by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Team Working Overtime on IBP Deal
A handful of Tyson Foods officials have been working tirelessly trying to see that the proposed buyout of IBP Inc. is realized.
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by - February 2, 2001 2:45 pm
Tyson Recalls Chicken Wings
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale recalls its Tastybird Buffalo Style Wings of Fire, saying they could contain an undeclared allergen.
by - January 31, 2001 11:12 am
Vlasic Files for Chapter 11; Swanson Safe for Now
Vlasic Foods International Inc., which has a Swanson plant in Fayetteville, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agrees to sell its core pickle business and its line of Open Pit barbecue sauce to H.J. Heinz Co. for $195 million.
by - January 30, 2001 12:29 pm
Edgewater to Buy Back 16 Million Shares
Edgewater Technology Inc. says the final tally for its tender offer was 24.4 million shares, which means that owners of 85 percent of the company?s outstanding common shares want to sell them back for $8 per share.
by - January 29, 2001 10:57 am
Tyson Reports Sales Drop; IBP Offer Clears Review
Tyson Foods Inc. exceeds fiscal first quarter estimates with 12 cents diluted earnings per share, but continued poor market conditions had the company coming up short of its sales and earnings from the same period last year.
by - January 26, 2001 4:35 pm
First Federal Bancshares Sees High in 4Q
Earnings for First Federal Bancshares Inc.?s fourth quarter are down, but the company sees a 52-week stock high of $19 per share during the quarter ended Dec. 31.
by - January 25, 2001 11:26 am
Tyson Extends Offer ? Again
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale extend the expiration date again on its offer to purchase 50.1 percent of IBP Inc.’s common stock.
by - January 25, 2001 11:25 am
Edgewater to Buy Back Tendered Shares
Shareholders jump to unload 26.6 million shares of Edgewater Technology Inc. at $8 per share, but the company says it only has enough cash to buy back 61 percent.
by - January 22, 2001 9:41 am
TWA-American Deal May Affect XNA
Flights by Trans States Airlines between Northwest Arkansas and St. Louis could be affected by the pending acquisition of TWA by American Airlines, since Trans States is under contract by TWA.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Pay, Parental Help Needed (Editorial)
We acknowledge that one problem with education in Arkansas is that most teachers are underpaid. But letters from teachers to legislators indicate another problem: lack of parental involvement in their children’s education.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Jenianne?s to Open in February
Jenianne’s on Center will offer the downtown Fayetteville lunch crowd “some place they can get in and out of for 5 bucks,” says Tommy Stitt, who will be opening the restaurant at 31 E. Center St.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Christy, Nibbles to Merge Stores
Suzie Stephens and Christy Adams plan to merge their two gourmet food stores in Fayetteville into one as of March 1.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Cafe Nibbles Downscales
Jim Hatfield, feeling that prices at his Cafe Nibbles, which he opened with his wife, Suzie Stephens, in Fayetteville, are scaring away customers, will change the menu.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Marty?s Cafe Serves Up Down-Home Deals
Marty’s Cafe in Bentonville offers delicious Southern fare in generous portions.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Highway Commission May Get Legislative Overhaul
During the current legislative session, term limits and selection practices could change at the Highway Commission.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
White Christmas, Blue Business
Icy roads in Northwest Arkansas in December put a freeze on some business activity.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Extends Deadline on IBP Buyout Offer
The extension, to 11 p.m. local time Wednesday, doesn’t change the terms and conditions of the offer to buy 50.1 percent of IBP’s common stock.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
St. Edward Pushes CEO and Web Site
Cards in St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith solicit suggestions or complaints on behalf of hospital CEO John Hoffman. Other stacks promote the St. Edward Web Site.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Arvest Investors Get Kemper Scoop
Robert J. Froehlich, vice president of Kemper Funds Group’s Zurich Scudder Investments, speaks at an invitation-only reception sponsored by Arvest Asset Management of Lowell, which sells Kemper investment products.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Fletcher Opens Daewoo Lot
Frank Fletcher Daewoo opens in Rogers, next door to Frank Fletcher Chrysler Dodge on U.S. Highway 71.