by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
New JP says he will violate FOI law
We were flabbergasted to read in area newspapers on Jan. 5 that Kurt Anderson, a newly sworn-in Washington County Justice of the Peace, says he will discuss Quorum Court business…
Regions
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Caldwell returns to D-G as columnist
On Jan. 6, Stephen Caldwell’s byline reappeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. But this time, the former sports reporter is writing on parenting and fatherhood as a freelancer for his former…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Business Journal makes frightful fauz pas
We don’t really enjoy pointing out the typographical errors that show up in Northwest Arkansas newspapers, but somebody’s got to do it. And, if we’re going to be fair, we…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
The $600,000 question
It looks like the Springdale School District will benefit considerably from the sale of Northwest Health Systems Inc. to Quorum Health Group of Brentwood, Tenn.Quorum is paying at least $66…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
OneMain.com nets IPA
Fort Smith-based Internet Partners of America is one of 17 Internet providers being purchased by OneMain.com, a company that plans to go public soon.Documents filed Dec. 30 with the Securities…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Kinco set to go
We hear Kinco Contractors’ bid to build the University of Arkansas’ new indoor track facility has been accepted.Details of the deal are still being worked out between the Springdale construction…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
MLS=More legal squabbling
They’re at it again. The Metro Board of Realtors, made up of the Fayetteville and Springdale boards, will meet Jan. 12 at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale.Discussion will…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
No Longer Britt
There’s a been a musical chairs sort of shake-up, albeit a friendly one, among three Fayetteville financial services companies recently. First, Llama Asset Management Co. hired Kerry Watkins, a certified…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Ozark Evolving
As of Jan. 11, Ozark Baking & Catering of Fayetteville will no longer serve breakfast and lunch, but the establishment will continue to cater events, serve baked goods and will…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Wal-Mart ranks 87th
Stockholders aren’t the only ones watching Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stock rise.Bloomberg Personal Finance magazine picked the Bentonville-based retailer for its list of the year’s 100 hot stocks. But Wal-Mart’s 98.46…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Consolidating in Springdale
National Hydraulics and Fabrication Inc. of Springdale plans to build a $250,000 building on Kawneer Drive in the Springdale Industrial Park to consolidate its business.Marc Crandall, the project developer, says…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Adios For Real This Time
Magnetek is going for good this time. After announcing last March it would close its Prairie Grove plant and eliminate 105 jobs over the next nine months, the company managed…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Hospital Sale Goes Throough
Quorum Health Group is paying $66 million for real estate owned by Northwest Health Systems Inc. of Springdale. The deal was finalized Dec. 4. The sale included the 222-bed Northwest…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Rogers Plaza Changes Hands
Woodland Plaza at 700 N. 13th St. in Rogers has sold, but its four tenants are staying. Schmeiding Enterprises Inc. of Springdale bought the professional building Dec. 3 for $700,000…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Springdale Airport Hanging in With AAA
Air America Aviation LLC of Springdale is building a 20,000-SF hangar at the Springdale Airport. The company received a $650,000 construction loan Dec. 21 from McIlroy Bank & Trust of…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
New Manufactuer Will Spruce Up Area
A Rogers eyesore is being turned into the state’s first semiconductor processing equipment manufacturing plant. The former Gordos electronic component manufacturing plant at 1000 N. 2nd St. in Rogers was…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Fayetteville offices getting overhaul
Richard Alexander and Robert Merry-Ship bought the old Pyatt Building at 205 N. College Ave. for $360,000 through their North College Development Co. Alexander and Merry-Ship purchased the 8,500-SF property…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Internet Service Providers Launch Local Association
There’s a move afoot by several Northwest Arkansas Internet service providers to form a local association — a group that they hope will give them greater lobbying power and provide…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Dillard’s Inc
The board of Dillard’s Inc. has declared a cash dividend of 4 cents per share on class A and B common stock. The dividend is payable Feb. 1 to shareholders…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Hudson Foods Inc.
Hudson Foods Inc. and two former employees entered “not guilty” pleas Jan. 5 to federal charges that they lied during a government investigation that led to the largest meat recall…