by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world?s largest company and the largest gun seller in the United States, is strengthening its policy on firearms sales after the company?s research showed weapons were ending up in the hands of criminals
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its sixth annual ?40-Under-40? list of top executives throughout Northwest Arkansas. This annual list recognizes and profiles the region?s up-and-comers under the age of 40.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
United States District Court Judge R. Allan Edgar of Tennessee?s Eastern District in Winchester on July 16 dismissed a lawsuit by former workers of Tyson Foods Inc.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
In June 2001, Daymark Group Inc. stopped paying invoices from Erb Transport of Elverson, Pa., the earliest known indication of financial problems for the Russellville trucking company once known for its fleet of refrigerated trailers.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Enron. Arthur Andersen. Tyco International. ImClone Systems. Even Martha Stewart. There seems to be no end to the financial scandals that have sent skittish investors reeling.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
ABF Freight System Inc. announced that it will revise its general rates and charges on Aug. 1. Typically, the increase will be 5.8 percent, although the amount will vary by lane and shipment characteristic.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Springdale-based Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. announced on June 27 that it is projecting second-quarter unaudited gross sales to exceed $10.5 million.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Lowell-based Cannon Express Inc. dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditor on June 11, according to a form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
A gang of Chinese men demolished the factory and offices of a U.S. metal-products company in China to make way for a luxury apartment complex, a senior executive with the company told The Wall Street Journal.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Harrison French Architecture has started dirt work on a $2.5 million office and residential building at 206 S.W. Eighth St. in Bentonville.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Win or lose, sexual harassment lawsuits are costly in many ways to companies.
by - June 24, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart is no Enron. That was the message Rob Walton, chairman of the board of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., delivered to about 20,000 people in Fayetteville at the annual shareholders meeting.
by - June 24, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Inc., the Rogers automation control and software firm, plans to join the Nasdaq. Since its initial public offering in January of 2000, Delta has traded on the Canadian Venture Exchange in Toronto.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on May 28 signed a purchase agreement to sell one of its two Mallard?s Foods processing plants in Modesto, Calif., to Michael Angelo?s Gourmet Foods Inc. of Austin, Texas.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Moody?s Investors Service assigned a Baa3 rating on June 3 to Arkansas Best Corp.?s $225 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, due in 2005.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
All of the candidates nominated for Beverly Enterprises’ board of directors were elected at the company’s annual meeting.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., at a shareholders meeting in May, officially severed its ties with Fayetteville, where the company had maintained an office until this spring.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on May 31 announced the pricing of a public offering of 5.1 million shares of common stock at $26 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Springdale protein producer Tyson Foods Inc. on May 2 recorded a 52-week high stock price of $14.76.
by - June 10, 2002 12:00 am
Mexico’s anti-trust watchdog launched an investigation into anti-competitive practices in the country?s retail sector, apparently based on complaints filed against powerhouse Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex).
