Micro Plastics to add 79 Arkansas jobs in $2.4 million expansion
Micro Plastics is expanding its Arkansas operations with a $2.4 million investment in the north central Arkansas town of Melbourne that is estimated to add 79 jobs in five years.The company, which...
View ArticleSparks Health System hires chief medical information officer, cardiologist
Sparks Health System in recent days has announced the hiring of a new chief medical information officer and another interventional cardiologist.Dr. Sashikanth “Sashi” Kodali, is the new chief medical...
View ArticleTyson Foods, Sam’s Club help South Carolina flood victims
Tyson Foods is deploying its 53-foot mobile kitchen and with help from Sam’s Club plans to set up a major feeding center in Columbia, S.C., for the flood victims in that area.Teams from both companies...
View ArticleUnit formed to try to catch Medicaid fraud
The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services (DMS) and the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are proposing to create a Payment Integrity Unit within DHS and a...
View ArticleFayetteville’s SFC Fluidics receives $175,000 in federal funding
SFC Fluidics of Fayetteville has received $175,000 in Phase 1 funding from the National Institutes of Health for the development of an infusion pump for drugs used in small animal research. The device...
View ArticleSupply Side briefs: ConAgra layoffs, Nestle’s frozen focus, Tyson bets on jerky
• ConAgra corporate layoffs begin ConAgra Foods recently began the first wave of layoffs that will impact roughly 1,000 of its employees among its corporate ranks. The company unveiled more details of...
View ArticleWalmart Asda retrenches around its core business, trims jobs
Asda, Wal-Mart’s successful grocery chain in the United Kingdom, announced Monday (Oct. 19) plans to reallocate more resources to the core business to try and reverse what has been a yearlong sales...
View ArticleArkansas Children’s Hospital gets delivery of new ‘AirMed’ choppers
Blackhawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered two state-of-the-art helicopter units that will provide air medical transportation services to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the...
View ArticleSteve Clark named vice chairman for U.S. Chamber Foundation
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve Clark has been named vice chairman of the Northeast Board of Regents for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and its Institute of Organization Management....
View ArticleBancorpSouth quarterly income up almost 20%, misses estimate
BancorpSouth posted quarterly net income of $34.343 million for the third quarter, up 19.3% over the same period in 2014 but missing the consensus analyst estimate on earnings per share and total...
View ArticleAmazeum to host ‘priceless nights’ with grant from Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to underwrite the cost of the $9 admission to the Scott Family Amazeum on Wednesday evenings in a program dubbed “priceless nights” in the Amazeum’s first year of...
View ArticleFTC closes ‘Made in USA’ case with Wal-Mart
The Federal Trade Commission has reached out to Wal-Mart Stores with news the federal agency is closing its investigation into the retailer’s “Made in the USA” claims raised by consumers over the past...
View ArticleBreshears promoted at Arvest Benton County
Arvest Bank promoted Robyn Breshears to sales manager in its Benton County market. She has been the regional private banking manager for Arvest Bank in Benton County and Springdale since 2012.Breshears...
View ArticleArcBest boosts dividend to 8 cents per share
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. announced an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 8 cents per share, up from six cents in previous quarters.The next dividend is to be paid by the transportation...
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt declares dividend, authorizes $500 million share repurchase
The board of directors at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., approved a quarterly cash dividend to its shareholders of record as of Nov. 6. Shareholders will receive 21 cents per share in...
View ArticleMercy Fort Smith noted for design, consumer service
Mercy operations in Fort Smith have received special recognition in recent days.The Mercy Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Smith was recently honored with a GOLD award at the American Society of Interior...
View ArticleHealth providers awarded $5 million for saving Medicaid $34 million
Nineteen primary care providers were awarded a total of more than $5 million for improving care and reducing state Medicaid costs by $34 million, the Department of Human Services announced at an event...
View ArticleTyson Foods launches work safety project under new leadership
Tyson Foods’ Health and Safety Department has launched a pilot project designed to improve workplace safety communication, awareness and practices as well as provide more detailed data about safety....
View ArticleMurphy USA announces 5-year deal with West Coast wholesale distributor
Murphy USA Inc. announced before Wednesday’s opening bell that it entered into a five-year supply agreement with West Coast retailer marketer Core-Mark to be the primary non-fuel wholesale distributor...
View Article188th Wing receives third Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
The 188th Wing, and all its supporting groups and squadrons, has for the third time in unit history as a recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for their work between Oct. 1, 2011 through...
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