by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Ups and Downs for First Federal Bancshares
Earnings for First Federal Bancshares Inc.?s fourth quarter were down, but the company saw a 52-week stock high of $19 per share during the quarter ended Dec. 31.
Regions
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Southwestern Energy Successfully Drills in La.
On Jan. 25, Fayetteville?s Southwestern Energy Co. announced a successful exploration well in Assumption Parish, La.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Buys Garden.com Contents
Garden.com Inc., an online gardening products retailer, on Jan. 24 announced that it had sold its Web page content assets to Walmart.com and its brand assets to Burpee Holding Co., the parent company of W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
?Perfect Storm? Rocks but Doesn?t Sink USA Truck
Robert M. Powell, chairman, president and CEO of USA Truck Inc. in Van Buren, called 2000 the year of ?The Perfect Storm? for the trucking industry.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Luxury Apartments Coming to Fayetteville
Paul Myer of Myer Multifamily Development Co. in Dallas plans on putting in a $16.5 million apartment complex that he said will be the ?nicest apartment community Arkansas has ever seen.?
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Springdale Mayor Looking to Get Commission on Track
Shortly after taking office in 1999 as Springdale?s mayor, Jerre Van Hoose recognized some potential problems down the line with the city Planning Commission.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Cox Cable Modems Catch On in Springdale
Dennis Yocum, Cox Communications Inc.?s system manager for Northwest Arkansas, said the company has achieved an 11 percent saturation rate for cable modem use among its subscribers in Springdale.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Biomedical Grant Aids Genome Project
A five-year, $9.6 million grant is enabling Frank Millet, director of the University of Arkansas? Center for Protein Structure and Function, to contribute research to the international Human Genome Project.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Last Man Standing
Concerns about the Tyson acquisition of IBP probably won?t end with the SEC?s final approval.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Two Engineers Open USInfrastructure in Springdale
Two prominent engineers leave a Fayetteville firm to start their own firm, USInfrastructure in Springdale.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
First National Web Site Shows Thought
It?s obvious that the folks at First National Bank & Trust put some effort into the planning for the company?s Web site.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Britt-ish Intelligence
Former Tyson Foods Inc. CEO Wayne Britt now commutes to work across the pond ? and we don?t mean the No. 13 water hazard at Pinnacle Country Club.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Pleasant Grove Mall?
Charles Reaves, a local developer and former Sears executive, plans to build a ?major retail center? at the intersection of Interstate 540 and Pleasant Grove Road in Rogers.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tull It on the Mountain
Crafton Tull & Associates Inc. in Rogers has won the engineering and architecture job for the Arkansas Catholic Diocese?s new Northwest Arkansas regional high school and junior high.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Lenders Takes Away
Lenders Title has downsized its Northwest Arkansas operations by eliminating reportedly six of its 11 positions between the Fayetteville and Rogers offices.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Fletcher Moving to I-540
Frank Fletcher plans to move his Honda automobile dealership from downtown Bentonville to a spot ? still in the city ? along Interstate 540.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Taylor Does Dallas
Greg Taylor of Taylor Display in Springdale has saved a Dallas-based display company he once worked for by purchasing the business and adding it to his network.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Bentonville or Beverly Hills?
Bentonville?s 1-year-old subdivision, Heathrow, is fast becoming one of the most exquisite neighborhoods in Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Frank Energy Talk
Coordinated Environmental Control Inc. (Coenco), the Fayetteville climate-control systems manufacturer owned by Frank Siccardi, has impressed the University of Arkansas? head Hog.
by - February 5, 2001 12:00 am
Banana Republic, GapKids to Open in Fayetteville
Two new stores, both owned by Gap Inc., are scheduled to open in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall by early summer.