by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Cafe Santa Fe Gets Liquor Back
CSF Franchise Group is once again serving liquor at its Cafe Santa Fe restaurants in Bentonville and east Fayetteville.
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by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Franchisees Apply for Closed KFC Stores
Existing franchisees have applied to take over eight KFC restaurants in Northwest Arkansas that closed because a franchisee in New Mexico filed for bankruptcy in December.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
La Playa Opens in South Fayetteville
La Playa Mexican Restaurant opened Nov. 3 at 727 S. School St. in Fayetteville.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Squrley?s Serves Fusion Fare
Bill and Carol Lehman quietly opened Squrley?s on Halloween day in a building that previously housed a Rally?s hamburger restaurant at 1509 W. Sixth St. in Fayetteville.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Gonzalez Replaces The Dome
Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant opened Jan. 17 in the building at 1673 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville that previously housed The Dome Bar & Grill, which closed in December.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Lunch at Thanh’s Satisfies (Business Lunch)
Thanh?s Restaurant offers fantastic Vietnamese during a food review.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
State Needs Leadership in 2002 (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
Gov. Mike Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly have to contend with more than major budget decisions in 2002. They have an election year.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
One-day Pack Rat Sale Brings in $77,000
The semi-annual clearance sale held Jan. 20 at Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville brought in about $77,000, and the outdoor sporting goods store was only open for four hours that day.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Employee Productivity Highest on Tuesdays
Executives think Monday and Tuesday are employees? most productive business days, according to a recent survey released by Accountemps Inc. of Fayetteville.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Pleads Not Guilty to all Conspiracy Charges
Tyson Foods Inc. on Jan. 24 released two letters from the Department of Justice?s Civil Rights Division that the Springdale company said proves there was no corporate conspiracy to violate United States immigration laws.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Seed-stage Fund Launched, Will Offer Capital to Startups
A $2 million-$5 million investment fund for developing technology companies was launched Jan. 24 in Fayetteville.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Siloam Springs Hospital Intends to Fire Quorum
The board of directors at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital recently announced the hospital?s intent to end its management relationship with Quorum Health Resources LLC of Brentwood, Tenn.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
UA Fund Raising Ahead of Schedule
Fund raising is up about 25 percent for the first half of the fiscal year at the University of Arkansas, said Laura Jacobs, manager of development communications for the UA.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Gym Invites Women to Join Exercise Circuit
Dee Hoffman and Regina Keirsey measure their success in inches. They want to help other women trim off extra weight with their new business, Fit Express for Women.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Diamond District Favors Antique Jewels
In her new Fayetteville store, Diamond District, Sarah Faraj sells new and vintage jewelry pieces that she finds through antique shopping and estate sales.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Tomblin Solves After-hour Computer Problems
William Tomblin opened TDC Information Systems Consulting to offer evening and weekend computer solutions.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Stephens Media Hires D-G Couple
Stephens Media Group (formerly Donrey Media Group) of Little Rock hired Doug and Lisa Thompson away from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in January.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
D-G Hires Caldwell as City Editor
To replace Lisa Thompson, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette hired Stephen Caldwell as city editor.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Stephens Changes Business Desk
Stephens Media Group said in January that Michael Tilley has been named regional business editor, supervising the business staff at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith and coordinating business coverage with the Morning News of Springdale.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Thompson Resigns from ThompsonMurray
Mike Thompson, one of the two founders of ThompsonMurray of Springdale, resigned Jan. 28 from the marketing company to ?pursue family priorities and business interests.?