by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
When we heard that state Rep. David Hausam, R-Bentonville, had proposed a House bill that would give Wal-Mart Stores Inc. a $2.3 million tax break to buy a $35 million ultra-long-range jet, we thought he was nuts.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Ninety percent of business decision-makers say improvements in office design can increase worker productivity by creating an environment where hindrances to efficiency are eliminated or minimized.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Renowned hotel developer John Q. Hammons is so enamored of the goings on in Benton County that he is bypassing his publicly traded company and making the planned Rogers hotel and convention center a personal project.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Former Razorback halfback Bobby Joe Edmonds and his wife, Karen Edmonds, have opened an upscale art gallery on Dickson Street.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Selling and installing solid surfacing for kitchens and bathrooms bases Robert Scott?s new Springdale business, Elegant Counters.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Clothing hidden at the top of the closet may deserve a second chance, thanks to Norma Wilcox?s new business, In Stitches.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Labor groups are hailing the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration?s new ergonomics standards designed to protect workers from injuries caused by repetitive motion, contact stress or vibration.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
OSHA?s Ergonomics Standards: Who?s Covered?
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Baldor Electric Co. in Fort Smith announced record fourth-quarter sales of $144.7 million, up 3 percent from $140.5 million for the same time in 1999.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
On Feb. 6, Beverly Enterprises Inc. announced earnings of 11 cents per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2000 before special and unusual charges, up from 6 cents in 1999.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Brass Eagle Inc., the paintball gun maker, said its fourth-quarter income had more than doubled on strong sales, beating Wall Street expectations, and executives forecast positive earnings into 2001.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Southwestern Energy Co. recently announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to Houston but the company?s gas utility, Arkansas Western Gas Co., will keep its location in Fayetteville.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 at Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. were down 52.6 percent from the same period in 2000, from $57 million to $27 million.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Gary Combs, Carla Tyson, John Tyson, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt and John Q. Hammons are partners in a six-story, 96,000-SF office tower going up at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Realtors in Benton County say the market for office lease space recently leveled off somewhat. But developers keep racing to open the next posh office complex that will cater to the area?s heavy retail and poultry vendor presence.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
AAA Business Machines Inc. of Fayetteville made a $70,000 technology investment in November that?s already reaping dividends.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Jason Hall, Cox Communications Inc.?s regional product manager for high-speed data, said new hardware would soon make local cable modem access even better.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Bank of Arkansas Mortgage Group in Bentonville, a division of Bank of Oklahoma in Tulsa, recently introduced virtual business cards to Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
One of our reviewers who uses a Macintosh computer could not get the menu bar on Riverstone Builders Inc.?s Web site to work.
by - February 19, 2001 12:00 am
Now, as Nabholz Construction Co.?s senior vice president of project management in Rogers, King continues to challenge gender taboos.
