by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
NWACC President Announces Retirement
Bob Burns on July 5 announced his retirement effective Sept. 30 as president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Regions
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Luer to Close Faybles Bookshop
Ann Luer said she plans to close her bookshop in Fayetteville by mid-September. She opened Faybles two years ago in The Laundry Building on West Avenue, a block north of the city?s Dickson Street entertainment district.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
XNA Gets Direct Flight to Houston Intercontinental
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill announced on July 15 that Continental Express already has begun selling tickets for a new flight to Houston
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
TICKETsage Inc. Boosts Rodeo Ticket Sales
Fayetteville-based TICKETsage Inc. contributed to the success of Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, which was held May 21-26.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Area?s Businesses Expand
New businesses are popping up in Fayetteville and surrounding communities.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Newspaper Surveys Conflict on Numbers
Depending on whose study you believe, readers prefer either the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette or The Morning News ? by a considerable margin.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Security Sector Rise Makes Aurora Shine
Aurora Tactical LLC, a night-vision equipment integrator and tactical-weapons distributor in Springdale, is on the verge of offering its own high-end digital night-vision devices that leverage new technology.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Daymark Struggles After Sam?s Club Contract Gets Ax
In June 2001, Daymark Group Inc. stopped paying invoices from Erb Transport of Elverson, Pa., the earliest known indication of financial problems for the Russellville trucking company once known for its fleet of refrigerated trailers.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
AVRA Launches Nationwide Program
A nationwide equity guarantee insurance program to encourage venture capital investments may be launched in Arkansas.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Business Card to Incorporate CD Rom
Carmen Lehman of CR Lehman Properties in Rogers and developer of the upscale Village on the Creeks business center is using the latest in technology for her new business cards.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Kiosks to Receive Interactive Touch Screen
The touch-screen video will give information as well as directions to Village on the Creeks and coupons for businesses there that can be printed out.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Dallas Businessman Looks to Stop Floods
A Dallas businessman with Fayetteville connections is looking into the possibility of putting his latest patent to work in the Northwest Arkansas area.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Bur to Test Metal
Bur Edson, who has been an anchor with KFSM, Channel 5, for more than 20 years, is retiring to operate a business called Alpha Metal Manufacturing in Lavaca with Mark Verkamp.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Beware The E-mail Paper Trail (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
Early on, as e-mail correspondence began to escalate, we heard a fairly common warning.
In essence, it was this: Don?t write in an e-mail message anything that you don?t want to become public knowledge.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
No More Scandals, Please (Editorial)
Enron. Arthur Andersen. Tyco International. ImClone Systems. Even Martha Stewart. There seems to be no end to the financial scandals that have sent skittish investors reeling.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Former Defense Lawyers Switch Sides
After years of defending nursing homes, David Couch and M. Darren O?Quinn have formed Couch O?Quinn PLLC, a practice which will focus on nursing home litigation.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Kutak Lawyers Rock, Roll Into Corporate Jobs
Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, said being a farm system for the state?s corporate counsel departments is a good thing.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Lawyers Switch Sides in Nursing Home Cases
Robert Glasgow has almost abandoned the product liability defense work that he enjoys and is spending most of his time defending nursing homes sued by the Wilkes & McHugh law firm or one of its imitators.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Young Lawyers Still Have Time for Life After Work
Young lawyers in Northwest Arkansas apparently aren?t putting in the long hours that some big-city law firms require, but that?s one reason they decided to stay in the area.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Computer Geeks Dress for Success
Groovy business-casual clothing, or less, was the uniform du jour for information technology workers during the 1990s. But just as the market now demands IT operations to make money, competition for jobs has forced candidates to also dress the part.