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 Retail Research Center to Hold Industry Conference
The Center for Retailing Excellence is sponsoring its eighth annual full-day conference for the retail industry, titled ''Growing in Today's Retail Environment.''- Indy Driver Sarah Fisher Encourages Boys & Girls Club Members
The Center for Retail Excellence hosted Sarah Fisher, the youngest woman to ever compete in the Indianapolis 500, at the Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club in Fayetteville on July 17. - University of Arkansas Centers to Offer Disney Keys to Excellence
Two organizations at the University of Arkansas have joined together to bring the Disney Institute's renowned professional development program to Northwest Arkansas. - Vendors FORE Education Golf Tournament to Feature Indy Driver Sarah Fisher
The 12th annual Vendors FORE Education golf tournament, sponsored by Wal-Mart vendors, will be held Friday, July 18, at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club. - Nomination Deadline for Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Business and community leaders throughout the state are invited to submit nominations for the 2009 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame by July 1, 2008. - St. Louis Federal Reserve President to Speak at Quarterly Business Analysis
The Center for Business and Economic Research is partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Chambers of Commerce to host a Quarterly Business Analysis breakfast at 645 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. - Applied Sustainability Center to Offer Workshops
The Applied Sustainability Center is offering two sustainability workshops for area business people on Thursday, May 8. - Donald Trump Visits Northwest Arkansas in Support of Economic Education
On May 8th Donald Trump will speak at a fund raising luncheon for the Arkansas Council on Economic Education. - Symposia for Gifted Students - Fall 2007 & Spring 2008
This year the Moore Center hosted two symposia for gifted students. - Moore Center Hosts South African Economic Educators
Four economic educators from the Free State Department of Education and the University of the Free State visited the University of Arkansas to learn about their economic education programs and curricula. | | | Research & Outreach | | |
 Study Shows Promise for Item-Level Use of RFID in Retail Environment
A new study by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas shows further promise for the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items.- Most Consumers Misinterpret Meaning of Trans-Fat Information on Nutrition Facts Panel, Study Shows
Without an interpretive footnote or further information on recommended daily value, many consumers do not know how to interpret the meaning of trans-fat content on the Nutrition Facts panel... - Chief Financial Officers of Earnings - Restatement Firms Experience Higher Turnover, Study Finds
Accounting researchers have found higher turnover rates and severe labor-market penalties for chief financial officers of so-called restatement firms compared to a control group of similar firms. - IT Budget Levels Connected to Performance and Shareholder Returns, Study Finds
In 1978 information-technology expenditures accounted for only five percent of firms' fixed investments, but by 2005, that figure had risen to 22 percent, for a total of $283 billion. - Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University of Arkansas
Georgia-based software provider, Infor, has donated software licenses for Infor SCM Network Design, a supply chain planning and analysis software used by some of the world's most recognizable companies, to the University of Arkansas. - Strong Relationships Increase Commitment of Information-Technology Personnel in Public Sector
In one of the first studies to focus specifically on state government information-technology personnel, researchers at the University of Arkansas found that key interpersonal relationships...
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