by Lance Turner 4/30/2013 11:14 am
Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer says shoppers soon will begin seeing the benefits of Wal-Mart's sustainability goals.
by Gwen Moritz 4/29/2013 11:40 am
The top executives of Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. received sizeable raises in their salaries in 2012 but no bonuses.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 11:31 am
Dale Dawson, an investment banker and entrepreneur who founded Bridge2Rwanda, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon June 14 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
by George Waldon 4/29/2013 10:58 am
The CEO in-waiting at Harrison's First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. recorded the biggest gain in total compensation among the company's four top executives.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Motivated by the possibility of failure, bolstered by innovative thinking and energized by promising young hires who would work their way to the top of the company, J.B. Hunt Transport eventually matched — and exceeded — J.B. Hunt's vision for what the business could become.
by Gwen Moritz 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Freight has extended its current contract with the Teamsters union through the end of May while the two parties try to reach a long-term agreement that ABF insists must include wage concessions.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
2012 proved to be a mixed year for trucking revenue in Arkansas, though three standout performers — two good, one not so much — blew by their peers on the list of the largest trucking companies doing business in the state.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The movement to provide more arts and entertainment options in northwest Arkansas continues to gain momentum, specifically in Bentonville. Home to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and a proposed Walton Arts Center campus, the city is also the planned location of a children's museum.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville received $962,000 for leasing its space to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. during the company's annual shareholders' meeting in 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
by George Waldon 4/29/2013 12:00 am
His skills with PowerPoint may be rusty, but Bank of the Ozarks chairman and CEO George Gleason's ability to lead Bank of the Ozarks to record earnings in 14 of the past 16 years helps build a mountain of goodwill.
by Associated Press 4/26/2013 10:50 am
U.S. economic growth accelerated to an annual rate of 2.5 percent from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. Government spending fell, though, and tax increases and federal budget cuts could slow growth later this year.
by Chris Bahn 4/25/2013 03:49 pm
All 11 members of the board of directors at J.B. Hunt Transports Service Inc. were reappointed during an annual meeting of shareholders Thursday in Lowell. The meeting included an overview of 2012 by CEO John Roberts III.
by Associated Press 4/25/2013 09:47 am
Entergy Corp. reported net income of $161.4 million for the first quarter on Thursday in contrast to a loss a year ago, helped by higher utility revenue.
by Chris Bahn 4/24/2013 04:23 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. President and CEO Daniel Cushman took home nearly $400,000 more last year than in 2011, according to the annual proxy statement with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Wednesday.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Luke Jones 4/24/2013 09:43 am
Entergy Corp. of New Orleans will hold its annual meeting for shareholders on May 3 at The Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.
by Associated Press 4/23/2013 02:13 pm
Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the U.S. Senate.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/23/2013 10:17 am
Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.S. stores division, will speak Thursday at Harding University in Searcy.
by Mark Friedman 4/22/2013 04:58 pm
Michael T. Duke saw his total compensation increase 14.1 percent to $20.7 million for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, plus he exercised options worth $7.1 million.
At Annual Meeting, Dillard's Mulls What to Do With Cash 
