by - May 14, 2001 12:00 am
New Graphics, Web Page for KHOG
KHOG/KHBS, Channels 40/49, recently changed its television graphics to conform with other Hearst Argyle stations nationwide.
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by - January 25, 2001 11:25 am
Edgewater to Buy Back Tendered Shares
Shareholders jump to unload 26.6 million shares of Edgewater Technology Inc. at $8 per share, but the company says it only has enough cash to buy back 61 percent.
by - January 22, 2001 12:00 am
Behind the Berlin Wal-Mart
On a street named for the antithesis of capitalism, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fights for a toehold in the land of Aldi, Germany’s dominant retailer.
by - October 2, 2000 12:00 am
Morning News Zones Out, Goes Regional … Temporarily
For several days in late September, the zoned editions of The Morning News started looking like … well, the old, regional Morning News of Northwest Arkansas. rInstead of having zoned…
by - August 21, 2000 12:00 am
Walton Donation Funds Renovation, Professorships
The University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business Administration is putting a hefty donation from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation to good use. The college received a…
by - March 20, 2000 12:00 am
Whose Times Is It Anyway?
The Benton County Daily Record and Northwest Arkansas Times had a story-sharing agreement even before the Daily Record’s parent company, Community Publishers Inc., purchased the Times last year. However, after…
by - March 6, 2000 12:00 am
Newsprint Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas has been running some gigantic photographs in the “Our Town” section in an obvious effort to fill an excess of news pages. Normally, we…
by - February 21, 2000 12:00 am
D-G Drops Ball on Stadium Story
After being scooped by the Northwest Arkansas Times, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette misinformed readers about state law as it pertains to convention centers and state turnback funds, then buried its “correction”…
by - February 7, 2000 12:00 am
High-tech Revolution
Y2K has now been relegated to a historical footnote, except perhaps for some of the legions who were working on the bug and for whom its passing had the consequence…
by - August 23, 1999 12:00 am
Baldor Targets Drive Market
It has already set industry standards with its motors, and now Baldor Electric Co. is aiming for an equal share of the drive market. The company has converted an old…
by - July 26, 1999 12:00 am
Copyright or Wrong?
Mike Rodman, who worked for about a year on contract as a freelance reporter for the Northwest Arkansas Times, has billed the Fayetteville newspaper $9,000 for providing stories he wrote…
by - May 31, 1999 12:00 am
It’s All About.com Being User Friendly
Miningcompany.com has changed its name to About.com. One of the top 25 sites on the Internet, the information site/engine is undergoing a $15 million marketing campaign that’s emphasizing giving customers…
by - May 3, 1999 12:00 am
And the Ernie goes to . . .
The Ernie Deane Award committee was apparently at a loss for words when it recently honored Maylon Rice. The citation he received read simply: “To Maylon Rice of the Northwest…
by - February 22, 1999 12:00 am
Morning News ignores Reynolds Center dedication
We were perplexed when we examined the Feb. 9 issue of The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas and saw that it contained no coverage of the Feb. 8 dedication of…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
D-G columnist slams men’s magazine
Jennifer Christman, a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, criticized Men’s Health magazine in her column on Jan. 17 saying it’s a “women’s magazine that’s just for men.” Christman may be…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
University helps develop alternative food source
Chinese bighead carp may sound like the name of an alternative rock band, but for the U.S. Department of Agricultural Research Service, it’s a business experiment. A highly preferred product…
by - September 21, 1998 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Executive Defies Tradition
Journey Began in Rural Province of China The distance between the rural provinces of China and the executive offices of J.B. Hunt is measured in more than just miles. It…
by - July 27, 1998 12:00 am
D-G Northwest Edition Not Much Different From Previous Version
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 13, 1998 12:00 am
It Works If You Have a Plan: Making Marketing Effective
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
Morning News Scoops Itself, Gives Story to Competitor
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…