26 named to Arkansas boards and commissions
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe made the following appointments or reappointments to state boards and commissions.Dr. David Beasley, Jonesboro, to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and...
View ArticleJBU graduate receives prize for student film project
Recent John Brown University alumnus Marcel Guadrón received the Grand Prize for Short Film for his film, “Undercover,” at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s regional conference. Developed as...
View ArticleCentennial Bank parent company sees income rise, signs deal with Apply Pay
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireHome Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or 41 cents diluted...
View ArticleLeadership Fort Smith program moving to Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce
After 27 years of affiliation with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the university’s earlier iterations, the Leadership Fort Smith Program will operate as a program of the Fort Smith...
View ArticleFort Smith comp plan committee reviews first draft of proposed plan
The Fort Smith Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee received its first draft of the final proposed plan Thursday (Oct. 17) that will eventually be submitted to the Fort Smith Board of Directors for...
View ArticleFort Smith Port Authority updated on grant requests, tonnage trends
At a meeting of the Fort Smith Port Authority Thursday (Oct. 17), Ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren operator Marty Shell updated authority members on an application for grant money to build a new...
View ArticleBill Simon snags seat on Darden board
Darden Restaurants has named Bill Simon, former CEO of Walmart U.S., to its board of directors.Simon is no stranger to the restaurant business. He spent more than a year as senior vice president of...
View ArticleWal-Mart de Mexico CEO to step down at year-end
Walmex CEO Scot Rank, who has overseen Wal-Mart’s Mexican business unit for five years, will step down from that role at the end of this year. Rank will transition to vice-chairman of Wal-Mex effective...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Council, ARK Challenge receive international recognition
The Northwest Arkansas Council and The ARK Challenge on Monday (Oct. 20) were recognized with a top award given out by the world’s largest professional organization for economic development...
View ArticleEarnings up for BancorpSouth, but income misses Wall Street expectations
BancorpSouth posted gains in key revenue categories but non-diluted earnings of 32 cents per share narrowly missed the consensus analyst estimate of 33 cents per share.Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth...
View ArticleCrawford County grants addition election commission, assessor office funding
The Crawford County Quorum Court on Monday (Oct. 20) approved appropriation reallocation requests for the Election Commission and the assessor's office.The Election Commission's original request for...
View ArticleFirst National Bank of NWA expanding to Bentonville
First National Bank of NWA – formerly First National Bank of Rogers – has announced it has received regulatory approval to build a branch at 402 SW A. Street in Bentonville, a site the bank acquired...
View ArticleJBU awarded EPA grant to develop clean water
Faculty and students at John Brown University are developing a drinking water disinfection system for rural Guatemala with the help of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant of $14,520.The...
View ArticleArvest Mortgage originates $1 billion in home loans this year
Arvest Mortgage Company announced Tuesday (Oct. 21) that it originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans – both refinance and purchase money loans – through Sept. 30, 2014. Arvest said it had...
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Home Bancshares adds Floridian Tom Longe to its board
Home BancShares Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, has appointed Thomas Longe to its board of directors.“We are proud to have Tom join our Board,” said Board Chairman John Allison. “Home...
View ArticleTarget offers free delivery for online orders until Dec. 20
Target CEO Brian Cornell is wasting no time in trying to rev up the retailer’s sales between now and Christmas with a bold move to offer free delivery for online purchases through Dec. 20.Cornell,...
View ArticleNW Health Hospitals, Bentonville, Springdale earn hip, knee joint accreditation
Northwest Medical Center – Springdale and Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville were recently reaccredited by The Joint Commission for their Total Joint (hip and knee replacement) Programs. Both...
View ArticleSears-KMart shuttering 100 stores by January
Struggling retailer Sears Holdings Corp. will lay off at least 5,457 employees and close more than 100 stores, many before Christmas, according to a Seeking Alpha report citing liquidation notices and...
View ArticleArcBest boosts dividend, bumps freight rates up 5.4%
The Board of Directors of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. has approved a quarterly dividend of six cents per share, an increase over the previous three-cent dividend.The dividend is payable Nov. 21 to...
View ArticleWal-Mart India names new chief operations officer
Wal-Mart International has chosen Murali Lanka as chief operations officer for its Indian business unit. Lanka will lead store operations and business development in the retailer’s wholesale business...
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