Bill Simon Stepping Down As Leader of Wal-Mart's U.S. Stores
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Bill Simon Stepping Down As Leader of Wal-Mart's U.S. Stores

by Lance Turner
15 hours ago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville says Bill Simon, president and CEO of its U.S. stores, is leaving the company. The retailer named Greg Foran, 53, as his successor. Simon had been the leader of Wal-Mart's domestic operations since June 2010. Foran takes over on Aug. 9.
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Minimum Wage Group Given 30 Days to Collect More Signatures

2 days ago

Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin says the group attempting to raise the state's minimum wage from $6.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour did not meet the required number of valid signatures. The group has until Aug. 18 to gather 15,107 more valid signatures.
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Maverick Transportation Opens $4M Driving Training Center

Maverick Transportation Opens $4M Driving Training Center

8 hours ago

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was on hand as Maverick Transportation LLC of North Little Rock opened its $4 million driver training center on Thursday.
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Josh Moody's Overwatch App Ready to Hit Market

Josh Moody's Overwatch App Ready to Hit Market

1 day ago

Gamers can expect to see the free Overwatch combat gaming app in the iTunes store within a couple of weeks, Overwatch CEO Josh Moody told his 1 Million Cups audience Wednesday in Little Rock.
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The List Arkansas Public Companies

Ranked by net income in most recent fiscal year. All figures in millions except earnings per share and annual dividend.

Rank Name FY 2013 Net Income or Loss
1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 15,918,000,000
2 Murphy Oil Corp. 1,123,473,000
3 Tyson Foods Inc. 778,000,000
4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. 342,000,000
5 Dillard's Inc. 323,671,000

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Deltic Timber's Ray Dillon on Staying Smart When Branching Out

Ray Dillon, who has led Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado since July 1, 2003, also works with both industry trade associations and community-oriented nonprofit organizations. Read more >