by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
No Sale in Gravette
Bank of Gravett has filed for a ?change of control? with the Arkansas Bank Department. Often, such a filing signals that a bank if being prepared for sale.
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by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Passion for Twain
Singer Shania Twain stayed at the Inn at the Mill in Johnson when she was in Northwest Arkansas recently to entertain folks at the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Bentonville.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
103,880 Maniacs
There was a21.4 percent increase in shoppers at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville during the three-day shopping weekend after Thanksgiving.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Inn at Carnall Hall/Ella?s on Schedule
Carnall Hall renovations are on schedule, while the owner of Sassafras buys his building and new plans proceed for the Old Post Office building.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
McAlister?s Deli (Business Lunch Review)
McAlister?s Deli gets four stars.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
First Western Bank Plans Expansion
First Western Bank has announced two expansion projects that together will cost about $2.6 million. And a new senior citizen apartment complex in Lowell gets funding with a $1.5 million loan.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Shollmier & Co. Opens Shop in Tontitown
Shollmier & Co. Inc. has invested $1 million to open its new Tontitown HVAC dealership.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Joe?s Snack Shack Opens in West Fork
Joe Wingate has opened a restaurant on wheels along the roadside in West Fork where he grew up.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Performance Cleaning Service Follows Construction
A new business cleans up after construction is complete.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Audits Will Cost More in 2003 (Editorial)
Audit fees are expected to rise 25 to 35 percent next year, most industry experts say.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
A Knowledge-Based Economy for Arkansas? (Ron Goforth Commentary)
The importance of knowledge-based activities to the economy is reflected in our country?s economic performance, and high-technology sectors contribute importantly to growth in manufacturing and services indicators.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Baldor Electric Pays Out 13 Cents a Share
Baldor Electric Co. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend and announced promotions last month.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt to Buy Part of Transplace
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has announced that it will purchase a portion of Werner Enterprises Inc.?s ownership in Dallas-based Transplace.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Opens D.C. Office
The Washington Post reported on Nov. 28 that Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has opened a new Washington, D.C., office that is headed by veteran meat industry lobbyist Sara Lilygren.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Holiday Sales Tops for Wal-Mart Stores
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hit a single-day company sales record during the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving shopping sprees, taking in $1.43 billion nationally.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
KKEG Goes Alternative
The ?classic rock? station, KKEG, 92.1 FM, went ?alternative? on Nov. 22.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Citiscapes Sued
Linda D. Ralston, a former advertising sales employee of Citiscapes Metro Monthly magazine in Fayetteville, has filed suit in small claims court saying Editor Aaron Bleidt owes her $3,604.85 that he refused to pay.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
KHOG: Inside Wal-Mart? Not Really
We waited with anticipation to see a Nov. 24 expose on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. after KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, began airing advertisements a few days earlier saying it would take viewers ?inside Wal-Mart.?
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
D-G: Can You Find Malone?
None of the three photographs in a story about a reception for David Malone featured the state senator and director of the University of Arkansas Foundation.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
AIRE Reaches Out for Medical Research
Medical research is expanding in Northwest Arkansas with the formation of the Arkansas Institute for Research & Education.