Tyson soon to complete $90 million beef plant expansion
Tyson Foods is on target to complete its $90 million beef slaughter complex update in Dakota City, Neb., by this summer. The plant slaughter floor overhaul began in 2012 and is entering the final...
View ArticleApril programs slated at Schmieding Center, Bella Vista
April is an another active month for the programing at the Schmeiding Center, Bella Vista, according to Nancy Galbraith, program specialist. There are several routine health checks and screenings in...
View ArticleGRIT Award finalists named by Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau
Finalists for the Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Awards were announced Tuesday (April 1). The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m., at MovieLounge on Rogers Avenue in...
View ArticleBeall Barclay announces staff promotions in Fort Smith, Rogers
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company, PLC, CPAs – one of the state’s largest locally owned certified public accounting firms – have announced promotions in their Fort Smith and Rogers, Ark.,...
View ArticleCatholic Health acquires QualChoice Holdings
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerCollab Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Catholic Health Initiatives, has executed a stock-purchase agreement to acquire QualChoice Holdings,...
View ArticleWalmart Chile sustains minor impact from earthquake
Walmart International operates 381 stores in Chile, two of those are affected from the 8.2 earthquake and tsunami that struck Northern Chili yesterday (April 1), according to Kevin Gardner, spokesman...
View ArticleTyson Foods gives $25,000 to Lowell pediatric clinic
Tyson Foods said it will present the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation Clinic in Lowell with $25,000 to help with operating expenses. The presentation is set for April 3 at 10 a.m. at the...
View ArticleLabeed Diab replaces Dr. Agwunobi at Wal-Mart
Walmart U.S. has promoted Labeed Diab to lead its Health and Wellness segment as Dr. John Agwunobi recently departed the company.Agwunobi joined Walmart in 2007 and has been credited for helping...
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Arvest promotes John Gregson
Arvest promotes John E. Gregson to community bank president for Arvest Bank Berryville. He takes over for Richard Kimberlin, who announced his retirement earlier this month.Gregson has more than 18...
View ArticleWal-Mart shares downgraded by William Blair
Wall Street investors backed off of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday, April 15, following a downgrade by Chicago-based William Blair. The stock price fell 50 cents to close at $76.88 per share. Wal-Mart...
View ArticleWal-Mart Stores Inc. issues $4 billion in new debt
Mass retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently secured $4 billion in new debt in two separate underwritings completed this month.Wal-Mart outlined the details of three new debt instruments in its final...
View ArticleRep. Rice receives legislative endorsements in Senate bid
Rep. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, picked up several endorsements from his fellow legislators this week in his race to unseat District 9 Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, who is seeking a third term in the...
View ArticleWal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon paying it forward to his alma mater
Doug McMillon, an alumni of the University of Arkansas, and his wife Shelley donated $1 million toward establishing the McMillon Family Endowed Excellence Fund at the Sam. M. Walton College of...
View ArticleBioBotic Solutions wins another business plan competition
BioBotic Solutions, an undergraduate business plan competition team at the University of Arkansas, beat more than two dozen teams from across the United States to take the $25,000 grand prize at the...
View ArticleHome BancShares to acquire Florida Traditions Bank
Home BancShares Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, announced late Thursday (April 17) plans to acquire Florida Traditions Bank. The two institutions have entered into a non-binding letter of...
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ConAgra sells Newport-based Medallion Foods
Shearer’s Foods, a private label salty snack manufacturer owned by Toronto-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners, has acquired the assets of the Medallion Foods business from ConAgra Foods,Inc....
View ArticleMercy integrates with Ozark Orthopaedics of Rogers
Mercy Northwest Arkansas is again expanding the reach of its specialties announcing its integration with Ozark Orthopaedics of Rogers. Mercy said this integration is another piece of its plan to create...
View ArticleLegacy Bank breaks ground on new Pinnacle Bank Center
The board of directors and shareholders of Legacy National Bank officially announced its new Pinnacle Banking Center with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, April 18 at the new Rogers building...
View ArticleFayetteville company launches organic ant control product
After more than four years from concept to commercialization, Fayetteville-based APGR Green Inc. has launched two new organic, food grade pest control products ANT-ZAP and MOLE-ZAP.A public product...
View ArticleATU-Ozark students win awards at recent competitions
Twenty-seven Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus students earned awards at either the SkillsUSA Arkansas State Conference in Hot Springs, the Arkansas Licensed Practical Nurses Association (ALPNA)...
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