by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
WRMC Named Top Hospital
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville has received the 2003 Consumer Choice Award for the Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Benton and Washington counties.
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by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Advertising Blitz Promotes Northwest
Northwest Health System is promoting its three are hospitals in an advertising campaign that includes a direct-mail blitz.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Roads to Progress Paved with Intentions
Three proposed area roads ? the U.S. Highway 412 bypass, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) access road and the Bella Vista bypass ? are either up in the air or awaiting legislation from Missouri.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Country Boy Mixing It Up
William Brown and Seneca Austin have been in the concrete-construction business for more than 15 years. The two recently brought their work expertise to Northwest Arkansas in response to the area?s incredible growth and ongoing construction boom.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Help-U-Sell Offers New Approach to Selling Real Estate
Jerry and Susan Kelley said they?ve found a real estate sales system that works. Their Help-U-Sell NWA Realty has remained busy since opening in early spring.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Haile Joins KHOG
Jennifer Haile, who graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2001, took over the ?sunrise anchor? position in September for television station KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
KKEG Bubbles Back to Classic Rock-N-Roll
Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. announced in October that KKEG, 92.1 FM, would change its format to a blend of classic rock-n-roll and what the company?s market manager, Joe Conway, described as ?the best of today?s rock.?
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Gets Prettier at Opening Time
During an interview aired Oct. 16 by National Public Radio on Fayetteville station KUAF, 91.3-FM, Mickey Gilley compared the dilapidated state of his old club to a Wal-Mart.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Link in Bank List Was Incorrect
For the last two years, we apparently inadvertently directed readers searching online for the Madison County Bank & Trust Co. to a Web site devoted to lesbian pornography.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Earnings Climb for Baldor Electric
Electric-motor manufacturer Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith on Oct. 10 reported a third-quarter net earnings increase of 17 percent over levels from the same quarter last year.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Sets 3Q Earnings Mark
Kirk Thompson, president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., announced in mid-October that despite a ?lackluster? economy and a resurfacing driver-shortage problem the Lowell firm tallied a record third quarter.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
AERT Refinances $17 Million in Bonds
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale said in October it completed a $17 million refinancing of its previously issued City of Springdale 1999 Industrial Development bonds, the proceeds of which have been escrowed.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart?s Seiyu Gets Chilled by Summer
Seiyu Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said in October that it will have a first-half net loss as slumping sales add to its struggle to integrate its systems with its Bentonville parent.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
USA Truck Touts Revenue Increase
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren on Oct. 16 reported $73.9 million in third-quarter operating revenues, a 4.6 percent increase from the same time last year.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Benton County Inventors Produce Pet Products
Several Benton County entrepreneurs have come up with pet products to sell to Wal-Mart.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Hunt, Jones, Rutledge Can Savor Success
Recent developments for some of Arkansas? most successful companies and business people are intriguing.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Saxena Stresses Ambitious Goals
Since arriving in July, he?s already adopted a new mission statement and set a litany of goals for the college that include tripling its research expenditures.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Exec Talks Ethics After Conviction
Walter Pavlo, MCI Telecommunications? former head of billing, is scheduled to visit the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics this October to discuss his role in swindling nearly $6 million from customers.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
M.B.A. Graduates Still Landing Jobs
More people go to graduate school during downturns in the economy.