by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
UFO or Just Hot Air/
An unfamiliar shape will be hovering over the skyline of Arkansas next spring. We hear Alltel Inc. is planning to order a new hot air balloon for the new year….
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
National Closes Another
National Home Centers Inc. is closing yet another store, this time in Rogers. The contractor outlet at 430 Dyke Road should be vacant by now. Dwain Newman, chairman of the…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
Never mind
… It seemed like a good idea at the time, but perhaps Todd Allen McDonald was a bit premature in suing Hudson Foods Inc. of Rogers for product liability damages…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Alliance Auto Opens in Springdale
Alliance Auto, a used car dealer and full service repair center, opened July 1 at 2833 S. Thompson St. on the south side of Springdale. Ray Davis, sales manager, says…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Waking Up to China
We’re underestimating, if not ignoring, the profound impact that the rise of China is having on our lives and how it will only grow. tThat’s the basic message of Ross…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Lindsey & Associates Open New Division
Lindsey & Associates Inc. of Fayetteville has opened a new division that will handle the appraisal and sale of businesses. Lindsey Business Services will provide a full-service operation that can…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Scenic Highway 71?
A group of business owners in northern Crawford County is working to have U.S. Highway 71 declared a state scenic byway from Alma to Fayetteville. The effort was undertaken to…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Fayetteville Restaurant Owners Seek Sunday Liquor Sales
The owners of several Fayetteville restaurants began a petition drive in early November to have Sunday liquor sales approved for eateries in the city. A total of 1,858 signatures of…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Hospital Within a Hospital
Northwest Medical Center in Springdale has leased 16,000 SF of space to a Dallas company that hopes to open an acute-care, long-term hospital there by spring. Spectrum Comprehensive Care Inc….
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Consolidated Eco Struggling With Load of Debt Stock Delisted
James Connors, Consolidated Eco-Systems Inc.’s president, chairman and chief executive officer, is sick. A spokesman for the company says Connors can’t grant interviews with the press right now. “Mr. Connors…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
A Healthy Comparison
If you’re planning to have a baby soon or to have an appendix removed, good luck if you’re hoping to shop hospitals for price comparisons. Many hospitals discourage price shopping,…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Service to Chicago, Lower ILS Requirements Enhance Fayetteville’s Drake Field Service
American Eagle wants to begin offering non-stop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport from Fayetteville, but approval is still needed from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Simmons Airlines is parent company…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Arko Telephone of Springdale Looks Beyond State’s Borders
Arko Telephone of Springdale Inc. is planning to expand beyond the state’s borders this year. Arko, the largest provider of business telephone systems in Northwest Arkansas with annual revenue of…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Historic D-Lux Changing to German Restaurant
One of Dickson Street’s historic hang-outs was scheduled to be converted Nov. 3 to Fayetteville’s only German restaurant. Peter Steinhart, chef and co-owner of the D-Lux Cafe, says the restaurant…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Jonesboro Doctors’ Did Nothing Wrong’
p>The five physician-owners of a Jonesboro pathology lab, facing a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit by the U.S. government, may have gotten caught in the complex maze of Medicare regulations and interpretations….
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Orthopaedists See Savings, Teamwork in New Speciality IPA
Arkansas’ first specialty-based Independent Physician Association was formed earlier this year by a group of orthopaedists. A year in planning, the Arkansas Orthopaedic Network was unveiled in August. The group,…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Clinic Work Started
Construction has begun on the $4.9 million Jacksonville Medical Clinic, a collaboration between Rebsamen Regional Medical Center of Jacksonville and Little Rock’s St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center. The 39,000-SF clinic…
by - November 3, 1997 12:00 am
Ward Towers Over UAMS
Something at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock actually escaped the meticulous, hands-on chancellor, Dr. Harry Ward, last week. His face showed a stunned expression, he…
by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
Campbell Soup Co. Spinning Off Fayetteville Plant?
The announcement last month that Campbell Soup Co. will spin off seven businesses may mean a new name for the company’s plant in Fayetteville by mid-1998. Dale Morrison, the new…
by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
Health Care Advances in Northwest Arkansas
Several Northwest Arkansas area hospitals recently have announced the addition of advanced and less invasive surgical techniques. Surgeons at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers have been using Advanced Breast Biopsy…