by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Casa Americana’s Linda Parnell, president of Casa Americana of Fayetteville, bought the Maple Terrace Apartments on Dec. 14 from Frank Kerr, president of Kerr Investments, for $304,000. The complex includes…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Tri-City Transport Inc. of 110 W. Olrich St. in Rogers recently obtained a $200,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Rogers. Company president Kyle D. Castor Sr. and secretary Judith…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Mike Nail is retiring from television. After 35 years in broadcasting, the sports director for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29 says he is ready for a break. Nail plans to leave the…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Ben Pollock was scheduled to take over as night metro editor at The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Jan. 25. Pollock and his wife had been managing a bed…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
The opening of Interstate 540 from Alma to Fayetteville on Jan. 8 was hailed by state television newscasts as something akin to the second coming of Christ. KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Jennifer Christman, a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, criticized Men’s Health magazine in her column on Jan. 17 saying it’s a “women’s magazine that’s just for men.” Christman may be…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Local bankers aren’t any happier with the proposed “know-your-customer” rule than are their brethren across the nation. The rule, as proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is intended to…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Bank of Fayetteville and First National Bank and Trust Co. of Rogers are among the latest to begin work on new branches in 1999. Bank of Fayetteville’s branch is at…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
Outlook ’99, an economic forecast for Northwest Arkansas and sponsored by First National Bank of Springdale, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Guest speakers for the event include Mike…
by - January 25, 1999 12:00 am
World-renowned psychologist, columnist and author Dr. Joyce Brothers will be the keynote speaker Feb. 3 at the Women & Heart Disease Luncheon sponsored by Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas….
by - January 18, 1999 12:00 am
This legislative session is seeing ad valorem turn into ad nauseum. Sen. David Malone, D-Fayetteville, says at least half of the 50 proposals already before the General Assembly have to…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Twenty-first century radio came early for two Fayetteville stations. Gulf Star Communications Inc. for the last 12 months has pioneered the world’s first multi-market distribution of localized morning shows through…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Sam Walton wanted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s corporate home town to look as though Norman Rockwell could live there. More than six years after Walton’s death, this small Northwest Arkansas city…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Two Northwest Arkansas companies have made Computerworld magazine’s list of America’s top 100 companies for effective use of information technology. Tyson Foods Inc. made the list for its use of…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
We’re about to better understand how college coaches feel during rebuilding years with lots of new, unproven players. The arrival of the 1999 Arkansas General Assembly brings 58 new faces…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Computers do not make investment decisions. Computers do not make investment decisions any more than power saws and air nailers make houses. Each are only tools of their respective craftsmen….
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
This month, for the first time, the University of Arkansas will offer a full-semester course on business geographics. Business geographics uses geographic information systems, sometimes called GIS, technology to assist…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Thirteen physicians, concerned that changes in health care threatened the choices of their patients, have formed a partnership in Siloam Springs. The group, operating under the name Community Physicians Group,…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Washington Regional Medical System officials traveled the country to visit assisted-living centers before settling on plans for their own. On Dec. 17, the system announced plans for a $4 million,…
by - January 11, 1999 12:00 am
Ozark Guidance opened two new centers in December, one in Siloam Springs and the other in Berryville. The new facilities are identical buildings of about 2,700 SF, twice the size…
