by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Lincoln, Prairie Grove Shopping for Industry
The small-town atmosphere hasn?t tempted many industries to venture far from the busy Interstate 540 corridor.
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by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville, Springdale Taking Different Building Paths
The Washington County seat had a 70 percent increase in new apartment and duplex units built for the first three quarters of 2002 as compared to the same period last year.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Art Croswell Professional Photography
Art Croswell concentrates on commercial advertising and corporate photography, which can involve a number of different venues, including shots for Web sites or calendars.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Rainwater?s Clothing Opens New Store
Rainwater?s Clothing has provided men?s business and upscale casual wear for 28 years in Fort Smith and now has a new Fayetteville store.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Corp. Earnings Up
Arkansas Best Corp.’s rise in third-quarter earnings may be credited to the demise of rival Consolidated Freightways.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Beverly Settles on Bad Medicare Billings
Beverly Enterprises Inc. has agreed to repay the federal government $175 million in fraudulent billings.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
BOK Financial Inc. Reports Growth
Bank of Arkansas? holding company, BOK Financial Inc., reported on Oct. 9 that growth in loans and its securities portfolio, higher revenue from fee-based products and a successful hedging strategy contributed to record third-quarter earnings.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Cannon Express Inc. Expects to Lose $12 Million
On Oct. 1, Cannon Express Inc. said that it expects its net loss before income taxes to widen to about $12 million for fiscal 2002 from $8.4 million in fiscal 2001.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
J.B Hunt Profits Exceed Forecasts
Lowell?s J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Oct. 15 reported quarterly profits that exceeded Wall Street forecasts.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Stock Unpredictable
The ongoing lawsuit by hog farmers against Tyson Foods Inc. and the misfortune of one of Tyson?s competitors has had shares of the Springdale company bouncing up and down over the last two months.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Shares of USA Truck Upgraded
Stephens Inc. on Oct. 22 upgraded shares of USA Truck. Inc.rnStephens upgraded shares of the Van Buren trucking firm to ?equal-weight? from ?underweight.?
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Ruby Slated for Fayetteville Restaurant
Ruby Tuesday Inc. plans to build a 5,600-SF restaurant on U.S. Highway 62 in Fayetteville.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Armadillo Grill to be La Hacienda
The Armadillo Grill was scheduled to close on Oct. 26 and will reopen as soon as it is renovated to be a La Hacienda Mexican restaurant.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Nick?s Restaurant Becomes Chloe
Fayetteville?s Campbell Street is changing its name from Nick?s Fine Steaks & Seafood to Chloe
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Smokin-RX Hits Shelves
Roger Brewer of Fayetteville has taken his family?s barbecue sauce recipe to the public.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Zinger?s Sports Bar & Grill Gets Three Stars (Business Lunch)
We believe that if Zinger’s indeed plans to be a true sports bar, it needs to add a couple more television sets so everyone can view games comfortably.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Morning News Hires Tirey as Photo Editor
Spencer Tirey of Little Rock will fill the void in the Morning News staff that was created when Charles Bickford retired in May after 38 years at the newspaper.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Traveler Gets Interview with Ex-president
The University of Arkansas? student newspaper scooped the local media by landing a brief interview with former President Bill Clinton during his visit to campus on Oct. 21.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
D-G News Section Shines on UA Game Weekends (Outtakes Opinion)
Staffers of the D-G?s news and business sections did a particularly good job of strutting their stuff when the University of Kentucky Wildcats came to town.
by - October 28, 2002 12:00 am
Dateline Policy: One Last Comment (Outtakes Opinion)
Good work such as Dan Zehr?s economic series follow-up published on Oct. 21 is frequently undercut by the D-G news department?s unusual dateline policy.