by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Centra RAKOing It In
Centra Industries Inc. of Fayetteville has done a reverse merger into a shell provided by RAKO Capital Corp., originally a Nevada mining company.
Regions
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Midwest Boring
Founded by Larry Garriott and his mother, Bonnie Capwell Brooks, both of Springdale, Centra Industries is a privately held infrastructure development company.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Pence Place
Dryden Pence III., a Fort Smith native and principal of Pence Wealth Management/LPL in Newport Beach, Calif., owns the building at 3561 N. College Ave. that?s home to Merrill Lynch & Co.?s Fayetteville branch.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Content Revival
IfWorld Inc. of Fayetteville unveiled a free content management system (CMS) in January that enables businesses to update their Web sites for free.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
AWA Gets Powers
Athletic World Advertising, off to its best January in its history, has added a new CFO with very strong credentials.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Berry Good for Nextel
Nextel Partners Inc., the wireless business solutions firm with five employees in Fayetteville and 25 in Little Rock, will announce in early February the release of its latest hand-held device.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Berry Good for Nextel
Nextel Partners Inc., the wireless business solutions firm with five employees in Fayetteville and 25 in Little Rock, will announce in early February the release of its latest hand-held device.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Better than AVRA-ge
The AVRA Program should be operating in about eight states by the end of 2003 and should be national by the end of 2004.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Schools Face Their ?Bed Time? (Gwen Moritz commentary)
Too many lawmakers, like the terrified local school administrators and school board members they represent, persist in the wrongheaded mindset that consolidation is a form of punishment.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
?Jackpot Justice? Needs Repair (Editorial)
Our take is civil justice should be about justice.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Springdale Gets Additional Hotels
A $7.43 million loan from First Security Bank is used to begin construction of a new Springdale hotel and other real estate deals in the area.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bank of Arkansas Makes Private Banking a Priority
Jeff Dunn, president and CEO of Bank of Arkansas N.A., sounded like a determined sports manager in December when he vowed the bank would build its personal financial services business in 2003. On Jan. 24, he made Jeffrey Cude his No. 1 draft pick.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Out-of-state Dd Firms Lead Tyson?s $100M Charge
Tyson Foods Inc. on Jan. 20 announced a $100 million marketing campaign that would include all of the Springdale company?s protein brands.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Fayetteville Names Street for Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 20, Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody unveiled new signs along the city?s Sixth Street designating it also as Honorary Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Ripple Outfitters Closes Feb. 1
The owners of Ripple Outfitters, a Fayetteville sporting goods store, closed the business on Feb. 1.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bedford Camera to Open Sixth Store
Stan Bedford, CEO of Bedford Camera & Video, plans to open the company?s sixth store by early April at Lakewood Village Shopping Center in North Little Rock.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Fort Smith Hospital Ranked in Top 1 Percent
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center was recently ranked in the top 1 percent of more than 17,000 healthcare facilities surveyed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Challenge Changes, Firm Endures
Jim Young and Mark Kuss founded Challenge Environmental Systems Inc. in 1990 to help university professors turn ideas into marketable products. But the biggest challenge they faced was funding.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Internet Startup Company Draws FBI Investigation
The FBI is looking into allegations that The CSI Group LLC of Little Rock hacked into World Lynx?s computer system to steal its customer list, a former CSI employee said.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Schmitt Says UA Will Aid High-Tech Growth
The completion of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in 1998 and Interstate 540 in 1999 should help lure high-tech companies to the area, and the University of Arkansas is trying to recruit new engineering students to provide an employee base.