by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. created a division, the Northwest Arkansas Employment Center in Lowell, to fill the vacancies at its corporate headquarters and Northwest Arkansas plants. The center hires people to…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Although Northwest Arkansas has several small, locally-owned staffing agencies, many of the larger offices are divisions of national companies. The number one company on the Business Journal’s list of the…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
When it comes to daily local news coverage, the region’s two largest local newspapers are cranking out virtually the same amount of copy. But in a recent week’s sampling, The…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
StaffMark Inc. of Fayetteville, a leading provider of diversified staffing, information technology, professional and consulting services, announced on Jan. 6 the acquisition of ClinForce LLC, of Morristown, N.J.rClinForce, which has…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
During an emotional 15-minute meeting Jan. 9, shareholders of Hudson Foods Inc. approved the sale of the 25-year-old Rogers-based company to rival Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale.rMichael Hudson, president and…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Clary Development Corp. of Little Rock plans to start construction this month on a 78,355-SF shopping center in the Spring Creek Centre development in north Fayetteville. Clary Development received an…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
An $825,000 mortgage from the Bank of Arkansas in Fayetteville is being used to finance the construction of 12,600 SF of office space in the Sunbridge Center in Fayetteville. Keating…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Construction is scheduled to begin Feb. 1 on a 24,000-SF building that will be used for a new clothing store at the Ozark Factory Outlet Stores Inc. development in Springdale….
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Dandy Oil Co. Inc. of Springdale bought the Spotless Sparkle Car Wash in Bentonville on Dec. 22 for $645,000. The purchase was financed with a $515,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Newmark Foods Inc. bought two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Benton County on Dec. 15. The purchase brings the total of KFC restaurants the company has bought in Benton and…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Mark Martin, a Fayetteville lawyer, has bought the building at 2059 Green Acres Road that houses his law firm. Martin received a $272,500 mortgage from the Bank of Fayetteville on…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Another $300,000 mortgage for the construction of a 155-room Hampton Inn in Rogers was filed Dec. 22. The mortgage was issued to Rogers Lodging Associates LLC of Madison, Wisc. from…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Ownership of the Burger King restaurant at 1112 S. Thompson St. in Springdale was transferred in a $600,000 deal Dec. 16. The restaurant was sold by Burger King Limited I…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Bernice Mathias and Norman R. Moulden received a $975,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Springdale on Dec. 17 that is secured by seven duplexes in the Meadowlands subdivision in…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
The annual payroll for temporary employees in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area was $21.5 million in 1996, up from $19.4 million in 1995 and $6.2 million in 1988, according to a…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Stock prices of the major national trucking companies dropped by as much 20 percent during the last month of 1997. Investors apparently were concerned about overcapacity in the industry after…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
CaroTrans International, a division of Arkansas Best Corp., formed two new business alliances in January that expand the company’s operations in Puerto Rico and opens markets in Europe. The company…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
The national trend of outsourcing is changing the trucking industry. Some larger trucking companies are providing more than the traditional tractor/trailer rig and driver that other businesses hire to transport…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
Have you heard the Bank of Elkins has a new owner? We understand that Danville-based Chambers Bancshares Inc. has struck a deal to buy the $53 million-asset bank. No word…
by - January 26, 1998 12:00 am
can’t find a date A Fayetteville motel operator, knowing the University of Arkansas’ 1998 football schedule showed the University of Alabama game on Sept. 26, was curious about Alabama residents…
