by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Lenders Takes Away
Lenders Title has downsized its Northwest Arkansas operations by eliminating reportedly six of its 11 positions between the Fayetteville and Rogers offices.
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by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Fletcher Moving to I-540
Frank Fletcher plans to move his Honda automobile dealership from downtown Bentonville to a spot ? still in the city ? along Interstate 540.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Taylor Does Dallas
Greg Taylor of Taylor Display in Springdale has saved a Dallas-based display company he once worked for by purchasing the business and adding it to his network.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Bentonville or Beverly Hills?
Bentonville?s 1-year-old subdivision, Heathrow, is fast becoming one of the most exquisite neighborhoods in Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Frank Energy Talk
Coordinated Environmental Control Inc. (Coenco), the Fayetteville climate-control systems manufacturer owned by Frank Siccardi, has impressed the University of Arkansas? head Hog.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Banana Republic, GapKids to Open in Fayetteville
Two new stores, both owned by Gap Inc., are scheduled to open in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall by early summer.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Springdale Charity Awards Grants
Springdale?s Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation on Jan. 24 awards five grants to local nonprofit organizations.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Bill Takes Aim at Pension Fund Investments
If the General Assembly approves SB 16 from Sen. Cliff Hoofman, D-North Little Rock, two state pension funds would have to quit buying real estate and sell most of the properties they own.
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.
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.