by - February 21, 2017 4:35 pm
Tom Hayes has been CEO of Tyson Foods for just seven weeks and has already shaken up the company’s core structure, rolled out a new logo, will begin grinding up…
by - February 21, 2017 2:20 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––––––––– Fiscal year net income fell 7.2% for Wal-Mart Stores and revenue for the year rose 0.8% to $485.873 billion thanks…
by - February 21, 2017 1:12 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce announced the names of this year’s NWA LeaderCon honorees who will be officially recognized for their leadership services during the business leadership conference on March…
by - February 21, 2017 11:23 am
Steve and Sharon Stafford of Green Forest and their family will give $100,000 toward the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest hospital. Steve Stafford is chairman and CEO of Anstaff Bank…
by - February 21, 2017 10:36 am
The Communications Group of Little Rock has been chosen as the public relations agency of record for Delaware-based Speakman Co., a 148-year-old industrial manufacturer of showering, plumbing and emergency products….
by - February 21, 2017 10:02 am
The University of Arkansas raised its research expenditures by 41% during the past five years, according to a report from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. In the 2011-12 school…
by - February 20, 2017 9:58 pm
The Fort Smith School Board did not push through with a motion from board member Bill Hanesworth to accept an agreed order settlement in pending litigation from plaintiff June Bradshaw…
by - February 20, 2017 8:29 pm
Ahab Alammar has lived the American dream. The 28-year-old was born in Syria, but when he turned 13 his family was able to secure him a visa to come to…
by - February 20, 2017 7:47 pm
America’s Car-Mart saw third-quarter earnings fall 30% as a result of the delay in income tax refunds, market softness related to years of excess lending and a customer base that…
by - February 20, 2017 5:05 pm
Guests sampled soup on Sunday (Feb. 19) to raise money for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) at the 16th annual Soup Sunday held at the John Q. Hammons…
by - February 20, 2017 2:10 pm
Whirlpool Corp. has sold its 1.2 million square foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith to Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Phoenix Investors. Whirlpool closed the refrigerator plant in June 2012, with most production…
by - February 20, 2017 12:54 pm
Rogers engineering and design firm Crafton Tull has elected Matt Crafton, the company’s president and CEO, to the additional role of chairman of the firm’s nine-member board of directors. His…
by - February 17, 2017 3:01 pm
Construction is set to begin this spring on the first of four buildings in a new office park in Benton County called the Rice Office Complex, dubbed by its developers…
by - February 17, 2017 9:18 am
A student organization at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville plans to give $250,000 to Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest over the next five years. The organization, Hogs for Hope, will raise…
by - February 17, 2017 8:31 am
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board approved a 3% pay increase for FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen and reviewed final performance numbers for 2016 at Thursday’s (Feb. 16) meeting….
by - February 16, 2017 6:53 pm
Fort Smith Finance Director Jennifer Walker on Thursday (Feb. 16) pushed back against the idea of stopping certain street fund transfers. The idea is pushed by some members of Fort…
by - February 16, 2017 4:13 pm
The world of online commerce is much akin to the wild, wild west and the sheriff in town being Amazon.com has pretty much controlled the pace of growth for other…
by - February 16, 2017 3:38 pm
The Fed might raise interest rates up to three times this year, but barring any dramatic increases, two of the largest buy here, pay here dealers in Arkansas don’t expect…
by - February 16, 2017 3:22 pm
When a child is placed into the foster care system, it is often moved far away from its home. Rep. Scott Baltz, D-Pocahontas, thinks a layer of state bureaucracy needs…
by - February 16, 2017 3:01 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has been mum thus far on the recent holiday season and analysts expect the retail giant did well given that it’s also a grocery store. But full year…
