by - August 18, 2003 12:00 am
Howell Had Big Insurance Policy
Former Little Rock, Fayetteville and Springdale banker David Howell had $17 million in life insurance.
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by - August 18, 2003 12:00 am
Villa, B&Bs Offer Private Relaxation
There?s an overnight hideaway in Rogers that?s so exclusive the local hotel chieftains don?t even know it?s there.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Deflation Gets Decoded (James Bell Commentary)
The Fed feels the chance of deflation in the next year is greater than the chance of higher inflation.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Prison Alternatives Are Needed (Editorial)
Gov. Mike Huckabee has long argued ? and we agree with him ? that the state needs alternatives to the practice of placing nonviolent criminals in prison.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
eDoc Sees Black Ink, Deal With UA System
A Dallas association management company began offering eDocAmerica.com to its nearly 100,000 members in April, finally propelling the Little Rock dot-com company to profitability.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Oxygen ?Dives? Kill Germs, Increase Wound Healing
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy can help heal everything from brown recluse spider bites to wounds that otherwise might have required the amputation of a limb.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
?Alliance? Sees First Profit In June
The circulation ?alliance? between Wehco Media?s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Community Publishers Inc. had its first profitable month in June. The alliance has been in place since August 2000.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
KFSM Celebrates 50 Years On Air
KFSM-TV, Channel 5, celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 22 with a buffet and reception in Fort Smith featuring Bob Schieffer, longtime chief Washington correspondent for the CBS News television show ?Face the Nation.?
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Rogers Named UA PR Chief
Susan Rogers is to begin work on Sept. 8 as associate vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
McHale Leaving KHOG, Wright To Co-anchor At 5, 6
Beginning Aug. 11, Leslee Wright will join Craig Cannon as co-anchor of the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts on KHBS/KHOG-TV, Channels 40/29.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Southwestern Energy Reaches Settlement
Arkansas Western Gas Co. in Fayetteville, has reached a settlement with the staff of Arkansas Public Service Commission and various consumer groups regarding AWG?s request to raise its rates.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
‘Hunting for Bambi’ Turns Out To Be Hoax
Michael Burdick, promotor of the game called ?Hunting for Bambi,? has admitted that the game was a hoax used to sell video tapes.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Doubles Profits
Trucking carrier Arkansas Best Corp. more than doubled its second quarter profit compared with 2002?s same period, the firm reported July 18.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
AERT Sees Slight Dip In Gross Sales
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale on July 25 said its gross sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $10.5 million, down marginally from the $10.6 million in sales for the same quarter last year.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Congressional Probe Questions Billing Policies
Congressional investigators are auditing the billing practices of the nation?s top 20 hospital chains regarding billing for the uninsured, the Dow Jones Business News Service announced July 16.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson To Buy Choctaw, Third Quarter Results
Tyson Foods Inc. on July 28 announced that it will spend $74 million to buy the assets of longtime poultry partner, Choctaw Maid Farmers Inc.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Splits, Upgraded by Analysts
For the first time in more than a decade, the board at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. declared that shares of the company’s common stock will split 2-for-1.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Whitt Cottons to Fort Smith Development
Whitt Properties LLC of Fort Smith has begun dirt work on the site of its 50-acre development, Cottonwood Village, and construction on Phase II of the Electric Avenue Apartments has begun.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
P.A.M. Earnings Affected by Twister
Tontitown?s P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. announced in July that net income for the second quarter ended June 30 was $4.04 million (36 cents per share) compared with its record 2002 second quarter net income of $5.03 million (45 cents per share).
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Most Studies Show No Sales Dip After Going Smoke-Free
Studies that were controlled for economic conditions (like a recession) say going smoke-free will not hurt and could even help restaurants financially.