by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
West Corp. To Close Office, Lay Off 350 in Fayetteville
West Corp. will close its outbound telemarketing office in Fayetteville on Aug. 1.
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by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Vratsinases Donate $100K For Engineering College
Gus and Irene Vratsinas of Little Rock have donated $100,000 to endow two new engineering scholarships at the University of Arkansas.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Fund-raiser Showcases Builder and Designers
An innovative approach to fund raising is pairing St. Mary?s Hospital Foundation with a local developer and area designers.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Safety Still Priority at FedEx Freight
FedEx Freight East took home the first place award for the third consecutive year in the American Trucking Association?s National Fleet Safety Contest.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Sand Creek Grows, Trades Preschool for Prominence
Four years ago, the principals of Sand Creek Engineering & Landscape Architecture Inc. got more chances to play ?Duck, Duck, Goose? than to go duck hunting.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Joyce Lambeth, Im Take Over Carnall Interior Design
Since Fayetteville architect Jim Lambeth died suddenly of a heart attack on March 11, his wife Joyce has stepped in to replace him as a partner in the $7.2 million renovation of Carnall Hall.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Rainmaker Real Estate Turning Ground Quickly
Rainmaker Real Estate opens in Lowell.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
New Business Is for Hearts
Marriage Path is hoping to bring couples together in Northwest Arkansas.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
K-Mac Opens Six
K-Mac Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith has opened five KFC restaurants and a new Taco Bell in Northwest Arkansas during the past 15 months.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Golden Corral Still Slated
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill still plans to build a company-owned restaurant in north Fayetteville even though its large-scale development plan filed with the city?s Planning Division expired in March.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Old Post Office Deal Falls Through
A pending contract to lease Fayetteville?s historic Old Post Office has fallen through.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Opts For Radio Tags
Microsoft Corp. said on June 10 that it would develop software and services that will help retailers, manufacturers and distributors use radio tags to track and manage goods within stores and factories.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Heats Up DVD Rental Wars
On June 10, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said that it is offering a lower-priced subscription to its online DVD rental service.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
America’s Car-Mart Slated For Inclusion In Russell 2000
America’s Car-Mart Inc. on June 17 announced that it expects to join the Russell 3000 Index when the broad-based market index is reconstituted on June 30.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Will Buy New Tractors
Arkansas Best Corp. expects to have capital expenditures of nearly $70 million this year compared with about $46 million last year, said the firm?s Chief Financial Officer David E. Loeffler.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Lampkin, Mitchell Honored By PRSA
Northwest Arkansas’ Public Relations Society of America chapter recently named Steven B. Lampkin 2002 ?communicator of the year? and Elise Mitchell ?public relations professional of the year.?
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Business Journal Announces Changes
Kyle Mooty, an associate editor at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal since March of 2000, has left the publication to accept a post as sales and marketing director with Heritage Land Title of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
D-G Changes Policy On Datelines … Finally (Media Review)
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette news and business departments? unusual policy regarding datelines was long an ethical pothole on an otherwise mostly high road traveled by the state?s largest newspaper.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Run Through ?The Mill,? Sharp Tackles Project
Since construction began in June 2001, the $3.5 million Mill District project has had its share of setbacks. Robert Sharp Architect Inc. was hired on for The Mill LLC.
by - June 23, 2003 12:00 am
Council to Form for Regional Arts
A five-year strategic plan to enhance cultural arts opportunities in Northwest Arkansas is officially getting off the ground this month with efforts to form a regional arts council.