by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Cupits Next Target
The Mortgage Connection is the latest creation of Michael and Bert Cupit, brothers, business partners and owners of Cupit Street Century 21. We understand it’s part of the Cupits’ plan…
Regions
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Frost Default
First National Bank of Springdale has sued Herbert G. “Jack” Frost Jr. and his company, Jack Frost Management Consulting Inc., in Pulaski County Circuit Court for allegedly defaulting on a…
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Old Navy Invasion
Old Navy, a division of Gap Inc. of San Francisco, is looking to open a clothing store in Fayetteville. A property owner who requested anonymity says Old Navy has looked…
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Hunt the Hunter
J.B. Hunt, the patriarch of the nation’s largest publicly-traded trucking company, is forming a hunting club on 2,000 acres in Missouri. Hunt acquired the land from Tim Graham, a former…
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Bank Bulges at Seams
Bank of Fayetteville has purchased the building next door that housed Matilda’s clothing store for the past 56 years. Late last year, Virginia McAllister closed the store after 36 years…
by - June 15, 1998 12:00 am
Missing Alice
There was a conspicuous absence at the annual Wal-Mart stockholders’ meeting June 5. Alice Walton, daughter of the company’s founder, Sam Walton, and founder of the Llama Co. didn’t join…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Returns to Profits
Trucking company emerges from acquisition losses Despite the trend that has dominated American business in the last few years, the process of acquiring a competing company and assimilating its assets…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Arkansas Capital Corp. Wins National Marketing Award
Arkansas Capital Corp. received the “Best Advertising Campaign” award during the annual meeting of the National Association of Development Companies held recently in Clearwater, Fla. The association represents 400 certified…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
SynergyTech Gets Contribution From Pratt & Whitney
SynergyTech, a non-profit organization that is trying to build a cooperative education and training program for local industry, got a $10,000 boost recently as the result of a contribution from…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Barbecue Cook-off Planned for Fayetteville
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a barbecue cook-off July 10 and 11 as a prelude to Hot Time in the Ozarks, a summer festival that will begin in…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
A Family Crisis Leads to a Successful Retail Career
Mode O’Day owner Opal Beck celebrates 40 years of business in downtown Rogers Some people seem destined to hold the jobs they have; others happen upon their careers by chance….
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Back Porch Will Serve It Up
Back Porch B-Q is scheduled to open June 15 in the building at 2120 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville that previously housed Sezchuan Express The restaurant will feature Northwest Arkansas’…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Cafe Santa Fe Plans New Restaurants
Tom Flores, president of CSF Franchise Group of Fayetteville, says five new Cafe Santa Fe Mexican restaurants will be open by the end of the year. Cafe Santa Fe currently…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Ruby Tuesday Plans Bentonville Restaurant
Ruby Tuesday Inc., a chain of casual restaurants based in Mobile, Ala., is planning to build a one-story, 4,977-SF restaurant at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 102 and U.S. Highway…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Ozark Baking and Catering
313 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville This clean, deli-style restaurant in Dickson Street’s renovated Shipley Bakery Building may be the best lunch value in Northwest Arkansas. The eatery serves breakfast (from…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Barbecue Cook-off Planned for Fayetteville
10 and 11 as a prelude to Hot Time in the Ozarks, a summer festival that will begin in July 1999. The cook-off, which is being held in conjunction with…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Election Lessons
Surprises were rare in the recent primary elections. In the end, all we had to do was follow the money, name recognition and incumbencies to determine the outcomes. The U.S….
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
NARTI plans Bentonville Site, Near Mercy Health Center
Northwest Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute’s new Benton County facility will be built near Arkansas Highway 102 and U.S. Highway 71. NARTI’s board also considered another Bentonville site on property the…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
Hospital Gets New Name, Pain Center Director
The new signs haven’t arrived yet, but it’s official: the former Northwest Arkansas Rehabilitation Hospital in Fayetteville is now HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. The name change reflects the new ownership interest…
by - June 1, 1998 12:00 am
NovaSys Health Network Earns Accreditation
NovaSys Health Network, whose owners include Northwest Health System’s PremierCare, has earned accreditation from the American Association Healthcare Commission/URAC. NovaSys is a 75-hospital, 3,600-physician network that spans the state, giving…