Tag: Public Companies

Study Tracks Effects Of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence affects more than just those at home. It can also cost companies money if employers aren’t aware of the situation or don’t know how to handle it.

USA Truck Spins Out, Burns Rubber

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren is coming off its best year ever in 2004 and a record first quarter in 2005.

FedEx Freight Plans for the Long Haul

Pat Reed, COO of FedEx Freight, is optimistic about the company’s freight segment.

Developer Gets Chef for Recovery

Gerald Johnston, the former chief financial officer at Tyson Foods Inc., suffered a mild heart attack in mid-May while on vacation in Destin, Fla.

UA Opens RFID Research Center

Within 30 minutes after reading a radio-frequency identification tag, inventory information provided by the tag is available to suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. through the company’s Retail Link software.

Wal-Mart Pulls Coughlin’s Retirement Package

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it has rescinded the retirement agreement of former Vice Chairman Thomas M. Coughlin, who resigned as a Wal-Mart director in March after an internal investigation.

Thank You, Alice Walton (Bill Bowden Editor’s Note)

Thanks to Alice Walton for returning to Northwest Arkansas and building the $50 million Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Locals Play ICSC Hand

An insiders look at Northwest Arkansas companies making pitches at the International Council of Shopping Centers Spring 2005 convention.

Sam?s Club Springdale Slam?

The vice president for corporate affairs at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., was quoted by the Northwest Arkansas Times saying if Wal-Mart was going to show a Sam?s Club off to international visitors, ?we?re not bringing them to Springdale.?

Whirlpool’s Fate on Hold Until Early 2006

Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.

Giving Wal-Mart the Biz (Editorial)

Maryland legislators pass legislation aimed at Wal-Mart.

Tyson Powered By Value-Added

With slimmer profit margins on fresh meat, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is looking to its value-added segment — everything from pre-cooked bacon to case-ready meats — where profits can be three to four times higher.

Industrial Engineers Help Retail Flow

In addition to building everything from bridges to sewer lines, engineers also help retailers design stores. This type of industrial engineering concerns the flow of people through a store.

Egg Breeder Buys Poultry Breeder

Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Co. KG of Germany announced recently it had purchased Aviagen International Group Inc. of Huntsville, Ala.

?That Dog Won?t Hunt? (MJ Miller Commentary)

A former Wal-Mart employee says recent reports of Tom Coughlin is far-fetched.

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.

Tyson Foods Plans Expand (Real Deals)

Tyson Foods announces expanded plans for its $90 million Discovery Center. Dixie closes Centre Inn Sale. Barber Construction starts Condos at the Peaks. Also, the March mortgage report.

Wall Street Journal Gets Coughlin Scoop (Outtakes Opinion)

The Wall Street Journal had an outstanding front-page story on April 8 about the alleged union payoffs and fake expense reports that led to the March ousting of Thomas Coughlin from Wal-Mart?s board of directors.

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.

Great Southern Reports 1Q Earnings Growth

Great Southern Bancorp Inc. on April 19 released its preliminary earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.

HVAC warehouse was the top Sebastian County property deal in July-October period

2024 building permit values down 45% in the Fort Smith metro

Messer to open $70 million industrial gas plant in Berryville in 2026

Oak Tree Financial acquires Riverside Bank