by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Zurcher Leaving City Council?
Randy Zurcher, one of the more controversial members of the Fayetteville City Council, may be leaving his post well before his term is completed.
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by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Not Van Hoose?s Problem
Springdale Mayor Jerre Van Hoose said a recent letter he sent to Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody and city council member Trent Trumbo regarding his view on his city?s civil service commission was entirely his idea.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Sold on Sells/Clark
Sells/Clark Inc. ? the Little Rock advertising, marketing and public relations agency ? is opening a Fayetteville office to service its growing number of Northwest Arkansas accounts.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Furniture Factory Freaks Out
We phoned Johnny Mizell, vice president in charge of marketing for Furniture Factory Outlet in Muldrow, Okla., for our cover story on corny local TV commercials. Basically, he went bonkers.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Heart Association Promises Shocking Prize
Word is that company participants in this year?s American Heart Association Heart Walk will get a shot at winning an automated external defibrillator (AED) for their office.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
The Region’s Top Radio, TV, Newspapers and Ad Agencies
Results from the latest lists measuring the top radio, TV, newspapers and ad agencies in the region.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Home-Cooking Approach Works at Airways Freight
The management at Airways Freight Corp. figures waffles in the morning and perhaps some spaghetti at lunch will help its employees feel right at home. It seems to work.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Springdale Bank Aggressively Slices off a Bigger Piece of Pie
Managing relationships has enabled First National Bank of Springdale to manage more money.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Culture Makes the Workplace
At No. 80 in Fortune magazine, Wal-Mart?s not too bad considering its size.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Survey Finds Bosses Ears Open
Walton College and IntelliMark build morale by appreciating ideas.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Boozman, Snyder Make Right Call
Hats off to Rep. Vic Snyder, a Democrat who recently cast his vote with the majority of Republicans to give President Bush a narrow 215-214 victory on the fast-track trade bill.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Liquid Lounge, Mickey Finn?s to Open in Late January
Some of the owners of Buster Belly?s Bar & Deli in Fayetteville have been busy getting two new Dickson Street bars ready to open by the end of January.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Rogers Kisor?s to be Shorty Small?s
Bill Kisor is in the process of selling his restaurant in Rogers? Scottsdale Center ? Kisor?s Grill & Bakery ? to Shorty Small?s, a chain of American grill restaurants based in Oklahoma City.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
The Gypsy Opens in C.D. Location
John Dortch opened The Gypsy on Dec. 28 at 402 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville in the building that previously housed C.D. Lounge.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
In a Crisis, Lead With Your Ears (John Newman Commentary)
It turns out that fixing troubled companies is not rocket science. Difficult? Yes. Painful? Always. But not all that complicated.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Health Care Managers Padding Benefit Packages
Some health care administrators creatively offset rising health insurance rates to maintain a competitive recruitment edge.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Health Insurance Premiums are High and Getting Higher
In 2001, employer health care plan premiums jumped 11 percent, and the average will be in double-digits again next year. The insurance industry doesn?t see any relief on the horizon.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Houndstooth Sales Up 16 Percent in December
Houndstooth Clothing Co. of Fayetteville had a 16 percent increase in same-store sales during December, said Michael Baker, who started the retro T-shirt company in 1992.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Moves Import Buying In-House
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will move all of its import operations in-house beginning Feb. 1.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
C-Tech Industries Reorganizes Springdale Operations
On Dec. 13, C-Tech Industries Inc. of Camas, Wash., announced its wholesale distributor of pressure washer parts and accessories, Spraymart, moved into a 40,000-SF facility at 1468 E. Mountain Road in Springdale.