by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Watson’s Supermarket will be sold to Bob’s Markets Inc. of Jasper effective Aug. 1. The Watson family has operated a grocery business in Washington County since 1937 when Ottis Watson…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The Dillons Food Store in Fayetteville was to close July 25 after being open at the same location for 31 years. It was the last of three Dillons stores to…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Rufino’s Mexican Restaurant at 2605 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville closed in early July. Raymond Rufino Montez, owner of the eatery, had leased the 2,800-SF building from Dash Goff. Goff…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Tuesday Eastlack has left her job as executive chef at Otis Zark at Terra. Rita Ward, who owns the restaurant at Terra Studios, a pottery and glass studio in Durham,…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
We still don’t have much to show for the years of commissions, studies and grants that focused on the Arkansas Delta region. For whatever reason, the business community is generally…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
If Northwest Arkansas residents hope to find more medical services and facilities available locally as the area grows, they’re in luck. The region’s hospitals, vying for patients in an increasingly…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The opening of the Pat and Willard Walker Cancer Unit at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale was celebrated by the hospital July 21. The Walkers, whose gifts have helped the…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Springdale’s Northwest Medical Center announced recently the opening of its inpatient rehabilitation unit, giving that facility the region’s only comprehensive rehab program. Dr. Wayne Brooks, a board-certified physiatrist — that’s…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
2 1/2 stars 1 Center Square Fayetteville Hog City Diner’s biggest assets seem to be location and pleasant service, but, unfortunately, that’s about it. Although the food is OK, it’s…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Sharon Oshensky Address: 409 Oak Manor Circle Springdale: 72764 Phone: 501-872-0753 Hours: Generally 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday and by appointment Start-Up Date: January “Our business essentially offers a billboard…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Elmo Hicks Address: 227 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-582-3592 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Start-Up Date: May 1 Elmo’s Pack & Paddle Inc….
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Michael Whiteley, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s senior reporter in Northwest Arkansas, has taken a pay cut to join the staff of the Northwest Arkansas Times. Whiteley, who reported for the D-G’s…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
When Northwest Arkansas residents awoke July 12 to the debut of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s zoned Northwest Arkansas edition, many of them couldn’t tell anything had changed. Responses from media observers…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
1997 was a great year for top executives of many of Northwest Arkansas’ publicly held companies and, in particular, for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s upper management. In past years, the salary…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The fate of a school to teach aircraft maintenance and related skills at the new regional airport will be determined by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission within the next few…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
LaBarge Inc.’s new Laser Lancet has received broad clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company announced July 14. LaBarge makes the Laser Lancet, a portable medical laser,…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
NationsBank announced the donation of a modular building to Ozark Guidance Center, a private, non-profit corporation that provides comprehensive mental health care services in Northwest Arkansas. The building, located on…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
Construction of new facilities for Head & Engquist Equipment LLC of Baton Rouge, La., is being financed with a $1 million loan from Bank One of Louisiana. The mortgage was…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The building that houses the Rogers office of the Century 21 Cupit Street real estate office was mortgaged June 3 for $750,000. Birdie Properties LLC of Fayetteville received the mortgage…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
The Tontitown Liquors store at 895 E. Henri de Tonti Boulevard in Tontitown was sold June 15 for $750,000. O & S Inc. sold the property to JKJ Inc. The…
