by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas raised $28.1 million in private gifts in fiscal 1998, a 37 percent increase over the $20.4 million raised the previous year. The UA also had its…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
This is a story about the firing of an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sportswriter here in Northwest Arkansas. Normally I would have no interest in rehashing a personnel decision by the statewide…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Before 1993, most of the money donated to the Razorback Foundation was earmarked for the University of Arkansas football program. Since that year, though, when Bud Walton Arena opened for…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Manager: Sheila Berkley Address: 312 SW “A” St., Bentonville Phone: 501-464-9400 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-Up Date: July 15 Although this non-profit thrift store actually opened eight months ago,…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Mason Hiba Address: Northwest Arkansas Mall Phone: 501-582-3322 Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Start-Up Date: June 19 Capitalizing on the increase in travel to and from…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Dickson, Tenn., is a community that’s seen the monetary benefit of selling its hospital to a for-profit entity. With a population of about 12,000 (in a county where the total…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Quorum Bails Out Struggling System Northwest Health System’s 14-member board of directors knew more than a month before its public announcement Aug. 8 that the community-owned, not-for-profit entity would have…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
For the past few months, we’ve grown accustomed to reviewing the Northwest Arkansas media in this column. But we recently found ourselves on the other end of a review —…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
We recently received a flier from the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas offering free “valuable gifts” to “current subscribers only.” The gifts consisted of $400 worth of coupons and a…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
It was a classic opening teaser: Three people dead in a shooting rampage and a 15-year-old is in custody. But before giving additional details, KFSM TV-5 made us wait through…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
We don’t usually write about reporters changing jobs in this column (since there are so many reporters in Northwest Arkansas), but because three veteran reporters have moved within the last…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Although editors at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette say there’s no newspaper war going on in Northwest Arkansas, MEDIAWEEK, a national news magazine of the media, wrote about the “war” in the…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Area Schools Expanding To Accomodate Growth The only factor limiting the enrollment at private schools in Washington and Benton counties is the space available in the school buildings. “We see…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Recycling Technologies Inc. Delbert “Pete” Allen Jr., and his wife, Pat, now own 5 percent of the outstanding stock of Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. In an Aug. 12 announcement,…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
With 10,127 students, the Springdale Public School District is the largest in Northwest Arkansas. It is followed by the Rogers Public School District, which expects to have 10,000 students this…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
Houston Nutt’s Arrival Leads to UA Economic Boom The enthusiam that Razorback fans have for Houston Nutt, the team’s new head football coach, is creating an economic boom for the…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
A 222,563-SF storage freezer in Springdale was sold June 30 as part of a $158 million purchase of CarMar Freezers Inc. of Carthage, Mo., by Vornado Realty Trust of Saddlebrook,…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
The building that once housed a National Home Centers Inc. store in the Spring Creek Centre in Fayetteville was sold July 15 for $5.9 million to Home Depot U.S.A. Inc….
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
An $800,000 mortgage from First National Bank of Fort Smith is being used to build a warehouse in the Northwest Arkansas Industrial Park in Tontitown. TMNG LLC of Fayetteville received…
by - August 24, 1998 12:00 am
The Kingston Center at 911 NW 11th St. in Bentonville was used to secure a $989,988 mortgage from the Bank of Bentonville. The loan was issued to Wer-Pec Inc. of…
