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J.B. Hunt Executive Defies Tradition

Journey Began in Rural Province of China The distance between the rural provinces of China and the executive offices of J.B. Hunt is measured in more than just miles. It…

Owners: Matthew Bronson & Annou Davi Address: P.O. Box 3625, Fayetteville 72702 Phone: 501-601-1286 Hours: By appointment Start-Up Date: June 1 BabbleFish is a full-service translating company that caters to…

AlphaGraphics

Owner: Jeff Null Address: 2870 N. College Ave., Fayetteville 72703 Phone: 501-443-3667 Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday Start-Up Date: The week of Sept. 21 Another new printing company boasting business-oriented…

Warren?s Shoes

Manager: Holly Harris Address: Northwest Arkansas Mall Phone: 501-442-5231 Hours: Mall hours Start-Up Date: Aug. 13 A new women’s shoe store has opened in the Northwest Arkansas Mall. Warren’s Shoes…

Times Receives Laurel For UA Press Coverage

The Northwest Arkansas Times received a “laurel” from Columbia Journalism Review in its Sept./Oct. issue for the Fayetteville newspaper’s coverage of the University of Arkansas Press closure. CJR regularly recognizes…

Douglas praises his newspaper

Bob Douglas, former managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette and current columnist and consultant for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, praised the newspaper he works for in a Aug. 30 column saying…

Walker Lundy Still Confused After Brief Stint in Arkansas

In a column for Minnesota’s St. Paul Pioneer Press, Walker Lundy, former editor of the Gannett-ized Arkansas Gazette, said he arrived in Little Rock in 1988 and was told by…

Road Tariffs Pose Threat To Arkansas Trucking Firms

Ronnie Dowdy, president of Ronnie Dowdy Inc. in Batesville and chairman of the Arkansas Motor Carriers Association, says one of the biggest issues facing trucking firms is the looming possibility…

~ PUBLIC COMPANY PROFILE: J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC. ~

OUTSTANDING SHARES: (as of Feb. 27, 1998): 35,653,708 COMPANY MARKET VALUE: (based on Sept. 9 closing price of $20.0625: $715,302,517 Management Analysis of Financial Condition & Operations Operating revenues for…

Alltel Corp.

~ Alltel Corp. is changing the name of 360 Communications Co. in nearly 200 cities to the Alltel brand name as a result of the merger between the two companies…

NationsBank Corp.

~ For the sixth consecutive year, NationsBank Corp. has been named to the national list of the 10 Best Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine. Among the company’s…

Mathias Mortgages Shopping Centers

Several shopping centers owned by Sam Mathias have been mortgaged for $2.9 million since July. Mathias Shopping Centers Inc. received a $2 million mortgage July 30 from First National Bank…

Bentonville Casting Receives Mortgages

Bentonville Casting Co. received two mortgages totaling $1.7 million from Mercantile Bank of Western Missouri in Joplin on July 27. The loans were signed by Christopher Hines as president of…

Southfork Land Secures Loan

Fifty-five acres of the Southfork housing development in Lowell were used to secure a $1 million mortgage from NationsBank in Fayetteville on July 22. The loan was signed by Tim…

New Shopping Center Coming To Farmington

A 21,000-SF shopping center is being built in Farmington with a $745,000 mortgage from the Bank of Lincoln. Brock’s Inc. received the loan Aug. 10. It was signed by Othnile…

Fayetteville Apartments Sold In $540,000 Deal

The former Andrea Kay Apartments at 700 Garland Ave. in Fayetteville was sold Aug. 5 for $540,000. Leon and Kathryn Edens sold the complex to Campus Corner Apartments LLC. The…

Bentonville Dentists Mortgage Building

The dental practice of Adair & Adair at 1616 Bella Vista Road in Bentonville was used to secure a $517,235 mortgage from the Bank of Bentonville on July 16. The…

First National Buys More Land For Branch

First National Bank & Trust Co. of Rogers bought more land in the Village on the Creeks development in Rogers on Aug. 21 for the branch the bank plans to…

Soderquist Sees Center As Link To The Future

Center To Teach Leadership, Ethics, Integrity With photo by Bill Bowden: Don Soderquist believes John Brown University’s new ethics center will be a model for others. Donald G. Soderquist says…

Southwestern Energy Faces Multiple Suits

Southwestern Energy Co. stock peaked at about $20 a share in late 1993 but hasn’t been near those heady levels since. Now, the company also faces at least three lawsuits,…

Parrot Island Waterpark control decision pushed to study session review

Rebkah Guiltner named COO at FNBC

A-State researcher receives $605,140 grant for zoo animal research

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation selects Cory Anderson as new CEO