by - June 3, 2014 3:59 pm
First Federal Bancshares Becomes Bear State Financial
Bear State Financial is now using the NASDAQ ticker symbol of BSF.
Tag: Public Companies
by - May 30, 2014 3:19 pm
ArcBest to Build New Headquarters in Fort Smith
The companys $30 million plan was announced Friday.
by - May 29, 2014 8:06 am
Tyson Foods Offers Nearly $7 Billion for Hillshire Brands
Tyson on Thursday said it would pay $50 per share for the company, a deal worth $6.8 billion.
by - May 26, 2014 12:00 am
Jones Center Accepts $2M Gift From Tyson Family Foundation
The Jones Trust board is working to reach a $30-million endowment goal, set in December 2012.
by - May 15, 2014 8:02 am
Walmart Reports 1Q Earnings; Profit Falls 5 Percent
The company largely attributed the earnings miss to the brutal winter that saw many shoppers staying home to avoid the elements.
by - May 14, 2014 2:09 pm
Carrie McKnight Departing CJRW For Return to Walmart
Carrie McKnight, vice president of public relations for Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Northwest Arkansas office, said Wednesday she is leaving the company to head up the global communications team for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.s Information Systems Division (ISD).
by - April 24, 2014 1:27 pm
Walmart Money Transfer Service Now Available
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. debuted its Walmart-2-Walmart Money Transfer Service on Thursday.
by - April 14, 2014 3:27 pm
McMillons Donate $1M Toward Walton College Retail School
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal has learned that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Doug McMillon and his wife, Shelley, recently signed an agreement to donate the first $1 million to establish the School of Global Retail Operations & Innovation at the University of Arkansas.
by - April 14, 2014 12:00 am
Agwunobi Leaves Walmart; Diab Named as New SVP
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced April 2 that Dr. John Agwunobi, who was hired with great fanfare in 2007, was no longer with the company.
by - April 11, 2014 11:44 am
Walmart Aims to Disrupt Organic Food Market with Low-Cost Brand
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced April 10 it will begin carrying Wild Oats organic foods and will price them at least 25 percent less than other natural-food products.
by - March 26, 2014 3:48 pm
Walmart Announces New Supercenter for Centerton
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday it will build a new Supercenter in Centerton. It will create approximately 300 new jobs and open in the summer of 2015.
by - March 17, 2014 9:26 am
Bob Cheyne, First Voice of the Razorbacks, Dies at 86
Cheyne became the University of Arkansas first sports information director in 1948, a job he held for 22 years.
by - March 17, 2014 12:00 am
Scott Sells Pinnacle Residence
Former Walmart CEO Lee Scott and his wife Linda have sold their home in Rogers for $1.9 million.
by - March 3, 2014 12:00 am
Long-Simmering Lawsuit
Ex-Walmart Sourcing EVP John J. Ryan claims Fayetteville law firm, ex-wife destroyed deals.
by - February 26, 2014 1:35 pm
JBU Dedicates Soderquist College of Business
Don Soderquist was a leader at Walmart for more than 20 years, serving as chief operating officer and senior vice chairman during a period when the retail chain grew to become the largest in the world
by - February 17, 2014 12:00 am
Executive Farewell
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Henry Jordan announced his retirement recently, after 28 years with the company.
by - February 11, 2014 4:36 pm
Report: Walmart Buys Naming Rights to AMP in Rogers
The agreement is for 10 years and $2.5 million, according to local CBS television affiliate KFSM-TV, Channel 5.
by - February 7, 2014 2:16 pm
Walmart Buys 126.1 Acres for $4 Million
The recently rezoned property is west of Peach Orchard Road in Benton County near the planned Interstate 49 corridor.
by - February 3, 2014 12:00 am
Businesses Must Pay Recession Debt
Businesses face an increase in the 2013 federal unemployment tax, thanks to an outstanding balance on money issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to the state of Arkansas to help it cope with the Great Recession.
by - January 29, 2014 10:36 am
BOK Financial Reports 2013 Earnings of $317 Million
The parent company of Bank of Arkansas did not increase its earnings for the first time since 2008.