by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Expands RFID Program to 300
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to require its top 300 vendors to have radio frequency identification tags on crates and pallets by January 2006.
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by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Lowers June Sales Forcast
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on June 28 lowered its sales forecast for the month of June citing cool weather and weak Father?s Day sales.
by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
Geno’s Serves Up Basic Pizza (Business Lunch)
Geno’s Pizza by the Slice in Fayetteville’s UARK Bowl building received two stars in our restaurant review.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Richardson Suit Impact Hard to Predict
The Nolan Richardson federal discrimination lawsuit against the University of Arkansas may make for splashy headlines, but win or lose, may not have any long-term impact.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
CSA Calls VIPs To Vendorville
Cameron Smith runs the world’s largest executive search firm specializing in vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Take a Real Summer Vacation: Sever the High-tech Tethers
Not taking a vacation or checking with the office while on vacation can lead to stress, illness and job burnout.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Retention Rates Reduce Taxes
Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Center Cranks Up Workforce Support
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies in Bentonville has a new dean and new $4.6 million facility.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Company Team-building Efforts Can Be Productive
Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Haynes Family Buys 17.5 Acres in Johnson
The Haynes family of Rogers, whose properties include upscale, mixed-use developments, pay $2.02 million for 17.5 acres on the north side of Johnson Road in Johnson.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Kaffka Joins Barber Group
Seth Kaffka, a former loan officer at Community Bank of North Arkansas, just joined forces with Brandon Barber to become president of The Barber Group.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Securities Commission Gets Info From Business Journal
Securities Commission calls Business Journal after reading about Valentin Guaranteed Home Mortgage, which the commission discovered was under the umbrella of Guaranteed Home Mortgage of New York.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
L.A.’s Richest Not as Rich as Northwest Arkansas’
A recent Los Angeles Business Journal feature on its wealthiest citizens made us think ? there’s probably still more money in Northwest Arkansas than Beverly Hills.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Infrastructure at Waterford to Cost $6.5 Million
Developers Ronnie Hissom and Gary Combs said infrastructure, including a stepped water treatment plant, will cost at least $6.5 million at their 200-home development Waterford Estates near Goshen.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Benton County Hotels Lure Hog Fans
Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team have been finding bargains in Benton County’s new hotels, which cater to Wal-Mart vendors and are usually empty on the weekends.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
UA Departments Spend Down Reserve Accounts
University of Arkansas department chairpeople were busy in late June trying to spend down their reserve accounts before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Former Rose Firm Lawyer Faces Civil Suit
Allen W. Bird lll, a former Rose Law Firm attorney, now faces a civil lawsuit of more than $6 million generated from his alleged mishandling of a bankruptcy case that started nearly two decades ago.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Pinnacle Hills Starts Project (Real Deals)
Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Rogers has started site work on a 167,000-SF building project for the Church at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
McIntosh Group Opens In Bentonville
The McIntosh Group Inc., a brand development company in Fort Smith, opened an office on the downtown Bentonville square on June 1. It is the first satellite office for the 13-year-old-company.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
SPJ Names Officers, Resurrects Gridiron
Katherine Shurlds, a University of Arkansas journalism instructor, has been named president of the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.