by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
Walton Family Bentonville 2000 Estimated Wealth: $108 billion The world’s wealthiest family owns 38 percent of the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Founded by a down-to-earth patriarch, the late…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
Daisy Manufacturing Co. Rogers www.daisy.com If Daisy Manufacturing Co.’s technicians had returned our e-mail, their Web site would have gotten five stars. Response time to Web-based inquiries, however, is one…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
In July, we told you about the Chapter 11 “reorganization” bankruptcy of Phillips Litho’s parent company, Master Graphics Inc. of Memphis. Well, now it seems that Phil Phillips Jr., son…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
A sheriff’s deputy finally caught up with Jeffrey Humphreys in Akron, Ohio. He’s the guy we told you about last issue who had written several hot checks around Northwest Arkansas….
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
After only 28 business days of offering long-distance service in Texas, SBC Communications Inc. had captured more than 500,000 customers that represent about 700,000 phone lines. This is noteworthy because…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
Kiplinger’s personal finance magazine recently praised a number of prepaid college savings plans. Arkansas didn’t make the top 10 winners, but it did fall in with five other states where…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
The Xerox DocuTrek Road Show, a traveling multimedia demonstration, will make its first ever appearance in Northwest Arkansas Sept. 14 when it visits Rogers. Tim Stanley, president and general manager…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
The shooting of John R. Locke was featured as a major story in newspapers and television news segments nationwide. The University of Arkansas English professor was gunned down in his…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
Tuesday Eastlack, one of Northwest Arkansas’ best known chefs, is once again unemployed. In mid-May, Eastlack replaced John Sutton as executive chef at Ozark Brewing Co. in Fayetteville. By mid-August,…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE — When it comes to Arkansas’ wine country, what’s being heard through the grapevine is a song of success. Franklin County wineries Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Inc., Post Familie…
by - September 4, 2000 12:00 am
To fully wine and dine someone in Northwest Arkansas may require some home-cooked cuisine and a knowledge of which wine to select for the occasion. Aside from James at the…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
While the debate continues over which came first, both the chicken and the egg are in danger of leaving sooner than expected every time a strong wind or heavy snow…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Wind or snow damage may knock some poultry farms temporarily out of business. The cost of building houses to begin with may keep others from ever getting started. Today’s poultry…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Greg House, one of the developers of two retail/office projects under renovation in Fayetteville’s Dickson Street area, said he has leased a sub shop, Japanese restaurant and billiard hall to…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Suzie Stephens, the owner of Cafe Nibbles in Fayetteville, began catering large events on June 29. Stephens said a non-compete agreement she had made with Rich and Carolyn Siker has…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Ann’s Cafe at 21 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville started serving dinner to go in early August. The eatery — formerly K.C.’s Bagel Cafe and, before that, a Schlegel’s Bagel…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
River Grille 1003 McClain Road Bentonville For months now, we’ve been hearing about the River Grille, the most popular new upscale restaurant in Northwest Arkansas. So we had to try…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Bella Vista-based Cooper Communities had all five of its planned retirement communities listed among Where to Retire magazine’s America’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities. Cooper owns Bella Vista and Hot Springs…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Despite strong performance from its Northwest Arkansas business units, publicly traded Quorum Health Group Inc. is considering selling out. A combination of deflated profits and a seven-year-old federal fraud case…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
The Fayetteville Athletic Club topped about 200 similar facilities in a nationwide competition of Biometrics programs. The contest ran from April 1 through June 30. Biometrics is a national program…
