by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
While marketing may be second-nature in large companies, smaller firms tend to have a tough time implementing, managing and monitoring an effective marketing strategy. The title of “marketing director” is…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
In a perfect world, Gov. Mike Huckabee could spend countless hours traveling the state — fishing, eating, shaking hands, raising campaign money, doing celebrity impersonations. He does, but we’re not…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Shortly after Lewis Ford moved into its new building on College Avenue in Fayetteville, bungling burglars broke into the dealership. They used the company’s welding torch to cut open the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Randy Dawson Address: 3672 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Phone: 872-1111 Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday Start-Up Date: July 6 Although MAACO Auto Painting will work…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Bethany Anderson Address: 121 1/2 Boles St., Fayetteville Phone: 571-1245 Hours: By appointment Start-Up Date: June 1 Bethany Anderson has a heavy background in music writing, which makes her…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
General Manager: Larry Smith Address: 2414 Highway 71 South Phone: 936-8855 Hours: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday- Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday Start-Up Date: July 4 One signal that Northwest…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Democrat-Gazette invasion cuts ad, subscription prices The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s launch of its daily Northwest Arkansas edition on July 13 had local newspapers slashing advertising and circulation prices in preparation for…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Fort Smith company built during Depression now generates $768 million in annual sales On the fourth floor of OK Industries Inc.’s new headquarters in Fort Smith, Collier Wenderoth Jr. reflects…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The Associated Press admits it “dropped the ball” on coverage of the trial in Washington, D.C., of Archie Schaffer and Jack Williams, leaving the Northwest Arkansas Times and other state…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
D-G job, paper hires Arnold At a time when the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette seems to be able to hire away any reporter or editor it wants, it appears that money doesn’t…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
We hear there was some grumbling around the Benton County Daily Record’s newsroom recently after a competitor took credit for breaking a story that the Daily Record claimed to have…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
When several rural residents banded together and signed a local petition in favor of electricity, they sparked the beginnings of what is today one of Northwest Arkansas’ largest private companies….
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Operating revenue for 1997 was $870,319,000, up 19.4 percent from 1996. The growth in operating revenue was primarily the result of increased revenue per hundred weight and increased tonnage from…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
ALLTEL and 360 Communications Co. have completed their $6 billion merger, creating a dominant, full-service communications provider primarily located in the Southeast and Midwest United States. Under terms of the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
First Commercial Bank announced July 1 that its wholly owned subsidiary, First Commercial Mortgage Co., completed the purchase of residential mortgage loan servicing rights from Simmons First National Bank located…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The Hampton Inn at 735 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville was mortgaged June 8 for $1.5 million. Nirvam Inc. of Springdale received the mortgage from First National Bank of Springdale….
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
A $735,000 mortgage from the Bank of Arkansas is being used to begin development of about 26 acres of land near the intersection of Arkansas Highway 16 and U.S. Highway…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
A 53-year-old building adjacent to the Fayetteville square is being renovated with a $280,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank & Trust of Fayetteville. Lewis D. Jones, a Fayetteville lawyer, received the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The former Superior Linen Service building at 326 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville was purchased June 11 with a $280,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The mortgage was issued…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Simmons Foods Inc., which will mark its 50th anniversary in 1999, is, in 1998, Northwest Arkansas’ largest privately owned company. As the nation’s 16th-largest poultry producer, Simmons Foods did an…
