by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
Trucking Companies Remain Strong Stocks, Currently Among Best Bargains On Wall Street Trucking company stocks are among the best bargains on Wall Street right now. “These stock prices are unbelievable,”…
by - September 7, 1998 12:00 am
We were perplexed when the Business Matters section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette carried a huge front page headline on Aug. 30 stating: “The new BOGYMAN BACTERIA.” The section’s center spread…
by - September 7, 1998 12:00 am
The new Razorback Stadium designed by Peter Eisenman of New York City will lure visitors to the city and serve as an excellent recruiting tool for the University of Arkansas,…
by - September 7, 1998 12:00 am
The flurry of activity at Dixieland Mall in Rogers continues. Hibbett Sports, a national chain of more than 150 stores, plans to open a 5,000-SF store in the mall on…
by - September 7, 1998 12:00 am
For most people, it’s probably a snore: The Arkansas Soil and Water Commission is asking voters to allow it to issue $300 million in bonds, the proceeds of which would…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
A 222,563-SF storage freezer in Springdale was sold June 30 as part of a $158 million purchase of CarMar Freezers Inc. of Carthage, Mo., by Vornado Realty Trust of Saddlebrook,…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
The former sorority house isn’t the only property on campus that Greg House and his partners are interested in. The investors were one of nine contractors submitting information to the…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
There’s no new sign yet but the apartment complex at the corner of Cleveland Street and Garland Avenue in Fayetteville has new owners and a new name. The Andrea Kay…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Tuesday Eastlack has left her job as executive chef at Otis Zark at Terra. Rita Ward, who owns the restaurant at Terra Studios, a pottery and glass studio in Durham,…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
When Northwest Arkansas residents awoke July 12 to the debut of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s zoned Northwest Arkansas edition, many of them couldn’t tell anything had changed. Responses from media observers…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
1997 was a great year for top executives of many of Northwest Arkansas’ publicly held companies and, in particular, for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s upper management. In past years, the salary…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The fate of a school to teach aircraft maintenance and related skills at the new regional airport will be determined by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission within the next few…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
NationsBank announced the donation of a modular building to Ozark Guidance Center, a private, non-profit corporation that provides comprehensive mental health care services in Northwest Arkansas. The building, located on…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Ann Kemp is the new vice president for finance and administration for the University of Arkansas system in Little Rock. B. Alan Sugg, president of the UA system, made the…
by - June 29, 1998 12:00 am
Roberta, Gene Bates have sold thousands of bars of homemade soap since last summer Like many entrepreneurs these days, Roberta Bates got the idea for her new business from the…
by - June 29, 1998 12:00 am
A Springdale produce store and two Fayetteville restaurants have recently closed. n Roots & Fruits, a 4,576-SF specialty grocery store in Springdale’s Signature Square shopping center, closed in early June….
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
A new four-story, 17,000-SF office building in downtown Rogers is being used to secure a $1.1 million mortgage from First National Bank & Trust of Rogers. The mortgage was signed…
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
First National Bank of Springdale has sued Herbert G. “Jack” Frost Jr. and his company, Jack Frost Management Consulting Inc., in Pulaski County Circuit Court for allegedly defaulting on a…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Arkansas Capital Corp. received the “Best Advertising Campaign” award during the annual meeting of the National Association of Development Companies held recently in Clearwater, Fla. The association represents 400 certified…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
The May 28 trial of Alice Walton, founder of the Llama Co. of Fayetteville, caused problems for some Northwest Arkansas media outlets. Walton was arrested Jan. 28 and cited for…
