by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Two commercial buildings on North College Avenue in Fayetteville were mortgaged Nov. 18 for $440,000. Kenneth and Kathie Marvin received two separate mortgages on property from the Bank of Arkansas…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
The construction of three fourplexes in Bentonville is being financed with a $375,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Bentonville. Tolbert Edwards received the loan Nov. 14 and is using…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
George’s Inc. of Springdale received a $15 million line of credit from Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas in Russellville on Dec. 8. The loan was signed by Monty Henderson…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Invista Capital Management Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa, has purchased 6.7 million shares of Tyson Foods Inc. stock, making Invista the third largest holder of Tyson Foods stock with 6.1…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
By next Christmas, a giant, illuminated running Razorback may scamper along the roof of Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus, if Jennings Osborne, the Little Rock businessman…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Some things never die, like our interest in the carved bust of H.G. “Jack” Frost that, until a few months ago, graced the entrance of the Harvey and Bernice Jones…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
It’s an inglorious end to what was one of the area’s finest restaurants for 10 years. The remains of the Plaza Restaurant & Club at 200 S. First St. in…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
Expect word soon from the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce about a new annual summer festival. We don’t know the name or the location, but then, we’re told, neither does anyone…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
The Fayetteville building that housed Consumers Food and Drug until the store moved to Bella Vista in November may soon be leased to another tenant, says Joe Fred Starr, owner…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
James Dennie, the former owner and president of the former Dentech Systems Inc. of Springdale, was released from prison Jan. 7 after serving exactly one year of his sentence. Dennie…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
The contract to renovate and expand the Arkansas Union building at the University of Arkansas will be awarded to Kinco Inc. within the next two weeks. The company, with offices…
by - January 12, 1998 12:00 am
John W. Cole, who is behind construction of Singletree Plaza, a 15,900-SF shopping center on Millsap Road in Fayetteville, says The Toggery is the first store, besides his own Walker…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
Alice Walton has left the board of directors for Cannon Express Corp., apparently to join the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. “She has been asked to join the…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
Swiss Bank Corp. has purchased 11.9 million shares of Tyson Foods Inc. stock, making it the second largest stockholder in Tyson Foods next to Senior Chairman Don Tyson and Tyson…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
Just how much does University of Arkansas Chancellor John White want to spend to raise the school’s academic reputation? At least $1.8 million, we figure. That’s the total value of…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
On Dec. 1, Stogie’s Fine Cigars, Tobaccos and Much More was scheduled to go through a major expansion and reorganization. Grant Harasyn, owner of the business, which has stores in…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
An unfamiliar shape will be hovering over the skyline of Arkansas next spring. We hear Alltel Inc. is planning to order a new hot air balloon for the new year….
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
National Home Centers Inc. is closing yet another store, this time in Rogers. The contractor outlet at 430 Dyke Road should be vacant by now. Dwain Newman, chairman of the…
by - December 1, 1997 12:00 am
… It seemed like a good idea at the time, but perhaps Todd Allen McDonald was a bit premature in suing Hudson Foods Inc. of Rogers for product liability damages…
by - November 17, 1997 12:00 am
Alliance Auto, a used car dealer and full service repair center, opened July 1 at 2833 S. Thompson St. on the south side of Springdale. Ray Davis, sales manager, says…
