by - November 3, 2012 5:17 pm
J.B. Hunt executives see pay boost
The top five executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. were granted base pay raises last week by the company’s executive compensation board. The new salaries were outlined in a…
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by - November 2, 2012 3:31 pm
Cargill chief financial officer resigns
Sergio Rial, chief financial officer at Cargill, will resign his position with the company at the end of November for personal reasons, Cargill announced Nov. 2. Rial plans to return…
by - November 2, 2012 12:59 pm
Tyson settles with workers in Council Bluffs
This week Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit involving 1,200 workers at a Council Bluffs, Iowa meat processing plant who claimed wage violations. …
by - November 2, 2012 11:25 am
Johnson joins Citizens Bank and Trust
Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Van Buren has announced the addition of Russell Johnson as vice president/loan officer. He will be located at the main bank at 3110 Alma…
by - November 1, 2012 4:36 pm
Sparks physician captures anesthesia award
Dr. Juston Evenson, the medical director of Sparks Health System’s anesthesia department, was named South Division Anesthesia Medical Director of the Year for 2012 by EmCare. Sparks Health System contracts…
by - November 1, 2012 4:30 pm
NWACC’s IT department ranked 2nd in U.S.
BENTONVILLE — The information technology department at NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked second nationally among community colleges in the “large colleges” category, according to Converge Online and e.Republic’s Center for…
by - October 31, 2012 3:59 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Pork prices fall amid excess supply
Beef Beef packers were losing an average $55 per head processed this week, up from a $25 per head deficit last week, according to Hedgers Edge. One of the biggest…
by - October 30, 2012 10:42 pm
Crystal Bridges announces new hires
BENTONVILLE — There are some new faces at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as the museum added four new employees to its museum relations team. The staff also said…
by - October 26, 2012 5:31 pm
DOJ set to handle election day complaints
The U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas announced Friday (Oct. 26) the assistant attorneys who “will lead the efforts” connected to a U.S. Department of Justice…
by - October 26, 2012 5:26 pm
America’s Car-Mart makes Forbes’ list for small caps
America's Car-Mart Inc. was recently named among the best small-cap companies on the planet. The Bentonville-based "buy here, pay here" dealer ranked No. 40 among Forbes’ Best Small Companies List…
by - October 26, 2012 4:31 pm
Wal-Mart completes deal with Yihaodian
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday (Oct. 26) it has completed its pending deal to purchase Yihaodian, one of the fasting growing e-commerce companies in China. This strategic investment for a…
by - October 26, 2012 2:23 pm
ATU-Ozark to add funeral science program
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) is expanding its funeral science program to include classes at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus beginning January 2013. The Memorandum of Understanding was approved Friday, Oct….
by - October 26, 2012 1:12 pm
Fall Small Business Alliance to discuss capital options
The Fall Small Business Alliance will be held Monday Oct. 29 and will feature a program on funding options for small businesses. The meeting is part of the Siloam Springs…
by - October 25, 2012 10:02 pm
International trade finance seminar coming to Rogers
Arkansas companies wanting to learn to finance their export sales’ growth and to mitigate payment risks have a learning opportunity available in both Little Rock and Rogers. The Little Rock…
by - October 25, 2012 9:35 pm
Quarterly revenue down, income up for Acxiom
Lower revenue, but greater profits — that’s the bottom line for Acxiom’s second quarter. The Little Rock-based data marketer posted quarterly net income of $16.37 million, up 26% from a…
by - October 25, 2012 6:55 pm
A&P offers ‘Quick tally’ of university economic impact
A “quick tally” of the economic impact of the University of Arkansas includes information that the economic impact so far in 2012 from home Razorback football games is $40.842 million…
by - October 25, 2012 1:54 pm
UA athlete graduation rate at 72%
University of Arkansas student-athletes that entered school in a four-year period from 2002-05 had a graduation success rate of 72% in the most recent numbers released by the NCAA. The…
by - October 25, 2012 12:15 pm
Quarterly income down for Simmons First
Simmons First National Corp. posted net income of $6.8 million, down from $7.3 million one year ago. Net income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012, was $19.7 million,…
by - October 24, 2012 8:22 pm
Hall garners communicator award
Jim Hall, executive director of community and government relations at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, was presented the 2012 Communicator of the Year Award on Oct. 3 at the annual District…
by - October 24, 2012 2:01 pm
Peco to add 300 jobs in Arkansas
Peco Foods announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) it will expand a feed mill in Newark and a processing plant in Batesville purchased in 2011. The expansions will add 300 combined jobs…