by - February 11, 2014 8:37 pm
• Cargill to acquire Pet Carousel Cargill plans to acquire Pet Carousel, a Sanger, Calif.-based manufacturer of private label dog treats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cargill believes…
by - February 11, 2014 6:17 pm
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4% in February from the same time last year, according to the monthly report released Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 11, 2014 3:02 pm
Matt Hicks has been named market president in Rogers and Bentonville, according to Scott Hancock, Centennial Bank Division President. Hicks has worked in a variety of roles for Centennial Bank,…
by - February 11, 2014 2:17 pm
The University of Arkansas System tied for 48th among the world’s top 100 universities for the number of U.S. utility patents received in 2012, according to a statement from the…
by - February 11, 2014 1:07 pm
Arvest Bank announces the promotion of Jacob Barnes to branch manager of the bank location at the corner of East Robinson Avenue and Butterfield Coach Road in Springdale. He will…
by - February 10, 2014 6:44 pm
Country and bluegrass fans in Northwest Arkansas will have the opportunity to see Willie Nelson and Alilson Krauss who announced they will perform at the AMP in Rogers on July…
by - February 10, 2014 5:38 pm
The Kendal King Group, in-store, retail marketing specialists, announces the appointment of Tina Waggener to its Bentonville office. The addition marks the first new hire of 2014 after a year…
by - February 10, 2014 12:30 pm
• Heinz to repay South Carolina incentives after plant closure H.J. Heniz Co. agreed to repay about $1.5 million it received from Florence County, S.C., for economic incentives related to…
by - February 10, 2014 9:15 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host an open house on Tuesday (Feb. 11) for its new library for the Adult Education program, located in Room 1300 of the Center for…
by - February 7, 2014 12:05 pm
Clark Partners Realty Group announces that it is no longer just a team of real estate agents, but a full-service real estate firm. Owner/Broker, Anthony Clark, officially launched the full-service…
by - February 6, 2014 3:14 pm
Coca Cola has sponsored the addition of a “Hydration Station” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The station is a covered pavilion that will serve as a…
by - February 6, 2014 10:45 am
The Food Price Index fell in January for the first time in three months, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report. The index averaged 203.4 points…
by - February 5, 2014 9:52 pm
• Kellogg announces plant closure, shift reductions Michigan-based Kellogg Co. said this week it plans to shutter a Charlotte, N.C., snack factory as part of a plan to cut costs….
by - February 5, 2014 8:45 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith and his wife, Terry, have pledged $3.2 million to establish the Donald and Terry Smith Endowed Chair for International Sustainable Agriculture at the University of…
by - February 5, 2014 6:08 pm
Drugstore giant, CVS Caremark, said Wednesday (Feb. 5) that it will stop selling tobacco products by Oct. 1. The play was highly scrutinized by Wall Street analysts that predict it’s…
by - February 5, 2014 2:56 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. unveiled a new line of breakfast items under its offerings Tyson Day Starts products. The line of frozen breakfast sandwiches includes ingredients such as cheeses, vegetables, eggs…
by - February 4, 2014 2:14 pm
Hannah Bush and Jacob Embry have been hired at Beall Barclay & Co. Hannah, originally from Paron, Ark., has bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting. She…
by - February 4, 2014 9:48 am
Three Wall Street analysts liked what Tyson Foods execs had to say last week, and approved of the solid first quarter performance — the best in company history. J.P. Morgan…
by - February 3, 2014 10:50 pm
The board of directors of Tyson Foods declared a quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per share on Class A common stock and 6.75 cents per share on restricted Class B…
by - February 3, 2014 10:37 pm
The World Health Organization and Chinese authorities are investigating how three members of one family contracted the H7N9 avian influenza virus. There have been 192 confirmed human cases of the…
