<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/rss/search.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" /><title>Arkansas Business Public Companies - Arkansas Best</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=Arkansas Best</link><description>The last news stories about Arkansas Best from Arkansas Business, Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and Today's Top Stories.</description><copyright>Copyright 2009 Arkansas Business Limited Partnership. All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Arkansas Best Sets Salaries for New Leaders</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118362.54928.130489</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118362.54928.130489</guid><description>Fort Smith trucker tells SEC of new salaries for incoming CEO Judy McReynolds and ABF President Wesley Kemp.</description><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:18:46 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Incoming CEO Set For Long Haul</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118249.54928.130376</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118249.54928.130376</guid><description>When Judy McReynolds becomes president and CEO of Arkansas Best Corp. on Jan. 1, she?ll be heading a trucking company that reported $50 million in losses in the 12 months ending Sept. 30.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arkansas Best's Incoming CEO, Judy McReynolds, 
Treads Her Own Path to the Top
</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118258.54928.130385</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118258.54928.130385</guid><description>When Judy McReynolds becomes president and CEO of Arkansas Best Corp., she'll be heading a company facing a serious downturn.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Video: Arkansas Best's Judy McReynolds Talks to KFSM</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118079.54928.130206</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118079.54928.130206</guid><description>In this video, Arkansas Best's Judy McReynolds talks to ArkansasBusiness.com news partner KFSM-TV in Fort Smith about becoming CEO of the trucking firm on Jan. 1. McReynolds will be the only woman CEO of an Arkansas public company.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:21:14 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>UPDATE: Judy McReynolds to Succeed Davidson as Arkansas Best CEO</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118031.54928.130158</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118031.54928.130158</guid><description>Judy McReynolds, who joined Arkansas Best in 1997, will be the only woman CEO among Arkansas' publicly traded companies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:46:57 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arkansas Best Shows a Loss in Third Quarter</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118032.54928.130159</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=118032.54928.130159</guid><description>Arkansas Best Corp. posted a third quarter net loss of $5.6 million or 23 cents a share but analysts had expected a loss of 36 cents a share.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:38:35 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>ABF Names New Vice President of National Sales</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117966.54928.130093</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117966.54928.130093</guid><description>ABF Freight System Inc. has promoted Kirk May to vice president of national sales effective Dec. 1, replacing Donald Reynolds, who is retiring after 39 years with the less-than-truckload carrier.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:04:25 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Executive Pay in State Sees Modest Gains in 2008

</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117673.54928.129800</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=117673.54928.129800</guid><description>This year's list of the executive pay of Arkansas' public companies is a far cry from last year's list, although the usual suspects at the state's remaining Fortune 500 companies dominate the upper end of the pay scale.</description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recession Has Meant Rough Road for Trucking Companies</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116784.54928.128911</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116784.54928.128911</guid><description>Trucking, a major indicator of the health of the economy, is not in good shape.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><title>New P.A.M. Transportation CEO Looks for a Turnaround</title><link>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116804.54928.128931</link><guid>http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=116804.54928.128931</guid><description>Daniel H. Cushman has plans to make P.A.M. Transportation of Tontitown profitable again.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>