by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Amendment 60 to the Arkansas Constitution was adopted by voters in November 1982, a matter of days after the Federal Reserve?s discount rate dropped below 10 percent for the first time in three years.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Fort Smith?s Arkansas Best Corp. on July 18 posted second-quarter net income of $6.5 million.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown on July 30 said diluted and basic earnings per share increased to 45 cents during the second quarter, an increase from the 34 cents it reported during the same time last year.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
John Tyson said Tyson Foods Inc.?s acquisition of IBP Inc. last year gave the company ?a larger basket of goods.? It also gave the Springdale company higher earnings in its fiscal third-quarter.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its sixth annual ?40-Under-40? list of top executives throughout Northwest Arkansas. This annual list recognizes and profiles the region?s up-and-comers under the age of 40.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
New businesses are popping up in Fayetteville and surrounding communities.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
In June 2001, Daymark Group Inc. stopped paying invoices from Erb Transport of Elverson, Pa., the earliest known indication of financial problems for the Russellville trucking company once known for its fleet of refrigerated trailers.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
A nationwide equity guarantee insurance program to encourage venture capital investments may be launched in Arkansas.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
A Dallas businessman with Fayetteville connections is looking into the possibility of putting his latest patent to work in the Northwest Arkansas area.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Bur Edson, who has been an anchor with KFSM, Channel 5, for more than 20 years, is retiring to operate a business called Alpha Metal Manufacturing in Lavaca with Mark Verkamp.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Enron. Arthur Andersen. Tyco International. ImClone Systems. Even Martha Stewart. There seems to be no end to the financial scandals that have sent skittish investors reeling.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, said being a farm system for the state?s corporate counsel departments is a good thing.
by - June 24, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart is no Enron. That was the message Rob Walton, chairman of the board of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., delivered to about 20,000 people in Fayetteville at the annual shareholders meeting.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville is not the only city that has thrown its hat into the ring to host next year?s Arkansas Venture Capital Forum.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
The UA?s Genesis Technology Incubator has added two new members to its advisory board to bring the total members to 26.
by - May 27, 2002 12:00 am
If you are tempted to abandon your strategy during this volatility, here are a few points to consider.
by - May 27, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas still trails neighbors for speculative capital.
by - May 27, 2002 12:00 am
Fewer than half of the real estate holdings of Arkansas Teacher Retirement System are meeting or exceeding the pension fund?s annual return on investment goal of 8 percent.
by - May 13, 2002 12:00 am
In its June issue, Mutual Funds magazine rated the 57 ?Section 529? college savings plans throughout the nation.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
A Fort Smith man came to Arkansas Capital Corporation Group in Little Rock in February to apply for $100,000 in funding for a new business idea. Beyond that, the two parties agree on virtually nothing.
