by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Churchs Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises of Atlanta, plans to have restaurants in Northwest Arkansas within the next two years. “We’re looking,” says Mark Whittle, national director of real…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
If you’re having trouble keeping up with the Ghazi’s, you’re not the only one. Ghazi Issa and Steve Glenn, owners of Ghazi’s Pesto Cafe in Fayetteville, have closed their second…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Not to be outdone by all the cigar stops opening in the area, Harps Food Stores has installed its first humidor to be able to sell premium cigars in its…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The menu and hours are changing at The Common Grounds Gourmet Espresso Bar on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Julie Sill, one of the owners of The Common Grounds, says she had…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
survey, Westark Community College and a $982,000 state grant. Applied Systems Technologies Inc., a software development company, announced it would move from Omaha, Neb., to Fort Smith, starting in mid-July….
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
While marketing may be second-nature in large companies, smaller firms tend to have a tough time implementing, managing and monitoring an effective marketing strategy. The title of “marketing director” is…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
In a perfect world, Gov. Mike Huckabee could spend countless hours traveling the state — fishing, eating, shaking hands, raising campaign money, doing celebrity impersonations. He does, but we’re not…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Shortly after Lewis Ford moved into its new building on College Avenue in Fayetteville, bungling burglars broke into the dealership. They used the company’s welding torch to cut open the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Randy Dawson Address: 3672 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Phone: 872-1111 Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday Start-Up Date: July 6 Although MAACO Auto Painting will work…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Owner: Bethany Anderson Address: 121 1/2 Boles St., Fayetteville Phone: 571-1245 Hours: By appointment Start-Up Date: June 1 Bethany Anderson has a heavy background in music writing, which makes her…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
General Manager: Larry Smith Address: 2414 Highway 71 South Phone: 936-8855 Hours: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday- Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday Start-Up Date: July 4 One signal that Northwest…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Democrat-Gazette invasion cuts ad, subscription prices The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s launch of its daily Northwest Arkansas edition on July 13 had local newspapers slashing advertising and circulation prices in preparation for…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Fort Smith company built during Depression now generates $768 million in annual sales On the fourth floor of OK Industries Inc.’s new headquarters in Fort Smith, Collier Wenderoth Jr. reflects…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
The Associated Press admits it “dropped the ball” on coverage of the trial in Washington, D.C., of Archie Schaffer and Jack Williams, leaving the Northwest Arkansas Times and other state…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
D-G job, paper hires Arnold At a time when the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette seems to be able to hire away any reporter or editor it wants, it appears that money doesn’t…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
We hear there was some grumbling around the Benton County Daily Record’s newsroom recently after a competitor took credit for breaking a story that the Daily Record claimed to have…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
When several rural residents banded together and signed a local petition in favor of electricity, they sparked the beginnings of what is today one of Northwest Arkansas’ largest private companies….
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
Operating revenue for 1997 was $870,319,000, up 19.4 percent from 1996. The growth in operating revenue was primarily the result of increased revenue per hundred weight and increased tonnage from…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
ALLTEL and 360 Communications Co. have completed their $6 billion merger, creating a dominant, full-service communications provider primarily located in the Southeast and Midwest United States. Under terms of the…
by - July 13, 1998 12:00 am
First Commercial Bank announced July 1 that its wholly owned subsidiary, First Commercial Mortgage Co., completed the purchase of residential mortgage loan servicing rights from Simmons First National Bank located…
