by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Publisher hunts for dream property
Steve Trolinger bought 119 wooded acres in rural Benton County Dec. 11 from Rachel T. Coler for $750,000. The land is full of turkeys and deer and Trolinger, publisher of…
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by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Rebel’s cause is lower rates
Mike Hill, through his parent company Rebel Enterprises Inc., refinanced Dec. 21 the property occupied by Custom Embroidering Inc. and Vicenza’s Restaurant in Fayetteville. Vicenza’s, which occupies lots 15 and…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Su casa is now Casa Americana’s
Casa Americana’s Linda Parnell, president of Casa Americana of Fayetteville, bought the Maple Terrace Apartments on Dec. 14 from Frank Kerr, president of Kerr Investments, for $304,000. The complex includes…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Trucking company borrows money
Tri-City Transport Inc. of 110 W. Olrich St. in Rogers recently obtained a $200,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Rogers. Company president Kyle D. Castor Sr. and secretary Judith…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Voice of Razorbacks retires from TV
Mike Nail is retiring from television. After 35 years in broadcasting, the sports director for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29 says he is ready for a break. Nail plans to leave the…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Morning News D-G has personnel changes
Ben Pollock was scheduled to take over as night metro editor at The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Jan. 25. Pollock and his wife had been managing a bed…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Red Sea parts as highway opens
The opening of Interstate 540 from Alma to Fayetteville on Jan. 8 was hailed by state television newscasts as something akin to the second coming of Christ. KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
D-G columnist slams men’s magazine
Jennifer Christman, a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, criticized Men’s Health magazine in her column on Jan. 17 saying it’s a “women’s magazine that’s just for men.” Christman may be…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Bankers don’t like ‘know-your-customer’ rule
Local bankers aren’t any happier with the proposed “know-your-customer” rule than are their brethren across the nation. The rule, as proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is intended to…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
New branches still popular
Bank of Fayetteville and First National Bank and Trust Co. of Rogers are among the latest to begin work on new branches in 1999. Bank of Fayetteville’s branch is at…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Economic forecast scheduled for February
Outlook ’99, an economic forecast for Northwest Arkansas and sponsored by First National Bank of Springdale, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Guest speakers for the event include Mike…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Dr. Joyce Brothers to speak at Bentonville
World-renowned psychologist, columnist and author Dr. Joyce Brothers will be the keynote speaker Feb. 3 at the Women & Heart Disease Luncheon sponsored by Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas….
by - January 18, 1999 12:00 am
Property Taxes Already Taxing Legislature
This legislative session is seeing ad valorem turn into ad nauseum. Sen. David Malone, D-Fayetteville, says at least half of the 50 proposals already before the General Assembly have to…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Fayetteville tests new era in radio
Twenty-first century radio came early for two Fayetteville stations. Gulf Star Communications Inc. for the last 12 months has pioneered the world’s first multi-market distribution of localized morning shows through…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Sam’s town sees changes
Sam Walton wanted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s corporate home town to look as though Norman Rockwell could live there. More than six years after Walton’s death, this small Northwest Arkansas city…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Tech magazine touts Tyson, Wal-Mart
Two Northwest Arkansas companies have made Computerworld magazine’s list of America’s top 100 companies for effective use of information technology. Tyson Foods Inc. made the list for its use of…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Here they come
We’re about to better understand how college coaches feel during rebuilding years with lots of new, unproven players. The arrival of the 1999 Arkansas General Assembly brings 58 new faces…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
A competent craftsman never blames his tool
Computers do not make investment decisions. Computers do not make investment decisions any more than power saws and air nailers make houses. Each are only tools of their respective craftsmen….
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
UA offers new business geographics course
This month, for the first time, the University of Arkansas will offer a full-semester course on business geographics. Business geographics uses geographic information systems, sometimes called GIS, technology to assist…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Siloam doctors form partnership
Thirteen physicians, concerned that changes in health care threatened the choices of their patients, have formed a partnership in Siloam Springs. The group, operating under the name Community Physicians Group,…