by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and mayor of Atlanta, kicked off Black History Month celebrations at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by speaking at the company?s Saturday morning meeting on Feb. 5 in Bentonville.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
Three of the Top 10 largest business transactions that were announced last year in Arkansas happened in Bentonville. Together, the trio of deals totaled nearly $10.36 billion.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
The reality today, now that Internet sales during the holidays alone topped $23 billion, is that there is definitely an impact on state revenues and local retailers.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
The idea for Bath Junkie Inc. didn?t wash up until Jocelyn Murray took her first real bubble bath as an adult. The Fayetteville-based expects to have 75 franchise stores open by the end of the year.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Jim Ruff, owner of Ruff Machine Shop in Harrison, decided to put more flex in the hex wrench and is now marketing his new tool to leading manufacturers.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Charlotte Russe will replace Maurices in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
We think Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott might have done his company more harm than good when he appeared on ABC?s Good Morning America on Jan. 13.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will team up with CITIC Pacific Co. Ltd. to open hundreds of stores in China.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
AutoZone has placed a big order for an innovative product made by a small Springdale company.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
A longtime Northwest Arkansas chief lender for Arkansas Capital Corp., Jack Otten, is now a category analyst with Kimberly-Clark in Rogers.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Golf Pro Chris McSpadden has left his position at The Blessing golf course in Johnson, effective Jan. 21.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
We weren?t really surprised to hear that a Wal-Mart security officer threatened to have a photographer arrested outside a Maryland store, but it flies in the face of the kinder, gentler Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott is trying to pitch to the public.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on Jan. 7 that Eduardo Castro-Wright, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Mexico, will become executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Wal-Mart Stores Division in the United States.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s deal for Brazilian supermarket chain, Bompreco, for $300 million tops the list of the region’s biggest deals.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Bentonville tech firm develops a new point-of-sale analysis software program for Wal-Mart suppliers.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
EnVision Marketing Group of Rogers has developed a technique to print advertising on conveyor belts at store check-out counters.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Wachter Corp. provides wiring for a variety of high-tech needs in Northwest Arkansas.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Tracy Hoskins has several development projects in the works, including the 126-acre mixed-use Park West in Fayetteville.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
At midnight every night, the price of gasoline changes, and Northwest Oil Co. of Fayetteville shifts gears to get fuel to the 50 convenience stores it serves.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
A look back at some of the best and worst news in Northwest Arkansas, according to our editors.
