by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Businesses in every industry often unofficially elect an office computer guru, directing all computer-related questions to that person who seems to know the most about technology.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Dennis Yocum, system manager for the Northwest Arkansas region of Cox Communications Inc., said the cable company is planning to offer a video-on-demand service by the end of the year.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Norman McChristian of Siloam Springs and Hope Duke of Gravette have spent more than $1 million to launch a new radio station, KSEC, 95.7-FM, based in Rogers.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Zach Arns, co-host of Clear Channel Communications?s successful ?Jon and Zach Morning Show,? was fired March 14.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
We thought about a local paper’s headline use of “mull.”
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith said on March 4 that it will take a first-quarter non-cash charge of $23.9 million as a goodwill impairment charge.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Blaming the economy and Kmart Corp., Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville, a manufacturer of paintball guns and other extreme sports products, reported on Feb. 26 that net income for its fourth quarter dropped 55.3 percent.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., announced on Feb. 28 that 19 percent of its work force ? 38 employees ? will be laid off.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
On Feb. 26, Harrison?s First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. announced that it would increase its regular quarterly dividend 9.1 percent from 11 cents to 12 cents per share.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on March 14 that it has agreed to pay $46 million to buy 6.1 percent of the stock of The Seiyu Ltd., a leading Japanese retail chain with more than $8 billion in annual sales.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
In a deposition taken in July 2001 in a bankruptcy case involving Elbert Crawford III and his company, Ace Sports Management LLC, Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher described his life as a professional basketball player.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Banks force Ace Sports into bankruptcy.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Reality set up shop Feb. 4 at the University of Arkansas? annual Information Technology Job fair. Corporate participation was down about 40 percent this year with only 10 firms represented at the Arkansas Union.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith spent $250,000 in February for a new R2 Technology ImageChecker computer-aided detection (CAD) machine. It is the only hospital in western Arkansas that has the technology.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Inc., the Rogers PC-based automation and motion-control company, announced on March 12 that it had struck a deal with Tyson Foods Inc. to implement nine production systems at the Springdale poultry producer?s Sedalia, Mo., plant.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Arvest Asset Management Inc. has established a good online presence with its Web site.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Several local public accountants, including John Ervin of Fayetteville, say they?ve been swamped with calls from companies that will amend their 2001 tax returns following President Bush?s $38.7 billion worth of new tax incentives.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Meatingplace.com said it was a computer error that caused a story from 2000 to be distributed again on the morning of March 14 that said IBP Inc. was having meat recalled due to the possibility of E. coli contamination.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
University of Florida Head Basketball Coach Billy Donovan has told a Northwest Arkansas businessman he would be interested in talking with University of Arkansas officials about the vacancy created by the departure of Nolan Richardson.
by - March 18, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville dignitaries spoke to about 250 African-American high school seniors from a four-state area on Feb. 28 at the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville.
