Walmart Canada opens 11 new supercenters
Unlike Target Stores, retail behemoth Wal-Mart is not backing down on efforts to grow market share north of the border. Walmart Canada will open 11 new supercenters this month as its fiscal 2015 comes...
View ArticleWal-Mart settles a suit in the auto fatality involving Tracy Morgan
Wal-Mart has settled a civil suit with the family of James McNair, the comedian killed last year in an auto fatality involving a Walmart truck. McNair, 62, was traveling with comedian Tracy Morgan who...
View ArticleDollar Tree wins the bid for Family Dollar
Family Dollar shareholders approved the $8.5 billion deal to be acquired by Dollar Tree with 74% of the votes cast in favor of the merger on Thursday (Jan. 22). Shareholders passed on the hostile $9.1...
View ArticleDennis Smiley sued by American Express
American Express has filed suit against former Arvest bank president H. Dennis Smiley for unpaid credit card accounts totaling $65,025.41.The complaint was filed in Benton County Circuit Court Jan. 7...
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Rogers Police Chief James Allen dies
A longtime lawman Rogers Police Chief James Allen died Thursday morning (Jan 22) following a long cancer battle.Allen began chief of police in Rogers in 2011 after spending 22 years in the Bentonville...
View ArticleDollar General to open new store in Fort Smith
Dollar General will hold the grand opening of a new store at 1701 Grand Ave. in Fort Smith on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 8 a.m. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.,-based retailer will hand out $10 gift...
View ArticleDr. Pollock joins Sparks Internal Medicine
Dr. Solangel Pollock has joined Dr. Trevor Hodge at Sparks Fort Smith Internal Medicine located at 708 Lexington.Both physicians are accepting new patients. The clinic offers general medical care for...
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Crystal Bridges Museum announces new hires, promotions
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces several key appointments to the advancement division for the museum relations team.Ana Aguayo was hired as membership program manager at the museum and...
View ArticleSupply Side brief: Post Cereal to buy Malt-O-Meal
Cereal maker Post announced plans to acquire MOM Brands for $1.5 billion. MOM Brands includes Malt-O-Meal, Golden Puffs, Cinnamon Toasters and other ready-to-eat brands.This deal will make Post the...
View ArticleHutchinson names five to state boards and commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today announced on Monday (Jan. 26) the following appointments to boards and commissions: William “Dubs” Byers, Gould, to the Board of Corrections. Appointment expires Dec. 31,...
View ArticleTyson Foods to add 500 jobs in Georgia
Tyson Foods announced a $110 million expansion to its Vienna, Ga., chicken plant that will add more than 500 jobs by mid-year.This move is the third Tyson investment in recent weeks to shift some of...
View ArticleNWACC spring enrollment falls 3.2%, in line with projections
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled more than 7,300 credit students for the spring 2015 semester, NWACC officials announced today, but the number was down 3.2% or 238 students from the same...
View ArticleWal-Mart hands out pink slips at home office (Updated)
It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of road for some corporate employees. The retail giant eliminated about 50 positions at its corporate headquarters...
View ArticleFeatures named for Parrot Island Waterpark
American Resort Management, the Erie, Pa.-based company set to operate the Parrot Island Waterpark at Ben Geren Regional Park, announced Thursday (Jan. 29) that more than 1,000 votes were received in...
View ArticleHutchinson makes nine board and judiciary appointments
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced the following appointments to state boards and commissions, and to the judiciary. David Nelson, Magnolia, to the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees....
View Article‘Battle at the Fort’ brings thousands to Fort Smith area
The Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball Club (FSJ) is hosting its annual “Battle at the Fort” volleyball tournament during the next two upcoming weekends – Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, and Feb. 7-8 – which will bring...
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Centennial Bank names new market president for Rogers/Bentonville
Chris Barton has joined Centennial Bank as market president in Rogers/Bentonville according to Scott Hancock, Northwest Arkansas Division President.“Chris’s brings a strong network and financial...
View ArticleStaples to buy Office Depot for $6.3 billion
Retail consolidation continues in 2015 as office supplier Office Depot announces a $6.5 billion deal offered by competitor Staples. The companies have been in consolidation talks since September....
View ArticleDollar Tree warns FTC reviewing more stores than planned
Dollar Tree Inc. told the media Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing more than 500 stores as it scrutinizes the discount retailer's plan to acquire larger rival Family Dollar...
View ArticleJ.M. Smucker to buy Big Heart Pet Brands
Jelly giant J.M. Smucker has made a huge leap toward diversification in a $5.8 billion deal to buy Big Heart Pet Brands, the maker of MeowMix, Milk Bone, Milos Kitchen and several other pet food...
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