by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Announces Board Additions
The Tyson Foods Inc. board of directors elected three new members at its quarterly board meeting.
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by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
AmericanConnection Restores Flights to St. Louis
On Jan. 8, Trans States Airlines/AmericanConnection plans to restore two flights each weekday from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to St. Louis that were temporarily canceled in August so two airplanes could be repainted.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Rainwater, Barrett Ready for Radio Rumble
?Conference Call,? the Memphis-originated sports talk show formerly carried in Northwest Arkansas by ESPN-affiliate KREB-AM 1190 (?The Fan?) of Bentonville, is no more.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
We Told You So, D-G
We hate end-zone dances because, as one college football coach once said, we like to act like we?ve been there before. But this is one case of taunting that is deserved.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Oops … a Taxing Situation
A reader e-mailed us to say an item in the Best & Worst of 2001 section of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s Dec. 24 issue was inaccurate.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Purchase Took Most of Year to Complete
The biggest deal in Northwest Arkansas of 2001 almost became no deal at all.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
National Home Centers Offer Ends
Dwain A. Newman and The Newman Family LLC announced on Dec. 27 that their offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of National Home Centers Inc. not already owned by Dwain Newman expired on Dec. 26
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Southwestern Shares Upgraded
Friedman Billings Ramsey said Dec. 27 that it has upgraded shares of Southwestern Energy Co. to ?buy? from ?accumulate.?
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Declares 4 Cent Dividend
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale declared a quarterly dividend on its stock at its quarterly board meeting.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Ayrshire Purchases Baldwin Real Estate
Former Baldwin Piano building tops list of recent real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Russellville Aluminum Firm Fights Federal Fraud Charges
The U.S. government is trying to collect $5.2 million from a Russellville metal manufacturer that did business with a Florida company that defrauded the government for millions of dollars in the early 1990s.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Problems Continue to Mount for Tyson
When it rains it pours on Tyson Foods, and lately there seems to be a monsoon hovering over the Springdale headquarters.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
United, They Conquer
United Bank in Springdale flexed a little muscle with its recent $1.85 million acquisition of the Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas branch at 670 E. Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Mortgage Mania Grips Area
With interest rates so low, banks across the region are posting record numbers. But a recent peek at Arvest Mortgage Co.?s 2001 numbers shows what a whopper of a year both it and Northwest Arkansas had.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Father-son Golf Tournament Coming to NWA
The Arkansas State Golf Association is bringing its popular father-son tournament to Northwest Arkansas on June 10-11.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Mundo-Tech Signs Mondo Contract
Try to say ?titanium tube bending? three times real fast. It?s probably easier to just search for the phrase on the Internet, where the five most popular search engines will turn up Mundo-Tech Inc. of Rogers.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Coody Chooses Santos as Vice Mayor
The Dan Coody tour as mayor of Fayetteville continued its controversial course when he cast the tie-breaking vote for Kevin Santos as vice mayor at the Jan. 2 city council meeting.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Retailers and Restaurants Rush to Rogers
Eva Gabor may have wanted Park Avenue, but retail stores and restaurants around the country want in on the economic boom that is Rogers.
by - December 31, 2001 2:33 pm
NWACF Announces Seven New Grants
Following recent news that the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation had boosted its endowment total to 22 funds totaling more than $1 million, the foundation awarded seven grants totaling $41,900 to local nonprofit organizations.
by - December 28, 2001 11:45 am
Hispanic Emphasis Widens Newroads
Vantage Telecom LLC, doing business as Newroads Telecom, has made serving the Hispanic community a priority. It is the first major local Internet service provider to offer both totally English and Spanish versions of its Web site.