by - June 8, 2012 11:40 am
Raley joins Arvest Fayetteville
Joe Raley, previously chief lending officer at Cornerstone Bank in Eureka Springs, has been named commercial banker for Arvest Bank in Fayetteville. “We are very excited to welcome Joe back…
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by - June 7, 2012 1:05 pm
Wade receives Outstanding Lawyer award
Fort Smith attorney Wyman R. (“Rick”) Wade Jr., a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, is the recipient of the Outstanding Lawyer Citizen…
by - June 7, 2012 12:43 pm
Washington Regional Medical gains supply chain notice
Washington Regional Medical Center has been recognized by VHA Inc., a national healthcare network, for its success in improving operational efficiency and reducing costs from the supply chain while maintaining…
by - June 7, 2012 10:01 am
NWACC students win Campbell’s challenge
BENTONVILLE – The NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Students in Free Enterprise team recently returned from the 2012 SIFE National Expo in Kansas City with the top prize in the Campbell’s…
by - June 6, 2012 8:01 pm
Wal-Mart again hit with discrimination claims
Nearly 2,000 current and former employees of Wal-Mart have filed charges of pay and promotion discrimination against the world’s largest retailer with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Brad…
by - June 6, 2012 3:47 pm
Tyson Foods restructures debt
Tyson Foods said Wednesday (June 6) the company plans to redeem all of the $810 million 10.5% unsecured bonds due March 2014. In doing so, the meat giant had to…
by - June 6, 2012 12:16 pm
BancorpSouth issues consumer alert
Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth announced Wednesday (June 6) that its customer continue to experience an increased level of fraudulent messages, often referred to as phishing, targeting numerous BancorpSouth customers and non-customers….
by - June 6, 2012 12:09 pm
Crawford County literacy program receives grant
The Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy has been awarded a $6,200 grant from the Dollar General Foundation. The money will help bring awareness to the community of the mission of…
by - June 5, 2012 10:04 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Meat demand improves
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $21.25 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. A year ago packers pocketed about $8 a head. June fed cattle are trading this…
by - June 5, 2012 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods’ beef plant delisting expands
The nation’s largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., confirmed Tuesday (June 5) that its Finney County, Kansas, beef plant has been temporarily removed from the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service…
by - June 4, 2012 2:18 pm
Walmart stores aid home prices
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. promises “always low prices” at its 4,000 U.S. stores. That may not be the case for nearby homes, according to a study published by the National Bureau…
by - June 4, 2012 1:54 pm
UA hires new assistant director for University Initiatives
Will Whiting is the new assistant director of development for University Initiatives at the University of Arkansas. Whiting returns to the university — where he previously held the role of…
by - May 31, 2012 12:15 pm
Boulden receives public relations award
Jennifer Boulden, former communications and event services coordinator for the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission has been honored by her industry colleagues as the Public Relations Professional of…
by - May 31, 2012 9:05 am
Little Rock-based Windstream to cut management ranks
Windstream Corp. said Thursday (May 31) it would pare its management ranks by 375-400 workers, roughly 3% of its total workforce. The cuts will be completed during the third quarter…
by - May 30, 2012 5:19 pm
Tyson Foods sued for patent infringement
BLOOMBERG — Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, was sued by Finland’s Neste Oil Oyj for infringing a patent on motor fuels made partly from chicken fat. Neste…
by - May 30, 2012 5:04 pm
Agribusiness Weekly: Drought pressures commodity prices
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $9.87 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. A year ago packers were just breaking even. June fed cattle traded at $119 per…
by - May 29, 2012 7:31 pm
Historical plaques placed in downtown Fort Smith
In 1906, the Immaculate Conception Church of Fort Smith was established at the west side of North 13th Street. On Tuesday (May 29), the city granted special recognition to the…
by - May 25, 2012 2:19 pm
ATU-Ozark names new student recruitment coordinator
John “Jack” Phillips IV of Walnut Ridge has been named its new coordinator of student recruitment for the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas,…
by - May 25, 2012 12:02 pm
Ammonia leak in Tyson pork plant
Tyson Foods confirmed an ammonia leak in Madison, Neb. forced a plant evacuation and sent 40 workers to the hospital Thursday evening, May 24. "We're investigating the cause of an…
by - May 24, 2012 4:58 pm
HP layoffs likely to hit Arkansas
The announcement that tech giant Hewlett-Packard will lay off 27,000 workers worldwide sent reverberations through Arkansas economic circles, particularly in Conway where the company opened a 1,000 employee, $28 million…