by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Met Bank Shakes Up Senior Management
Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock announced March 3 it had hired James Stobaugh as president of its Northwest Arkansas region and as the president of Washington County.
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by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Mercy Launches New Cardiac CT Program
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas is launching a Cardiac CT program that will utilize diagnostic imaging technology at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Tyson to Complete Sale of Beef Plant
Tyson Foods’ sale of the Canadian beef plant Lakeside Farm Industries to XL Foods Inc. is moving forward, following a review by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Car-Mart Net Up 8 Percent for 3Q
America?s Car-Mart of Bentonville posted an 8 percent increase in net income during its third quarter ended Jan. 31, 2009, on overall revenue growth of 3.3 percent.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Keeps Rolling; Dubai Dan Pulls Italian Job
Wal-Mart hammered expectations for February same-store sales, announcing a 5.1 percent increase at its U.S. stores on March 5 versus its own quarterly guidance of zero to 2 percent growth and analyst predictions of 2.4 percent.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Democrat-Gazette Newsroom Forces Furloughs
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newsroom is instituting a mandatory furlough policy for its employees.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
A Mother?s Advice Needed in D.C. (Commentary by Andrew Jensen)
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Cuts Employee Perks
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently informed employees it was immediately ending company 401(k) matches, vacation carry over and annual raises.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Foreclosed Owner Once A Model For Met
Katherine Shoulders, co-owner of the Fayetteville Athletic Club, was part of a seemingly innocuous campaign for Little Rock-based Metropolitan National Bank.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
United Derided in Health Care Report
The latest National Payor Survey from DAVIES, one of the largest public affairs agencies in the country, wasn’t kind to UnitedHealthCare.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Chili’s in Springdale Closes Doors
The Chili’s Grill & Bar on Sunset Avenue in Springdale has been stripped of its signs and is listed for sale by Equity Commercial Realty.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Two New Eateries Open in Fayetteville
Two new restaurants open in Fayetteville.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Liquor Laws Still Blue For Now
Blue law still intact.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Stanford Difference
No one is able to say for sure just how much Arkansas money is tied up – or lost entirely – in the Stanford Group, the Houston investment firm that has (had?) a medium-sized office in downtown Little Rock.
by - March 9, 2009 12:00 am
Vype Hype
While most recent media news relates to layoffs and cutbacks at newsrooms around the nation, one local publication is growing.
by - February 23, 2009 12:00 am
What’s Your 2009 Marketing Plan? (Commentary)
Why sticking to your guns with an intelligent marketing plan can increase your company?s market share, even in a down economy.
by - February 23, 2009 12:00 am
Legislative Wasteland (Editorial)
The recent kerfuffle over a resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his election as president was another of those ridiculous distractions that are entirely too common at the Arkansas General Assembly.
by - February 23, 2009 12:00 am
2009 to Witness All-Out Brawl in Retail
The news Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was laying off up to 800 employees at its Bentonville home office sent a shudder through Northwest Arkansas, but it shouldn’t have come as a surprise.
by - February 23, 2009 12:00 am
3-D Mapping Helps Firms Find Pockets of Natural Gas
Geoseismic mapping has been an important tool in extracting natural gas from the Fayetteville Shale Play.
by - February 23, 2009 12:00 am
‘Super A’ Office Space Trails Overall Absorption in 4Q
Streetsmart discusses professional office sector of the commercial market in Benton and Washington counties.