by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Gym Invites Women to Join Exercise Circuit
Dee Hoffman and Regina Keirsey measure their success in inches. They want to help other women trim off extra weight with their new business, Fit Express for Women.
Tag: health care
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Beverly Signs $10 Million Deal with Compaq
On Jan. 29 Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith announced a $10 million agreement with Compaq Computer Corp. of Houston.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Bio-tech Firm Beats Bacteria
Safe Foods invests $2 million in disinfectant, plans to open Northwest Arkansas R&D office.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
HIPAA Starting Date Moved Back
The Arkansas Hospital Association said it agreed with President Bush?s decision to delay by one year the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?s transactions standards and codes regulations.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Four Graduate St. Mary?s Nurse Refresher Course
In an effort to bring inactive nurses back into service, St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers established a three-month nursing program.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Heart Association Promises Shocking Prize
Word is that company participants in this year?s American Heart Association Heart Walk will get a shot at winning an automated external defibrillator (AED) for their office.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Health Care Managers Padding Benefit Packages
Some health care administrators creatively offset rising health insurance rates to maintain a competitive recruitment edge.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Health Insurance Premiums are High and Getting Higher
In 2001, employer health care plan premiums jumped 11 percent, and the average will be in double-digits again next year. The insurance industry doesn?t see any relief on the horizon.
by - December 31, 2001 2:33 pm
NWACF Announces Seven New Grants
Following recent news that the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation had boosted its endowment total to 22 funds totaling more than $1 million, the foundation awarded seven grants totaling $41,900 to local nonprofit organizations.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Mathews Brothers Consider Ronald Room
Bill and Walter Mathews, known collectively as Mathews Management Co. of Springdale, are considering establishing a Ronald McDonald House family room at a Northwest Arkansas hospital.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Administrator Resigns from Siloam Springs Hospital
Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital said Roy Wright will resign from his post as hospital administrator on Jan. 4.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Year?s Top 10 Northwest Arkansas Stories
Major local stories for 2001 include business mergers, fraud and success.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Beverly Board Elects Floyd
Fort Smith-headquartered Beverly Enterprises Inc. announces that its board of directors elected William R. Floyd as chairman of the board.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Small Businesses Struggled in 2001
Scarred by an idling economy and an international catastrophe, this year pummeled existing small businesses and stunted many startups.
by - November 26, 2001 12:00 am
Wealthiest Arkansans: Stephenses Hang on Behind Waltons Despite Tough Year
The Stephens family of Little Rock has lost almost a third of its stock holding wealth since mid-2000, but it manages to hang on in Arkansas Business? 2001 listing of Arkansans? stock holdings.
by - November 26, 2001 12:00 am
VA Nursing Home Still a Possibility
Washington Regional Medical Center will have to wait at least another 18 months to find out whether construction of a state veterans? nursing home will be possible for northwest Arkansas.
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Nationally Recognized Doctor Joins St. Mary?s Cardiology
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas recently attracted a renowned cardiologist to its growing staff of heart specialists.
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
New Arthritis Office Specializes in Osteoporosis
After working at the Springdale and Rogers diagnostic clinics for five years respectively, Dr. Anne Miller launched her own rheumatology office in Springdale.
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Clinic Offers Nighttime Pet ER
With the opening of Animal Emergency Clinic of Northwest Arkansas, area pet owners now have evening and nighttime emergency service for their small animals.
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Beverly Records $12 Million 3Q Income
Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith said Oct. 30 that its third-quarter revenues increased and that it would meet analysts? expectations.