by - July 23, 2013 3:37 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Tuesday (July 23) announced a quarterly cash dividend payable to its shareholders on August 16. The company’s board of directors declared a cash…
by - July 23, 2013 12:04 pm
BancorpSouth, which has operations in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, reported second quarter net income of $20.75 million, slightly ahead of the $20.62 million for the same quarter…
by - July 18, 2013 12:07 pm
Simmons First National Corp. posted second quarter 2013 net income of $6.58 million, a slight increase from the $6.54 million it reported one year ago. The Pine Bluff-based financial institution…
by - July 17, 2013 6:15 pm
Michael Tarvin was recently named director of chaplain services for Springdale-based Tyson Foods. Tarvin will be responsible for leading more than 120 workplace chaplains employed by the multinational meat giant….
by - July 17, 2013 2:34 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Glenn Brackman, Bradley, reappointed to the Boll Weevil Eradication Committee. Appointment expires July 1, 2017. Dixie Bryson, Maumelle,…
by - July 17, 2013 12:26 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has named Ken Reeves of Harrison as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. "Ken grew up hunting and fishing in the natural beauty…
by - July 16, 2013 8:43 pm
Fidelity National Information Services appears poised to add 150 new jobs and invest $3 million at its campus in west Little Rock. A resolution on the city of Little Rock…
by - July 16, 2013 3:30 pm
Northwest Heath System announced the appointment of Pamela German Hill as its new market chief financial officer, joining the hospital on July 1. Hill has more than 15 years…
by - July 16, 2013 2:17 pm
What Crawford County Judge John Hall thought was a sure bet turned out to not be the case. The Crawford County Quorum Court tabled on Monday (July 15) an ordinance…
by - July 15, 2013 6:29 pm
Consumer spending and retail sales ended the second quarter on a soft note, indicating that economic growth and acceleration has weakened, according to the National Retail Federation. June retail sales,…
by - July 15, 2013 1:55 pm
Ryan Dagley has returned to Fayetteville-based Signature Bank as a senior vice president and loan manager for the Bentonville bank. Bank officials also on Monday (July 15) announced promotions of…
by - July 15, 2013 9:00 am
AT&T said last week it plans to acquire Leap Wireless, parent company of the Cricket brand, with an offer of $15 per share in cash (about $1.2 billion). Under the…
by - July 12, 2013 10:33 am
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks second quarter net income rose 6.8% to $20.4 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net income totaled $40.4 million, an 8.9%…
by - July 11, 2013 10:19 am
If Wal-Mart is to win the battle to do business in Washington D.C., it looks it will be through online sales. Wal-Mart said it is scrapping plans to build three…
by - July 10, 2013 10:58 pm
Serco, an information and technology service provider, has set its sights on Rogers for a new facility slated to open this fall. The company’s domestic base is in Virginia, but…
by - July 10, 2013 3:28 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art recently added four members to the staff. Dina Wood, of Springdale, will assume duties as the museum’s director of development. Suzanne Navarra, of Bentonville,…
by - July 10, 2013 2:59 pm
Several city and county governments in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas received a portion of more than $2 million in grants from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an…
by - July 10, 2013 12:44 pm
Mexico-based Bachoco, owner of O.K. Foods, is expanding its investment in Arkansas as the poultry company signed a deal to acquire the breeding assets of Morris Hatchery Inc. located in…
by - July 10, 2013 12:18 pm
• General Mills expects stable food pricing General Mills Inc. chairman and CEO Ken Powell said food retail prices should remain stable over the next year, which means companies will…
by - July 10, 2013 11:25 am
Jason J. Degn of Omaha, Neb., has accepted the position of technology/chief information officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Degn was one of 40 applicants for the position and he…
