by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Hunt Stock Sales
Some top executives with J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell have sold more than $20 million of the company’s stock since the first of the year. Much of the…
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by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Restaurant Plazability?
Hope that another restaurant would replace the former Plaza Restaurant and Club on First Street in downtown Rogers seems to be fading. First National Bank of Rogers, which foreclosed on…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Ad-verse Reaction
Five employees of Blackwood Martin/CJRW were laid off during the middle two weeks of June, says Mark Blackwood, executive vice president of the Fayetteville advertising agency that merged last March…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Dixie Rises Again
There seems to be a flurry of activity at the Dixieland Mall in Rogers these days. Amid a multimillion dollar renovation, three new businesses are opening in the development. Goody’s…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Kemp?s Coming to UA
Ann Kemp is the new vice president for finance and administration for the University of Arkansas system in Little Rock. B. Alan Sugg, president of the UA system, made the…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Arvest Shuffle
The pending acquisition of two more Oklahoma banks has resulted in a sort of musical chairs among managers at the Arvest Bank Group. The latest is that Gary Head, executive…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center
The University of Arkansas’ animal science center under construction at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center on Garland Avenue in Fayetteville will be named for Pauline Whitaker of Rogers,…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Simmons Adds Reactor to Improve Water Quality
Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs plans to build a sequential batch reactor near its Southwest City, Mo., processing plant to “continue improving the water quality in the Cave Springs…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
UA Researchers Create Byproducts From Rice, Soybeans
Andrew Proctor and Navam Hettiarachchy, associate professors of food science at the University of Arkansas, are conducting research to develop new products and uses for rice and soybeans, two of…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Without Addressing Usury Law
The Arkansas Supreme Court recently decided an unusual usury lawsuit from Washington County, but the court didn’t rule on the issue of usury. Instead, its ruling was based on a…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger
This 1950s-style malt shop is a great place for a business lunch if you don’t mind the Beach Boys blasting through the speakers, cardboard cutouts of the Three Stooges looming…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Churchs Chicken Pecks Region for New Locations
Churchs Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises of Atlanta, plans to have restaurants in Northwest Arkansas within the next two years. “We’re looking,” says Mark Whittle, national director of real…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The Ghazi Shuffle: Cafe #2 Closes
If you’re having trouble keeping up with the Ghazi’s, you’re not the only one. Ghazi Issa and Steve Glenn, owners of Ghazi’s Pesto Cafe in Fayetteville, have closed their second…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Harps Humidor Smokin? the Competition
Not to be outdone by all the cigar stops opening in the area, Harps Food Stores has installed its first humidor to be able to sell premium cigars in its…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Not-So-Common Menu, Extended hours
The menu and hours are changing at The Common Grounds Gourmet Espresso Bar on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Julie Sill, one of the owners of The Common Grounds, says she had…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Fort Smith Gets New Industry, State Grant Helps Land Jobs
survey, Westark Community College and a $982,000 state grant. Applied Systems Technologies Inc., a software development company, announced it would move from Omaha, Neb., to Fort Smith, starting in mid-July….
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
It Works If You Have a Plan: Making Marketing Effective
While marketing may be second-nature in large companies, smaller firms tend to have a tough time implementing, managing and monitoring an effective marketing strategy. The title of “marketing director” is…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Challenges Test Governor
In a perfect world, Gov. Mike Huckabee could spend countless hours traveling the state — fishing, eating, shaking hands, raising campaign money, doing celebrity impersonations. He does, but we’re not…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
From Tear Gas to T-tops, Lewis Thrives For 53 Years
Shortly after Lewis Ford moved into its new building on College Avenue in Fayetteville, bungling burglars broke into the dealership. They used the company’s welding torch to cut open the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
MAACO Auto Painting
Owner: Randy Dawson Address: 3672 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Phone: 872-1111 Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday Start-Up Date: July 6 Although MAACO Auto Painting will work…