by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Sales up 10.7% for Wal-Mart in 4Q
In its fiscal fourth quarter, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had a 10.7 percent increase in sales, a 15.5 percent increase in net income and a 2.7 percent increase in same-store sales.
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Big Entertainment Pub Hits Streets
Janie Pritchett-Clark and Jacqueline Wolven, both of Eureka Springs, began publishing an entertainment magazine in December aimed at the ?O-zone,? their word for the Ozarks.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Chaloupek Won?t Return to NBC
Darlee Chaloupek, co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on NBC 24/51, took maternity leave two months ago and won?t return to work for the Fayetteville television station.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Madison Fights for FOI in State Senate
Sue Madison of Fayetteville, a state senator from the newly created District 7, is starting to look like a champion of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Golf Associate Files Libel Suit Against Business Journal
Arkansas Business Publishing Group, one of its publications and three individuals associated with the publishing company were named as defendants in a $12 million libel suit filed Feb. 25 in Washington County Circuit Court.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Ratings Spur Coed Shows For Radio Set
According to Claritas Inc. of San Diego, the estimated 124,100 women age 18 and over in Northwest Arkansas have an annual combined retail spending power of $1.65 billion.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Here?s Looking at Brownstone
The $1.5B Brownstone construction project will merge classic, futuristic motifs near XNA.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Developer Burned By $2.8M Fire
With five finished hotels, three under construction and two more planned, Gary Brandon of Springdale wasn?t prepared for what happened on the night of Feb. 3.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Mercado Mexicano
Mercado Mexicano, a 20,000-SF Mexican market, opens in Springdale.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Sugar Sweet And Sour
Rick Collins has been removed as director of golf at Big Sugar Golf Club and head golf professional Josh Alsip will double up on his duties at the nine-month-old Pea Ridge course.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Golfing Carousel
Mike Dunlap was fired as golf pro at Rogers? Pinnacle Country Club. No replacement was named as of Feb. 13.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Which Bird Is It?
Although ConAgra officials would not say whether its plant in El Dorado was for sale, the suspicion is that it is.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
One Liquor Per Millennium
Goshen Mayor Andy Bethell?s attempt to put a second liquor store near the Joyce Boulevard and Arkansas Highway 265 intersection, despite being originally approved by the Fayetteville City Council, is no longer a possibility.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Summerall at Summit
Legendary sports broadcaster Pat Summerall, an Arkansas Razorback and NFL star, will be the guest speaker April 10 at The Summit Northwest Arkansas Business Luncheon in Rogers.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
The Price Of Celebrity
Someone in Holden, Mass., was trying to sell Don Tyson?s autograph on the online auction site.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Deposits Reflect Broker/Bank Split (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
The competition among financial institutions for our assets and loans in Arkansas remains intense in the aftermath of the consolidation binge of the ?90s.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Let?s Keep Our Heads Up (Editorial)
The outcome of the competition to land the new Toyota truck plant had been clear for weeks, but Arkansas had to keep trying just because the time clock hadn?t officially run out.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Best Ready For Bentonville
Best Motor Co. will move into its $4.3 million Bentonville automobile facility in April and other real estate transactions in the area.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
First Bank Corp. Runs With Banking Big Boys
Two banking properties held by First Bank Corp. of Fort Smith ? First National Bank of Fort Smith and Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Van Buren ? were among the 10 most profitable banks in Northwest Arkansas through the first three quarters of 2002.
by - February 17, 2003 12:00 am
Cargill To Sell Ozark Plant
Cargill Turkey Products, headquartered in Springdale, announced on Feb. 4 it would sell its integrated turkey production facility in Ozark to ConAgra Foods Inc. of Omaha, Neb.