by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Fayetteville’s last remaining commercial airline announced it will leave for the new regional airport at Highfill, almost as an afterthought to the mass exodus of four other air carriers by…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Nancy Clarke, marketing services coordinator for Fiskars Inc. of Madison, Wis., says it’s business as usual at Syroco Arkansas Inc. following her company’s May 1, $70 million purchase of the…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
DaySpring Cards Inc. of Siloam Springs was purchased July 21, by Hallmark Cards Inc.of Kansas City Mo. DaySpring, a leader in Christian greeting cards, was previously owned by Cook Communications…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Spinoff tailspin prompts sale of Swift-Armour division; local Swanson plant unaffected Vlasic Foods International, one of the seven companies that was spun off by Campbell Soup in March 1998, has…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Food retailers in Great Britain have begun slashing prices in preparation for the arrival of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in late July. The Bentonville-based retail giant purchased Asda Group PLC, Britain’s…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Mark Henry, general manager of AQ Chicken House in Springdale, says the company plans to build its third major restaurant at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 102 and Southwest “A”…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Marketplace Grill has a comfortable, rustic atmosphere, great food and fast service. On a recent office lunch excursion, my co-workers were unanimous. Thumbs were up for Marketplace Grill. It had…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
The Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education marked its official opening, albeit in temporary quarters, on July 19 and the center is still accepting enrollment for its first class,…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
An $80,000 donation from an anonymous donor paid for the recent purchase of new mammography equipment at Bella Vista Medical Center. The new equipment includes a new breast imaging system,…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
A couple of the region’s hospitals have been cited for achievements recently. Two marketing projects by St. Mary’s Hospital and Mercy Health System were recognized in the 16th annual Healthcare…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
The ground breaking for the region’s newest hospital, Willow Creek Women’s Hospital, was held July 12 at Johnson. A joint project whose partners include physicians from Parkhill Clinic for Women…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Owner: Tony Raben Address: 350 E. Millsap Road, Fay- etteville, 72701 Phone: 501-442-4495 Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Owner: Marie Stewart Phone: 501-643-2424 Hours: 24 hours via answering machine Start-up date: Feb. 1 Singing in the shower, people can imagine themselves on a stage facing the bright lights…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Owner: Brian and Brenda Down Address: 900C S.W. “A” St., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 271-8644 Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday- Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Start-up date:…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Workers put old face on 26-year-old building The $15.9 million renovation of the Arkansas Union building on the University of Arkansas campus is scheduled to be completed by the time…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
The Walton Family Foundation recently gave $1 million to the creative writing program at the University of Arkansas. Of that amount, $350,000 will be used to bring guest writers to…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
For the 1998-99 school year, private gifts to the University of Arkansas reached an all-time high of $85.2 million, an increase of 203 percent from $28.1 million the previous year….
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Kevin Scanlon, president of Stephens Sports Management Inc. of Little Rock, has been swamped by advertisers trying to buy a piece of University of Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt’s weekly…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas made at least $78,781 in May as host of its first NCAA Baseball Tournament regional. The three-day event at Baum Stadium drew 21,743 spectators and grossed…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Arkansas is spending about $200,000 for its new theater in the J. Frank Broyles Athletic Center. The facility takes up half of the old, 50-yard indoor work out area and…
