by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Blue Cross, Blue Shield Buys NLR Bell Building
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has purchased a 93,000-SF building in North Little Rock for $3.4 million, saying it will use the site for its Medicare operations.
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by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Sparks Recognized for Quality Improvement
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care recently honored Sparks Health System in Fort Smith with an Innovator Award for improvement.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
WRMC Foundation Gala Nets $65,000 for Charity
Three hospital-related organizations received $21,700 each from funds raised by the Washington Regional Foundation?s 2003 Gala, ?An Evening With the Neville Brothers.?
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
United Way Provides $1.23 Million Locally
Thirty-six nonprofit agencies will receive funding this year from the United Way of Washington County.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
PBMs Accused of Gouging Drug Prices
Pharmacy benefit managers, who process payments between pharmacies and health benefit plans, either have saved their clients millions or run up the price of prescription drugs.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Sparks Trims Staff, Builds on Strengths
The recent elimination of 170 positions at Sparks Regional Medical Center isn?t so much about losing money, but spending it where the community needs it most.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
WRMC Continues to Add to New Facility
As it turns out, the new $89 million, 345,000-SF Washington Regional Medical Center was just the tip of the construction iceberg for the Fayetteville-based hospital.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Air Evac Provides Emergency Helicopter Service for Area
Between Dec. 1 and April 30, Air Evac Lifestream of Springfield, Mo., received 123 calls for emergency assistance in Benton, Washington and Carroll counties.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Despite Losses, Analysts Give Beverly CEO Thumbs Up
Floyd strives to turn around Fort Smith company after it racked up $1B in debt, teetered on the edge.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Cardiologist Pumps Dreams Into Program at St. Mary?s
St. Mary?s Hospital began offering open heart surgery last year, and the opportunity to start the program drew cardiologist Jeffrey Werner to Rogers two years ago.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Interpreter Solutions Offers Service for Hearing-Impaired
Ron and Jennifer Asbill have put together a business that is providing a service that Northwest Arkansas has never had before.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Insight Offers Business Savings
JoAnne Smith and Steven Spradling have used their backgrounds as an independent business consultant and a corporate telecommunications specialist to start a new business that can help other businesses save money.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Fennel to Build on Dickson
Joe Fennel plans to begin construction in August on a two-story, at least 10,000-SF building that will serve as a mixed-use development at the corner of Dickson Street and Campbell Avenue in Fayetteville.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Sassafras Gets Four Stars (Business Lunch Review)
Sassafras, one of Fayetteville?s fine-dining restaurants, recently began serving lunch, so we decided to give the place a try.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Arvest Buy Means Superior Will Finally Become a Bank
C. Stanley Bailey said last week that his conversion of what one bank analyst called a ?very sleepy thrift? into a pseudo-bank was exactly where the managers expected it to be.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Genesis Drops Suit Against Penny Stock
United States District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren on May 9 approved the dismissal of a suit in which an entity called Genesis Trust claimed in May 2002 that it had been damaged to the tune of $1.678 million by Golf Entertainment Inc.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Brass Eagle Posts First Quarter Loss
Brass Eagle posted a loss of $226,000, or 3 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.1 million, or 14 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Net Income Jumps 14 Percent
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. squeezed a 14.1 percent increase in net income out of a 9.7 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter as it continued to cut back on expenses.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart to Sell McLane, Merit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on May 2 that it had signed agreements to sell its McLane Co. business and Merit Distribution Services for about $1.5 billion total.
by - May 26, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson, McDonald?s Trampled by Canadian ?Mad Cow? Case
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. beef processor, and McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest hamburger chain, fell sharply on May 20 after Canada said it had confirmed a case of mad cow disease.