by - September 4, 2013 10:28 pm
• Kraft taps P&G exec for chief finance post Kraft Foods Group said Teri List-Stoll has joined the company as senior vice president of finance and will succeed chief financial…
by - September 4, 2013 12:50 pm
The Jackson L. Graves Foundation announced today (Sept. 4) the departure of Mitzi Traxson as the organization’s managing director, who is pursuing other opportunities. Traxson has served as managing director…
by - September 3, 2013 8:43 pm
Fort Smith attorney Leigh Zuerker announced Tuesday (Sept. 3) she will seek the elected post of Sebastian County Circuit Court Juvenile Judge (Division IV). “I’ve been blessed to practice in…
by - September 3, 2013 5:55 pm
• Rubin exits Collective Bias Ted Rubin, the chief social marketing officer for Collective Bias, has walked away from the company he help build since April 2011. Collective Bias noted…
by - September 3, 2013 12:21 pm
A recent survey by STORES asked consumers to identify their favorite online retailers. Consumers were simply asked which websites they shopped most often. Rankings were based on the total number…
by - September 3, 2013 10:55 am
Youth Bridge received a $2,000 donation from Target to continue its art therapy program for the girls and boys at its emergency shelters. Youth Bridge depends on a variety of…
by - August 30, 2013 4:09 pm
Arvest Bank on Sept. 4 will launch its two-month, bank-wide effort to provide at least one million meals to local, hungry families. The initiative will continue through Nov. 2, and…
by - August 30, 2013 3:00 pm
Sparks Health System announced Friday (Aug. 30) the promotion of Shelly Weilenman, RN, MSN, CENP, to the position of Arkansas market chief nursing executive, effective Sept. 3, 2013. Weilenman serves…
by - August 30, 2013 1:55 pm
Nordex USA, Inc. will repay more than $2.5 million to Arkansas and Jonesboro in grants received to establish its North American wind turbine manufacturing facilities in Craighead County, noted a…
by - August 30, 2013 11:19 am
Consumers sentiment dipped slightly in August from the prior month, but American’s were still more upbeat than a a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Sentiment Index released…
by - August 30, 2013 9:54 am
Festiva Hospitality Group said it has purchased new properties in Arkansas and Missouri as it expands its real estate portfolio throughout the Ozarks. The Greens in Bella Vista, Cherokee Village…
by - August 30, 2013 9:02 am
The name has changed at the 66 Federal Credit Union in Springdale. The financial institution is now Truity Credit Union, the board announced this week. “Our new name, Truity Credit…
by - August 30, 2013 8:49 am
America's Car-Mart Inc. opened its 127th dealership this week continuing its expansion in Georgia. The dealership is located in Covington, Ga. and marks the company’s third store in the Peach…
by - August 30, 2013 8:27 am
Leslie Edgar, associate professor in the agricultural education, communications and technology department, has been named director of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences office of international…
by - August 30, 2013 12:40 am
Lauren Ray, a graduate of the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, has been named the state’s 2013 “Student Conservationist of the Year” by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. Ray,…
by - August 30, 2013 12:31 am
ConAgra Foods recently capped off a transformational year acquiring Ralcorp and also growing its core business with a plant expansion in Russellville. CEO Gary Rodkin noted in the company’s recent…
by - August 29, 2013 4:36 pm
As visitors walk through the galleries at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, they pass by multiple sculptures placed on pedestals to highlight the artwork. Unseen, inside each of those…
by - August 29, 2013 12:16 pm
Margaret Christensen has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Center for Health and Education in Springdale as project director for the $3.5 million Centers for Medicare…
by - August 29, 2013 7:01 am
A recent survey by the national Chronicle of Higher Education ranks the University of Arkansas as the 13th-fastest growing public research university in the country, in terms of enrollment. The…
by - August 28, 2013 10:23 pm
• Synder’s-Lance acquisition Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. has acquired Stateline Service Corp., a snack food distributor based in Massachusetts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Snyder’s-Lance said the acquisition is part…
