by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Pinnacle Air has purchased two fixed-base operators (FBOs) and three total multimillion-dollar jets since its 2000 inception. It logs 50-60 hours of flight time per plane per month and has received a strong rating from Phillips 66.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Bradley Blum, CEO of Burger King Corp., appeared recently on CNBC?s ?Squawk Box? and discussed his company?s new international growth strategy which could benefit Tyson Foods Inc.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith on Oct. 2 said it has sold 13 southern California properties ? 12 nursing homes and one assisted-living center ? in undisclosed cash deals as part of its ongoing divestiture strategy.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., recently acquired the assets of Louisiana-based Merchants Insurance Services Inc.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle Corp., is scheduled to present a gift on Nov. 3 to the University of Arkansas? Sam M. Walton College of Business.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Verisource Inc., the network engineering and application development technology firm in Rogers, has become the largest Oracle reseller in Arkansas.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Gold?s Gym plans to open a $2 million workout facility at Brightwood Center on Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard in Bentonville.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
La Maison des Tartes, a bakery, will open in mid-November at 481 S. School Ave. in Fayetteville?s Mill District development with a five-year lease.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Students at the University of Arkansas will probably be the first people in the state to ride on the new Gen2 elevator system by Otis Elevator Co.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Here?s a look at who benefited from Arvest Bank?s $30.5 million buyout of Mountain Bancshares Inc.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Ownership of $5.1 billion-asset Arvest Bank Group is divided largely among four members of the Walton family of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fame
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
A research oversight got 2003 declared the UA Mechanical Engineering Department?s centennial year even though it was really 1996.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Lynn Reaser, a professor of economics and the chief economist and senior market strategist for Banc of America Capital Management, painted a very upbeat picture on Oct. 8 for a select group of high-net-worth clients at Rogers? Embassy Suites Hotel.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Becky Paneitz began her new job as president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Aug. 1.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs was ranked as the 11th ?best comprehensive college? in the South this year by U.S. News & World Report.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Five of the Top 10 and eight of the Top 20 largest nonprofit organizations in the state are based in Northwest Arkansas.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
A $1 million gift to Sparks Regional Medical Center in September was the largest single donation in the Fort Smith hospital?s history.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Sharon Allen, president and chief operating officer of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, says the company?s provider network arrangements offer Arkansans a wider array of choices than Blue Cross competitors.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas is brimming with millionaires. But Benton and Washington County are without a Lexus, Jaguar or Volvo dealership, and the wealthy in search of those wheels have to get them from Little Rock or Tulsa.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Randy Cason, CEO of Southwest Regional Medical Center in Little Rock, says Arkansas? ?any willing provider? law is needed.
