Tag: Public Companies

Hunt Buys $1.3 Million Home

J.B. Hunt pays $1.3 million for a home in the Rogers? Pinnacle subdivision.

Plaza Not Too Posh

Developer says Bentonville Plaza offers vendors easy access to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office, not posh digs.

Steel Deal Yields Building for Wal-Mart Vendors

Burt Hanna and David Slone plan to build a four-story, 396,000-SF office building in Bentonville for vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

May Awarded J.B. Hunt Project

May Construction Co. of Fayetteville has been awarded the bid to build a new four-story, 11,000-SF building for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. adjacent to the existing corporate tower.

Scott Sells House to ESPN Columnist

Wal-Mart Stores CEO Lee Scott has sold a 5,999-SF home in the Annsborough subdivision of Bella Vista to long-time ESPN columnist and broadcaster Chris Mortensen.

Beverly Firm To Buy, Expand Hospice USA

Fort Smith?s Beverly Enterprises Inc. announced that its AseraCare Hospice subsidiary signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Hospice USA LLC.

Chicago Approves First Wal-Mart Store

The Chicago City Council approved the city?s first Wal-Mart store after several months of intense lobbying from the retailer?s foes and supporters.

Vermont Braces For Supercenters

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has put the state of Vermont back on its list of most endangered places because the group said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build large stores there.

Wal-Mart Shareholders Draw Celebs

Anticipation always surrounds the list of Hollywood types who are expected to join Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives Lee Scott and Tom Coughlin, on stage at the retailer?s annual shareholders meeting June 2-4 in Fayetteville.

Tyson Information Techs Take Over Kmart Building

Tyson Foods Inc. has moved about 250 information systems workers into 73,000 SF of space at the former Kmart building at 2231 W. 6th St. in Fayetteville.

Tyson Plans Dividend, Cutbacks for Pork

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has announced that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share on Class A common stock and 3.6 cents per share on Class B common stock.

Madison Leaves Wal-Mart For Wright, Lindsey & Jennings

Eva Madison, assistant general counsel for employment litigation at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is leaving the world?s largest company.

Lee Scott?s Mission (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Wal-Mart?s CEO impressed a Little Rock audience, but the world?s largest company still doesn?t understand media relations.

Cannon Express Closes Its Doors

Dean Cannon, former president and CEO of Cannon Express Inc., said the Springdale-based trucking firm closed its doors for good on April 30.

Buffet Appears at Wal-Mart Banquet

Because of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville and Rogers have become the Hollywood of the Ozarks, attracting a parade of business world rock stars and entertainment moguls.

Kiplingers Gives Tyson High Marks

Tyson Foods Inc. is one of seven stocks listed in the June issue of Kiplinger?s Personal Finance magazine as the most undervalued on the market.

Area Fleets Feel Fuel Pinch

As of May 3, gas prices increases 16 times in the last 18 weeks totaling about a 31-cent hike for the Midwest, according to the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Information Administration.

Wal-Mart?s Seiyu Improves 1Q Loss

Seiyu Ltd., the Japanese affiliate of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., posts a sharply lower loss for the first quarter of 2004, helped by cost-cutting and a gradual sales recovery.

Agracat Bankruptcy Riles Investment Firm

A Springdale investment company, AFS-NWA LLC, that?s owned by trucking and development mogul J.B. Hunt is trying to intervene in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by Agracat Inc. on March 15.

RFID Could Cost Average Wal-Mart Vendor $9 Million

Experts disagree on how much RFID will cost Wal-Mart vendors and how long the investment will take to pay off.

U.S. online grocery sales up 18.52% in December

Steel workforce an advantage for Northeast Arkansas, panel says

A-State to host annual agribusiness conference

ACME brick yard planning part of Fort Smith Board study session