by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Dotnet
Owner: Jason Dunk Address: P.O. Box 7106, Springdale, 72762 Phone: 501-927-2732 Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday Start-up date: Dec. 13 As technology continues to permeate the business world,…
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by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Chapel Gardens
Owners: Frank and Norma Farrer Address: 201 N.W. “A” St., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 501-254-0016 Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Saturday Start-up date: Jan. 4 Family ties pulled together…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Tyson Client Out of Business
AmeriServe Food Distribution Inc., the nation’s largest food and supplies distributor to restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 31. About 40 percent of the distributor’s accounts are with…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Darnell Hired as News Director
It’s official. As reported in the Dec. 27 “Whispers” column, Gary Darnell is now news director for KPOM/KFAA, Channels 24/51, which currently has offices in Fort Smith and Rogers. Darnell…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Taking Stock: Morning News Offers a Rerun
We’re not sure how many people still get their stock quotes from newspapers. But anyone who checked The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Jan. 29 for quotes on stocks…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Bigfoot High on Meth Madness
We didn’t think it was possible for anything to knock “meth madness” off the newscasts of KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, but something finally did. Bigfoot. The station ran several news segments…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
?Blue-eyed Bats? Made D-G Story Readable
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Robert J. Smith made a potentially dry story readable by referring to “blue-eyed bats and bald eagles” in the first paragraph. The story, which was published Jan….
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
School Construction Tops Commercial List
Construction at schools in Northwest Arkansas continued to dominate the area’s commercial projects in 1999. The largest commercial firms also tackled more expensive projects than they did in 1998. The…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Analysts Squawk, Balk After Record Tyson Quarter
Despite a record first quarter, Tyson Foods Inc. saw its stock continue to wallow below the $20 mark through the first of February. Even after it was announced Jan. 31…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Super 8 Merges, Restructures Debt
Paul J. Shulte, president and CEO of Supertel Hospitality Inc. of Norfolk, Neb., refinanced his company’s Super 8 Hotel at 1075 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville. The transaction was part…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Fayetteville Club Reshapes Mortgage
Bob Shoulders, managing member of Athletic Clubs of America LLC, refinanced his 50,000-SF Fayetteville Athletic Club and seven acres of property at 2920 E. Zion Road in Fayetteville. He got…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Springdale No. 1 in Fire Station Facilities
City reserve funds were used to pay for the new 23,400-SF Springdale Fire Station No. 1 at 417 S. Holcomb St. The $3.6 million facility was built on the 1.74-acre…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Mathias ?Centers? Himself With More Springdale Space
Sam Mathias, through his Mathias Properties, got $3.4 million in financing in December from Arkansas National Bank and Bank of Arkansas. He’s using $1.9 million to add a KFC restaurant…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Pinnacle Point Has Kodak Moment
Eastman Kodak Co. has already leased space in the new 28,000-SF office building Collins Haynes is adding to his Pinnacle Point development in Rogers. On Dec. 22, First National Bank…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Israel Property Ideal for Quick Shop
Developer Ben Israel is excited about the corner lot he acquired in December at the intersection of U.S. Highway 412 and Hidden Lake Road in east Springdale. Israel sold his…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Bentonville Vet Building Offices
Larry A. Rose, a full-time veterinarian and part-time commercial real estate developer, is developing 22 acres on Southeast Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. Rose and his wife, Angela J. Rose, got…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Clary Continues With Wedington Plans
Steve Clary’s Clary Development Corp. in Little Rock secured financing Jan. 3 for the Sonic Drive-In that will be part of his Wedington Place commercial development on Arkansas Highway 16…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Tailgaters Wag the Hog by Partying Hardier in LR
The University of Arkansas is just not a party school — at least not when it comes to tailgating. Veterans of the football circuit say the UA just doesn’t measure…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Parking Condo Tried Before in Fayetteville
South Carolina businessman Major Whisnant hopes to bring his company’s Gameday Park concept to Fayetteville, especially if additional ball games are scheduled on campus. But one version of the company’s…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
A View for Everyone
Three years ago, Gary Hirshberg decided Northwest Arkansas had a fair sampling of elite neighborhoods. What the market needed, he says, was an upscale community for everyone. Hirshberg, the project…