by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Canada Corp., a division of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., opened the first four Sam?s Club warehouse stores in Canada on Oct. 30 and said the warehouse outlets will become a national chain.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
?Doubtful accounts? led to a 68 percent decrease in net income for Triad Hospitals Inc. for the third quarter compared to the same three-month period in 2002, according to an earnings announcement on Oct. 27.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been recognized by Forbes magazine as the ?largest corporate cash giver? in the United States. The magazine cited The Chronicle of Philanthropy?s annual survey based on sales and cash donations for 2002.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Electric-motor manufacturer Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith on Oct. 10 reported a third-quarter net earnings increase of 17 percent over levels from the same quarter last year.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Kirk Thompson, president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., announced in mid-October that despite a ?lackluster? economy and a resurfacing driver-shortage problem the Lowell firm tallied a record third quarter.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale said in October it completed a $17 million refinancing of its previously issued City of Springdale 1999 Industrial Development bonds, the proceeds of which have been escrowed.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Seiyu Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said in October that it will have a first-half net loss as slumping sales add to its struggle to integrate its systems with its Bentonville parent.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren on Oct. 16 reported $73.9 million in third-quarter operating revenues, a 4.6 percent increase from the same time last year.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Adult entertainment company Playboy Enterprises on Sept. 15 invited Wal-Mart employees to pose nude for a photo series on its Internet site, no small irony since the world?s largest retailer won?t sell Playboy magazines on its shelves.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
CDI Contractors, a Clark-Dillard company, is establishing a presence in Northwest Arkansas.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal presents its 2003 40 Under 40 class of local business and political leaders.
by - September 1, 2003 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has been hired to handle Procter & Gamble?s Sept. 15 nationwide rollout of Prilosec OTC.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Arkansas Western Gas Co. in Fayetteville, has reached a settlement with the staff of Arkansas Public Service Commission and various consumer groups regarding AWG?s request to raise its rates.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Michael Burdick, promotor of the game called ?Hunting for Bambi,? has admitted that the game was a hoax used to sell video tapes.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Trucking carrier Arkansas Best Corp. more than doubled its second quarter profit compared with 2002?s same period, the firm reported July 18.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale on July 25 said its gross sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $10.5 million, down marginally from the $10.6 million in sales for the same quarter last year.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Congressional investigators are auditing the billing practices of the nation?s top 20 hospital chains regarding billing for the uninsured, the Dow Jones Business News Service announced July 16.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. on July 28 announced that it will spend $74 million to buy the assets of longtime poultry partner, Choctaw Maid Farmers Inc.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
For the first time in more than a decade, the board at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. declared that shares of the company’s common stock will split 2-for-1.
