by - May 10, 1999 12:00 am
National Home Centers Rebuilding, Predicts Profits
After losing money four years in a row, Springdale-based National Home Centers is poised to turn a profit in the first quarter of 1999. And the company, which has closed…
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by - May 6, 1999 12:00 am
And the Bernie goes to . . .
We congratulate the Arkansas Traveler, the University of Arkansas’ student newspaper, for getting the scoop April 26 that Bernard Madison was about to resign as dean of the UA’s Fulbright…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Colleges’ Funding Good for Arkansas
Benton county legislators proud of results The University of Arkansas and NorthWest Community College are the region’s biggest beneficiaries of money appropriated by the 82nd Arkansas General Assembly. That bodes…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
From Llama to Gerogia
The team of four that made up Llama Co.’s structured finance division is moving to Atlanta to join Jackson Securities Inc. by mid May. Llama Co. announced on April 23…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
The Piggyback Trail
Northwest Arkansas may soon get its own regional intermodal authority. Cliff McKinney, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department’s intermodal transportation planner, met April 29 with some Northwest Arkansas mayors, chamber…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Green with Envy
It’s been nearly a year since Stanley D. Green left Southwestern Energy Co. where he had been chief financial officer and executive vice president, but the ties remain strong. Especially…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Garnering a Company
Llama Asset Management Co. is about to become Garner Asset Management Co. Rebecca Garner, who purchased Llama Asset Management last month from Alice Walton, says the name change should be…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Hot from the Source
Pepper Source Ltd., a company that makes pepper sauces, is looking to construct a manufacturing facility between Rogers and Avoca. The company is based in Metairie, La., a suburb of…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Don’t Press Us
This year, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is excluding members of the press from the question-and-answer session the company holds after its annual shareholders meeting. That means the press will be able…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Corporate Stonewalling?
Remember the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal article on Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s defense of personal injury lawsuits (“Settle suits? Not when you’re Wal-Mart,” Dec. 14, 1998)? Apparently, plaintiffs attorneys across the…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Brewery to Expand?
We hear Ozark Brewing Co. plans to close its Ozark Baking and Catering location at 313 West Dickson St. in Fayetteville and expand its building at 430 West Dickson St….
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Mathias Rolls on with Refinancing
Mathias Shopping Centers Inc. of Springdale combined and refinanced its notes on seven shopping centers across Northwest Arkansas. The $6.6 million loan received Feb. 22 from the First National Bank…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
D-day for Allies Set for Year 2000
West Allies LLC, a subsidiary of Keating Joint Ventures of Fayetteville, received a $3.6 million mortgage in March from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The loan, signed by company president Richard…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Maxillo Surgery Center is a Cut Above the Rest
The Maxillo Facial Surgery Center, owned by Dr. Scott Bolding and Dr. Steve Skoch, recently opened its new 7,000-SF surgical center at 2926 W. Huntsville Ave. in Springdale. BSW Holdings…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Fieldstone Leaves No Option Unturned
Fieldstone Homes LLC, a Bentonville construction company, received a $1 million mortgage March 3 that is being used to refinance its remaining lots in the Crystal Heights Subdivision, which are…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Charlton in Charge of New Office Complex
John W. Charlton’s new 15,500-SF office building at the corner of S.E. “J” Street and 22nd Street in Bentonville should be completed by July 1. That’s when a vendor to…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Firm Gets Grip on New Building
Jorgensen & Associates Consulting Engineers of Fayetteville is building an 11,000-SF office complex at 124 W. Sunbridge Drive in Fayetteville. David L. Jorgensen, the company’s owner, received a $716,000 mortgage…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Farmer Doesn’t Travel Pharr to Buy Business
Gene Pharr of Lincoln has purchased a 67-acre farm on Cane Hill Road in Lincoln where he plans to produce chickens for George’s Inc. Pharr received a $700,000 mortgage March…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Resses Piece Addition to Farm
Keith and Kaye Reese of 20296 Garner Road in Gentry bought a second poultry farm March 15 for $612,000. They received a mortgage from Regions Bank in Rogers for the…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Huge Home Nears Completion
Rogers lawyer David R. Matthews and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Matthews, received a $560,000 mortgage March 4 from First National Bank & Trust. The note is for their 6,075-SF home…