Arkansas Business back issues from June 1990:
The people's court. (Walloch's Home Center financing case) (Whispers)
Jun 04, 1990 ... The People's Court Freddy Walloch of Walloch's Home Center fame has been taking a pounding ever since General Electric Credit Corp., now known as GE Capital Corp., pulled out as his financing source. But Walloch isn't going to take matters into his own hands; he's taking GE to ...
A commercial investment with a continental flair. (new owner for Goodyear Auto Service Center) (Real Deal$)
Jun 04, 1990 ... A Commercial Investment With A Continental Flair The Goodyear Auto Service Center at 11411 W. Markham has a new owner after an out-of-state businessman with European connections bought the 24,655-SF property for $703,000 ($28.51 per SF). The buyer is Steffen John who ...
Cashing in on computers. (Harvest Foods' Apples for the Students Program)
Jun 04, 1990; Garner, Jennifer ... Cashing In On Computers Excuse me, ma'm, but could we please have your receipt?" the girl asks, then grins as her friend stands nearby giggling. "We're collecting for our school," she adds by way of explanation. The shopper hands over the final tabulation on a week's ...
Twice failed; dim prospects for revival of a South-oriented magazine with demise of Southern, Southpoint.
Jun 04, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Twice Failed Dim Prospects For Revival Of A South-Oriented Magazine With Demise of Southern, Southpoint Stephens Inc. is exploring remote possibilities for reviving a Southern regional magazine, after disappointments as a financial backer to publishing groups at Little Rock and ...
A winning idea . (Jack Stephens' Systematics Co.) (company profile)
Jun 04, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... A Winning Idea At first glance, Arkansas billionaire Jack Stephens appears an unlikely candidate for fabulous wealth. His voice is halting, shy, and his light-sensitive eyes are obscured by tinted lens mounted in thick black frames. Smoking cigarettes steadily, Stephens looks ...
Hospital health in the 1990s; despite shortfalls in Medicare, Medicaid, urban hospitals continue to thrive while rurals go under.
Jun 04, 1990; Gibson, Carolyn ... Hospital Health In The 1990s Trying to get a grasp on Arkansas' $1.8 billion hospital industry you first start with the realization of how large a role it plays in the state's economy. Hospitals employ over 33,000 people and in many communities are the largest employer. ...
Medical business; blending medical research with business smarts is the goal of this UAMS team. (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Jun 04, 1990; Gibson, Carolyn ... Medical Business Blending Medical Research With Business Smarts Is The Goal Of This UAMS Team Subjects like genetically accelerating the growth rate of fish and monoclonal antibodies may sound like chapter headings from a science fiction fantasy, but they are everyday realities to ...
Healthy competition. (Hot Springs hospitals)
Jun 04, 1990; Waldon, George ... Healthy Competition Hot Springs is touted as a mecca for well-heeled retirees and credit card wielding tourists. But if the level of competition is any indication, the health-care industry is perhaps the most vibrant and robust sector of the local economy. Dueling for ...
Big bank bonanza. (Worthen Banking Corp.) (Stock Talk)
Jun 04, 1990 ... Big Bank Bonanza Most members of the investment community will tell you it's only a matter of time before Arkansas' biggest banks are swallowed up by national giants. And the first to go may bring the highest price. Street speculators are hoping the Stephens family is ...
Alltel's booming pops. (potential customers) (Stock Talk)
Jun 04, 1990 ... Alltel's Booming Pops Alltel Corp. has been in the news lately but many readers may have missed the Forbes magazine piece Dec. 25, 1989, touting the booming future of cellular telephone franchises. The article points out that Alltel's rural "pops" -- or potential customers -- ...
Drug tests, census forms invading Arkansans' privacy. (column)
Jun 18, 1990; Leveritt, Alan ... Drug Tests, Census Forms Invading Arkansans' Privacy The Census Bureau long form wants to know what time you leave the house in the morning. A local charity is considering requiring urine tests of employees who exhibit suspicious behavior, including a "change in ...
The other shoe falls: bond daddy Jim Swink defaults on $3.9 million at Spring Plaza. (Spring Plaza Building)
Jun 18, 1990; Waldon, George ... The Other Shoe Falls Bond Daddy Jim Swink Defaults On $3.9 Million At Spring Plaza Watchdogs who were waiting for the other shoe to fall after the Little Rock bond house of Swink & Co. was dragged into involuntary bankruptcy can end their vigil. The company's former namesake ...
Mansion builder: John Ulmer turns high-dollar dream homes into realty for the business elite in Little Rock. (company profile)
Jun 18, 1990; Waldon, George ... Mansion Builder John Ulmer Turns High-Dollar Dream Homes Into Realty For The Business Elite In Little Rock John L. Ulmer & Son Builders has a reputation for creating the kind of homes that Robin Leach goes gaga over while reporting on the lifestyles of the rich and famous. The ...
Trading jobs: former S&L executives take on new callings in the outdoors, consulting, prison.
Jun 18, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Trading Jobs For 12 years, Tommy Trantham, a former Razorback and All-Southwest Conference defensive back, worked in the savings and loan business. His was the world of dark suits, disappointing loan figures and meeting after meeting in rooms sealed from the elements. ...
Polling for voters: Sygnis resumes on-the-job training; learns from mistakes in TR survey. (Tommy Robinson)
Jun 18, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Polling For Voters The past GOP governor's primary offered another chapter in a book on political polling in Arkansas. For Tommy Robinson and David Martin of Sygnis, the polling subsidiary of the Alltel Corp., it was not a lesson they counted on receiving. ...
Economic distress: as poverty increases, the quality of Arkansas' workforce declines.
Jun 18, 1990; Lorenzen, Rod ... Economic Distress Over the past decade, Arkansas youth have slipped into poverty at such an alarming rate that many believe the future of the state's economy will be crippled unless some small miracles begin to happen. Ten years ago, the 1980 census revealed one of ...
Taking the cure: kicking a drug habit in Arkansas costs anywhere from $250 to $30,000.
Jun 18, 1990; Marshall, Bryce ... Taking The Cure Kicking A Drug Habit In Arkansas Costs Anywhere From $250 To $30,000 Just over one year ago, Bob was a regular at several city bars and, after closing time, he could be seen wherever there was a line of cocaine. A responsible and affable man in his mid-30s who had ...
Battling Ma Bell: alternative Yellow Pages arrive in Central Arkansas seeking bite of $12 million advertising market. (Consolidated Directories Inc.)
Jun 18, 1990; Hathorn, Clay ... Battling Ma Bell Alternative Yellow Pages Arrive In Central Arkansas Seeking Bite Of $12 Million Advertising Market About all Terry Shannon had when he decided to hook horns with the Bell Company was an office the size of an apartment and a dream as big as Texas. The ...
Clear cut facts: emotive attacks, lack of education create misguided view of forestry. (column)
Jun 18, 1990; Barneycastle, Chris ... Clear Cut Facts Emotive Attacks, Lack Of Education Create Misguided View Of Forestry Foresters were once the South's white hat guys, recognized as the folks who brought our region back from the old days of cut-out-and-get-out, when timber was looked upon as a one-shot resource to ...
