by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Arkansas Western Gas Co. in Fayetteville, has reached a settlement with the staff of Arkansas Public Service Commission and various consumer groups regarding AWG?s request to raise its rates.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Michael Burdick, promotor of the game called ?Hunting for Bambi,? has admitted that the game was a hoax used to sell video tapes.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Trucking carrier Arkansas Best Corp. more than doubled its second quarter profit compared with 2002?s same period, the firm reported July 18.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale on July 25 said its gross sales for the quarter ended June 30 were $10.5 million, down marginally from the $10.6 million in sales for the same quarter last year.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Congressional investigators are auditing the billing practices of the nation?s top 20 hospital chains regarding billing for the uninsured, the Dow Jones Business News Service announced July 16.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. on July 28 announced that it will spend $74 million to buy the assets of longtime poultry partner, Choctaw Maid Farmers Inc.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
For the first time in more than a decade, the board at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. declared that shares of the company’s common stock will split 2-for-1.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Whitt Properties LLC of Fort Smith has begun dirt work on the site of its 50-acre development, Cottonwood Village, and construction on Phase II of the Electric Avenue Apartments has begun.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Tontitown?s P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. announced in July that net income for the second quarter ended June 30 was $4.04 million (36 cents per share) compared with its record 2002 second quarter net income of $5.03 million (45 cents per share).
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Studies that were controlled for economic conditions (like a recession) say going smoke-free will not hurt and could even help restaurants financially.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Ronnie and Robin Wheat plan to open a restaurant called Stooges in early September in Fayetteville?s historic Mercantile Building on West Avenue.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Robert Hester and Sarah Hilligas bought Ryleigh?s Sports & More on July 1 from Ronnie Wheat and Robbie Dunnahoe.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Asda Group PLC, the British supermarket chain that?s owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, has overtaken J Sainsbury PLC to become the United Kingdom?s second-largest grocer, according to data from Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
When we heard there was a new barbecue joint in town, naturally, we were curious.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Griffin Co. Realtors has turned 25 and ?the corner.?
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Hotel mogul John Q. Hammons announced on July 17 that he will build a $30 million, 250-room, full-service Marriott hotel and a 100,000-SF convention center in Rogers? Pinnacle Hills business development.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
The Fayetteville Community Foundation was formed July 22 in an organizational meeting at The Bank of Fayetteville.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
The Walton Arts Center is getting some help in its $1.2 million project to renovate Baum Walker Hall.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Aaron Rents Inc. has moved from Aaron?s Sales & Lease Ownership store from a 7,000-SF space at 3196 College Avenue to an 8,400-SF space in Evelyn Hills, which opened in 1960 and is Fayetteville?s oldest shopping center.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Publicly traded Great Southern Bancorp Inc. announced in July that it plans to open a Rogers loan production office by early September. It will be located in 1,500-SF office at Village on the Creeks.
