by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Ozark Aircraft Systems LLC is looking for about 300 airframe and propulsion mechanics to staff its new facilities at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. “Hard to believe, isn’t it?” says…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Last month’s announcement that Harold Korell would succeed Charles Scharlau as CEO of Southwestern Energy Co. on Jan. 1 wasn’t clear about whether Scharlau is considering retirement any time soon….
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. apparently believes Fayetteville is now big enough to have a spokesman of its own. Bobby Ferrell, a Fayetteville native who is well known in the community,…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Members of the University of Arkansas’ Native American Student Association were flabbergasted when Chancellor John White spoke at the group’s annual pow wow in Barnhill Arena on Oct. 24. During…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
If you were driving down Arkansas Highway 265 between Fayetteville and Springdale on the weekend of the War Eagle Crafts Fair (Oct. 17), you might have noticed that traffic was…
by - October 26, 1998 12:00 am
The next wave of competition among northwest Arkansas health care providers seems to center on care for women and children. In late September, Northwest Health System announced work would begin…
by - September 27, 1998 12:00 am
Ken Woodbury, who helped open Fayetteville’s Ozark Brewing Co. in 1994, has left his job there as director of operations so he can spend more time with his family. “I…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Attempts November 1 Opening American Eagle has targeted Nov. 14 as the date to have all of its Dallas-Fort Worth flights from Fayetteville’s Drake Field moved…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
1950s — Efforts led by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) to build a new regional airport fail because of local issues. Debate on the need for a new…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Ed Knight, owner of Penguin Ed’s Bar-B-Q of Fayetteville, is trying to buy B&B Bar-B-Q, a Fayetteville landmark for the past 38 years. “The offer has been made,” said Knight….
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Barry Cooksey, owner of Barry’s IGA at 1408 SW “A” St. in Bentonville, plans to break ground this month on a new, 36,000-SF IGA supermarket at the same location. Cooksey…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Darin Gardner, who owns VNE Inc., the T.G.I. Friday’s franchise group in Fort Smith, says it appears that Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., the parent company of Friday’s, won’t be granting…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
There’s been speculation for months that Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Fla., was planning to locate one of its Olive Garden restaurants in Fayetteville. But Rick Van Warner, a spokesman…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
A few years ago, I invested in a company called PhyCor Inc. It was one of several hot roll-up companies that grew through the purchases of physician clinics — including…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Also at Northwest Medical Center, the hospital set a new record for deliveries in August. Spokeswoman Georgia McCurdy says the hospital recorded 122 deliveries in the month, an all-time record…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Washington Regional Medical System has purchased Northwest Arkansas Clinic for Women. It is the eighth clinic to join the system. The deal includes the physicians’ practices as well as the…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Fayetteville’s North Hills Breast Center, which is part of Washington Regional Medical System, recently attained accreditation from the American College of Radiology for its stereotactic breast biopsy service. The facility…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
The largest highway project in Arkansas — the $450 million construction of Interstate 540 from Alma to Fayetteville — is scheduled to be completed this fall, says Randy Ort, a…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
The next two major projects, in cost, for Northwest Arkansas concern widening two major highways in Benton County: the $4.9 million widening of a 2.2-mile segment of U.S. Highway 71B…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Here are insider trades exceeding $50,000 at Northwest Arkansas companies since Jan. 1. Other significant trades among Arkansas businesses will be noted in future editions. AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS CORP. March 12:…
