by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Export Orders Fall Behind for Heartland
The first half of 2001 saw export levels drop for the nine Midwestern states that are part of the Heartland International Business Index.
Tag: retail
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
From A Sow?s Ear Adds Life to Worn Furniture
Dubbed From A Sow?s Ear, Janet Drew?s new business sells handmade and refurbished pieces of furniture.
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Fined $50 Million
A Missouri jury decided on June 20 that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville should pay $51.5 million because of the way it ended a business deal with a vending company.
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Funds Hometown Charities
The Wal-Mart Foundation has grown by a multiple of about 500 since it was established in 1979 by Sam Walton, David Glass and Jack Shewmaker.
by - July 2, 2001 12:00 am
Hispanic Diabetes Program Fostered in Poplar House
St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers continues its diabetes outreach to Latinos by offering free glucose screenings through Poplar House Clinic.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson and Wal-Mart Under Constant Scrutiny
The National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Department of Labor have cited wrongdoings recently at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, respectively.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Invading Wal-Mart Priority for UFCW
Wal-Mart denies union?s allegations.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Unions Find Wall High Around Northwest Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas businesses are winning the battle against union efforts.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Wine?s Health Benefits Won?t Be Printed On Label
The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms enforces mandatory warning labels of health risks and alcohol abuse on wine, yet it will not allow labels stating the documented benefits of moderate wine consumption.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Springdale Holiday Inn Introduces Energy Charge
Kevin Smith, general manager of Springdale?s Holiday Inn of Northwest Arkansas and Convention Center, said his business began adding an ?energy surcharge? to guests? bills on March 18.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
D&D Cycle Rumbles into Rogers
A new motorcycle shop in Rogers offers new, used and custom rides.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Silks Abloom Blossoms in Fayetteville
Sisters Reba Sisco and Randi Scott opened Silks Abloom to furnish Northwest Arkansas with silk interior design accents.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Surrounded By Wal-Martians
We couldn?t help laughing a bit when we read Dominic Rushe?s story about Wal-Mart?s annual shareholders meeting in the June 10 issue of The Sunday Times of London.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Auto Sales Slow in 2000
The slowing economy apparently affected automobile sales in Northwest Arkansas last year.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Pays Environmental Fine and Faces Sexual Discrimination Charges
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a $1 million fine to resolve charges that it violated environmental laws while building stores in four states.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Tennis Game Leads to Career
George Billingsley probably wouldn?t be where he is today if he hadn?t had a tennis partner named Sam Walton.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
PREL CEO Says Wal-Mart’s Policy Is No Sweat
George Billingsley, chairman and CEO of Pacific Resources Export Ltd., vouches for Wal-Mart?s stated commitment to social responsibility at its foreign factories.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
Car Dealer Bob Maloney Picks Up Three Mice
An online used car inventory and a virtual Kelley Blue Book are the highlights of Bob Maloney Ford Lincoln Mercury?s Web site.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
The Region’s Largest Automobile Dealers
Superior Automotive Group of Fayetteville tops the list of the region’s largest auto dealers.
by - June 11, 2001 12:00 am
Fayetteville Jewelers Hit by Recent Robberies
Two jewelry stores in the Northwest Arkansas Mall were robbed at about 4 a.m. on May 27.