Arkansas Business back issues from March 1990:
Tractor trials. (Burt Wilkerson of Mid-State Tractor Co.) (interview)
Mar 12, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Tractor Trials Burt Wilkerson returned to his old place of business in North Little Rock the other day. The rain poured down and the overcast sky cast an appropriate tone over his predicament. The 57-year-old former tractor dealership president stood behind the counter ...
Ace in the hole. (Ace Transportation buyout of JMI Transportation)
Mar 12, 1990; Waldon, George ... Ace In The Hole Last July, the tiny Miami, Fla., firm of Alco International Group Inc. announced plans to acquire JMI Transportation of Batesville. The unlikely merger had $3.8 million Alco purchasing a company more than 11 times its size. "It's like the minnow ...
Trading up. (horse trader T.J. Tolson)
Mar 12, 1990; Mills, Letha ... Trading Up Some people are born hungry. You know the type. They're the kids hustling magazine subscriptions at eight, throwing two paper routes at 12, peddling vacuum cleaners door to door for college money. By high school graduation, their fat bank accounts often dwarf the ...
Racy project. (Water Sports Inc. to develop speedboat racing, auto drag strip)
Mar 26, 1990 ... Racy Project The engines are starting to rev on a $9 million project that could bring big-time racing to Pulaski County. Water Sports Inc., which has a Hot Springs connection, intends to develop a man-made lake for speedboat racing. Included in the plans are an oval ...
From Wal-Mart to Wall Street. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. - Statco Hearing Aid Laboratory Inc. contract)
Mar 26, 1990 ... From Wal-Mart To Wall Street Keep your eyes and ears on this one. Statco Hearing Aid Laboratory Inc., the North Little Rock-based enterprise, has hooked up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on a couple of ventures. Statco opened an outlet inside the monstrous Hyper-Mart USA in ...
Keep the line open. (DeltaComm Inc. folds)
Mar 26, 1990 ... Keep The Line Open One of the state government's suppliers of telephone systems for six years, DeltaComm Inc., has gone down in a financial nosedive. Don't worry, state officials say, calls to state offices won't be lost in a maze of corporate reorganizations. ...
After the fall. (Worthen Banking Corp., Arkansas) (company profile)
Mar 26, 1990; Waldon, George ... AFTER THE FALL If there was a day when Curt Bradbury experienced a pang of anxiety worse than Feb. 25, 1986, he can't remember it. Bradbury had just walked out of an executive meeting where he had been named president and COO of Worthen Banking Corp. In his coat pocket ...
Expanding cookware. (Jacksonville Manufacturing Co. enlarges plant, Arkansas)
Mar 26, 1990 ... Expanding Cookware Jacksonville Manufacturing Co. is moving dirt this month to make way for a 115,000-SF expansion, which will increase the size of its 317,000-SF plant by 36 percent. The company, a subsidiary of Regal Ware Inc., produces cast aluminum range ...
And who's going to insure those cars? (CIGNA Property & Casualty Insurance Cos. terminates car insurance coverage)
Mar 26, 1990 ... And Who's Going To Insure Those Cars? Cigna Property & Casualty Companies is getting the heck out of the car insurance business, citing spiraling vehicle and health costs and growing numbers of lawsuits. The company has but 0.8 percent of the ...
Paper money. (Brown & Root Construction Co. awarded Nekoosa Papers Inc. contract)
Mar 26, 1990; Talbot, Tish ... PAPER MONEY When it comes to sheer size of construction projects in Arkansas, Little River County won this year's prize hands down with the announcement of a half-billion-dollar expansion of the Nekoosa Papers plant in Ashdown, a project which is 15-20 percent complete. ...
FirstSouth laundry is hung out to dry. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. takes over assets of FirstSouth Federal Savings and Loan Assn.)
Mar 26, 1990 ... FirstSouth Laundry Is Hung Out to Dry The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., manager of the FSLIC Resolution Fund, has taken over an apartment complex, some undeveloped commercial land and a sizable chunk of an office building - all Little Rock projects formerly owned by a ...
