by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Financial A-Listers Attend UA-Texas Game
A couple of financial industry A-listers were in Fayetteville for the Razorbacks game against Texas on Sept. 11.
Regions
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Dotson Joins George’s New Bank
We understand Danny Dotson has joined Don Gibson and Patrick Swope in Gary George et al?s yet-to-be named banking venture.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
CPA Certified to Pilot New Cessna
Fayetteville CPA John Ervin is one of a handful of Arkansas pilots certified to fly the new all-digital 2004 Cessna 182 Skylane, which just got clearance to fly from the FAA this summer.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
DeBriyn’s Daughter Appears in Wal-Mart Spot
A television commercial airing nationally for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. former Diamond Doll Carrie Jo DeBriyn, 24, the daughter of former longtime UA baseball coach Norm DeBriyn.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Clear Channel Cuts Won?t Affect Local Stations Much
The local market manager for Clear Channel Communications says the corporation?s plan to limit advertising on its 1,200 stations will only reduce commercial loads by 10 percent on the nine stations he manages.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Print Guys Finally Get Their Due (Outtakes Opinion)
We’d like to say thanks to KNWA’s morning anchor and meteorologist for giving the newspaper reporters credit for their stories.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Hoffbrau to Reopen Oct. 11
Hoffbrau Steaks, a landmark Fayetteville restaurant, will reopen Oct. 11 after closing June 20 for renovation and reorganization.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Sanctuary Slated For Christmas Season
Jim Lavender is spending about $1 million to buy and convert a 106-year-old church in Bentonville into a unique upscale restaurant called The Sanctuary.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
SmitCo Opens Second Popeyes
SmitCo Eateries Inc. of Pine Bluff opened its second Northwest Arkansas Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant on Aug. 9 at 2325 W. Walnut St. in Rogers.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
WSE Steers Around Frances, I-80 Pileup
Hurricane Charley and a 35-car pileup in Wyoming caused shipping woes for Willis Shaw Express of Elm Springs.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
United to Offer Flights Between Chicago, XNA
United Airlines will soon begin three daily nonstop flights between Chicago and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill. The airline also said it will also add one new daily nonstop flight to Denver.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Regions Plans ATM Network
Regions Bank is working on creating an automatic teller network in Washington County with six new ATMs in the planning stage.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Arkansas Housing Starts Lag Seven-state Region
In the first quarter of 2004, Arkansas fell 4.1 percent behind the U.S. average in percent change in housing permits. Arkansas showed 9.5 percent change for the quarter.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Licensing Board Cracks Down On Residential Violations
Seven contractor violations from Washington and Benton counties are slated for Oct. 20 hearings.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Expo Entices Decision Makers
About 4,000 people attended the ninth annual Northwest Arkansas Business Expo on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Springdale.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Active Voicing Offers Audio, Video Services
Former TV and Tyson Foods man James Spencer has launched Active Voicing, an audio/video and multimedia production company.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
Learning Rx Comes to Northwest Arkansas
Kent and Melissa Sorrells of Little Rock have brought their cognitive learning center Learning Rx to Northwest Arkansas. They’ve hired Jerry F. RunnerSmith away from the Clear Springs School in Eureka Springs to operate a local center.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart?s Opening Day Wows (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
The siren song of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter proves irresistible.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Eads Bros. Co. Weathers 103 Years of Business
One of the state?s oldest companies, Eads Bros. Furniture Co. of Fort Smith, has withstood fire, flood, high winds and the Arkansas River Valley economy for 103 years.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
HOPE Inc. Feeds Cancer Research
There are more than 174 clinical trials devoted to cancer research in Arkansas. Helping Oncology Patients Excel Inc., a nonprofit organization in Springdale, is trying to get even more off the ground.