Tag: Industries

Big Chihuahua

Superior Industries Internationals move of 500 jobs to Mexico is telling.

Appeal Deal

Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sourcing executive John Ryan looks to take beef with ex-wife to the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Former Wiederkehr Wine Properties up for Auction

Property once owned by the winery, which includes two small vineyards and a liquor store, is set for an online auction Sept. 27 by Micoley & Co. of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Sams Club CEO Named Presiding Co-Chair of Northwest Arkansas Council

The announcement was made Wednesday at the organizations annual meeting at 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville.

UA Law School Deemed Best Value in the Nation

The University of Arkansas School of Law ranked first in a list of Best Value Law Schools by preLaw magazine.

APEX Tool Group Closing Springdale Plant

The tool manufacturing facility is moving operations to South Carolina.

Arvest Settles with 18 of 20 Smiley Creditors

Arvest Bank has settled with 18 of the 20 lenders that claimed former Arvest-Benton County president and CEO Dennis Smiley owed them money on toxic loans granted to him on the bogus pledge of stock and stock options.

After 20 Years, Cliff Beckham Resigns From USA Truck Inc.

The firms CFO and former president and CEO will leave the company Sept. 30.

Titanic Senate Race Floods TV Market With Cash

The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor and his Republican challenger, Congressman Tom Cotton, is a national event.

News Stations Differ On Mobile Alerts Strategies

KNWA and KHBS/KHOG disagree on whether stations are inundating audiences with too many mobile alerts.

Marketers Value Store Walks As Important Retail Ritual

Store walks, central to shopper marketing, put marketing agents in the customers shoes.

Creating Success With Tried, True and New (OPINION)

The Rodeo of the Ozarks used a massive marketing plan, which included social media and traditional publicity efforts, to draw a record audience to its 70th annual rodeo.

The World of Walmart (OPINION)

As the largest company in the world, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tends to attract attention and make headlines, and there has been plenty of both recently.

Backpack Journalism Brings Flexibility To The Newsroom

Mobile multimedia journalists, armed with cameras and Internet-connected laptops, have the ability to shoot their own video, edit it and upload the content, without having to leave the scene and return to the newsroom.

Little Rock Auto Firm Pays $3.35M For Moberly Lane Land

The company intends to build a 10-acre Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership.

Grocery Chain Exec Van Hoose Happy with Harps and Home

The vice president of store planning has stayed busy with the continued expansion of Harps Food Stores Inc., which has been in growth made for nearly a decade.

KFSM Maintains Lead in Local Television Market

The local CBS affiliates news broadcasts earned the highest Nielsen ratings in all four time slots during the month of May.

KNWA-TV Honored Twice by Arkansas Broadcasters Association

The NBC affiliate was given a Community Service award and an Outstanding Production award for its work on Cooking Today with chef Steven Brooks.

40/29 Expands Office Space, Moves Into Larger Newsroom

The Northwest Arkansas ABC affiliate plans to bring an additional studio camera in the new newsroom so staff can report as information is being gathered.

Business Brokerage CBI+Team Sheds Sunbelt Franchise

The Springdale-based firm cut ties with the national franchisor over disagreements on market expansion.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson