by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Denies Reports of Impending Layoffs in Germany
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Nov. 2 denied a German trade magazine report that it planned to cut 1,350 jobs of a total 17,400 at its German unit, Wal-Mart GmbH.
Tag: Public Companies
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Finds Big-Easy Resistance
Residents of New Orleans have been in an uproar about the prospect of a Wal-Mart Supercenter coming to town.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Don Tyson Retires as Senior Chairman
Don Tyson helped see Tyson Foods Inc. through its biggest acquisition ever recently with the completed purchase of IBP Inc. Now, the 71-year-old has stepped away from the world?s premier protein provider.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Agroterror Threat Changes the Rules
One bioterrorist act could cause grave damage to agribusinesses and, in the worst case scenario, the national economy and even global financial markets.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
AERT Sales Vault
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale on Oct. 15 announced that its September unaudited gross sales were $3.03 million, up 38 percent over last year?s sales of $2.2 million.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Arkansas Best 3Q Suffers
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith on Oct. 18 announced its third quarter 2001 net income of $13 million, or 52 cents per diluted common share, compared with last year?s net income of $23.3 million, or 97 cents per diluted common share.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Baldor Earnings Drop 53 Percent
Baldor Electric Co. announced third quarter sales of $138.13 million, down 11 percent from $155.38 million from the comparable quarter of 2000.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Brass Eagle 3Q Shows Decreased Sales
Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville ? which makes, markets and distributes paintball products ? said sales in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, decreased from the same time last year.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt 3Q Down 50 Percent
Lowell trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Oct. 15 reported third-quarter earnings down 50 percent from the same period last year.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Southwestern Energy 3Q Soars
According to Southwestern Energy Co.?s unaudited quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Department, the Houston-headquartered company netted $5.02 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Standing Strong
Reuters reported Oct. 19 that Tyson Foods Inc. has felt little sales impact from the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, although the Springdale company?s CEO John Tyson told the publication the Northeast and south Florida have had some weakness.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Scott to Sell Chunk of Wal-Mart Stock
Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., filed with U.S. regulators on Oct. 18 to sell almost $8.4 million of the world’s largest retailer’s shares.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
Scott to Sell Chunk of Wal-Mart Stock
Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., filed with U.S. regulators on Oct. 18 to sell almost $8.4 million of the world’s largest retailer’s shares.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Once and For All Tyson Acquires IBP
Tyson Foods Inc. finally completed the long-awaited buyout of meatpacking power IBP Inc. from Dakota Dunes, S.D.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Baldor Electric Co. Rides Out Downturn
Baldor Electric Co. has gained a reputation for doing a mean impersonation of the American economy.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Beverly Announce Earnings Expectations
Beverly Enterprises Inc. officials expect earnings from operations, before special charges, of 13 cents a diluted share for the third quarter of 2001 and 14 cents for the fourth quarter.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Delta Systems Scores Seattle Deal
Bentonville?s Delta Systems Inc., the automation and motion control company, has signed yet another big client.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
CEO Approved to Buy National Home Centers
National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale announced on Oct. 5 that its board of directors has approved a revised offer from chairman and CEO, Dwain Newman, to buy all of the company?s outstanding stock he doesn?t already own for about $3.6 million.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Closes IBP Acquisition
The long-awaited merger of Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. and Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based IBP Inc. became official on Sept. 28, but Tyson?s stock has slightly fallen off since the announcement.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Brass Bags Big Bucks
Together, the top five Wal-Mart leaders earned 43.3 percent of the total compensation for public-company executives in Northwest Arkansas.