by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Former Defense Lawyers Switch Sides
After years of defending nursing homes, David Couch and M. Darren O?Quinn have formed Couch O?Quinn PLLC, a practice which will focus on nursing home litigation.
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Kutak Lawyers Rock, Roll Into Corporate Jobs
Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, said being a farm system for the state?s corporate counsel departments is a good thing.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Lawyers Switch Sides in Nursing Home Cases
Robert Glasgow has almost abandoned the product liability defense work that he enjoys and is spending most of his time defending nursing homes sued by the Wilkes & McHugh law firm or one of its imitators.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Young Lawyers Still Have Time for Life After Work
Young lawyers in Northwest Arkansas apparently aren?t putting in the long hours that some big-city law firms require, but that?s one reason they decided to stay in the area.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Computer Geeks Dress for Success
Groovy business-casual clothing, or less, was the uniform du jour for information technology workers during the 1990s. But just as the market now demands IT operations to make money, competition for jobs has forced candidates to also dress the part.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Northwest Health Merger Focuses on Women
Effective July 1, Northwest Health System replaced Medisphere Inc. of Nashville, Tenn., in managing Willow Creek Women?s Hospital.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Target Honors J.B. Hunt as Carrier of The Year
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell received Target Corp.?s Outbound Carrier of the Year Award for the second straight year.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Tencarva Machinery Ranked Among Industry?s Elite
Tencarva Machinery Co., headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., with a branch office in Springdale, was ranked among the nation?s top 100 industrial distributors.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Interior Makeovers Transforms Homes
In her own words, Deb Spencer has been rearranging her furniture all her life, as well as family and friends? furniture. So it seemed only natural for her to go into business and do it for others.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Powerhouse Express Sees Green
Pat Tinsley started Powerhouse Express to meet his customers? needs for groundskeeping maintenance.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Business Journal Editor Joins New Orleans Staff
Elisabeth Butler, an assistant and associate editor with the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal for the last two years, has accepted a position with New Orleans CityBusiness in Louisiana.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
D-G Reports Onion Spoof on ‘Fixin?s’ As Real Story
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had added a new food group called ?fixin?s? to the USDA Pyramid.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Maybe Nolan Was Right
The Morning News stooped to a recruiting-story low with its reporting June 28 that an 11-year-old Fayetteville youth had been offered a scholarship by the Razorbacks.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
ABF Freight System Inc. to Revise Rates
ABF Freight System Inc. announced that it will revise its general rates and charges on Aug. 1. Typically, the increase will be 5.8 percent, although the amount will vary by lane and shipment characteristic.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
AERT Announces Projected Gross Sales
Springdale-based Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. announced on June 27 that it is projecting second-quarter unaudited gross sales to exceed $10.5 million.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Cannon Express Inc. Dismisses Arthur Andersen LLP
Lowell-based Cannon Express Inc. dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditor on June 11, according to a form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Loses Offices in China
A gang of Chinese men demolished the factory and offices of a U.S. metal-products company in China to make way for a luxury apartment complex, a senior executive with the company told The Wall Street Journal.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Properties Go in Northwest Arkansas
Harrison French Architecture has started dirt work on a $2.5 million office and residential building at 206 S.W. Eighth St. in Bentonville.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Loses Court Battle, Sees Shares Get Volatile
The Arkansas Supreme Court on June 27 denied Tyson Foods Inc. the $20.09 million it had originally been awarded in a trade-secret lawsuit against rival ConAgra Inc.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Bank of Fayetteville Celebrates 15th Year
From its June 3, 1987, launch through the end of that year, the Bank of Fayetteville N.A. opened 994 accounts ? all of which Chairman and President John Lewis said The Bank of Fayetteville still has.