by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
CaroTrans International, a division of Arkansas Best Corp., formed two new business alliances in January that expand the company’s operations in Puerto Rico and opens markets in Europe. The company…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
The national trend of outsourcing is changing the trucking industry. Some larger trucking companies are providing more than the traditional tractor/trailer rig and driver that other businesses hire to transport…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Have you heard the Bank of Elkins has a new owner? We understand that Danville-based Chambers Bancshares Inc. has struck a deal to buy the $53 million-asset bank. No word…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
can’t find a date A Fayetteville motel operator, knowing the University of Arkansas’ 1998 football schedule showed the University of Alabama game on Sept. 26, was curious about Alabama residents…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
With viewers between 18 and 34 years old, reruns of Seinfeld, the NBC sitcom, beat out the two local television newscasts for the 10 p.m. weekday timeslot, according to Nielsen…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Most of that lawsuit brought by a Southwestern Energy Co. subsidiary against 17 parties who allegedly cheated the company has reportedly been settled. Southwestern Energy Production Co., the exploration unit…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Steve Caldwell, the assistant sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will leave his job there at the end of January to work as the editor of “a business-type journal” being…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Ma Drake’s Cafe is back, only now the hot pink diner on Fayetteville’s south side is Fox’s Diner. The cafe, a longtime landmark in Fayetteville known for its plate lunches,…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Helping the needy in Benton County seems to be a growth industry. Helping Hands Inc. of Bentonville plans to more than double the size of its facility with a new…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Noticed anything different on KKEG-FM in the mornings? Missing your morning dose of John Williams? Well, cheer up. If everything goes as planned, Williams will re-emerge on the airwaves in…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
One of the five counts in a $2.9 million lawsuit filed against the Northwest Arkansas Mall by Hall of Fame Inc., which owns Sports Page, was thrown out Jan. 22…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Dave Fulton, owner of Century 21 Dave Fulton Realtors in Fayetteville, has two new partners. Bert Cupit and his brother, Michael Cupit, bought a portion of the real estate agency…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
At its annual meeting, the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce gave John Gilliam, owner of the Ozark Brewing Co., the 1997 Business for the Arts Award, and Janice and Darrell Judy,…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Although the cost of living in Northwest Arkansas has dropped since the construction boom of the mid-1990s, statistics indicate it still costs more to live here — especially when salary…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
The Earl F. Webb family of Fayetteville seems predisposed to entrepreneurship. Thus far, two of the elder Webb’s sons, Jeremy and Jason, have founded computer businesses. Earl Webb has long…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Jim and Vergean Ward of Siloam Springs plan to open a franchise of Fat Toney’s Bar-B-Que in Rogers by mid-February. They have applied for a conditional use permit from the…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
There is one concept that can generally describe the business of Northwest Arkansas: growth. With this characteristic comes a set of challenges for the managers of growing enterprises. As businesses…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Newborns at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale are getting an extra test these days: They’re being screened for possible hearing problems. The screening is now routinely done — at no…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
On the south side of Fayetteville, research is under way that will further reduce the size of electronics. “The whole goal of electronics is to make things smaller, faster and…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Unlimited access to the Internet soon will become more expensive for some service providers in Arkansas. Beginning Jan. 17, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. no longer will allow businesses, including Internet…
