by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Cafe Nibbles Is For Sale
Suzie Stephens and Jim Hatfield closed Cafe Nibbles on March 10 because of Hatfield?s ?recent health problems.?
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by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Papers Are Signed for Dickson Street Theater
Jimmy Rapert and Benton Bandy have signed a contract with Jim McConnell to lease a building on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street and convert it into a multi-venue entertainment facility.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
You Know?? Uno!! Resumes Lunch
You Know?? Uno!!, the teriyaki and karaoke house in Fayetteville?s Laundry Building on West Avenue, resumed lunch service March 3 after a two-month break.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Basil?s Cafe
We recently made a trip to what is, perhaps, Northwest Arkansas? most upscale shopping area on the west side of Rogers. And what a treat it was.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Tobacco Wars Rage Despite Voter Mandate (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
The tobacco settlement funds are too much for the Arkansas Legislature to resist as a source of pork spending, despite the voter mandate for a coalition plan.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
BOK Subsidiary Had Good Year, Too
Publicly traded BOK Financial Corp. of Tulsa, Okla., the parent of Bank of Arkansas N.A., recently announced it had record earnings of $100.1 million for 2000.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Manry?s Ascension Won?t Change Focus
Bank of America has long encouraged its local business clients to do more exporting and to diversify into international markets.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Springdale Business Picks Up Tijuana Trailers
Bell Trailer & Equipment, a division of Bell International Inc. in Lowell, has picked up a new line of trailers from a Mexican manufacturing plant.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
?Million Mile Reflections? Artist Hired For Hospital Gala
The original long-haired country boys in the Charlie Daniels Band are headed for Fayetteville.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
UA Names Building For Dan Ferritor
The University of Arkansas has named a three-story, 40,000-SF building on the Fayetteville campus in honor of Daniel Ferritor, who has served the UA for almost three decades.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Local Men to Build Condos in the Sand
A trio of Northwest Arkansas businessmen are taking their show on the road, or better yet, to the beach.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
City?s Town Center Scores Venture Forum
As of mid-March, the largest event scheduled for the new Fayetteville Town Center is a National Association of Seed and Venture Funds seminar titled, ?Seed Investing as a Team Sport.?
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
McHardy to Close Kitchen Table
Skip McHardy, chef and co-owner of The Kitchen Table in Bentonville, said he plans to close the upscale restaurant the week of March 19.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Curious Movements
Design engineer Patrick Turner didn?t set out to start a business, but his venture, Curious Movements, now seems inevitable.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
The Boat Place LLC
The Boat Place LLC opened in Springdale just in time to reach all of the customers that will need a lake vessel this summer.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
The Village Gallery
Husband-and-wife art collectors John and Darcy Gay couldn?t resist Northwest Arkansas.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
Masterson Joins D-G staff as Columnist
Mike Masterson, former executive editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times, will begin writing an opinion column three times a week for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in April.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
No Hard Feelings, by George
Former Northwest Arkansas Times publisher George Smith was among the 1,000 employees of Alltel Corp. nationwide who recently lost their jobs because of layoffs, attrition or early retirement.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
No Sources, Please: Is This a Trend?
On March 4, The Sunday Times of London published an article quoting an unnamed source with Amazon.com saying the troubled e-tailer was in talks with bricks-and-mortar monolith Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and an ?alliance? was to be announced within six weeks.
by - March 19, 2001 12:00 am
First Arvest Blows Away Competition
First Arvest Bank of Siloam Springs dominated Small Business Administration lending in 2000. Its 12 SBA loans were double that of any other single bank in the market.