Arkansas Industries: (Courtesy Arkansas Business)

Acxiom Corp - In addition to being considered one of the best companies to work for, Acxiom Corporation of Little Rock is one of the leading information management services providers.

Alltel Corporation - From humble beginnings in Arkansas, Alltel Corporation has grown into one of the largest and most financially sound telecommunication companies in the United States.

Arkansas Best Corporation - Arkansas Best Corporation is a motor carrier and intermodal transportation company with 15,000 employees throughout the United States.

Bank of the Ozarks - Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock is among the largest banks in Arkansas.

Dillard's Inc. - Beginning with a small store in Howard County in 1938, Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock has become one of the top department store chains in the country.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc - Born from the husband-wife team of J.B. and Johnelle Hunt, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is a $2 billion leader among trucking and freight companies.

Murphy Oil Corporation - Having begun in southwest Arkansas in the early 1900s, Murphy Oil Corporation has become one of the world's most successful oil companies.

The Stephens Group - It is impossible to overstate the statewide influence and importance of the Stephens Group, which includes Stephens Inc. and the Stephens Media Group.

Tyson Foods Inc. - Now the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, Tyson Foods began with a single truck shipping Arkansas chickens to Chicago in 1935.

USA Truck Inc. - USA Truck Inc. is the No. 3 trucking company in the state, hauling goods throughout North America.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. - From its famously humble beginnings as a single store in Rogers in 1962, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has risen to become the world's largest company with more than $246 billion in revenue.