by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Nets More than Expected
Despite its current legal battles, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on Jan. 28 reported significant improvements during the fiscal first quarter.
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by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Competitor Files Chapter 11
Kmart Corp., the chief rival of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., sought protection from creditors in mid-January after years of falling sales and failed turnarounds.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
First Baptist Church to Upgrade Facilities
Church renovation tops list of recent real deals in Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Customers Check it Out
Retailer is testing four self-checkout scanning systems in U.S. stores.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Bio-tech Firm Beats Bacteria
Safe Foods invests $2 million in disinfectant, plans to open Northwest Arkansas R&D office.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Sale, IPO Loom Large for VSC During 2002
Bob Friedman, chairman and CEO of Virtual Satellite Corp. in Fayetteville, said he expects to either sell his company or make an initial public offering during 2002.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
In Technology We Trust? (Guest Commentary)
With the stock market events of last year, the image of “tech” became rather tarnished?and for those who equate tech with e-commerce and dot-coms, its image is downright corrupted.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Buyout Solidifies ISP
Acquiring Millennium Communications LLC, which did business as MC2K, solidified Arkansas.Net?s dominance of the local market by bringing in 5,000 new dial-up customers in Benton and Washington counties.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
MC2K Integration Going Smoothly
Kenny Douglas, MC2K?s general manager, said firm?s of MC2K?s size experience growth pains even if they?re the state?s fifth largest ISP. So Arkansas.Net?s Jan. 18 acquisition of the company was a natural progression.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Looking for Perfect Chicks
Poultry industry taking a wait-and-see approach on possibility of cloning the perfect chicken.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Chicken Cloning Would Redefine Industry
If all goes well, Origen Therapeutics of California believes it can produce millions of cloned chickens in just a few months? time.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Dixieland Computers Site Needs Work
Dixieland Computers has a decent online brochure but could revamp its online presence to get a better Web site review.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Fire, Flood, ?49 Ford Shaped Williams? Life
Doyle Z. Williams, dean of the University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business, learned the value of education while growing up in the rural South.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Variety Is the Game Plan at Newroads
Wayne King, founder of Newroads Telecom Inc. in Fort Smith, said there?s no reason for businesses to view the Internet as a necessary evil.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Venture Capital Loosens up for Growing Firms
In recent years, the lack of available venture capital has been the local death wail of developing technology companies. Now a quartet of venture capital funds is honed in on Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Investment Committee Names Alpha Wolves
The Alpha Fund?s investment committee will consist of a ?Who?s Who? of local business leaders.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Bootsie Eyes Senate
Bootsie Ackerman, executive director of the Downtown/Dickson Enhancement Project, told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal that she is close to announcing her candidacy for the soon-to-be vacated District 7 state Senate seat.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
JurisDictionUSA Sues Loislaw.com
JurisDictionUSA Inc. of Phoenix has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the owner of Web-based technology company Loislaw.com Inc. of Van Buren.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Club on the River in the Rough
The Club on the River may remain nothing more than a river if lot sales don?t pick up soon.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
UARK Bowl Strikes Interest
The UARK Bowl on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street is still over a month away from its grand opening and groups have already booked events there as far away as Dec. 15.