by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
The Sale Barn Cafe gets Four Stars
The only thing keeping The Sale Barn Cafe from being rated even higher is that it?s only open two days a week.
Tag: NWABJ
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Securities Commissioner Seeks to Intervene in Suit
Arkansas Securities Commissioner Michael Johnson has filed a motion to intervene in a controversial lawsuit involving Golf Entertainment Inc. of Springdale and an organization called Genesis Trust.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
USDA to Audit Tyson, Others
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is among four meat packing companies that the U.S. Department Agriculture wants to audit.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Magazine Names Hunt Among Best Trainers
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was in March named among the ?Training Top 100,? as determined each year by Training magazine.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Says Sales for Spring Remain on Target
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville expects same-store sales percentage growth to be in the low-single digits for March and in the high single-digits in April.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Car-Mart Beats Earnings Estimate
America’s Car-Mart Inc. on March 6 posted quarterly earnings above its own estimate, saying it took lower-than-expected losses from loans it extended to customers.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Lipper Locks In on BOK Mutual Fund
BOK Financial Corp. recently saw its short-term income fund get named the best in a class of 91 similar products by Lipper Analytical Services.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
BM Wins Most ADDY Awards
Blackwood Martin/CJRW was the big winner at the Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation?s 2003 awards banquet.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Murray Featured in Inc. Magazine
Andy Murray, CEO of ThompsonMurray, was featured in the March 1 issue of Inc. magazine.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Art Directors Form Local Organization
A new nonprofit organization for visual communications professionals in advertising and the media will hold its first meeting March 18.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Are We There Yet? (Media Review)
We?ve shaken our heads at many of Wally Hall?s columns in the past but usually understand that facts are often overlooked in opinion writing.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Tops List of the Region’s Employers
With more than 23,000 employees in 2003, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the list of the region’s employers.
by - March 4, 2003 3:25 pm
Diesel Prices Hit Eight-year High
Truckers were paying more for diesel in late February than any other time during the last nine years.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Jones Makes Texas-sized Estate Claims
Jerry Jones will presumably be made whole for $11 million he invested with M. David Howell Jr. in August, thanks to an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of America in Los Angeles.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Simmons Goes Back to Future
Thirty-one-year-old Todd Simmons is taking over many of the duties formerly held by CEO Buddy Pilgrim at Simmons Foods Inc.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bumpers ?Laments? Not Running for President
The toughest decision Dale Bumpers ever made was not running for president of the United States. He talks about that and growing up in a new autobiography.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Childhood in Arkansas
The publisher wanted a book about what it was like to grow up in a small town in Arkansas during the Great Depression.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Lowe?s Plans New Store
On Feb. 18, Bennie Westphal and Matthew Cobb asked the Fayetteville Planning Commission for a lot split to make room for construction of a new Lowe?s store in west Fayetteville.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
No-stick P.A.M. Talk
Rampant speculation that Tontitown?s P.A.M. Transportation Systems Inc. is trying to buyout Cannon Express Inc. doesn?t add up.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Alice in Plunder-land
If Cannon did give way to a buyout, its primary stockholders would stand to make substantially less than even a year ago.