by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
UA Trustees Increase Tuition
In a May 7 meeting, the University of Arkansas board of trustees decided to raise tuition at all seven campuses in the UA system. The UA’s main campus in Fayetteville…
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by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Thousands Receive College Diplomas
Thousands of graduates went through commencement ceremonies at area colleges in May. A total of 3,157 University of Arkansas students earned degrees late last year and this spring. All of…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
D-G Circulation Jumps in NW
Since launching a Northwest Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette last July, the newspaper’s daily circulation has increased by about 70 percent in Washington and Benton counties. The statistics are…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Farrell Steps Down as ABPG President
Olivia Myers Farrell, president of Arkansas Business Publishing Group since its inception, announced on April 29 that she was stepping down from her position to spend more time with her…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Cumulus Pulls Sports Talk from KKEG
Cumulus Media Inc., which purchased KKEG-FM and two other Fayetteville radio stations last year from Demaree Media Inc., has pulled Sports Talk from the KEG. For about 20 years, Sports…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Twister Coverage Varied Greatly in Area Papers
Twister coverage varied greatly in area papers When the worst tornado in recent history plowed through Oklahoma City on May 3, killing at least 43 people, Northwest Arkansas newspapers reported…
by - May 10, 1999 12:00 am
National Home Centers Rebuilding, Predicts Profits
After losing money four years in a row, Springdale-based National Home Centers is poised to turn a profit in the first quarter of 1999. And the company, which has closed…
by - May 6, 1999 12:00 am
And the Bernie goes to . . .
We congratulate the Arkansas Traveler, the University of Arkansas’ student newspaper, for getting the scoop April 26 that Bernard Madison was about to resign as dean of the UA’s Fulbright…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Colleges’ Funding Good for Arkansas
Benton county legislators proud of results The University of Arkansas and NorthWest Community College are the region’s biggest beneficiaries of money appropriated by the 82nd Arkansas General Assembly. That bodes…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
From Llama to Gerogia
The team of four that made up Llama Co.’s structured finance division is moving to Atlanta to join Jackson Securities Inc. by mid May. Llama Co. announced on April 23…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Green with Envy
It’s been nearly a year since Stanley D. Green left Southwestern Energy Co. where he had been chief financial officer and executive vice president, but the ties remain strong. Especially…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Garnering a Company
Llama Asset Management Co. is about to become Garner Asset Management Co. Rebecca Garner, who purchased Llama Asset Management last month from Alice Walton, says the name change should be…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Hot from the Source
Pepper Source Ltd., a company that makes pepper sauces, is looking to construct a manufacturing facility between Rogers and Avoca. The company is based in Metairie, La., a suburb of…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Don’t Press Us
This year, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is excluding members of the press from the question-and-answer session the company holds after its annual shareholders meeting. That means the press will be able…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Corporate Stonewalling?
Remember the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal article on Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s defense of personal injury lawsuits (“Settle suits? Not when you’re Wal-Mart,” Dec. 14, 1998)? Apparently, plaintiffs attorneys across the…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Brewery to Expand?
We hear Ozark Brewing Co. plans to close its Ozark Baking and Catering location at 313 West Dickson St. in Fayetteville and expand its building at 430 West Dickson St….
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Mathias Rolls on with Refinancing
Mathias Shopping Centers Inc. of Springdale combined and refinanced its notes on seven shopping centers across Northwest Arkansas. The $6.6 million loan received Feb. 22 from the First National Bank…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
D-day for Allies Set for Year 2000
West Allies LLC, a subsidiary of Keating Joint Ventures of Fayetteville, received a $3.6 million mortgage in March from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The loan, signed by company president Richard…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Maxillo Surgery Center is a Cut Above the Rest
The Maxillo Facial Surgery Center, owned by Dr. Scott Bolding and Dr. Steve Skoch, recently opened its new 7,000-SF surgical center at 2926 W. Huntsville Ave. in Springdale. BSW Holdings…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Fieldstone Leaves No Option Unturned
Fieldstone Homes LLC, a Bentonville construction company, received a $1 million mortgage March 3 that is being used to refinance its remaining lots in the Crystal Heights Subdivision, which are…