by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
One Hog Fan?s Perspective
When I was growing up in Southeast Arkansas, I never thought of the Arkansas Razorbacks as a Fayetteville team or a Little Rock team. It just never occurred to me…
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Dogs, Pigs, Muddy Tires Led DeVault to Arkansas
She had a dog named Alice and an obsession with pigs. It must have been fate. Lynn DeVault had been recruited by billionaire Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton to move to…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Asda Unveils UK Expansion Plan
Asda Group Plc., Great Britain’s third-largest supermarket chain (which was purchased for $10.8 billion by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last June), says it will open 12 new stores this year and…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
New Bentonville McDonald?s Planned
Bill and Walter Mathews plan to demolish the 20-year-old McDonald’s restaurant at 201 S. Walton Blvd. and build a new “state-of-the-art McDonald’s” in its place. Bill Mathews says he plans…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Blackboards and Basil?s Get New Chef/GM
Terry Held started the year 2000 by moving to Northwest Arkansas to be executive chef and general manager for Basil’s Cafe in Rogers and Blackboards Cafe in Bella Vista. Both…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant
1998 N. College Ave. Fayetteville This is one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Northwest Arkansas and definitely our favorite for atmosphere, what with the glassed-in room and lush greenery…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Mother-Daughter Teams Work Well Together
Sheron Harp and Cammie Harp Scott hadn’t planned on working as a mother-daughter team, but then, everyone’s heard about what happens to best-laid plans. Life often intervenes. And that sometimes…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Sparks Bonds Downgraded by Moody?s
Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded the rating on about $7 million worth of bonds issued by Sparks Regional Medical Center from Aa3 to A2. That’s a two-notch drop for the…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Queen of ?The Hill? Focuses on Big Picture
Katie Hill is a Renaissance woman. The most powerful female on the University of Arkansas campus has been an abstract expressionist painter, a science teacher, a personnel director, a factory…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Female Executive Excels in Agriculture Business
Carl Johnson was looking for someone to replace himself as Tyson Foods Inc.’s vice president of asset and risk management, he wanted to hire an equally capable executive. Johnson says…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
The Original Coney Island
Owner: Debbie Lamborn Address: 1003 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 501-254-0232 Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday- Friday; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Start-up date: Dec. 13…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Storybook Cottage
Owner: Jennifer Fielding Address: 209 W. Elm St., Rogers, 72756 Phone: 501-246-0747 Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Start-up date: Nov. 26…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Las Fajitas
Owner: Luis Avelar and Meliton Montes Address: 5266 N. Thompson St., Springdale, 72765 Phone: 501-872-1346 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday Start-up date:…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
KFSM, KHOG Split Nielsen Honors
Northwest Arkansas’ two leading television stations have both claimed a victory in the latest Neilsen ratings. KFSM-TV, Channel 5, still leads in all three weekday news time slots (5 p.m.,…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Business Matters Hires Editor
Business Matters, the weekly business section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has hired a new editor to oversee the section. Chris Sheffield started his new job Jan. 10. Sheffield received a…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
An Auspicious Beginning for Business Ink
The Northwest Arkansas Times announced the launch of its new business section, Business Ink, in the Jan. 9 issue of the paper with a display advertisement that said the section…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Now, is That Really Front-page News?
In its effort to be a statewide newspaper and a Northwest Arkansas newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has lumped some unlikely stories on Page 1. On Jan. 19, a story about…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Region?s Largest Law Firms Are in Washington County
The largest law firms in Northwest Arkansas tend to be in Washington County, according to the latest rankings compiled by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. The Bassett Law Firm, with…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Introduces Incentive Pay
An eight-foot sculpted ice rooster, a high-tech video presentation and the announcement of CEO Wayne Britt’s new incentive pay plan marked Tyson Foods Inc.’s 37th annual shareholders meeting Jan. 14…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Fayetteville Bank Building Changes Hands, Again
Bank of America’s 75,887-SF building on the east side of the downtown Fay-etteville square was bought Jan. 15 by the Arkansas Teachers Retirement System. The $3.5 million deal included 60…