Northwest Arkansas

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Freightways Sees Growth

$12.5 million headquarters’ expansion planned Logistics expert Tim Quillin says American Freightways Corp.’s $12.5 million headquarters expansion in Harrison will be money well spent. The Stephens Inc. analyst says that’s…

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New England Service

American Freightways, which operates more than 25,400 pieces of revenue-generating equipment, including tractors, trailers and freight dollies, is also expanding its service. Starting in April, the company will add seven…

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Fort Smith Buyout

Trans-States Lines Inc., bought out Dec. 17 by eight employees led by president and CEO Bill Clark, will see no real operational changes under its new leadership. Clark bought the…

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Great Scott! New CEO

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss The resignation of David Glass, the man who turned a small-town chain of discount stores into the world’s biggest retailer, has…

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Woody and Bernstein

We understand he doesn’t even remotely resemble Dustin Hoffman, the actor who played him in “All the President’s Men,” but some people still recognized Carl Bernstein when he was in…

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Details, Details

OK, so what did the famous reporter do while he was in town? Well, Bassett says, while he was with Bernstein, the two men talked and dined at Uncle Gaylord’s…

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Doss Has Vision

West Doss, who served for the past two years as chief of staff for Congressman Asa Hutchinson, moved back to Northwest Arkansas in late December to serve as president of…

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Cashing In

Lee Scott Jr., the newly crowned CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., made several sizable stock transactions before the end of 1999. On Nov. 18, the logistics expert and former merchandising…

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Bear Paw Going

TransMontaigne Inc., the Denver-based transportation, storage, terminaling and wholesale marketer of petroleum products that has substantial offices in Fayetteville, is selling its Bear Paw Energy Inc. subsidiary. Bear Paw Energy…

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Coaching Change

A familiar face has returned to head the corporate finance department at Stephens Inc. in Little Rock. J. Dale Dawson, who oversaw the department in the early 1990s, is back…

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Outlasting the Rest

GCM among area’s most senior computer companies Gary McLendon’s company may be the granddaddy of all computer companies in Northwest Arkansas. Founded in 1983 by McLendon and a partner, GCM…

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Are We Wimping Out?

I’m puzzled by our local enterprise development community, both the public and private sectors. Why is it so conservative in matters involving technology? When fortunes are being made in technology-focused…

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Nel’s Hallmark

Owner: Nelda and Richard Allen Address: 1404 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, 72703 Phone: 501-443-3663 Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday- Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday Start-up date: Nov. 26…

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Welcome Inc.

Owner: Lisa Leonard Address: 123 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-267-1254 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: Nov. 15 In the business of welcoming, smiles become…

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ADGX Graphic Design

Owners: Alex and Nicole Darmstaedter Address: 120 W. Central Ave., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 501-271-2349 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday- Friday Start-up date: Oct. 15 Memorable logos and company…

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CJRW Hires Nashville PR Firm

Arkansas’ largest advertising, marketing and public relations agency has hired a Nashville, Tenn., public relations firm to stake out business in new markets. Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods hired McNeely Pigott…