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Midwest Aero Inc. Opens Repair-Hangar

On the east side of the runway at Carter Field in Rogers, Carl and Lois Kinney opened Midwest Aero Inc., an airplane maintenance, inspection and repair shop.

Morning News Trims Staff

The Morning News laid off two full-time editorial employees and one half-timer in mid-September.

Local Papers Give Extra Effort

Newspapers showed a lot of initiative in coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but in an age of instant communications, TV has an advantage when it comes to covering breaking international stories.

This Time They Were There

We would like to commend the D-G for sending Dan Zehr, a business writer, and Rick McFarland, a photographer, to New York to cover the aftermath of the attacks.

AERT Announces Increased Sales

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. announced a 15 percent increase in gross sales for July and August over figures from the comparable period of 2000.

Beverly Announces Plans to Appeal Ruling

Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith told the Associated Press that it will appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that the chain illegally laid off hundreds of employees following a 1996 strike in Pennsylvania.

Delta Systems Heads for Canadian Market

Delta Systems Inc. announced on Sept. 26 that it has finalized the terms of a proposed rights offering and has engaged First Associates Investments Inc. to act as soliciting dealer in connection with the transaction.

J.B. Hunt Warns of Dropping Profits

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell issued a strongly worded profit warning Sept. 18.

Paper Reports Between Wal-Mart and Mycal

Mycal Corp., the fourth-largest supermarket chain in Japan, wants to talk again with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. about selling some of its stores after it filed for court protection from creditors Sept. 14, according to a daily business newspaper.

Tyson EPS Higher Than Original Projection

John Tyson, chairman, president and CEO of poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., said the Springdale company would see much higher fourth-quarter earnings per share than originally expected.

Pinnacle Hills Centre to Open Late Next Year

Benton County developments dominate recent real estate deals.

Companies Should Plan for Departure of Guards

Businesses would be much the wiser to make plans now for the possibility of employee deployment.

Veterans’ Retain Reemployment Rights

Federal law preserves job rights for reservists and members of the National Guard.

The NW Arkansas Executive Compensation List

H. Lee Scott of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tops the list of exectives.

Alltel Corp. Gets Standing ?Ovation?

Alltel Corp. of Little Rock recently began offering its ?Business Ovation? product in Fayetteville and Fort Smith.

New Genesis Client Offers Pathogen Test Kits

Advanced Diagnostics International LLC recently became a client of the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator in Fayetteville.

More Lease Space Coming to UA Facility

Genesis has about 22,000 SF of space that?s already leased, but recently another 20,000 SF became lease-ready.

Forbes Finds Mercari One of Nation?s Best

Mercari Technologies Inc. of Fayetteville was named one of the five top software providers for the retail industry in the Sept. 10 issue of Forbes? magazine.

Terrorism Alters Business at Home

Travel businesses nosedive, and UA students head home to the United Arab Emirates.

Emirates Students Leave UA

Ten students suddenly quit school at the University of Arkansas and returned home to the United Arab Emirates in mid-September.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report