Arkansas Business back issues from April 1990:
Nightmare at Third and Louisiana. (Arkansas Gazette loses $20 million in 1989)
Apr 09, 1990; Waldon, George ... Nightmare At Third And Louisiana John Curley, president and CEO of Gannet Co. Inc., declared 1989 as the Year of the Shareholder. With all the red ink spilled in operating the Arkansas Gazette, Al Neuharth's successor might want to consider renaming it Nightmare At Third And ...
Oily deals: pattern emerging in questionable gas deals in Arkansas, California and Canada. (Arkla Inc. and Arkoma Production Company involved in lawsuit)
Apr 09, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Oily Deals Pattern Emerging In Questionable Gas Deals In Arkansas, California and Canada Thousands of miles from Dallas, George R. Walsh, a Canadian gas purchasing officer was fired from his $139,000 job last September. Walsh believes oilman Jerry Jones is the reason. ...
The $1 billion deal. (Arkla Inc. and Arkoma Production Co. gas purchasing contract)
Apr 09, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... The $1 Billion Deal A Killing Combination of Clauses Put Arkla's Future In Arkoma's Hands In September 1989, when it was revealed that the final purchase price Arkla Gas Co. paid Arkoma Production Co. for its reserves and drilling operations was $174.8 million, the public was ...
Are PSC investigations biased for Arkla? (Arkansas Public Service Commission; Arkla Inc.)
Apr 09, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Are PSC Investigations Biased For Arkla? In the flurry of continuing news items about the $175 million Arkla-Arkoma gas deal, the resignation March 9 of one of the Arkansas Public Service Commission's staff attorneys, Ivy Lincoln, gathered little publicity. It is cast in a ...
Cash without flow. (DeHaven, Todd, & Co. seeking banking assistance to provide cash flow)
Apr 09, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Cash Without Flow De Haven Turns Down Sales Spigot, While Seeking Banking Assistance There will be fewer tours by prospective lotbuyers at Maumelle over the next few weeks until DeHaven, Todd & Co. can obtain the banking services it needs to translate phenomenal sales into ...
Arbor ordinance. (Little Rock, Arkansas adopting ordinance protecting mature trees)
Apr 09, 1990; Waldon, George ... Arbor Ordinance Little Rock Officials Intend To Help Developers See The Forest And The Trees In mid-February, bulldozers finished toppling most of what had been an 18-acre stand of timber in west Little Rock. The hardwood and pine were cleared away to make room for a new Kroger ...
Disputed dates: sworn testimony says Arkla-Arkoma deal signed day before Arkla's board voted. (Arkla Inc., Arkoma Production Co.)
Apr 09, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Disputed Dates Sworn Testimony Says Arkla-Arkoma Deal Signed Day Before Arkla's Board Voted On Dec. 31, 1982, Arkla Inc.'s board of directors held a specially-called meeting in Little Rock at 11 a.m. to sign what is popularly known as the Arkla-Arkoma deal. A deal with oilman ...
Arkla's accuser. (Thomas A. Mars, attorney in suit against Arkla Inc.)
Apr 09, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Arkla's Accuser Questioning the credentials and motivations of an attorney willing to take on a financial behemoth like Arkla Gas Co. is to be expected. Paranoid cranks and gunslingers seeking a quick settlement are the rule. But Springdale attorney Thomas A. Mars, 32, ...
Minority mission: Arkansas native returns to help with bootstrap venture company. (Stephanie McHenry-Downing, of Southern Ventures Inc.)
Apr 09, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Minority Mission The southwest Little Rock group is a good bit less refined than Hanover, N.H., home of Dartmouth College, where Stephanie McHenry-Downing got her bachelor's degree in economics. Committed to bringing positive change to Arkansas, 27-year-old McHenry-Downing is ...
Sweet smelling deal. (Seasons; Hallmark)
Apr 23, 1990 ... Sweet Smelling Deal Seasons, the potpourri-producing enterprise based in southwest Little Rock, will soon be announcing some good news. We understand Seasons, which employees about 200 folks, has inked a big contract with Hallmark. Charlie Vestal, president of Seasons, ...
Kinco's reaps reward from efficient performance. (construction company)
Apr 23, 1990 ... Kinco's Reaps Reward From Efficient Performance Thanks to a little pre-Christmas rushing, Kinco Inc. is enjoying a happy year of contracts. The Little Rock construction firm began work last week on a Talbot's store in New Orleans' Uptown Square and looks to have dibs on another ...
A deal hot off the grill. (Andy's Restaurants; Little Rock, Arkansas)
Apr 23, 1990; Waldon, George ... A Deal Hot Off The Grill It's taken more than nine months, a full complement of lawyers and accountants and lots of patience by everyone involved to work out an unusual and complicated transaction at Andy's Restaurants. In the next few days, the Little Rock-based fast-food chain ...
Family insurance. (Dill Brothers Insurance)
Apr 23, 1990; Hathorn, Clay ... Family Insurance Dill Brothers Wayne and David Dill are in the same room again. First it was the bedroom they shared with two other brothers while growing up in England, Ark. They next shared living space when college student David moved in with Wayne and his wife of two months in ...
Waste eater: Poulan Industries' common sense reduces hazardous wastes, saves money.
Apr 23, 1990; Griffee, Carol ... Waste Eater Officials at the Poulan Weed Eater plant in Nashville are still shaking their heads about how wrong they were. But they're also chuckling. "At first we thought it would cost a bundle. But practically everything we've done has saved us money," Personnel ...
Sold on service. (Dee Fiser of Fiser Trucks) (company profile)
Apr 23, 1990; Garner, Jennifer ... Sold On Service Dee Fiser can do it all. He'll rebuild the engine, call when the oil needs to be changed, and if it's beyond repair, he'll even sell you a new one. In fact, you could say that Fiser is running the supershop of fleet maintenance and management companies ....
