by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Giving Wal-Mart the Biz (Editorial)
Maryland legislators pass legislation aimed at Wal-Mart.
Tag: Legal
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Arvest Quashes Internet Scam
Bentonville-based Arvest Bank discovered early on May 2, that some of its customers had received an e-mail asking them to enter personal financial information on a fake Web site designed to look like an Arvest site.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
?That Dog Won?t Hunt? (MJ Miller Commentary)
A former Wal-Mart employee says recent reports of Tom Coughlin is far-fetched.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Always Mo? Crises (Editorial)
It?s starting to look as if Wal-Mart Stores Inc.?s well-publicized effort to improve its battered corporate image has backfired.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Moncrief Dealership Woes Lead to Lawsuits
Sidney Moncrief, the former NBA and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville standout, is at the center of several lawsuits involving his former Hyundai dealerships in Oklahoma and Pine Bluff.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Financial Data Vulnerable; Acxiom Fights Against Bills
Acxiom Corp.?s efforts to lobby against proposed federal data-protection legislation that it considers restrictive are being undermined.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Suspends Coughlin?s Benefits
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it suspended compensation benefits to former Vice Chairman Thomas Coughlin, who resigned from the retailer?s board in March.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Family Ties
Doctors at Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas have filed a civil suit against former employee/partner Bryan Abernathy.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Fired Wal-Mart Execs Named in Texas Probe
Kenneth Reese and Terry Pharr, who were fired from Wal-Mart in December, are named in documents generated during a criminal fraud investigation in Texas, but neither man was a suspect as of March 21.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Entitlement Mentality Runs Amok (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
There is an entitlement mentality among too many young adults who don?t have a realistic idea of their true value in the work force or the limits of what they can afford.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Top Spot Attracts Controversy (Editorial)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been under constant attack from so many sides for so long that it?s hard to remember a time when most communities actually welcomed the discount stores.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Former Times Owners Under Investigation
F. David Radler, who helped facilitate the purchase in 1996 and subsequent sale in 1999 of the Northwest Arkansas Times for Hollinger International, is part of a criminal investigation being conducted by the Justice Department.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Coverage Saves Some for Residential Builders
Theft and vandalism, local insurance agents said, are the two leading claim costs on local residential construction sites. That?s what builder?s risk policies are for.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Hardwick Pushes Tax Break For New Walton Museum
Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton apparently wants to build a large art museum in Bentonville, and Rep. Horace Hardwick, R-Bentonville, wants to make it exempt from the state?s 6 percent sales tax.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
UA Touts Only National Agri Law Grad Program
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has the only agricultural law program in the United States. Between eight and 15 students are admitted to the program each year.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
MarketFoods Closing Tulsa Grocery Store
MarketFoods Ltd. of Rogers will close its store in Tulsa this month, said Mike Sadler, general manager of The Market at KingsPointe Village. The company, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, started a clearance sale on March 2.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Former Employee Files Suit Against Dixie Real Estate
Dixie Real Estate says it instructed employees to prohibit a former employee from entering the building after business hours. Jenny Talley claims the Fayetteville company still owes her $70,000 for two real estate transactions she brokered.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Man Files Lawsuit After Being Fired from Dallas Real Estate Services
Lloyd ?Laddy? A. Diebold III files suit Jan. 31 claiming breach of contract and ?tortuous interference with business expectancy? after he was fired by Dallas Real Estate Services Inc. of Fayetteville.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
First National Makes Move
Coming home is great, but David M. Harrison said it?s been especially nice for him because of the team he?s pulled together to form First National Title Co. and the estimated $80 million in title work it contracted the first month in business.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
Legislature Considers Changes to FOI Law
At least four proposed bills before the Arkansas Legislature would alter the state?s Freedom of Information Act.