by - July 17, 2012 11:05 am
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $20 per head last week, deteriorating to $6 by Tuesday (July 18), according to Hedgers Edge. The mid-year Cattle Inventory report will be issued…
by - July 16, 2012 12:14 pm
Springdale's J.V. Manufacturing, producer of the CRAM-A-LOT line of solid waste and recycling equipment for commercial and industrial applications since 1978, has completed an expansion project at its location on…
by - July 13, 2012 3:46 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System is cited by Inbound Logistics as a “Green 75 Supply Chain Partner.” The magazine’s annual list of supply chain partners committed to sustainability appears in…
by - July 13, 2012 2:17 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today (July 13) announced the following judicial appointment: Sherrel Johnson, El Dorado, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Appointment expires May 1, 2018. Replaces Stephen Luelf. Beebe…
by - July 12, 2012 5:48 pm
Bank of the Ozarks saw its second quarter profits decline substantially from a year ago due to one-time charges from two FDIC transactions. The Little Rock-based bank reported net income…
by - July 12, 2012 2:18 pm
Republican Presidential presumptive nominee Mitt Romney released his Arkansas campaign finance team on Thursday (July 12). It includes: U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock U.S….
by - July 11, 2012 6:28 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says it should produce about $97.58 million for scholarships from its net revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Two million dollars of the…
by - July 11, 2012 6:01 pm
Forsgren, Inc., began construction on $2.1 million of Fort Smith riverfront water and sewer improvements Tuesday (July 10). The improvements, according to a media release from Fort Smith communications manager…
by - July 10, 2012 5:32 pm
Ad Age Magazine is reporting Tyson Foods Inc. recently struck a deal with St. Louis-based Fleishman-Hillard to handle the meat giant's growing public relations business. Although Ad Age claimed the…
by - July 10, 2012 4:42 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $65 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. Cattle prices have weakened as drought conditions have expanded dramatically in recent weeks, with 72%…
by - July 10, 2012 11:54 am
NanoMech Inc. and Cameron International Group announce an agreement to utilize TriboTuff® lubricant in some of Cameron’s valves and flow equipment used extensively in the worldwide gas and oil supply…
by - July 9, 2012 4:26 pm
Ball Corporation's metal food and household products packaging manufacturing plant in Springdale has announced expansion plans that will grow its workforce by 25-30 within a year's time, according to a…
by - July 5, 2012 8:49 am
Walgreen Co. announced Thursday (July 5) that it has entered into an agreement to purchase USA Drug Stores, a regional drugstore chain in the mid-South owned by Stephen L. LaFrance…
by - July 3, 2012 5:07 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $77 per head last week, but had fallen to $60 by Tuesday (July 3), according to Hedgers Edge. Cattle prices have weakened as drought…
by - July 3, 2012 4:09 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc. has been recognized by Anheuser-Busch as its Truckload Carrier of the Year (high volume) award for 2011. USA Truck transported more than 22,000 loads for…
by - July 3, 2012 2:18 pm
ROGERS – The Fresh Market, Inc. is opening its second store in Arkansas. The new location, at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, opens July 25. The Rogers store will house…
by - July 3, 2012 1:37 pm
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this…
by - July 3, 2012 1:28 pm
Cabela’s will officially open the doors to its Rogers store – its first retail location in Arkansas – at 9 a.m., Aug. 30. A ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Cabela’s executives…
by - July 2, 2012 4:19 pm
Herraka will begin seeing patients July 9 at Sparks Gastroenterology Center on the second floor of the Ambulatory Surgery Center at 1001 Towson Ave. in Fort Smith. In addition to…
by - July 2, 2012 2:32 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid program will receive $7.65 million in an agreement with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline, according to a statement released Monday (July 2) by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. Several states and…
