Masters, Teague named members at Beall Barclay companies
Josh Masters has been named a member of Beall Barclay & Company, and Travis Teague has been named a member of Beall Barclay Wealth Management.Masters, a CPA, joined Beall Barclay in 1999, after...
View ArticleOklahoma Gov. Fallin names new Secretary of State
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced Monday (Feb. 9) the appointment of Secretary of State Chris Benge as Native American liaison within the governor’s office.The governor also issued an executive order...
View ArticleWal-Mart names Chinese shoe company ‘Supplier of the Year’
Wal-Mart Stores named Calson Investment Limited as its “supplier of the year” for fiscal 2015 at the retailer’s beginning year meetings held in Orlando last week (Feb. 2 -5).Calson is based in China...
View ArticleArvest promotes Roger Bryles
Arvest Bank promotes Roger Bryles to vice president, trust client advisor for Arvest Asset Management. Bryles has worked as a trust client advisor for Arvest Asset Management for more than five years....
View ArticleHutchinson appoints directors for ADEQ, Veterans Affairs, and Securities
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday.Hutchinson announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as...
View ArticlePicaSolar is an Edison Award finalist
The awards and accolades continue to pour in for one Fayetteville-based venture— PicaSolar — tagged as a "Startup to Watch" by The City Wire last year.PicaSolar learned this week that its hydrogen...
View ArticleWal-Mart to invest $340 million in Canada
Wal-Mart Stores plans to invest $340 million this year expanding its footprint in Canada. The plans have been scaled back from $500 million a year ago.The retailer said about $230 million will be spent...
View ArticleRetail sales expected to rise 4% this year
Consumers sentiment sits at a seven-year high and American’s are holding more cash from lower fuel prices which are expected to push retail sales up 4.1% this year, according to the National Retail...
View ArticleTyson Foods gives U.A. $120,000 to support retention and graduation
Tyson Foods Inc. awarded a $120,000 grant to the Office of Diversity Affairs at the University of Arkansas to create the Tyson Inclusive Excellence Scholarships and the Tyson Academic Enrichment...
View ArticleWal-Mart eyes a liquor license in Texas
Adult beverages are one of the faster growing categories at Wal-Mart Stores and one of the ways the retail giants seeks to woo Millennials. But Texas law prohibits publicly held corporations from...
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Andrew Gibson joins Atlas Technology Group
Atlas Technology Group of Bentonville has named Andrew Gibson as chief data scientist. He will report directly to Nicholas Dozier, president of the retail data consultant group.“Andrew’s...
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Sean Connolly to become CEO of ConAgra Foods
Sean Connolly will become CEO of ConAgra Foods effective April 6 upon the retirement of Gary Rodkin.Rodkin will serve as a senior advisor to the company between April 6 and the end of May. Most...
View ArticleSurvey: Sears.com, Walmart.com outpace competitors in Facebook 'Likes'
The lackluster veteran retailer — Sears — garnered the most Facebook likes for its e-commerce store among the top nine department store chains surveyed during the holiday season of 2014, according to a...
View ArticleSoutheastern Freight Lines- Fort Smith names new branch manager
Southeastern Freight Lines, a provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, promoted James Williams as the service center manager of the Fort Smith offices. In five years...
View ArticlePinnacle Promenade mulls options for shuttered food court
The food court at Pinnacle Promenade Mall in Rogers recently closed after several years of failing to keep food service tenants in place as dozens of eateries cropped up around the mall’s perimeter.The...
View ArticlePratt Place receives ‘Four-Star’ recognition from Forbes Travel
Pratt Place Inn and Barn in Fayetteville has been awarded the Four-Star Hotel designation by Forbes Travel Guide.The Forbes accolade is just the most recent recognition. Pratt Place Inn has received...
View ArticleBlueInGreen names new president
Fayetteville-based BlueInGreen has a new president as John M. Kucharik joined the company to assume that role, according to CEO Clete Brewer.Kucharik has domestic and international business experience...
View ArticleSTAR program in place at Mercy Fort Smith
Mercy Fort Smith has announced it is the only certified cancer Survivorship Training and Rehab (STAR) program in Arkansas.Through the Mercy Oncology Rehabilitation certified Survivorship Training and...
View ArticleContract worker in Tennessee dies in Tyson Foods plant accident
An employee of a contract cleaning company died while sanitizing equipment at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Shelbyville, Tenn., on Tuesday (Feb. 17). James Currier, 38, of Shelbyville fell into the...
View ArticleWal-Mart ‘customer satisfaction’ rating sinks
The new management team at Walmart U.S. has no where to go but up, according to a recent survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index released Wednesday (Feb. 18). While consumers’ overall...
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