by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Baldor Electric Co. Rides Out Downturn
Baldor Electric Co. has gained a reputation for doing a mean impersonation of the American economy.
Regions
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Law Firm Suffers Rare Court Defeat
Wilkes & McHugh, the law firm whose very name causes nursing home operators and their insurers to tremble, lost a case in Russellville on Sept. 27.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Ticketsage Markets Box-Office Service
Before opening the doors to his new box-office business, Ticketsage Inc. owner Stephen Cassar invested two years and $250,000 to research and develop the necessary software.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Sparks Fly at New Springdale Welding Shop
In September, Soto fired up his welding torch for the first time to make money for his own business, Quality Steel and Fabrication.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Cobbs Launches Multimedia Production Studio
After his career in television production, Barry Cobbs moved his family from California to Northwest Arkansas and opened Live Light Media Services Inc.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Daily Record Names Ramos Night Editor
Steve Ramos was recently named night editor of Bentonville?s Benton County Daily Record, a section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Morning News? Caldwell Got it Right
It was good to see The Morning News give proper play on its sports section front to the news that six arrest warrants were recently issued for Brandon Holmes.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Daily Record Looks Good, Times Doesn?t
Separate redesigns in August of two D-G sections ? the Benton County Daily Record and the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville ? could not have had more drastically different results.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Bassett Still King of the Mountain
W.W. ?Bill? Bassett said he remembers being the youngest member of the local bar association. Now Bassett, a 1949 graduate of the University of Arkansas Law School, said he?s one of the oldest.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Beverly Announce Earnings Expectations
Beverly Enterprises Inc. officials expect earnings from operations, before special charges, of 13 cents a diluted share for the third quarter of 2001 and 14 cents for the fourth quarter.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Delta Systems Scores Seattle Deal
Bentonville?s Delta Systems Inc., the automation and motion control company, has signed yet another big client.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
CEO Approved to Buy National Home Centers
National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale announced on Oct. 5 that its board of directors has approved a revised offer from chairman and CEO, Dwain Newman, to buy all of the company?s outstanding stock he doesn?t already own for about $3.6 million.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Closes IBP Acquisition
The long-awaited merger of Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. and Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based IBP Inc. became official on Sept. 28, but Tyson?s stock has slightly fallen off since the announcement.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Lindsey Nears Completion of Bentonville Apartments
Residential and commerical real estate deals continue to develop in Northwest Arkansas.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Jones Case Lifted Wright, Little Rock Court to Prominence
Chief Judge Susan Webber Wright of U.S. District Court in Little Rock is one of the best-known federal judges in the country, and her court boasts rare public access technology ? all because of a woman from Lonoke.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Unless Challenged, Judges Call Own Shots on Recusal
Judges at the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas in Little Rock are pretty much on their own in determining whether they have a potential conflict of interest that should disqualify them from hearing a case.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Racism, Fraud Allegations Fuel Lawsuits Over Bank
Sinclair blames feds for Gravette bank?s closing.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Legal Eagles Praise Court Streamlining
State constitution revisions dissolved chancery courts, reduced misfiled cases.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Firm Makes Tech Hip with Waschka
Mention the phrase “technology forum” and connotations of computer geeks wielding DOS boot discs and snickering about the inadequacy of 64 MB of RAM immediately come to mind.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
VeriSource Opens Two Regional Offices
Placing what Maddox called one ?extremely high-end technology person? in each location, VeriSource has opened new offices in Harrison and Oklahoma City.