by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Veteran workers? comp judge fired
The way has been cleared for an elaborate trial in which a veteran judge for the Workers’ Compensation Commission will argue that she was fired for being “too fair” to…
Regions
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Candlemart.com (Web Page Review)
Candlemart.com Fayetteville www.candlemart.com The dot-com subsidiary of Hanna’s Candles Inc. in Fayetteville, Candlemart.com is a true click-and-mortar retailer of candles, aromatherapy merchandise and bath and body products. The division and…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Just charge it
Springdale-based trucking company Charger Inc. closed after filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Dec. 28, but that didn’t stop former owner Mike Bradley from purchasing a $480,000 home Aug. 4 in…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Times pulls criticism
Around 7 a.m. on Sept. 13, we found an envelope left anonymously on the front step of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. It contained a copy of a page from…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Timely response
Times editor Rita Martin-Basu said she killed the article. “I first saw Randal’s column while I was proofing it on a page on deadline,” Basu said. “I saw that the…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Que pasa, UA?
The University of Arkansas has dropped its fall seminar on business in Mexico, shelved its Winning in Global Markets program and the director has resigned. What happened? Well, nobody signed…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
More ?tiers?
Still reeling from U.S. News and World Report recently labeling it a “third tier” institution, the UA gets another bit of bad press in the October issue of Kiplinger’s. The…
by - September 18, 2000 12:00 am
Women?s conference tackles work goals
The Northwest Arkansas Business Women’s Conference won’t be a cotillion reunion. Balancing business goals with financial logic and courage, speakers for the conference will describe their experiences in an effort…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Harps to Open First Pennzmart Store
Harps Food Stores and Mitchell Oil Co. plan to open the first Pennzmart convenience store by November at the corner of U.S. Highway 412 and Pleasant Street in Springdale. The…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Nibbles Catering Finds a Kitchen
Rich Siker has been running his catering operation on the fly for the past couple of months. Siker, who purchased Nibbles Gourmet Catering in late June from Suzie Stephens, has…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Uncle Jay?s Offers Wal-Mart HQ Parking
Jay Edwards believes in the old saying that in business it’s “location, location, location.” Edwards owns Uncle Jay’s Bar-be-que at 801 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville, next door to the…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Cafe Nibbles Plans Lunch Service
Suzie Stephens plans to begin serving lunch at Cafe Nibbles on Oct. 5. Stephens opened the upscale Fayetteville restaurant in July with a dinner service only. Stephens says the restaurant…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Professional Chef Moves to Colt Square
The Professional Chef, a retail kitchen and food store owned by Todd and Nickki Golden, is moving to Fayetteville’s Colt Square. The business had previously been located along a busy…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1022 S. 48th St. Springdale Cracker Barrel menus boast of “good country cookin’” and we couldn’t agree more. This is down-home cooking almost as good…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Good Eating Places Follow People North
Benton county gains its own dining hot spots Fine dining in Northwest Arkansas is no longer limited to Fayetteville. While that city remains the area’s entertainment capital, restaurants like Cracker…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Hunt, Drivers Seek Long-Haul Comfort
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. keeps loosening its purse strings and putting the squeeze on an already-tight labor market for experienced long-haul drivers.
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
What?s for Dinner? Johnny?s
Owners: Johnny Mrsny Address: 3511 S.E. “J” St., Suite. 8, Bentonville, 72712 Phone:501-464-7272 Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: May 28 Johnny and Jodi Mrsny are cooking…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
The Linen Gallery
Owner: Sandy Mahoney Address: 5212 Village Parkway, Rogers 72758 Phone: 501-464-8501 Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday- Saturday Start-up date: Aug. 16 Truly luxurious bed and bathrooms start at…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
Giggles
Owner: Linda Phillips Address: P.O. Box 774, Springdale 72765 Phone: 501-750-1104 Hours: 24 hours a day via Internet Start-up date: July 14 Internetaddress: www.goseegiggles.com As the Internet grows, the relationship…
by - September 6, 2000 12:00 am
KMCK Kicks KKIX
Radio station KMCK—Power 105.7, locked in a three-way tie for third place among the region’s stations last fall, climbed into first place during the spring ratings period, according to the…