by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Rob Brothers/Banking Rainmaker
While several banks have carved their own niche in Benton County, Arvest Bank has a stronghold on the Rogers market. And president Rob Brothers is continuing the precedent set before…
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by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
No Ice, Yet, at Mercantile Building
Cal Canfield has been working hard to land a restaurant and a bar for the Fayetteville Mercantile Building, but so far he’s had no luck. r”We’ve had three restaurants who…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Business Lunch – The Market at Pinnacle Point
In keeping with our Rogers Rainmakers theme for this issue, The Market at Pinnacle Point has certainly managed to make something special happen with its most unique combination rest-aurant/retail food…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Meza Harris/ Real Estate Rainmaker
For Meza Harris, selling residential real estate has been about as simple as the first question by Regis Philbin on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” rFor three consecutive years,…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
United Healthcare Grades Highest in State
Weiss Ratings Inc. recently released a report that grades the best and worst performing Health Maintenance Organizations in the nation. None of the HMOs based in Arkansas or Missouri made…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Sales Double for Outdoor America
Although the store in now smaller, sales have doubled since Outdoor America moved from Bentonville to Springdale’s Center Point Place in July, said Matt Bruton, manager of the sporting goods…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
UA Picks Five State Travel Agencies
The University of Arkansas has selected five multi-authorized, off-campus travel agencies effective Sept. 21. rThe selected businesses are Around the World Travel of Springdale, Poe Travel of Little Rock, Travel…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
ACT Center to Open in Fort Smith
Westark College in Fort Smith plans to open an ACT Center for career training, testing and licensing this fall. ACT Inc., formerly known as American College Testing, opened its first…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Fan Waves the Flag for Hong Kong Business
Within five hours of Hong Kong, you can reach half the population of the world. That was just one of the selling points of doing business in Hong Kong that…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
New Businesses – Popart Studio
Owners: Jodie Daniels and Joe HintonrAddress: P.O. Box 1702, rRogers 72757rPhone: 501-633-0500rHours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. rMonday-FridayrStart-up date: September 1rE-mail address: [email protected] Address: rwww.popartstudio.com rRelishing the visual aspects of…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
New Businesses – Freight Direct Inc.
Owner: John SisemorerAddress: 201 S. 20th St., Suite 5, rRogers 72758rPhone: 501-986-0628rHours: 24 hours via telephonerStart-up date: July 24rEmail address: [email protected] rLike pieces of a lucrative puzzle, trucking industry carriers,…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
New Businesses – iTerra Inc.
Owners: Jeff Turner, Ken Young rand Kendall PricerAddress: 501 E. Maple St., rFayetteville 72701rPhone: 501-251-7638rHours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-rFriday and by appointmentrStart-up date: June 1rEmail address: [email protected] Address:…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Outtakes – CPI Cans BusinessInk
Community Publishers Inc. has ceased publication of its “BusinessInk” section, which had appeared each Sunday since January in CPI’s two daily newspapers — the Northwest Arkansas Times of Fayetteville and…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Outtakes – Stations Fight Over Radio Host
Chuck Barrett, the radio sports talk show host at KFAY, 1030-AM in Fayetteville, recently found himself in a tug-of-war between two Little Rock stations. rBarrett, who has dominated the sports…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Morning News Zones Out, Goes Regional … Temporarily
For several days in late September, the zoned editions of The Morning News started looking like … well, the old, regional Morning News of Northwest Arkansas. rInstead of having zoned…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Schools Grow to Accommodate Northwest Arkansas
Enrollment is booming this year at both public and private schools in Northwest Arkansas. rPublic schools in Washington and Benton counties serve an enrollment of 48,712 students, up 9 percent…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
P.A.M. Transportations Services Inc.
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportations Services Inc. saw its fiscal second quarter numbers drop 1.2 percent, from $53.7 million in 1999 to $53 million in 2000. rThe company cited a decrease in…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Trammel Triumphs- Rogers? Rainmaker Shines in Community
Dick Trammel said he can get a pretty good feel for a town after spending just 30 minutes checking out the community. It takes far less time to realize the…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Senior Citizens to Get New Apartment Complex
Tom Embach of Leisure Homes Corp. in Mountain Home on Sept. 1 secured a $2.1 million loan from Arvest Springdale Bank & Trust to build a new apartment complex for…
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Creeks Retail Building Approaching Capacity
The Village on the Creeks building located at 5206 Village Parkway in Rogers is one tenant short of capacity. rLehman Properties LLC, managed by Carmen Lehman, recently got $1.75 million…