by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Washington Regional Medical Center, was one of five honored Feb. 1 by the American Hospital Association with its prestigious NOVA Award, given annually to recognize innovative, collaborative projects designed by…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
The largest highway project in Arkansas — the $459 million construction of Interstate 540 from Alma to Fayetteville — was completed in early January. The highway was officially dedicated and…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Educational needs are fueling construction in Northwest Arkansas. New high schools for both Rogers and Bentonville are the largest construction projects under way in Northwest Arkansas — totaling some $41…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
It’s a neck-and-neck race for first place between the two largest commercial contractors in Northwest Arkansas. Nabholz Construction Corp. tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s list again with $48.8 million…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Other places come and go, but the Ozark Mountain Smoke House is the Old Faithful of Dickson Street. It’s always there, dependably serving up sandwiches, salads and soups to a…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Community Publishers Inc., owner of the Benton County Daily Record, is suing Kirkpatrick Williams & Associates for $14,058. The suit, filed Jan. 8 in Benton County Circuit Court, claims the…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Daisy Manufacturing Co. has hired former Kirkpatrick Williams vice-president Joe Murfin to be its new director of marketing. Murfin was at Kirkpatrick Williams for the last decade and has 16…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is offering a special deal only for subscribers in Fayetteville. The state newspaper is offering a year’s subscription for $54.50 for residents of Fayetteville. But residents of…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
After an article that apparently got Arkansas Razorbacks Head Football Coach Houston Nutt in a bit of trouble with the NCAA, the Northwest Arkansas Times, in a Feb. 2 editorial,…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
By the end of February, Jimmy Houston, the fishing guide with his own nationally syndicated television show, plans to open a retail boat store at 2414 S. 8th St. in…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
J.R.’s Dickson Street Ballroom won’t be vacant for long. We hear owner Richard Shewmaker already has a new tenant for the Fayetteville building. David Bass, a former manager at George’s…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
You’ve probably heard that James Stobaugh is retiring later this month after a 32-year career with Bank of America Corp. and its predecessors. But he won’t be a man without…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
SunCom, an affiliate of AT&T, will open a 3,000-SF office in Fayetteville’s Singletree Plaza in March “or after,” says Randy Johnson, general manager of the company. Johnson describes SunCom as…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
On Feb. 17, Joker’s Comedy Club & Lounge will open in the Fayetteville building at 2217 N. College Ave. that previously housed Planet Rock, a nightclub that has been closed…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Remember P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.’s acquisition of Decker Transport Inc. and Van Houten Ltd. announced in November? P.A.M. Transportation did not reveal the purchase price of the Riverdale, N.J., companies…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
The new $15 million plant Simmons Foods Inc. opened in Van Buren late last year has proved so successful that the Siloam Springs-based poultry company is already expanding it. A…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Manufacturing Specialities Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is building a new $1.3 million, 40,000-SF warehouse at 2714 S.E. Industrial Parkway in Bentonville. MSI subsidiary MSI Moldbuilders will operate out of…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Sellers Properties Inc. of Bentonville is building a 12,500-SF, steel-frame office building for Brass Eagle Inc. at 1201 Southeast 30th St. in Bentonville. The $837,500 structure will serve as Brass…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
The Railroad Holdings LLC building at 119 E. Walnut St. in Rogers was refinanced Dec. 22 for $687,000 with Great Southern Bank of Springfield, Mo. The two-story, 12,000-SF building houses…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
Harold J. King, through its parent company King Industries Inc., refinanced his 12,700-SF building at 715 N. Bloomington Highway (71 Business) in Lowell. The $601,816 loan received Jan. 4 through…
