by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Better than AVRA-ge
The AVRA Program should be operating in about eight states by the end of 2003 and should be national by the end of 2004.
Tag: NWABJ
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Schools Face Their ?Bed Time? (Gwen Moritz commentary)
Too many lawmakers, like the terrified local school administrators and school board members they represent, persist in the wrongheaded mindset that consolidation is a form of punishment.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
?Jackpot Justice? Needs Repair (Editorial)
Our take is civil justice should be about justice.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Springdale Gets Additional Hotels
A $7.43 million loan from First Security Bank is used to begin construction of a new Springdale hotel and other real estate deals in the area.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bank of Arkansas Makes Private Banking a Priority
Jeff Dunn, president and CEO of Bank of Arkansas N.A., sounded like a determined sports manager in December when he vowed the bank would build its personal financial services business in 2003. On Jan. 24, he made Jeffrey Cude his No. 1 draft pick.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Out-of-state Dd Firms Lead Tyson?s $100M Charge
Tyson Foods Inc. on Jan. 20 announced a $100 million marketing campaign that would include all of the Springdale company?s protein brands.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Fayetteville Names Street for Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 20, Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody unveiled new signs along the city?s Sixth Street designating it also as Honorary Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Ripple Outfitters Closes Feb. 1
The owners of Ripple Outfitters, a Fayetteville sporting goods store, closed the business on Feb. 1.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bedford Camera to Open Sixth Store
Stan Bedford, CEO of Bedford Camera & Video, plans to open the company?s sixth store by early April at Lakewood Village Shopping Center in North Little Rock.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Fort Smith Hospital Ranked in Top 1 Percent
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center was recently ranked in the top 1 percent of more than 17,000 healthcare facilities surveyed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Challenge Changes, Firm Endures
Jim Young and Mark Kuss founded Challenge Environmental Systems Inc. in 1990 to help university professors turn ideas into marketable products. But the biggest challenge they faced was funding.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Internet Startup Company Draws FBI Investigation
The FBI is looking into allegations that The CSI Group LLC of Little Rock hacked into World Lynx?s computer system to steal its customer list, a former CSI employee said.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Schmitt Says UA Will Aid High-Tech Growth
The completion of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in 1998 and Interstate 540 in 1999 should help lure high-tech companies to the area, and the University of Arkansas is trying to recruit new engineering students to provide an employee base.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Copeland?s Breaks Record with $4.1M
Although it has been open only since April 17, Copeland?s Famous New Orleans Restaurant and Bar in Rogers had sales of $4.1 million for 2002, said Paul Nelson, general manager of the restaurant.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant Gets 3.5 Stars (businss lunch review)
Vien con nosotros a Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Lowell, where ?authentic? isn?t just a marketing term ? it means exactly what it says.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Morriss to Retire After 53 Years
Jim Morriss, who has worked for The Morning News since 1949, plans to retire at the end of March.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Times: Buy a Noun
The Times main headline on Jan. 28 consisted of only one word ? ?promoted.?
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
La Prensa Serves 10,000 Readers
La Prensa reaches more than 10,000 readers, which would make it the largest weekly newspaper in the area, but we didn?t include La Prensa on our list.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Bob Gets a Holt of Frank
Bob Holt, the University of Arkansas men?s basketball beat writer and general Razorback expert for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, wrote two of the most enterprising local sports stories we?ve seen in a while.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Daily Record Sums It Up
The Benton County Daily Record has done several excellent story packages lately for its Sunday editions.