by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Bank Home Page Offers Hometown Feel
The Bank of Fayetteville earned 3.5 mice for its recent Web page review.
Tag: NWABJ
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Bank of Rogers Fills Community Niche
Dick McLelland got tired of large banks buying the community banks he headed in Northwest Arkansas. After the second time it happened, he decided to start his own.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Burden Falls on School Officials
Administrators at the local level, and bureaucrats at the Arkansas Department of Education, have to start standing behind teachers dealing with the parents of problematic or subperforming students.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Martians, We Salute You
Although its rise to be the largest company in the nation and the world has created some animosity from rivals, we congratulate Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
First Security Bank Hops After Clients
Since opening its first office in Northwest Arkansas three years ago, Searcy-based First Security Bank has established six locations in the area and scraped out a creditable share of the business.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
On the Rocks Plans to Open in Ice Plant
Cal Canfield has landed his first tenant after the $1 million renovation of the 99-year-old Fayetteville Mercantile Building.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Tusk?s Pulls out from Dickson Street
Tusk?s Bottling Co., which opened in October at 200 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville, closed in April.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
New Owners Reopen Dickson Street Diner
The Dickson Street Diner at 522 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville reopened April 19 under new management. It had been closed since March.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Cathy?s Corner Slings Down-home Cooking
Siloam Springs restaurant receives 3.5 stars in a recent food review.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Rio Bravo Courts the Buzz
Rio Bravo Cantina opened a restaurant in Fayetteville in October 1997 and broke the city?s record for monthly food sales. With sales that high in its first month, Rio Bravo had nowhere to go but down.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Waiter, There?s a Buzz in my Soup
Restaurant owners wake up and realize the honeymoon is over.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson?s Big Purchase the Exception in 2001
Tyson Foods Inc.?s September acquisition of IBP Inc. was one of the few major mergers in the food industry during an economically strapped 2001.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Survey Shows IT Field Can Lead to Advancement
About 53 percent of leadership positions in corporate information-technology divisions are filled by existing employees, a national survey recently conducted by Robert Half International Consulting Inc. found.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
WRMC Sponsors Cardiac Conference
On April 19-20, Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville hosted a cardiology conference featuring two heart research experts.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Mercy Hires Illinois Man as Chief Operating Officer
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas hired Edward Mirzabegian to fill the newly created position of chief operating office.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Pace to Receive Award from Education Foundation
The Fayetteville Education Foundation plans to present its first ?Apple Award? to Pace Industries Inc. of Fayetteville in recognition years of support from the company.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Franchisees File $3M Suit Against Cafe Santa Fe
Two former franchisees filed a lawsuit April 24 in Washington County Circuit Court against CSF Franchise Group of Fayetteville.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Lenders Credit, Arkansas Capital Corp. Lock Horns
A Fort Smith man came to Arkansas Capital Corporation Group in Little Rock in February to apply for $100,000 in funding for a new business idea. Beyond that, the two parties agree on virtually nothing.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Banking Brothers Duel
Close-knit family backs competing Lynch bankers.
by - April 29, 2002 12:00 am
Get Real on Education (Commentary)
Let?s get real. As long as we keep expecting the quality of parents to improve before we improve the quality of our schools, we are never going to get anywhere.