by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Employees at Ayrshire Electronics have personal reasons for taking part in the American Heart Association?s annual heart walk. In July, 49-year-old Garon Martin died of a massive second heart attack after 21 years of service with Ayrshire.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
David and Nancy Bristow stock the shelves of their new discount store, Bristow Liquidations Inc., with items they buy in bulk from retailers such as Sears, J.C. Penney and Service Merchandise.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Salon Blais owner Belinda Booth opened her new spa in time for Valentine?s Day, and the body shop sold $5,000 in gift certificates for the holiday.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Businesses in every industry often unofficially elect an office computer guru, directing all computer-related questions to that person who seems to know the most about technology.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Dennis Yocum, system manager for the Northwest Arkansas region of Cox Communications Inc., said the cable company is planning to offer a video-on-demand service by the end of the year.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Norman McChristian of Siloam Springs and Hope Duke of Gravette have spent more than $1 million to launch a new radio station, KSEC, 95.7-FM, based in Rogers.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Zach Arns, co-host of Clear Channel Communications?s successful ?Jon and Zach Morning Show,? was fired March 14.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
We thought about a local paper’s headline use of “mull.”
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith said on March 4 that it will take a first-quarter non-cash charge of $23.9 million as a goodwill impairment charge.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Blaming the economy and Kmart Corp., Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville, a manufacturer of paintball guns and other extreme sports products, reported on Feb. 26 that net income for its fourth quarter dropped 55.3 percent.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., announced on Feb. 28 that 19 percent of its work force ? 38 employees ? will be laid off.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
On Feb. 26, Harrison?s First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. announced that it would increase its regular quarterly dividend 9.1 percent from 11 cents to 12 cents per share.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on March 14 that it has agreed to pay $46 million to buy 6.1 percent of the stock of The Seiyu Ltd., a leading Japanese retail chain with more than $8 billion in annual sales.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
In a deposition taken in July 2001 in a bankruptcy case involving Elbert Crawford III and his company, Ace Sports Management LLC, Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher described his life as a professional basketball player.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Banks force Ace Sports into bankruptcy.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Reality set up shop Feb. 4 at the University of Arkansas? annual Information Technology Job fair. Corporate participation was down about 40 percent this year with only 10 firms represented at the Arkansas Union.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith spent $250,000 in February for a new R2 Technology ImageChecker computer-aided detection (CAD) machine. It is the only hospital in western Arkansas that has the technology.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Inc., the Rogers PC-based automation and motion-control company, announced on March 12 that it had struck a deal with Tyson Foods Inc. to implement nine production systems at the Springdale poultry producer?s Sedalia, Mo., plant.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Arvest Asset Management Inc. has established a good online presence with its Web site.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Several local public accountants, including John Ervin of Fayetteville, say they?ve been swamped with calls from companies that will amend their 2001 tax returns following President Bush?s $38.7 billion worth of new tax incentives.
