by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Furr flies
With commercial airlines deserting Drake Field like rats from a sinking ship, Fayetteville city officials have decided to ax Rudy Furr, the marketing manager they hired two years ago to…
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
CARMLS hot again
The Rogers Board of Realtors officially had Financial Business Systems equipment reinstalled at its offices Jan. 20 after voting to offer both FBS and CARMLS to its members. About 90…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Chouri-o
The Holiday Inn of Northwest Arkansas’s new general manager has arrived. Mike Chouri, who most recently was director of operations for another John Q. Hammons hotel, Chateau on the Lake…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Tobacco settlement alert
Looking for some of that $1.62 billion tobacco settlement money the state has coming for your own pet pork-barrel project? Forget it, buddy, unless you’re planning to do something useful…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Macerich buyout of mall complete
Macerich of Fayetteville’s $94 million buyout of the Northwest Arkansas Mall was finalized Dec. 14 A subsidiary of The Macerich Co. of Santa Monica, Calif., the local limited partnership purchased…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Braums melts loan for stores into one pot
A $44 million refinancing of 195 Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores across five Midwestern states included the company’s 13 eateries in Northwest Arkansas. The Dec. 16 transaction included both…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Lazenby refinances rental plexes en masse
Lazenby Properties of Fayetteville refinanced 408 rental units with a $12.6 million loan through Arkansas National Bank of Bentonville on Dec. 12. The low ratio loan was for around 68…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Rogers company busier than ever
Charlton Development Co. LLC of Rogers is working on a series of projects totaling $2.4 million that includes several developments that will service Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Mike Charlton, son of…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Publisher hunts for dream property
Steve Trolinger bought 119 wooded acres in rural Benton County Dec. 11 from Rachel T. Coler for $750,000. The land is full of turkeys and deer and Trolinger, publisher of…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Rebel’s cause is lower rates
Mike Hill, through his parent company Rebel Enterprises Inc., refinanced Dec. 21 the property occupied by Custom Embroidering Inc. and Vicenza’s Restaurant in Fayetteville. Vicenza’s, which occupies lots 15 and…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Su casa is now Casa Americana’s
Casa Americana’s Linda Parnell, president of Casa Americana of Fayetteville, bought the Maple Terrace Apartments on Dec. 14 from Frank Kerr, president of Kerr Investments, for $304,000. The complex includes…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Trucking company borrows money
Tri-City Transport Inc. of 110 W. Olrich St. in Rogers recently obtained a $200,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Rogers. Company president Kyle D. Castor Sr. and secretary Judith…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Voice of Razorbacks retires from TV
Mike Nail is retiring from television. After 35 years in broadcasting, the sports director for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29 says he is ready for a break. Nail plans to leave the…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Morning News D-G has personnel changes
Ben Pollock was scheduled to take over as night metro editor at The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Jan. 25. Pollock and his wife had been managing a bed…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Red Sea parts as highway opens
The opening of Interstate 540 from Alma to Fayetteville on Jan. 8 was hailed by state television newscasts as something akin to the second coming of Christ. KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
D-G columnist slams men’s magazine
Jennifer Christman, a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, criticized Men’s Health magazine in her column on Jan. 17 saying it’s a “women’s magazine that’s just for men.” Christman may be…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Bankers don’t like ‘know-your-customer’ rule
Local bankers aren’t any happier with the proposed “know-your-customer” rule than are their brethren across the nation. The rule, as proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is intended to…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
New branches still popular
Bank of Fayetteville and First National Bank and Trust Co. of Rogers are among the latest to begin work on new branches in 1999. Bank of Fayetteville’s branch is at…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Economic forecast scheduled for February
Outlook ’99, an economic forecast for Northwest Arkansas and sponsored by First National Bank of Springdale, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Guest speakers for the event include Mike…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Dr. Joyce Brothers to speak at Bentonville
World-renowned psychologist, columnist and author Dr. Joyce Brothers will be the keynote speaker Feb. 3 at the Women & Heart Disease Luncheon sponsored by Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas….