by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
A Rogers eyesore is being turned into the state’s first semiconductor processing equipment manufacturing plant. The former Gordos electronic component manufacturing plant at 1000 N. 2nd St. in Rogers was…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Richard Alexander and Robert Merry-Ship bought the old Pyatt Building at 205 N. College Ave. for $360,000 through their North College Development Co. Alexander and Merry-Ship purchased the 8,500-SF property…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
There’s a move afoot by several Northwest Arkansas Internet service providers to form a local association — a group that they hope will give them greater lobbying power and provide…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
The board of Dillard’s Inc. has declared a cash dividend of 4 cents per share on class A and B common stock. The dividend is payable Feb. 1 to shareholders…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Hudson Foods Inc. and two former employees entered “not guilty” pleas Jan. 5 to federal charges that they lied during a government investigation that led to the largest meat recall…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Treadco Inc. has settled its dispute with Bandag Inc. and certain of Bandag’s current and former employees. Under the settlement terms, Treadco received a one-time payment and will report additional…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Century 21 Cupit Street Realtors of Fayetteville scored a major coup Dec. 18 when it merged with Cooper Homes Realty in Bella Vista. Cooper Homes, a division Cooper Communities, the…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Two Northwest Arkansas consulting firms have created an alliance with a third firm to integrate and combine their services in OSHA consulting, compliance programs and training and other areas. Mike…
by - December 21, 1998 12:00 am
Things won’t change much when Crown Group Inc. of Dallas takes over Rogers-based Car-Mart in January. Car-Mart, with $52 million in annual revenue, has a reputation in northwest Arkansas for…
by - December 21, 1998 12:00 am
With the acquisition of Robert Walters Plc in November, Fayetteville-based StaffMark Inc. became a global company that deals primarily with professional and technical workers. The $179 million acquisition will give…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc., which makes building components from recycled plastic and sawdust, will expand its Springdale operations threefold with a multimillion-dollar bond issue endorsed Oct. 27 by the…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas didn’t promise that its list of major contributions, compiled at the request of our sister publication, Arkansas Business, was comprehensive. But we immediately noticed one notable…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Among the names planted recently at the base of the J. William Fulbright Memorial Peace Fountain at the University of Arkansas are those of Alan and Arlene Alda. The actor,…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
All we know at this point is that TransMontaigne Oil Co. is in the process of making another acquisition. Company officials aren’t willing to give us details for another week….
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Ozark Aircraft Systems LLC is looking for about 300 airframe and propulsion mechanics to staff its new facilities at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. “Hard to believe, isn’t it?” says…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Last month’s announcement that Harold Korell would succeed Charles Scharlau as CEO of Southwestern Energy Co. on Jan. 1 wasn’t clear about whether Scharlau is considering retirement any time soon….
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. apparently believes Fayetteville is now big enough to have a spokesman of its own. Bobby Ferrell, a Fayetteville native who is well known in the community,…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
Members of the University of Arkansas’ Native American Student Association were flabbergasted when Chancellor John White spoke at the group’s annual pow wow in Barnhill Arena on Oct. 24. During…
by - November 2, 1998 12:00 am
If you were driving down Arkansas Highway 265 between Fayetteville and Springdale on the weekend of the War Eagle Crafts Fair (Oct. 17), you might have noticed that traffic was…
by - October 26, 1998 12:00 am
The next wave of competition among northwest Arkansas health care providers seems to center on care for women and children. In late September, Northwest Health System announced work would begin…
