by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
St. Mary?s Hospital Chooses New Blood Supplier
Effective Jan. 15, the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks began supplying blood to St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers.
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by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
InsuranceNoodle.com Targets Arkansas Small Businesses
Arkansas? small businesses now have access to several big names in insurance.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
UA Renames Business School
In an unprecedented move toward simplification and clarity, on Jan. 26 the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees struck a word from the name of the business college in Fayetteville.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
UA Solicits Proposals to Renovate Carnall Hall
Feb. 15 is the deadline to submit proposals to renovate Carnall Hall, the second oldest building on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, to be used as a historic inn and restaurant.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Payday Lenders Gave $15,000 to Pryor?s AG Race
Two members of Attorney General Mark Pryor?s legal staff ? including one who had warned that payday lending was unconstitutional ? were discouraged from testifying before legislators in the 1999 legislative session.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Pryor?s Money Store Contributors
The following is a list of contributions from Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas to Mark Pryor during and, in one case, after his 1998 campaign.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
NARTI Shows Health Care Versatility
Over the last two years, the Northwest Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute has pursued a series of changes to become a strong, dependable provider of cancer treatment.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Limitless Sky Entertainment Opens
Since their days in a Harrison junior high school, friends Robert Selby, Richard Davis and Eric Roberts have enjoyed putting on a show.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
A. Yumang Rehab Services PA Opens
After working for 10 years as a physical therapist, most recently at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ray Yumang decided to open his own clinic.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
ABComputers Opens in Pea Ridge
Lila and Charles Pettyjohn opened ABComputers to offer a full-service computer store to Pea Ridge.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Eagle Jocks to Fly Coop
Jon Williams and Zach Arns, hosts of the ?Jon & Zach Morning Show? on KJEM, ?The Eagle? 93.3 FM, are moving to sister station KMXF, ?Hot Mix? 101.9 FM.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Times Editor to Resign
Ritta Martin Basu, executive editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times of Fayetteville, announced on Jan. 17 that she will resign from her job effective Feb. 16.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Council Violated Spirit of FOI Law
We believe the Fayetteville City Council violated the spirit of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act on Jan. 16 when it voted 5-4 in private for an interim city attorney, then convened in public to stage a fake unanimous vote.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
A Democracy of One
Web visitors put football gambling question over Highway Commission issue.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Freightways Tops Y2K?s Biggest Deals
American Freightways Corp. came through the initial gas crunch of 2000 in much better shape than other trucking companies.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Beverly Enterprises Names New CEO
On Feb. 1, Fort Smith?s Beverly Enterprises Inc. appointed William R. Floyd its new CEO.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Edgewater to Spend $130 Million to Buy Back Shares
Edgewater Technology Inc. will spend $130 million to buy back about 16.25 million shares of its stock for $8 per share, the company announced on Jan. 29.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Ups and Downs for First Federal Bancshares
Earnings for First Federal Bancshares Inc.?s fourth quarter were down, but the company saw a 52-week stock high of $19 per share during the quarter ended Dec. 31.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Southwestern Energy Successfully Drills in La.
On Jan. 25, Fayetteville?s Southwestern Energy Co. announced a successful exploration well in Assumption Parish, La.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Buys Garden.com Contents
Garden.com Inc., an online gardening products retailer, on Jan. 24 announced that it had sold its Web page content assets to Walmart.com and its brand assets to Burpee Holding Co., the parent company of W. Atlee Burpee & Co.