states more authority to require…
by - October 12, 2011 10:08 am
The economic development fund drive of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has pushed past its goal of $2 million, with chamber officials now pushing for $2.5 million. Paul…
by - October 12, 2011 9:37 am
A national report suggesting consumers and corporations traveled more than expected during the recent summer may help explain the continued rise in Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections….
by - October 11, 2011 7:00 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter net income of $18.9 million, a 6.5% decrease from $20.2 million for the third quarter of 2010.
by - October 11, 2011 7:00 pm
Cong. Tim Griffin (R) will host a jobs conference on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Clinton Presidential Center.
by - October 11, 2011 7:00 pm
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Westrock Coffee will expand into more than 800 Wal-Mart stores in the U.S.
by - October 11, 2011 3:31 pm
Executives with Celadon Trucking Services are interested in acquiring or merging with Van Buren-based USA Truck, and have asked USA Truck management to meet about a possible transaction, according to…
by - October 11, 2011 9:16 am
Fort Smith Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl recently caught a mistake that eventually saved the city of Fort Smith about $115,000 a year, and saved 300-plus Arkansas county and local governments…
by - October 11, 2011 8:48 am
Moving toward a functional work environment that embraces accountability takes more than just saying the word.
by - October 11, 2011 8:28 am
The fracking debate may soon include new regulations from the federal government, with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying that proposals may emerge in about a month to regulate how…
by - October 10, 2011 7:00 pm
The fracking debate may soon include new regulations from the federal government, with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying that proposals may emerge in about a month to regulate how the natural gas industry operates on federal lands.
by - October 10, 2011 7:00 pm
Reuters reports that dry goods hauler Celadon Group has asked to meet with USA Truck’s management to discuss a potential merger between the two firms.
by - October 10, 2011 9:37 am
An Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) recently released by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith supports the consumer mood findings of The Consumer Compass Report released Sept. 19. The…
