by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
United Cerebral Palsy Opens Doors in Fayetteville
United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas opened its Northwest Regional Office in Fayetteville on July 25 in a 1,500 SF office at 1792 Joyce Blvd.
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by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Study Rates Flexibility Crucial to Advancement
The willingness to try new things can help a junior executive?s career prospects, a new survey conducted by Accountemps said.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Old Hotels Can Rise out of the Ashes
One way to pump new life into old hotels is to turn them into something else.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Settles With IRS
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith, a less-than-truckload carrier, said on Aug. 13 that it had settled with the Internal Revenue Service over income tax issues between 1990 and 1994.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
NWA Business Women Prepare for Conference
Krista Khone, event coordinator for the Northwest Arkansas Business Women?s Conference, is preparing for the fourth annual conference on Sept. 24.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Appoints Martin Vice President & GM of Subsidiary
Delta Systems Inc. announced on Aug. 7 that it has hired Steve Martin, a former Tyson Foods Inc. executive and not the “wild and crazy guy” from ?Saturday Night Live? fame.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Local Penny Stock Violates SEC Rules
Misleading financial statements, suspicious relationships and a questionable lawsuit appear to have helped Golf Entertainment Inc. turn a company shell into a shell game.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Hotel Revenue Hovers
Nationwide, the hotel industry was down by 8 percent for the first six months of 2002. But Northwest Arkansas fared considerably better than that.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Alpha Sales ?Pick-Up? 15 Fold Since 1998
When Wesley Robinson loaded a queen-size mattress set in his 1979 Ford pickup and hauled it across Springdale, it was the first delivery for his new company ? Alpha Pick-Up & Delivery Inc.
by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Wicked Customs Offers Audio, Life Systems for Autos
Jesus Gonzalez and Mardonio Hernandez combined their love of customized audio systems and hydraulic lift systems into Wicked Customs.
by - August 9, 2002 12:00 am
Patels Dominant ?Inn? Industry (Commentary)
It?s a standard joke: Americans think Patel is the Hindi word for motel. It?s not true.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Stock Option Accounting Is Tricky (Kerry Lee Watkins Commentary)
The collapse of the likes of Enron and Global Crossing has brought into question numerous accounting issues. One cooking on the front burner is stock-option accounting.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Crackdown Needed, Not New Laws (Editorial)
With corporate scandals now almost a daily occurrence and politicians ranting about the need for the government to do this or that to fix the problems, maybe it?s time to ask: What?s the matter with the existing standards and regulations? Not much really.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Research Solutions Manages Drug Testing
In 1999, Dr. Mary Good was convinced that managing drug tests could be a gold mine for Arkansas. Good, a member of Venture Capital Investors LLC of Little Rock, sold the idea to VCI and helped raise $2 million for a startup company.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Research Solutions Grew With Demand
Research Solutions has come a long way since it opened in July 1999.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
More Men Seek Plastic Surgery
According to the Plastic Surgery Information Service, about 11 percent of all cosmetic surgery in 1999 was performed on men. That?s up 2 percent from the previous year.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Getting Global
Delta, the automation control solutions firm in Rogers, has opened doors during the last three months in about a dozen countries.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Lack of Sleep Costs Companies Cash
Sleep apnea is affecting the business sector and is costing it significant losses in productivity.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
High-tech Ticker Tools Give Patients Rhythm
Dr. James Cooper, a physician with the Northwest Arkansas Heart and Vascular Center in Fayetteville, is using some of the world?s latest technology to give hearts their groove back.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
WRMC Plans New Technology With Move
When Washington Regional Medical Center moves to its new $89 million building on Aug. 27, hospital administrators also will unveil some new technology changes.