by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
New Pitch Man
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees isn’t the only state board that athletic director Frank Broyles has appeared in front of lately. We hear Broyles went before the Arkansas…
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by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
From Bites to Bytes
The former home of Corky’s Ribs & BBQ at 637 E. Joyce Blvd. in Fay-etteville will soon house a Gateway Country store. Gateway Inc., the computer company founded in 1985,…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Central Figure
In case you’re curious, we unburied some more details on Bentonville-based Arvest Bank Group Inc.’s entry into the Pulaski County market. In round numbers, the deal to buy Little Rock’s…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Whatta Catch
Developer Gary Combs, owner of Basic Construction Co. in Springdale, may have recorded the steal of the new year. He has lured Jim Hawkins away from Tune Concrete Products Co….
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Other Worlds
We noticed that Superior Federal Bank is opening a finance company in Roland, Okla., which is about seven miles west of Fort Smith but light-years away from Arkansas’ usury law….
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Egg-spansion
George’s Inc. is expanding its commercial egg operation on Russell Road in Siloam Springs. The $1.8 million expansion includes two laying houses that will operate a total of 400,000 hens…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
Wood Named Journal Editor
Jeffrey Wood of Bentonville has been named editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, publisher Darin Gray announced Jan. 21. Wood, who has been an associate editor more than a…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
One Hog Fan?s Perspective
When I was growing up in Southeast Arkansas, I never thought of the Arkansas Razorbacks as a Fayetteville team or a Little Rock team. It just never occurred to me…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Dogs, Pigs, Muddy Tires Led DeVault to Arkansas
She had a dog named Alice and an obsession with pigs. It must have been fate. Lynn DeVault had been recruited by billionaire Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton to move to…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Asda Unveils UK Expansion Plan
Asda Group Plc., Great Britain’s third-largest supermarket chain (which was purchased for $10.8 billion by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last June), says it will open 12 new stores this year and…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
New Bentonville McDonald?s Planned
Bill and Walter Mathews plan to demolish the 20-year-old McDonald’s restaurant at 201 S. Walton Blvd. and build a new “state-of-the-art McDonald’s” in its place. Bill Mathews says he plans…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Blackboards and Basil?s Get New Chef/GM
Terry Held started the year 2000 by moving to Northwest Arkansas to be executive chef and general manager for Basil’s Cafe in Rogers and Blackboards Cafe in Bella Vista. Both…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant
1998 N. College Ave. Fayetteville This is one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Northwest Arkansas and definitely our favorite for atmosphere, what with the glassed-in room and lush greenery…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Mother-Daughter Teams Work Well Together
Sheron Harp and Cammie Harp Scott hadn’t planned on working as a mother-daughter team, but then, everyone’s heard about what happens to best-laid plans. Life often intervenes. And that sometimes…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Mercy Health?s Physician Deselection Not Antitrust, Justice Department Says
Mercy Health System’s selective contracting with Benton County physicians is apparently not anti-competitive or illegal under federal law, the U.S. Justice Department has said. Congressman Asa Hutchinson asked the Justice…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Sparks Bonds Downgraded by Moody?s
Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded the rating on about $7 million worth of bonds issued by Sparks Regional Medical Center from Aa3 to A2. That’s a two-notch drop for the…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Queen of ?The Hill? Focuses on Big Picture
Katie Hill is a Renaissance woman. The most powerful female on the University of Arkansas campus has been an abstract expressionist painter, a science teacher, a personnel director, a factory…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Female Executive Excels in Agriculture Business
Carl Johnson was looking for someone to replace himself as Tyson Foods Inc.’s vice president of asset and risk management, he wanted to hire an equally capable executive. Johnson says…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
The Original Coney Island
Owner: Debbie Lamborn Address: 1003 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 501-254-0232 Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday- Friday; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Start-up date: Dec. 13…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Storybook Cottage
Owner: Jennifer Fielding Address: 209 W. Elm St., Rogers, 72756 Phone: 501-246-0747 Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Start-up date: Nov. 26…