by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
The vice president for corporate affairs at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., was quoted by the Northwest Arkansas Times saying if Wal-Mart was going to show a Sam?s Club off to international visitors, ?we?re not bringing them to Springdale.?
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Liberty Bank plans on 10 locations in Benton and Washington counties by mid-2006.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
A man who took a 1997 Mazda Miata for a test drive on March 24 apparently abandoned it in Springdale.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
State Farm Insurance Companies ranks No. 1 on the list of the state’s largest property and casualty insurance firms.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield ranks No. 1 on the list of the state’s largest health insurance companies.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
In the fourth quarter of 2004, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.19 percent, higher than the other seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank?s Eighth District.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Robert Redford spoke about marrying industry and environmental concerns to a packed house at the University of Arkansas on May 5.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
A Massachusetts consultant told a group in Rogers on May 10 that the number of people shopping at the Northwest Arkansas Mall dropped by 12 ?percentage points? since 2002.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
A former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball star will soon receive a 15-year-old Final Four ring he sold after falling on ?hard times.?
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Jonesboro thrift First Community Bank opened a full-service branch in April in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow, Okla.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Maryland legislators pass legislation aimed at Wal-Mart.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Three professors at the University of Arkansas are working on an engineering project that is sort of like Mary Shelley’s Dr. Frankenstein in reverse.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
One of the primary reasons employers are reluctant to implement family-friendly initiatives in the workplace is the concern over the impact on the bottom line.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
With slimmer profit margins on fresh meat, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is looking to its value-added segment — everything from pre-cooked bacon to case-ready meats — where profits can be three to four times higher.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Statistics from the American Optometric Association and others suggest indirect lighting could actually save employers money in the long run.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Patrick Hargus, a landscape architect with EGIS Engineering in Bentonville, said sometimes landscape architecture gets forgotten.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Ask Steve Miller what year the firm turned the corner and he jokes, ?next year.? But Boskus said the firm now employs 21 people with six licensed architects.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Architects designing the University of Arkansas? $23 million parking deck got a lift from Otis Elevator Co.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
In addition to building everything from bridges to sewer lines, engineers also help retailers design stores. This type of industrial engineering concerns the flow of people through a store.
