Movie Lounge changing name to Starlight Celebration and Events Center
A new sign may be going up, but the dining experience that has been a staple of Movie Lounge since opening nearly two years ago will go on, just under new branding.According to General Manager Deborah...
View ArticleThe Supply Side briefs: Coty CEO exit, Seaboard's meat sale
• Coty CEO steps down Coty Inc. CEO Michele Scannavini has stepped down from his role at the company for personal reasons and resigned his board seat. Coty's Chairman Bart Becht will become interim...
View ArticleWal-Mart says Morgan, passengers were not wearing seatbelts
Retail giant Wal-Mart claims actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and the other passengers involved in the Limo accident with one of its semi trucks were partially to blame because they were not wearing...
View ArticleJudge denies Wal-Mart’s dismissal bid over FCPA disclosures
Retail giant Wal-Mart will face claims that it defrauded shareholders by concealing corruption linked to the ongoing bribery allegations and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in Mexican...
View ArticleBeebe names 28 to boards and commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (Oct. 1) announced the following appointments:Robert W. McCorkindale, Harrison, as Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas for the case styled 14-427,...
View ArticleArkansas pays off unemployment insurance debt
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerAccording to Gov. Mike Beebe’s office and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the state of Arkansas has paid off its federal debt for...
View ArticleIntegrity First buys former Simmons First bank branch in Bentonville
The former Simmons First bank branch at 3210 South Walton Blvd. was recently purchased by Integrity First Bank which has plans to relocate their Rogers branch to the location on Jan. 5, 2015.The $1.5...
View ArticleArvest gathers funds for 640,700 meals toward 1 million goal
In one month’s time Arvest Bank said it has collected enough to provide 640,792 meals for local food charities; and is well on its way to the 1 million meals goal set in September.“Our 1 Million Meals...
View ArticleRealtor McMullen joins The Griffin Company
Misty McMullen is joining the Bentonville office of The Griffin Company as a real estate agent. McMullen will assist property buyers and sellers in the Northwest Arkansas area.The Griffin Company has...
View ArticleAmazon to open a physical store in midtown Manhattan
Multiple news reports cite Amazon plans to open its first brick and mortar store in midtown Manhattan ahead of the holidays.Dow Jones Newswires reports the location as 34th Street directly across from...
View ArticleGeneral Mills to present Amazeum’s first exhibit
The Amazeum which set to open in 2015 has already announced its first permanent exhibit will be "Lift, Load & Haul" and will focus on kinetic activity and the transference of things. The exhibit...
View ArticleSparks Health adds heart doctors, Chest Pain Center is re-accredited
Drs. Randy Brown and German Kamalov have joined Sparks Health System, with Brown working at Sparks Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Clinic and Kamalov affiliated with Sparks’ Cardiology...
View ArticleFountain of Youth center receives $40,000 from Ghan Family Foundation
The Fountain of Youth Adult Day Center recently received a $40,000 donation from the Ghan Family Foundation to support the center’s capital campaign which is focused on renovations to a facility at...
View ArticleNWACC choses Chesne to lead honors program
Sabrina Chesne, an English faculty member at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, was selected as coordinator for the college’s honors program. She will begin that role at the start of the spring...
View ArticleCar-Mart amends it corporate credit line
America’s Car-Mart amended its credit agreement with lenders, securing a $200 million credit line made public in a federal filing Friday (Oct. 10). The prior credit limit was $145 million.The amendment...
View ArticleRetail imports expected to surge ahead of holiday push
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to see a final surge and set a new monthly record in October as the holiday season approaches, according to the National...
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J.C. Penney taps Home Depot exec Marvin Ellison as next CEO
J.C. Penney announced that Marvin Ellison, a vice president at Home Depot, will be joining the retailer Nov. 1 and assuming the CEO role from Mike Ullman in August, after a training / transition...
View ArticleChampionship Charities set to begin at Hardscrabble Country Club
Championship Fore Charities is a new golf event in the Fort Smith area benefiting eight local charities. The concept was developed by a few local community volunteers to bring together one event that...
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Centennial Bank Fayetteville promotes Harris and Thompson
Centennial Bank announces two new promotions at its Fayetteville headquarters. Kevin Thompson was promoted to senior vice president of lending and Nathan Harris was promoted to vice president of...
View ArticleArvest to offer Apple Pay
Arvest Bank said it will offer Apple Pay to its customers joining the ranks of Bank of America, Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo who have signed on to the mobile pay option unveiled by Apple on Sept. 9....
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