by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
With corporate scandals now almost a daily occurrence and politicians ranting about the need for the government to do this or that to fix the problems, maybe it?s time to ask: What?s the matter with the existing standards and regulations? Not much really.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
In 1999, Dr. Mary Good was convinced that managing drug tests could be a gold mine for Arkansas. Good, a member of Venture Capital Investors LLC of Little Rock, sold the idea to VCI and helped raise $2 million for a startup company.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Research Solutions has come a long way since it opened in July 1999.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
According to the Plastic Surgery Information Service, about 11 percent of all cosmetic surgery in 1999 was performed on men. That?s up 2 percent from the previous year.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Delta, the automation control solutions firm in Rogers, has opened doors during the last three months in about a dozen countries.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Sleep apnea is affecting the business sector and is costing it significant losses in productivity.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Dr. James Cooper, a physician with the Northwest Arkansas Heart and Vascular Center in Fayetteville, is using some of the world?s latest technology to give hearts their groove back.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
When Washington Regional Medical Center moves to its new $89 million building on Aug. 27, hospital administrators also will unveil some new technology changes.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
On the Rocks was given permission to open after much discussion from concerned residents.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville?s fourth Thai restaurant recently opened, so we decided to give it a try. Apparently, you can?t have too many Thai eateries in the Ozarks.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
The First National Bank of Berryville?s January conversion from a ?C? corporation to an ?S? corporation made a difference in the latest banking report card released by Bauer Financial Inc.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
The new farm bill will increase support payments to Arkansas producers this year by more than $254 million over the 1996 farm bill, according to Eric Wailes, University of Arkansas agricultural economist.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
After selling 20 Ford Escort ZX2s in December and finding itself ranked No. 3 nationally, Ron Blackwell Ford of Bentonville set out to be No. 1 in sales of the two-door sportscar in May.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
George Billingsley of Bella Vista, owner of International Tours of Northwest Arkansas and former chairman and CEO of Pacific Resources Export Ltd., died July 31 after a battle with cancer.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
St. Edward Mercy Health Network in Fort Smith, which had $285 million in 2000 revenue, recently made three executive appointments.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
John A. Cooper III has replaced his father as president of Cooper Communities Inc., a $150 million diversified real estate and development company in Bella Vista.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
After apprenticing for five years under a master watchmaker in Memphis, Robert Taylor is bringing his knowledge to Dickson Street with Taylor & Co. Jewelers.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Lucas Roebuck began work July 23 as assignment editor for television station NBC 24/51, KPOM/KFAA, in Fayetteville.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Bo Mattingly, who was fired this past spring from his job as sports director for television station KHBS/KHOG, Channels 29/40, has been hired as a disc jockey for the ?X? radio station, 104.9 FM.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas Business Publishing Group, which owns the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, won three first-place awards July 27 at the annual Arkansas Press Association competition in Hot Springs.
