by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
Delta Queen Steams Back to Fort Smith
Ten years after its first stop in Fort Smith, the legendary Delta Queen steamboat docked at the city?s Harry E. Kelley Park on Nov. 17.
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by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Dedicated ‘Suite 16’ Fans Support Razorback Sports
Tyson Foods and Stephens Inc. have skyboxes in the three main University of Arkansas sports venues in Fayetteville, and 14 other lessees have two UA suites.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Hook, Line and Thinker
Don Tyson’s billfishing passion has spawned creativity and conservation.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
War Eagle Trainers Dive Into Retrievers
Derek Randle, Johnny Kinzey and Keith Allison quit lucrative day jobs in 1999 to turn their dog training hobbies into War Eagle Retrievers Inc.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
DU Donations Still Work for Arkansas
With Arkansas? waterfowl harvest on a downward glide, hunters in parts of the state have even taken shots at Ducks Unlimited Inc.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Fly-Fishing Biz Depends on Rainfall
Bill Tenison, owner of White River Angler fly-fishing shop in Fayetteville, says too much rain in the springtime can cause his annual revenue to dip by 10 to 15 percent.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Courses Have Love/Hate Relationship With Weather
John Burgin has a love/hate relationship with the local weatherman. The general manager of The Creeks public golf course in Cave Springs says if the forecaster is wrong, it can cost him thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Kings River Provides Close Canoeing
If you?re tired of floating rates and floating securities, Ernie Kilman suggests you float the Kings River in Madison and Carroll counties.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Passion Play CEO Departs
Joseph Gies, CEO of the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, has left the organization.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Benton County DU Wins National Award
Benton County Chapter of Duck?s Unlimited wins Wings of Innovation Award for fund-raising.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Reality Check Starts Rebounds (John Harrison Newman Commentary)
John Harrison Newman writes about the benefits of facing one’s fears head on in business and in life.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Fayetteville Builds While Rogers Rocks
As plans are made for two new hotels in Fayetteville and developers lobby for a tax-increment financing district to rebuild the century-old Mountain Inn, one hotel owner says the city may already be overbuilt. Also: the largest hotels list.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Hotels Starved for Help: Boom Creates Shortage of Hospitality Workers
Robert Kisabeth’s biggest problem on an average Tuesday doesn’t have anything to do with filling the 248-room Embassy Suites hotel he manages in Rogers. It’s whether he’ll have enough servers to work a banquet that evening.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Hotel Room Plans Continue to Loom
More than 1,296 rooms will be added to the Benton and Washington county hotel market if all nine hotel developments announced in the last year go as planned.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Lindsey Gets Comfy In Corporate Lodging
As if The Lindsey Cos. didn’t already dominate enough local industries, its property management arm has checked into a specialty hotel sector and decided to make an extended stay.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Marketing Ensures Business Every Day
With 54 hotels in Benton and Washington counties competing for more than $63 million in annual market revenue, a good director of sales and a strong marketing plan can shift a hotel’s fortune.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Learning, Listening Spirit Shared by 2004 Honorees
Nearly every person profiled in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2004 list of 40-under-40 honorees shared the same trait ? a desire to continue learning.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Haynes Ltd. Goes for Costa Rica
Haynes Ltd., the renowned Rogers architecture firm, is now an official ecotourism entity in Costa Rica.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Tortuga Landing Generates Time-Share Interest
Several large time-share corporations are apparently already interested in buying Tortuga Landing.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Crowe and Bloom Filming in Eureka
A film crew of 107, including writer/director Cameron Crowe and actor Orlando Bloom, began filming in Eureka on July 27 for the movie “Elizabethtown.”