Tag: NWABJ

Ozark Natural Foods First Store To Sell New, Compostable Bags

Xylobags, developed at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, have been available at Ozark Natural Foods since July.

Retired Poultry Executive Haskell Jackson Dies at 82

Jackson spent a combined 36 years employed by Tyson Foods Inc. and Georges Inc.

Chill Hills

Hot Springs-based The Big Chill is set to open this fall in the Rogers building that used to house MarketPlace Express.

Bentonville Bowling

A new Walmart Neighborhood Market means the end of the Bentonville Bowling Center, in operation at the proposed location since the 1970s.

Arena Acquisition Closes

Springdales All Star Sports Arena officially changed hands in late July for $2.1 million.

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.

Tyson board chairman’s new contract includes $40 million cash incentive

Officials from Fort Smith and Poland sign Friendship Pact, mark arrival of F-35 jets

Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge slated for its 16th year

Gov. Sanders: Student proficiency scores up since LEARNS