by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
The Wright market
The stock of Razorbacks closing pitcher Dan Wright is apparently on the upswing. About 40 pro scouts attended Arkansas’ Feb. 6 season-opening victory over Missouri Southern. A wave of radar…
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by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Super information highway links Cupit Street down under
Century 21 Cupit Street Realtors of Rogers is reaching customers 12,000 miles away. Using two Internet web sites — “www.Arkansas.com” and “Realtor.com” — Marcus and Kathryn Wilson of Brisbane, Australia,…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
C&C Services
Owners: Claudette Cardwell & J.S. Candy Clark Address: P.O. Box 3153, Fayetteville, 72702-3153 Phone: 501-443-5409 Hours: Office-8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday On-call 24 hours Start-up date: Sept. 1, 1998…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Classic Stone Inc.
Owner: John Herzik Address: 352 N. West Ave., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-571-2234 or pager 501-444-3132 Hours: By appointment only Start-up date: August 1998 Classic Stone Inc. provides architectural products to…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
TE scales back changes philosophy
Thompson Earnhart & Associates, the Fayetteville advertising agency, has downsized and changed its philosophy. Mike Thompson, CEO and president, says the agency is steering away from a concentration on media…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
KKIX ranks No.1 in Arbitron rating
The fall 1998 Arbitron Co. ratings, which were released Feb. 9, show KKIX-FM (KIX 104) at the top of the Northwest Arkansas radio market with 21.2 percent of the market…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Morning News ignores Reynolds Center dedication
We were perplexed when we examined the Feb. 9 issue of The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas and saw that it contained no coverage of the Feb. 8 dedication of…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
D-g by the numbers: Pounds, ounces, confusing fraction action
In a Feb. 12 article, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that police seized 31/2 ounces of methamphetamine in a drug raid of Taqueria, a Mexican restaurant at 505 Thomas Blvd. in…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Webster University opens in Fayetteville
Webster University, a private, non-profit liberal arts college based in St. Louis, opened a Fayetteville campus in January. The school, at 3444 N. College Ave., is in a building that…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
JBU raises $8 million for family center
John Brown University in Siloam Springs has raised more than $8 million to fund a new program on campus that will be called the Center for Marriage and Family Services….
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Baldor sweetens Westark gift
Westark College in Fort Smith celebrated the Feb. 8 ground breaking for a new technology center with another gift from Baldor Electric Co. and its top three executives — a…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Fuzzy’s Restaurant
1313 N. Garland Ave. Fayetteville Parking is scarce. The menus are tattered. The food is not the haute cuisine that’s over priced and over sold in other parts of town….
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Springdale to vote on liquor by the drink
Springdale voters will decide March 23 if they want liquor to be served by the drink in that city. The Springdale City Council decided Feb. 9 to hold an election…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
First Southwest Grill to open in Springdale
Chimi’s is planning to open its first Southwest Grill by mid-March at 2313 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale. The building, which previously housed New York Bagel, is currently undergoing renovations….
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Cafe Nibbles planned for May or June
Suzie Stephens, owner of Nibbles Gourmet Catering and Nibbles Food Emporium, plans to open an upscale restaurant, Cafe Nibbles, by May or June. The new restaurant will be at 3290…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Taqueria reopens after drug raid
Taqueria, a Mexican restaurant at 505 Thomas Boulevard in Springdale, reopened after closing briefly as a result of a raid by the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force. The task…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Good year predicted for Arkansas restaurants
A recent study indicates Arkansas restaurants may fare better than the national average in 1999. The study, commissioned by the National Restaurant Association and conducted by Deloitte & Touche, predicts…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
American Freighways Corp.
Tom Garrison, president and chief operating officer of American Freightways Corp., will become chief executive officer of the Harrison-based less-than-truckload company July 1. His brother, Will, who currently serves as…
by - February 15, 1999 12:00 am
Top Businessmen Deliver Symposium on Common Sense
It was billed as the “Northwest Arkansas Business Giants Forum.” It could have simply been called a symposium on common sense. Three of the state’s most successful businessmen — Don…
by - February 8, 1999 12:00 am
JBU educates future builders
Two key positions on a large construction project are that of the job superintendent and the project manager. Both positions require vast knowledge of construction as well as management skills…