by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation is hoping to benefit financially from a new Visa card bearing its name. Etsyl Sparkman, the Foundation’s executive director, says Arvest Bank Group broached…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Seven Sebastian County businessmen have applied for a charter for a new community bank and holding company, and they anticipate receiving regulatory approval during the fourth quarter of the year….
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
First Federal Bank of Arkansas plans to offer full-service stock brokerage services soon. Ross Mallioux, executive vice president, says the bank has hired addtional staff and promoted other employees to…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Owners: Mike and David Whitmore Address: 3039 N College Ave., Fiesta Square, Fayetteville Phone: 501-582-3700 Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday- Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Start…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Owner: Ron Reed Address: 20 East Township Road, Fayetteville 72703 Phone: 501-521-8165 Hours: 9:30- 5:30, Monday-Friday Start-up: December 1998 Offering an array of services for residential and commercial customers, Ron…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Owner:Keith Branch Address: 4856 Mission Blvd., Fayetteville 72703 Phone: 501-973-0012 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday Start-up: April 1 With what its owner says is the largest portrait studio in the…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Owner:Dan Sidani Address: 14733 Dutchman’s Drive, Rogers 72756 Phone: 501-925-2313 Hours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Sunday Start-up: Feb. 2 Dan Sidani, manager of Beaver Lake Lodge, operates Beaver Lake Canoe…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
In a May 7 meeting, the University of Arkansas board of trustees decided to raise tuition at all seven campuses in the UA system. The UA’s main campus in Fayetteville…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Thousands of graduates went through commencement ceremonies at area colleges in May. A total of 3,157 University of Arkansas students earned degrees late last year and this spring. All of…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Since launching a Northwest Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette last July, the newspaper’s daily circulation has increased by about 70 percent in Washington and Benton counties. The statistics are…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Olivia Myers Farrell, president of Arkansas Business Publishing Group since its inception, announced on April 29 that she was stepping down from her position to spend more time with her…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Cumulus Media Inc., which purchased KKEG-FM and two other Fayetteville radio stations last year from Demaree Media Inc., has pulled Sports Talk from the KEG. For about 20 years, Sports…
by - May 17, 1999 12:00 am
Twister coverage varied greatly in area papers When the worst tornado in recent history plowed through Oklahoma City on May 3, killing at least 43 people, Northwest Arkansas newspapers reported…
by - May 10, 1999 12:00 am
After losing money four years in a row, Springdale-based National Home Centers is poised to turn a profit in the first quarter of 1999. And the company, which has closed…
by - May 6, 1999 12:00 am
We congratulate the Arkansas Traveler, the University of Arkansas’ student newspaper, for getting the scoop April 26 that Bernard Madison was about to resign as dean of the UA’s Fulbright…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Benton county legislators proud of results The University of Arkansas and NorthWest Community College are the region’s biggest beneficiaries of money appropriated by the 82nd Arkansas General Assembly. That bodes…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
The team of four that made up Llama Co.’s structured finance division is moving to Atlanta to join Jackson Securities Inc. by mid May. Llama Co. announced on April 23…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas may soon get its own regional intermodal authority. Cliff McKinney, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department’s intermodal transportation planner, met April 29 with some Northwest Arkansas mayors, chamber…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
It’s been nearly a year since Stanley D. Green left Southwestern Energy Co. where he had been chief financial officer and executive vice president, but the ties remain strong. Especially…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
Llama Asset Management Co. is about to become Garner Asset Management Co. Rebecca Garner, who purchased Llama Asset Management last month from Alice Walton, says the name change should be…
