ABF Freight Names New President, COO Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith says Wesley B. Kemp will become president and chief operating officer of its largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System Inc.[ more ]
Baldor Electric Income Rises 17 Percent in 2Q Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith said second-quarter net income rose 17 percent to $29.4 million or 63 cents a share, compared with earnings of $25.2 million or 54 cents a share for the same period o...[ more ]
New Acxiom CEO Seeks To Bring Focus to Firm In an exclusive interview with Arkansas Business, new Acxiom Chief Executive Officer John Meyer speaks candidly about the company's past and what he's doing to turn around the company. [ more ]
Organizations Urge Congress To Act on Broadband Mapping The Communications Workers of America and about 30 other organizations have called for Congress to support legislation to improve data collection on current broadband deployment, make resources availa... [ more ]
Nontraditional Phone Companies Grow as Old Guard Shrinks Annual reports for 2007 filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission by local exchange and interexchange telephone carriers document the continuing decline of traditional wireline communication. [ more ]