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Tyson Foods Inc. has named 18 of its vendor carriers as “Premier Carries of the Year” for 2013. This is the second year the company has selected carriers for the honor.
 

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 8:15am

Butterball has named Zero Mountain Inc. as the Warehouseman of the Year for 2012.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 9:46pm

Winners of the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition were announced today at a luncheon hosted at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 6:21pm

Multiple news sources in New Delhi report that a retired judge leading the probe into Wal-Mart’s Indian retail investments needs more time to investigate the matter.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 5:19pm

Ann Ayres, librarian and teacher in Bentonville Schools, was chosen to act in a feature film that a former student wrote and directed.

“CAMP” is playing in limited release beginning this weekend (April 12) at the Malco Rogers Towne Center and Siloam Springs 6 theaters.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 3:23pm

Arvest Bank announced that Ruthanne Whitehead has accepted a position as a commercial lender at the bank’s downtown Bentonville location.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 2:33pm

Jerry Murray, a mid-level executive at Wal-Mart Stores, left his position as chief financial officer for Logistics, last week.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 1:57pm

Melody Trimble, the former CEO of Sparks Health System, has been named the recipient of the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith award.

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 7:30pm

Former Apple executive Ron Johnson was outsted from his CEO role at Dallas-based J.C.Penney on Monday, (April 8), according to CNBC.

J.C.Penney said Mike Ullman, will step in as interim CEO for the mean time, he ran the company ahead of Johnson’s appointment.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 4:40pm

Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (April 8) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Mary Anne Salmon, North Little Rock, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Council. Appointment expires May 1, 2015. Replaces Bob Burns.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 3:07pm

A companion bill to an already approved Senate measure that would provide a bond issue and the terms of the agreement for the Big River Steel Mill superproject passed the House of Representatives on Monday (April 8) by a 78-17 margin.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 2:13pm

Springdale-based George’s Inc. has appointed Carl George and Charles George as co-CEO and presidents for the chicken processing company.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 12:40pm

JBS S.A. announced plans to complete its acquisition of Brooks, Alberta-based XL Foods' US beef processing operations.

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 4:38pm

Rich Products Corp. is recalling more than 10.5 million pounds of products produced at its Waycross, Ga., facility due to possible contamination with E. coli O121.

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 3:59pm

Transport Topics reports a loss of 6,900 trucking industry jobs during March, despite adding 5,700 jobs in February.

Trucking remains a somewhat volatile industry fiercely dependent on retail orders, manufacturing, housing and industrial production to create shipping demand.

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 2:33pm

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span and caused one death.

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 1:42pm

Eddie Hight, chief operating officer for America’s Car-Mart Inc., sold 4,000 shares of Car-Mart stock over the past week, according to insider trade filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 4:14pm

Tyson Foods recalled approximately 127,000 pounds of uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins and uncooked chicken tenderloin fritters because the products contain soy, a known allergen, which was not declared on the label, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 3:56pm

Fujifilm North America gets supplier award

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 3:14pm

Officials at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith have announced a new student development program and have named a long-time employee, Ron Orick of Fort Smith, as its founding director.

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 11:28am

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