by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
James T. “Red” Hudson, with more than 65 percent voting power in Hudson Foods Inc., signed a voting agreement with Tyson Foods Inc. that preceded the poultry companies’ $680 million…
by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
ABF Freight Systems Inc. stock is significantly undervalued, according to analysts at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. Last month, Stephens added ABF to the list of stocks that the brokerage…
by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
More large trucking companies are based in Arkansas than any other state in the country, according to a survey by a national trade journal. The August issue of Commercial Carrier…
by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
The Sam and Helen Walton family received the prestigious National Patriots Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America. The award — the highest…
by - September 22, 1997 12:00 am
A Benton County man who sold to clients and personally invested in a security issued by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. is suing the company, contending the brokerage…
by - September 22, 1997 12:00 am
In early September, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale began shipping packages of fully cooked chicken strips co-branded with Green Giant “create-a-meals” to supermarkets nationwide. The co-branding could bring in $100…
by - July 28, 1997 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans on July 23 to open a store on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, just north of Nova Scotia. “We’re now in every Canadian province,” says Dale…
by - July 17, 1997 12:00 am
Owner: Dawn Owens Address: 812 N. Thompson St., Suite 12 Mathias Plaza, Springdale 72764 Telephone: 750-2527 Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Start-Up: November 1996 After working…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
Researchers at the University of Arkansas, which probably has the best blackberry breeding program in the world, are working on new varieties of blackberries that are thornless, higher in quality…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
A cool fall last year has made for a good blueberry crop this summer, says Steve Drake, owner of Drake’s Farm in Rogers. Drake, a director on the Arkansas State…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there were 30 percent fewer family farms in 1993 than there were in 1973, but one reader of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal questioned…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
A $30 million increase in assets during the first half of 1997 has McIlroy Bank & Trust officials hoping for repeat performance during the second half. The Fayetteville bank finished…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
The Bank of Elkins has made some clever moves in the past, so it’s not surprising that, when its directors gather, it’s a retreat of a different sort. The latest…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
“The Regional Economist,” a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, recently compared banks of the Eighth Federal Reserve District with U.S. peer banks – commercial banks holding…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, a Tulsa, Okla.-based law firm, has opened a Fayetteville office. William E. Bishop, James L. Harris and T. Craig Jones, the three lawyers…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
Pel-Freez Clinical Systems, a division of Rogers-based Pel-Freez Inc., and The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust of London, England, have initiated a long-term strategic alliance for the development, production and…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
The Nelson Group Inc., a residential plan design services, has relocated its offices to Springdale from Conway to “better serve the growth of Northwest Arkansas,” says company owner Mike Nelson….
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
Cathy and John VanWinkle recently purchased and are now operating the Blossom Hill Assisted Care Living Home in Johnson. Located on Hewitt Street, between U.S. Highway 71B and U.S. Highway…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
Fayetteville city officials are preparing for an Aug. 5 election on their proposal for a new exhibition hall. Private developers have begun work on new hotel and convention facilities in…
by - July 14, 1997 12:00 am
At least one planned facility has already been scaled back because the anticipated cost was too high. University of Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles says plans for an indoor practice…
