by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Las Fajitas
Owner: Luis Avelar and Meliton Montes Address: 5266 N. Thompson St., Springdale, 72765 Phone: 501-872-1346 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday Start-up date:…
Northwest Arkansas
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by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
KFSM, KHOG Split Nielsen Honors
Northwest Arkansas’ two leading television stations have both claimed a victory in the latest Neilsen ratings. KFSM-TV, Channel 5, still leads in all three weekday news time slots (5 p.m.,…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Business Matters Hires Editor
Business Matters, the weekly business section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has hired a new editor to oversee the section. Chris Sheffield started his new job Jan. 10. Sheffield received a…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
An Auspicious Beginning for Business Ink
The Northwest Arkansas Times announced the launch of its new business section, Business Ink, in the Jan. 9 issue of the paper with a display advertisement that said the section…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Now, is That Really Front-page News?
In its effort to be a statewide newspaper and a Northwest Arkansas newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has lumped some unlikely stories on Page 1. On Jan. 19, a story about…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Region?s Largest Law Firms Are in Washington County
The largest law firms in Northwest Arkansas tend to be in Washington County, according to the latest rankings compiled by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. The Bassett Law Firm, with…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Introduces Incentive Pay
An eight-foot sculpted ice rooster, a high-tech video presentation and the announcement of CEO Wayne Britt’s new incentive pay plan marked Tyson Foods Inc.’s 37th annual shareholders meeting Jan. 14…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Two Northwest Arkansas Business Leaders Die
In January, Northwest Arkansas lost two prominent businessmen, each a pioneer in his own industry. Thomas Alan Jacoway, 53, CEO of Artran Inc., died Jan. 9, following a long illness….
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Lakeside Offices Will Look Like Millsap
Two 25,200-SF office buildings on Moberly Lane, just south of Arkansas 102 in Bentonville, will be identical to two office buildings on Millsap Road in Fayetteville. That’s because Lindsey Green…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Charltons Charge on With Bentonville Addition
John and Mike Charlton, co-owners of Charlton Development Co. in Bentonville, have started construction on their $3.9 million Brightwood Subdivision on Arkansas Highway 12, west of Bentonville. First Security Bank…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Fayetteville Bank Building Changes Hands, Again
Bank of America’s 75,887-SF building on the east side of the downtown Fay-etteville square was bought Jan. 15 by the Arkansas Teachers Retirement System. The $3.5 million deal included 60…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Hunt Builds More Offices
Douglas Sperber, operating manager for NWA #1 LLC, got a $2.4 million loan Dec. 15 from Arkansas National Bank in Bentonville. The capital is being used to build a second…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Oral Surgeon Builds Fayetteville Subdivision
J.B. Hays, a dentist and oral surgeon with offices at Village on the Creeks in Rogers, is building a $3.5 million, 52-lot upscale subdivision with Mark Foster just east of…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Kohl?s to Build Fayetteville Store
Retailer will open in new CMN Business Park II Kohl’s Corp. plans to build an 80,000-SF department store in Fay-etteville’s CMN Business Park II, across the Fulbright Expressway from the…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Dunn to Close Clothing Store
Bruce Dunn is closing his upscale clothing store in downtown Fayetteville and may reopen it a month later as another entity. Mister Guy has been located off the downtown square…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Stadium Shuffle
UA trustees deal with football issue The ten University of Arkansas trustees are about to decide whether to move any of the Razorbacks’ football games from War Memorial Stadium in…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Trustees from Little Rock
William E. “Bill” Clark Home town: Little Rock Resides: Little Rock Appointed by: Then-Gov. Jim Guy Tucker Term expires: March 1, 2004 Education: University of Arkansas, bachelor’s degree, electrical engineering,…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Trustees From the Rest of the State
J. Thomas May Home town: El Dorado Resides: Pine Bluff Appointed by: Then-Gov. Jim Guy Tucker Term expires: March 1, 2003 Education: University of Arkansas, bachelor’s degree, 1971; MBA, 1972….
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Trustees from Northwest Arkansas
Charles E. Scharlau Home town: Mountain Home Resides: Fayetteville Appointed by: Gov. Mike Huckabee Term expires: March 1, 2007 Education: University of Arkansas, law degree, 1951 Business: Chairman, Southwestern Energy…
by - January 24, 2000 12:00 am
Finance, Real Estate Popular With Women
Northwest Arkansas is home to about one-tenth of the state’s women-owned businesses, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statewide, the state had nearly 55,000 businesses owned…