by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
Mens Store to Open in Rogers
Steve Sohosky, a native of Joplin who moved to Garfield two years ago, plans to open Soho Clothiers at Village on the Creeks in Rogers in mid-November. The 3,600-SF, full-line,…
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by - October 20, 1997 12:00 am
Red Hudson’s Voting Pact Clinched Tyson Merger, SEC Documents Show
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
Analyst Recommend ABF Stock
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
State Has Most Trucking Companies
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
Awards
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
Merrill Lynch Sued By Former Employee
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
Tyson Foods Co-Branding With Green Giant May Bring in $100 Million
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
Canadian Expansion
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
Wallpaper Gallery
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
Blackberry Heaven
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
Berry Season Peaking in Northwest Arkansas
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
Fewer Family Farms
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
Assets Jump at McIlroy Bank
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
Gathering No Sign of Retreat
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
Bank Comparisons
“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
Law Firm Opens Fayetteville Office
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 Makes Alliance
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 Moves To NWA
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
VanWinkles Purchase Home
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
Convention Center Fever Is Spreading in Northwest Arkansas
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…