Cameron Smith
‘I Had A Vision’ (Editorial)
Cameron Smith had charm. We’d like to think we’re immune to charm, but the plain fact is that we’re not. read more >
Cameron Smith, Recruiter and NWA Business Leader, Dies at 71
Forbes named his company, Cameron Smith & Associates, one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms in 2017. read more >
Arkansas Business Concludes 2018 Executive Leadership Academy, Sets 2019 Dates
Leaders from a mix of business, nonprofit and policy sectors concluded the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy on Oct. 26. read more >
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Cameron Smith & Associates Launches Commercial Construction Division
Recruiting firm Cameron Smith & Associates of Rogers is expanding into recruiting for the commercial construction industry. Steve Lockwood will lead the firm's new division. read more >
Gleason, Thompson to Headline Executive Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors have an opportunity this fall to learn from some of the most successful and recognizable business names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Big Box Stores Pushing Hard on Alcohol Sales Nationwide
The successful push by big grocers like Wal-Mart and Kroger to expand the selection of wine they sell in Arkansas wasn’t the first such effort and it won’t be the last. read more >
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Cameron Smith & Associates Expanding
Cameron Smith, founder of the executive recruitment firm Cameron Smith & Associates in Rogers, says business has been good, so good that the firm has opened an office in San Antonio and is looking at offices in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee, as well. read more >
Cameron Smith Considers Medical Recruitment for Northwest Arkansas
Cameron Smith, founder of the executive recruitment firm of Cameron Smith & Associates in Rogers, is considering going into medicine. read more >
Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say
Automated job-match programs — like Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor, Career Builder, Dice and the state-run Arkansas JobLink — are still useful, but experts say employers have to use them smartly to get the best results. read more >
Executive Recruiter Cameron Smith on Assessing Assistants
Cameron Smith founded the executive recruitment firm Cameron Smith & Associates in 1992. The firm has gone on to become the top provider of executive talent to the almost 1,400 vendors doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. read more >
Chambers Appointment to USA Truck Board Product of Search for Gender Diversity, IT Experience
USA Truck Inc. retained Cameron Smith & Associates of Rogers to source candidates for open board position. read more >
Wal-Mart Puts Squeeze on Suppliers to Share Pain as Earnings Sag
Suppliers are already being squeezed for price cuts and cost sharing by Wal-Mart. Now they're bracing for the pressure to ratchet up even more after a shock earnings warning from the retailer last week. read more >
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Wal-Mart Going Small in Small-Town Arkansas
When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced a few years ago it planned to open a prototype 13,700-SF Express store in Gentry, Mayor Kevin Johnston said concerned citizens feared that the coming of the retail giant would crush competitive commerce in the city. Johnston said there were town meetings with small-business leaders to discuss the situation. read more >
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Cameron Smith, Karen Fetzer Named Top Executives at Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Cameron Smith of Cameron Smith Associates of Rogers and Karen Fetzer of the Rotary Club of Little Rock won executive of the year awards at Thursday's 27th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. read more >
NWA’s ‘Vendorville’ Lets Down Guard as Millennials Blend In
Cameron Smith, whose efforts to place women on corporate boards of directors was the subject of a front-page story last week, says it’s not always easy persuading denizens of New York and Silicon Valley to move to Vendorville, the Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale-Fayetteville metroplex that’s home to 1,390 suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. read more >
Cameron Smith & Associates’ Mission To Put More Women in Public Company Boardrooms
Diversity on corporate boards has been an issue for years. Most companies recognize that having directors from varied backgrounds isn’t simply a theoretical matter of equity; it’s a matter of performance. Cameron Smith wants to use the contacts built up over 20 years of helping to put women on corporate boards. And women — particularly in Arkansas — could use his help. read more >
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The Mind of an Entrepreneur (Mitch Bettis Publisher’s Note)
On Oct. 24, Arkansas Business, in partnership with the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is hosting another Power Breakfast executive panel. read more >
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Superior Closure Sparks Northwest Arkansas Efforts To Find Jobs for Workers
Melissa Turner says it was a somber day said when the news came that Superior Industries was closing its Rogers plant. But then the community stepped in, and not just Rogers either. read more >
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America’s Car-Mart Adds Kenny Gunderman to Board
America’s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville adds Kenny Gunderman to its board of directors at the company’s shareholders meeting Wednesday. read more >
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Employment Contracts Protect the Promises
The employment contracts of top executives across Arkansas specify performance-dependent bonuses, salaries and other benefits. Such legally binding contracts protect both employer and employee. read more >
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