Tag: Industries

Springdale Council Denies George?s Golf Complex

The Springdale City Council may have bitten a hand that helps feed the town recently when it voted against a rezoning proposal.

Was Golf Complex Denial Racially Motivated?

The issue of race may have played a factor in the individuals from the neighborhood who spoke against the proposed golf course/apartment complex in Springdale on land owned by George.

Waltons Sighted Pack Rat-ting

The woodsy folks looking at canoes outside the Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville on a recent Sunday afternoon probably didn?t notice the richest woman in the world sitting there under a shade tree.

Mertins to Open New Law Firm

William Mertins Jr. recently left Michele Harrington?s Springdale law firm to start his own practice in Fayetteville.

The Largest Public Companies

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the list of the region’s largest public companies.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40 list.

Tyson Dominates Poultry Industry, Magazine Says

Poultry magazine?s annual top performers edition lists Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale as the top performer in 2000 in a landslide over second-place Perdue Farms Inc. of Salisbury, Md.

Targeting Technology Field ?Natural? for Accountants

Firms establish separate companies to meet growing demands of high-tech client base.

Moroccan King Cancels Arkansas Semen Order

The King of Morocco wanted bull semen from Arkansas, then changed his mind. So, a Texan jumped at the opportunity.

Beef Breeding Blends Technology and Agriculture

Wireless devices let ranchers keep up with their cows? sex lives

Tech Potential Better for Area

Northwest Arkansas? technology sector is finally moving albeit slowly.

FOIA Demands Cooperation

Nonprofits in Northwest Arkansas are often reluctant to follow Arkansas Freedom of Information Act requirements.

Fiber Park Forms at Pinnacle Point

Despite a decade-long effort by the city of Fayetteville to build its own hot-wired office complex, it only took a couple of years for a group of private investors to turn their Pinnacle Point development into a mountain of connectivity.

Pinnacle Buyout Saves Swanson Plant

The Swanson frozen foods plant in Fayetteville, which employees about 950 people, won?t be firing any workers after being bought out of bankruptcy by Pinnacle Foods Corp. of Cherry Hill, N.J.

Fat Toney?s Bar-b-que Scores Three Stars

Fat Toney?s is a place every Razorback fan should try or revisit now and again even if just for the photo montage.

Electric Horseman Picks Fayetteville by ?Chance?

After 40 years in the satellite and electrical engineering field, William Goliff moved to Arkansas to be with his family.

Goliff Aspires to Be 3G Goliath With Patent-pending Firm

William Goliff’s Vertical Blinking Interval Broadcast company will develop video and audio channels on the spectrum that?s in between current broadcast channels.

A Cut of Prime Angus Will Cost You Plenty

Fayetteville?s most storied steak restaurant is Herman?s Ribhouse and getting a high quality cut of beef from Herman?s is never the exception, rather a rule it?s lived by for almost four decades.

St. Mary?s Plans Cardiac Expansion

On July 6, Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas announced plans to add open-heart surgery and angioplasty services to the cardiac department at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers.

Trailer Tracking Aids Efficiency at J.B. Hunt

Trailer tracking systems helping business flow better at J.B. Hunt.

J.B. Hunt Q2 earnings jump 40%, revenue up 19%

Home BancShares records record revenue in second quarter

Fort Smith metro job numbers down in May, tourism jobs set new record

Rausch Companies appoints new president, chief operating officer