by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
5-Star Productions Gains Success with Market Change
Mike Hart’s company, 5-Star Productions Inc., is having its best year ever. sales reached $100,000 in July alone.
Tag: Public Companies
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Centerton Looks at New Neighborhood
Massey Holdings LLC recently sold about 36 acres of land to Wal-Mart off Arkansas Highway 102 in Centerton for $3.15 million.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
VIC Client Lands SBIR Grant
Yet another Virtual Incubation Corp. client has received a Small Business Innovation Research award ? this time it’s a Phase II from the National Institutes of Health and worth $740,000.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Runoff Suit Jumps Gun (Editorial)
It’s hard to pick a good guy ? or a bad guy ? in the continuing dispute between Arkansas and Oklahoma over water quality issues.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
ABF Temporarily Limits Fuel Surcharge Due to Hurricane
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System Inc. announced that it will limit its standard fuel surcharge through Oct. 4.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
2005 Public Company Annual Reports
The list of the most recent public company annual reports for Arkansas’ publicly traded businesses.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
Robert Powell Sells $19 Million in USA Truck Stock
The single largest insider shareholder in USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren sold 800,000 shares of his holdings Aug. 17 that netted him $19 million.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Consider the Vendor Factor (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
When Wal-Mart decided to encourage a local presence by vendors, it was equivalent to the state landing a major Fortune 500 company with high-paying jobs. It was an evolution that is now producing results no one imagined.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Exec Appears Drunk with Power (Editorial)
We can’t help wondering if million-dollar salaries just drive some people insane.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Strategic Networking Starts By Tapping Into Connectors
The business world is numb with numbers, analysis ad nauseam and jargony gibberish. But executives say one tangible that accounts for the majority of their business can’t be crammed into a spreadsheet ? the ability to network.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Reveals Coughlin’s ‘Obsession’
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued former Vice Chairman Tom Coughlin on July 27 in an attempt to void his multi-million dollar retirement package.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Florida Wal-Mart Bans Paper, Then Apologizes (Outtakes Opinion)
The manager of a Pensacola, Fla., Wal-Mart bans the local newspaper from being sold at the store after taking issue with a column the paper published that criticized Wal-Mart’s employee fringe benefits and insurance packages.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2005 40 Under 40
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
It Isn?t About the Money (Editorial)
When anyone says it isn?t about the money, it?s about the money. This is especially true when the subject is business. And particularly so when the subject is tough new competition.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Vendors Golf for Scholarships
More than 30 vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised $15,000 at the ninth annual Vendors FORE Education Golf Tournament on July 15.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Beverly Suitor Faces $10 Million Fraud Lawsuit
Peter R. Morris, president of PRM Realty Group LLC of Chicago, now is suing Formation Capital of Alpharetta, Ga., for fraud and breach of contract, saying he was misled about his $10 million investment in Beverly Enterprises of Fort Smith.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Wally Properties Follows Wal-Mart Store Openings
John Alford of Wally Properties LLC and partner Charles Palmer have developed or redeveloped more than 1 million SF of space in former Wal-Mart stores, or in what?s called ?shadow? buildings near new Wal-Mart Supercenters.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status
The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Holy Big Bertha! Golf Tourney Gets $36K Per Team
An 18-hole golf tournament set for Aug. 20 at The Blessing golf course in Johnson is asking ? and getting ? $36,000 per two-man team.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Soderquist Sans Secrets
Some who read Don Soderquist’s new book ask if the Wal-Mart corporate lawyers purged all its secrets. “That’s absolutely wrong,” said Soderquist, Wal-Mart’s former vice chairman and chief operating officer. It is a simple philosophy that works today.