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Business Leaders Hope to Bring Entertainment to Springdale

A group of Springdale business leaders form an LLC of about a dozen people to bring entertainment to downtown Springdale twice a month from May through October.

Strategic Concepts Inc. (Web Review)

Strategic Concepts Inc.?s Web site distributes general information and offers customers a peek at its services.

Hunt Still Area?s Top Truck Firm

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continued to dominate local trucking firms with $2.16 billion in operating revenue for 2000, a 6 percent increase from its 1999 total and 59 percent more than nearest competitor ABF Freight System Inc.

Study in Contradictions, P.A.M. Keeps Truckin?

While P.A.M. recently released 2000 results were a step backward for the company, they still stood out from the bulk of the trucking industry.

USA Provides Top Driver Pay

USA keeps trucking through tough times.

Brass Eagle Plans to Expand

Lynn Scott, president and CEO of Brass Eagle Inc., said the company is looking to branch into “extreme sports” other than paintball guns and accessories. “We would like to move…

First Federal Bancshares Inc.

First Federal Bancshares Inc. of Harrison announced on April 26 that its first-quarter earnings were $1.14 million, down 20 percent from the comparable quarter in 2000.

Truck Sales Suffering Disastrous Start to 2001

The trucking industry is experiencing a glut of trucks on the road, leading to its poorest year in truck sales in almost a decade.

Southwestern Energy Co.

Recently moving from Fayetteville to Houston, Texas, must have agreed with Southwestern Energy Co.

Wal-Mart in Germany Falls Short

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on April 30 that its German business had fallen behind schedule for breaking even, according to Reuters, the British news agency.

Mercari Validated by i2 Partnership

Mercari Technologies Inc., the Washington recently signed a deal to make publicly traded i2 Technologies Inc. a reseller of its suite of products.

Tyson Posts Record Second-quarter Loss

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said its terminated effort to acquire IBP Inc. and a severe winter were the leading causes for the poultry giant posting a second-quarter loss of $6 million.

Southwestern Energy Co. Quarterly Income Rises

Recently moving from Fayetteville to Houston, Texas, must have agreed with Southwestern Energy Co.

First Federal Bancshares Inc. Quarter Earnings Drop 20 Percent

First Federal Bancshares Inc. of Harrison announced on April 26 that its first-quarter earnings were $1.14 million, down 20 percent from the comparable quarter in 2000.

Gray to Develop Straube Park

Walter Gray of Siloam Springs develops a a 38-acre facility park; Thomas Embach of Fayetteville buys six building permits for $1.93 million to build an apartment complex in Springdale; and Harps will add a store.

The Largest Trucking Firms

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell tops the list of largest trucking firms.

The Largest Private Fleets

Tyson Foods Inc. pf Springdale tops the list of the largest private fleets.

Trucking Search Offers Interesting Stats

While digging through every bit of information we could possibly lay our hands on regarding the trucking industry for this issue, we came across some intriguing statistics.

Rockwell Transportation Files for Reorganization

Rockwell Transportation Inc. of Gentry, a private trucking fleet with 64 tractors and 154 trailers, files for Chapter 11 reorganization.

Net Income Up 63 Percent at Brass Eagle

Brass Eagle Inc. says sales for the first quarter of 2001 increased 38.7 percent from $15 million to $20.8 million.

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal