by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Taco Tradeoff
Ben Hunt, owner of Fayetteville?s Casa Taco for the past 32 years, said he intends to lease the 5,000-SF space at 1860 N. Crossover Road that housed a Cafe Santa Fe until mid-December.
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by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Look Mom, No Wires
Wireless Internet service provider (ISP) TanTella Inc. of Bentonville on Jan. 2 began offering high-speed connectivity throughout most of Benton County.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Working on Watson
Greg House wants to build a 50,000-SF mixed-used development at the corner of Watson and St. Charles Streets in Fayetteville, one block south of the city?s Dickson Street entertainment district.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Pinnacle Air Plans Buy of Springdale Service
Pinnacle Air Group, LLC has signed a tentative multi-million-dollar agreement to purchase Springdale Air Service Inc. and take over the fixed-base operation at the Springdale Airport terminal.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Rogers Companies get Charged up About Buyout
Sierra Capital LLC, doing business as AMO Electric Supply Co., recently acquired Sallee Electric Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The resulting company will operate as AMO Electric Motor Service.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Beverly Agrees with Digital Angel
Beverly Enterprises Inc. has entered an alliance with Digital Angel Corporation to allow the health care company to distribute Digital Angel GPS products and monitoring services to its customers.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Hospital Auxiliary Fund Awards $33,000 in Grants
The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation distributed $33,000 in grants last month from funds established by the Northwest Medical Center Auxiliary.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Business Journal Promotes Editor
Lori Harrison-Stone, most recently assistant editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, has been promoted to associate editor.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Daily Record puts a Little Extra in the Stocking
The Benton County Daily Record gave its readers an extra 48 pages of Christmas news on Christmas Day.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Advertising Age Flubs TM Story
Advertising Age reported that TM?s primary rival in Northwest Arkansas, Blackwood Martin/CJRW of Fayetteville, had closed and Murray had hired away its staff of 11. The agency is still alive and well.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Business Journal Flubs Accountants List
Fiser & Co. of Springdale, founded in 1985 by Sam Fiser, was inadvertently left of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s Largest Accountants List in the Dec. 9 issue.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Drake Opens CPA Office
Terry L. Drake has opened a new CPA office in his hometown.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Galvan?s Digital Systems Provides Hispanic Satellite
M. Karla Byerly has opened a business bringing Spanish-speaking television to Northwest Arkansas? Hispanic population.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Flurry of Insider Trades Hit Toward End of Year
Several significant insider trades were made toward the end of 2002 at public companies in Northwest Arkansas.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Loses Clock Case
A federal jury on Dec. 19 ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer with $218 billion in annual revenue, had forced more than 400 employees to work unpaid overtime from 1994 to 1999.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Car-Mart Shifts Gears
With 62 used car lots and $118.6 million in annual revenue, America’s Car-Mart has a niche customer base. The company sells cars to people who probably couldn?t get a bank loan to pay for a vehicle.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Slow Growth Ahead, Economists Predict
In 2003, Arkansas? economy should continue to see a slow recovery.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
ATRS Looks for Rebound with Ex-Fayetteville Mayor
The state?s largest pension fund endured a year of turmoil that included the exodus of its top two executives, criminal referrals, civil litigation and the hiring of a new leader.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Howell Suits Start to Flow (Gwen Moritz commentary)
The inevitable flood of litigation related to the life and death of former Springdale and Fayetteville banker M. David Howell Jr. has started.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Low Wages Bog Down State (editorial)
A recent report by the Good Faith Fund and Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, entitled ?Boom, Bust & Beyond: The State of Working Arkansas,? provides an interesting look at where the state is today ? both positive and negative.