by - June 21, 2004 12:00 am
Hunt Buys $1.3 Million Home
J.B. Hunt pays $1.3 million for a home in the Rogers? Pinnacle subdivision.
Tag: Public Companies
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
Plaza Not Too Posh
Developer says Bentonville Plaza offers vendors easy access to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office, not posh digs.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - April 26, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - April 12, 2004 12:00 am
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.