Mid-South Sales Inc.

The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >

Revenue at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield topped $2.5 billion last year, a milestone achieved by only one other company in the 30 years that Arkansas Business has been ranking private companies by revenue. read more >

Mid-South Sales of Jonesboro has purchased the fuel, lube and fuel services business of Hightower Oil Company of Plumerville, the companies announced this week. read more >

This year’s list of private energy companies hews very closely to the previous year’s, with a few major changes. The biggest change is that this year, Truman Arnold Cos., which last year was the largest company on the list with annual revenue of $3 billion, is missing completely. read more >

The recession seems far off for Arkansas' private energy companies, with almost all of those represented on Arkansas Business' list of the state's largest private companies having significant jumps in revenue since last year. read more >