by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
The 70-acre Beau Terre Office Park in Bentonville sells to Behringer Harvard Funds of Dallas for $55.87 million. The original developers turned down previous offers for the retail vendor haven before BHF approached them in August.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., also the country?s biggest employer, faces the biggest class-action lawsuit ever in a civil case ? a suit that could affect 1.6 million current and former female employees.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
The Arkansas River Valley boasts eight of the 49 largest privately held companies in the six-county area. With their combined $1.24 billion in 2003 revenue, those firms bring in more money than the largest private concerns in any other area city.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
In 2002, Steve Gann, Dennis Joyce and Bill Dodson started Lumber One in Van Buren, filling the void for a locally owned, full-service contract lumber yard. It remains the only one of its kind in the Arkansas River Valley.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
?Dog Town? (North Little Rock) is not the only municipality that wants to pay through the gills to land a Bass Pro Shops store.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reports a disappointing 2.2 percent increase in June comps, barely within the Bentonville company?s revised guidance of 2 percent to 4 percent.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Don Blakeman, who has operated a jewelry store in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall for the past 17 years, plans to construct a 7,500-SF building in Rogers? Pinnacle Hills area to serve as the new location of Blakeman?s Fine Jewelry.
by - July 6, 2004 8:32 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could build 850 of its smaller Supercenters, known as the Urban 99 prototype, within the next decade.
by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Acxicom Corp. of Little Rock were named in Computerworld magazine?s June 14 issue that ranked the top 100 best companies to work for in information technology.
by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to require its top 300 vendors to have radio frequency identification tags on crates and pallets by January 2006.
by - July 6, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on June 28 lowered its sales forecast for the month of June citing cool weather and weak Father?s Day sales.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Cameron Smith runs the world’s largest executive search firm specializing in vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Not taking a vacation or checking with the office while on vacation can lead to stress, illness and job burnout.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
The Haynes family of Rogers, whose properties include upscale, mixed-use developments, pay $2.02 million for 17.5 acres on the north side of Johnson Road in Johnson.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
A recent Los Angeles Business Journal feature on its wealthiest citizens made us think ? there’s probably still more money in Northwest Arkansas than Beverly Hills.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team have been finding bargains in Benton County’s new hotels, which cater to Wal-Mart vendors and are usually empty on the weekends.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart employee goes above the call of duty to make sure editor keeps grilling from year to year.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Jesse Smyers is working hard to build a reputation for quality modern furniture and make his new furniture store a success.
