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Talk Business & Politics

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Brass Eagle 4Q Net Down 55.3 Percent

Blaming the economy and Kmart Corp., Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville, a manufacturer of paintball guns and other extreme sports products, reported on Feb. 26 that net income for its fourth quarter dropped 55.3 percent.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Wal-Mart Targets Japanese Retailer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on March 14 that it has agreed to pay $46 million to buy 6.1 percent of the stock of The Seiyu Ltd., a leading Japanese retail chain with more than $8 billion in annual sales.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Derek Fisher on Life in the NBA

In a deposition taken in July 2001 in a bankruptcy case involving Elbert Crawford III and his company, Ace Sports Management LLC, Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher described his life as a professional basketball player.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

IT Job Fair Reflects Market Downturn

Reality set up shop Feb. 4 at the University of Arkansas? annual Information Technology Job fair. Corporate participation was down about 40 percent this year with only 10 firms represented at the Arkansas Union.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Delta Systems Wins Tyson Foods Account

Delta Systems Inc., the Rogers PC-based automation and motion-control company, announced on March 12 that it had struck a deal with Tyson Foods Inc. to implement nine production systems at the Springdale poultry producer?s Sedalia, Mo., plant.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Don?t Forget Deduction

Several local public accountants, including John Ervin of Fayetteville, say they?ve been swamped with calls from companies that will amend their 2001 tax returns following President Bush?s $38.7 billion worth of new tax incentives.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Old Story Causes New Damage

Meatingplace.com said it was a computer error that caused a story from 2000 to be distributed again on the morning of March 14 that said IBP Inc. was having meat recalled due to the possibility of E. coli contamination.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Gators or Hogs for Donovan?

University of Florida Head Basketball Coach Billy Donovan has told a Northwest Arkansas businessman he would be interested in talking with University of Arkansas officials about the vacancy created by the departure of Nolan Richardson.

by Talk Business & Politics - March 18, 2002 12:00 am

Thanks Nolan

Fayetteville dignitaries spoke to about 250 African-American high school seniors from a four-state area on Feb. 28 at the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville.