Business in Arkansas
Acxiom earnings out of red
posted: 05/16/2012 3:54 a.m. Discuss
Acxiom Corp. earned $46.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from a loss of $67.1 million a year earlier, the Little Rock marketing services provider said Tuesday.
Tyson CEO to ring closing bell
posted: 05/15/2012 7:26 a.m. Discuss
Tyson Foods president and CEO Donnie Smith will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Grasshoppers get a jump on chewing on state’s gardens
posted: 05/15/2012 2:40 a.m. Discuss
Some Arkansas gardeners have been caught off guard this year by the early arrival of grasshoppers because of the mild winter and warm spring, experts say.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 05/15/2012 2:29 a.m. Discuss
BHP Billiton looking at assets write-down BHP Billiton Ltd. plans to decide at the end of next month whether to write down the value of the U.S. shale gas assets it acquired for $20 billion, while cutting back on drilling natural-gas wells until prices recover.
Bankruptcy watch
posted: 05/14/2012 3:14 a.m. Discuss
ALEXANDER Alfred Ray Romine, 13943 Magnolia Glen Drive, May 4, 2012, Chapter 13. Kitty R. Robinson, 12905 Robin Circle, May 3, 2012, Chapter 7. Marty N. Mayfield (aka Marty N. Gomillion ), 14600 Parkway Meadows Drive, May 7, 2012, Chapter 7.
Democrat-Gazette bucks trend, retains print subscribers
posted: 05/13/2012 3:42 a.m. Discuss
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ranks 25th among all metropolitan dailies in terms of print editions sold, even though the Little Rock market is the 72nd largest.
ConAgra fires 233 at Batesville plant, shifts work to Missouri
posted: 05/12/2012 2:48 a.m. Discuss
ConAgra Foods Inc. is laying off 233 employees at its frozen foods plant in Batesville as it shifts that work to a plant in Marshall, Mo., Batesville Mayor Rick Elumbaugh said Friday. Elumbaugh said 220 of the workers are hourly employees and the other 13 are in management. Before the layoffs, the plant employed about 550 workers, he said.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 05/12/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss
Farmers markets aim of food-stamp funds The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a $4 million grant for the purchase of wireless equipment that can accept food-stamp purchases at farmers markets.
Batesville plant to lay off over 200 workers
posted: 05/11/2012 12:47 p.m. Discuss
ConAgra Foods Inc. is laying off as many as 250 people at its Batesville frozen food plant.
Windstream meets forecast, reports doubled earnings
posted: 05/11/2012 1:53 a.m. Discuss
Windstream Corp. earned $64.6 million in net income for the first quarter, more than double its earnings from a year earlier, the Little Rock company said Thursday.
Dillard’s earnings climb as sales rise
posted: 05/11/2012 1:50 a.m. Discuss
Dillard’s Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday reported a strong first-quarter performance for the period that ended April 28.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 05/11/2012 1:43 a.m. Discuss
Tyson ceases buying Wyoming farm’s sows Tyson Foods Inc. said it has stopped buying sows from a Wyoming pork producer whose employees were secretly videotaped by the Humane Society of the United States abusing the animals.
25-cent drop in gas fuels smiles
posted: 05/10/2012 5:39 a.m. Comments 4
Gasoline prices in Arkansas and across the country in the past month have fallen significantly, and some experts expect even better news for consumers.
Windstream makes push in data business
posted: 05/08/2012 2:51 p.m. Discuss
Little Rock-based Windstream Corp. is preparing to hold its annual meeting at a time the company is focusing its growth on cloud computing and other business services.
Attorney General announces settlement
posted: 05/08/2012 10:44 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced the settlement of two cases involving the pharmaceutical company Abbot Laboratories.
