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Tyson Foods, United Way partner to help nonprofits with paid internships 

  Tyson Foods is partnering with the United Way of Northwest Arkansas and United Way of Fort Smith Area for the third year to provide full-time college students with paid summer internships at nonprofits. The Tyson Summer Community Internship Program provides an opportunity for select college students to gain professional experience while working in the…

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FTSE 100 bosses will have ‘earned’ the average workers’ annual pay by lunchtime today

BOSSES of the UK’s top companies will have raked in as much by 1pm today as their average workers earn in a year, researchers found. The “Fatcat Friday” survey shows the chief executives of FTSE 100 firms are paid 133 times more than typical staff. It takes a fatcat CEO just 29 hours of work…

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Arkansas Colleges of Health Education seeks to buy more land from Chaffee Trust

  The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s real estate review committee approved a request by Arkansas Colleges of Health Education to purchase 77 acres located on the corner of Roberts and Chad Colley boulevards in Chaffee Crossing for $1 million. The property is just south of the college’s main campus and abuts 68 acres FCRA conveyed…

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Mothercare store closures – how many jobs will be lost and which UK branches are closing?

MOTHERCARE will close 60 of its shops — more than a third of its UK operation — in a drastic attempt to avoid going bust. The chain is to form a restructuring plan, which includes rehiring its ousted chairman Mark Newton-Jones. Here’s the lowdown on the closures… Mothercare is reportedly taking steps to avoid administration Which stores…

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The Changing Landscape of Business Risk

The Changing Landscape of Business Risk In the modern era, the pace of business is fast – but the pace of technological change is even faster. As a result, the landscape of business risks is constantly shifting and changing, and both entrepreneurs and investors need to be on top of the potential factors that could…

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Simmons First 4Q, year-end results top analysts’ expectations, total assets at $15.1 billion

Simmons First National Corp., which expanded its reach into Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado in October, closed out its 2017 financial books with strong fourth quarter results and total assets topping $15.1 billion for the year, the Pine Bluff-based regional bank announced Monday (Jan. 22). For the period ended Dec. 31, Simmons reported net income of…

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In 40th year, Razorback Foundation creates ‘major gift’ society

  The University of Arkansas is a way of life for Scott Varady. Born in Fayetteville and raised in Little Rock, Varady was named in December 2015 as executive director and general counsel of the nonprofit Razorback Foundation, the private fundraising arm that raises millions of dollars in support of the university’s athletics department. He’d…

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Bank OZK sells off two South Carolina branches

  Bank OZK announced Wednesday (July 15) that it has entered into an agreement to sell its only two South Carolina branches. The bank has agreed to sell its Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, South Carolina branches to Sharonview Federal Credit Union headquartered in Indian Land, South Carolina. Terms of the deal were not disclosed….

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Walmart’s top compliance officer exits

  Daniel Trujillo, the Walmart global chief ethics and compliance officer, is exiting the retail giant to pursue other opportunities. The announcement was made this week in an internal email from Rachel Brand, chief legal officer at Walmart. Trujillo joined Walmart in 2012 from the oilfield services company Schlumberger. While at Walmart he served as…

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Texarkana airport receives $4.9 million in federal funds

  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $4.96 million in federal funds to Texarkana Regional Airport-Webb Field. The money will be used to reconstruct the airport’s terminal building. This funding is awarded through the FAA’s second round of FY21 Airport Improvement Program grants. The purpose of the Airport Improvement Program is for the…

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