Arkansas Business back issues from September 1990:
Office market shuffle; occupancy rates slowly improve, but lease rates are still lagging. (Office/Industrial Lease Guide)
Sep 01, 1990; Waldon, George ... Office Market Shuffle Occupancy Rates Slowly Improve, But Lease Rates Are Still Lagging The overall strength of the office leasing market in Little Rock-North Little Rock increased modestly during the past year. The average occupancy rate reached 80.82 percent, according to ...
Bradbury moves his man in from Spa City. (Curt Bradbury)
Sep 10, 1990 ... Bradbury Moves His Man In From Spa City Banking community tongues are still wagging about the proposed Worthen and TCB merger and the latest twist is news that Worthen CEO Curt Bradbury definitely intends to transfer Jack Fleischauer from Hot Springs to the mother bank in Little ...
Forget about the troubles, tell me about those savings. (Worthen Bank and Trust Co.)
Sep 10, 1990 ... Forget About The Troubles, Tell Me About Those Savings One point that has been missed in all the Worthen coverage is the dazzling effect the merger may have on Worthen's bottom line. One local Worthen watcher who has crunched numbers on the bank for years says he wouldn't be ...
Back to school at Breckenridge Village bringing income boost. (Whispers)
Sep 10, 1990 ... Back To School At Breckenridge Village Bringing Income Boost The occupancy rate at Breckenridge Village, the aging open-air shopping center at I-430 and Rodney Parham, got an unusual boost recently when neighboring Walnut Valley Christian School leased 6,500 SF for classroom ...
Partially-done deal. (new commercial development by Basham & Co.) (Real Deals)
Sep 10, 1990; Waldon, George ... Partially-Done Deal Perhaps you caught the announcement that Basham & Co. would be starting a new commercial development in west Little Rock called Hinson Park. The company would like to develop the entire 2.75-acre site at Hinson Road and Hinson Loop but has only ...
Would-be bank branch flips in burger buy. (Whattaburger)(Real Deals)
Sep 10, 1990; Waldon, George ... Would-Be Bank Branch Flips In Burger Buy The ever-popular Whattaburger chain is slated to elbow its way into the Little Rock fast-food market during the coming weeks. Franchiseholders Craig and Patricia Terry of Texarkana recently bought the old Krystal outlet at 7610 ...
Cash crunch or day of reckoning? (Crestwood Co.)
Sep 10, 1990; Waldon, George ... Cash Crunch Or Day Of Reckoning? The Crestwood Co. Defaults On $25 Million, And Creditors Grow Anxious With Millions More Hanging Over The Highly-Leveraged Enterprise James P. Matthews won't hold any warm memories for the month of August although he isn't likely to forget ...
The 200 years war. (competition between Arkansas Gazette; Arkansas Democrat)(Outtakes)
Sep 10, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... The 200 Years War There are military wars that find their origin in land disputes. There are cold wars that have no discernable beginning but are perpetuated because of differences of opinion. Then there are newspaper wars. The latest bout in the ongoing battle for ...
Arkla's day in court. (Arkla Inc.; Arkoma)
Sep 10, 1990; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Arkla's Day In Court The Controversial 1983 Arkla-Arkoma Deal Comes To Trial Sept. 17 Amidst Charges Of Fraud, Favoritism, Self-Dealing; Arkla Says It's Ready To Prove Its Innocence Sitting in his fourth floor Little Rock office, Arkansas Louisiana Gas President Milt ...
Buried treasure; federal law, controversy flaw commercial mining prospects at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Sep 10, 1990; Lorenzen, Rod ... Buried Treasure Federal Law, Controversy Flaw Commercial Mining Prospects At Crater Of Diamonds State Park Would the federal government ever agree to get rid of a piece of property if it was found to be loaded with precious minerals? That question may be ...
Why did Van Wagner leave before Gazette's Bill Malone arrived? (George Van Wagner; Arkansas Gazette)(Whispers)
Sep 10, 1990 ... Why Did Van Wagner Leave Before Gazette's Bill Malone Arrived? Word going around is that George Van Wagner, one-time GM at the Arkansas Gazette, was fired for irregularities in circulation procedures at the News-Star in Monroe, La. The Gannett chain, which owns both papers, sent ...
More on that Maumelle AA rating. (Dehaven and Todd Company; D&P)(Whispers)
Sep 10, 1990 ... More On That Maumelle AA Rating Did you raise your eyebrows, smile and say "Hmm ...", like we did after reading the recent Barron's article (Aug. 27) on Duff and Phelps? A couple of weeks ago we reported that D&P, the esteemed Chicago-based bond-rating firm had christened Dehaven ...
Regaining respect; Jim Henley's trial on fraud charges is over, but the anger and bitterness remain. (Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan)
Sep 10, 1990; Kern, David F. ... Regaining Respect Jim Henley's Trial On Fraud Charges Is Over, But The Anger And Bitterness Remain Jim Henley -- real estate salesman, Southern Baptist minister, social studies teacher -- is trying to put his life back together after a harrowing jury trial on fraud ...
Getting a brand new name for a brand new day. (Pickens Bond)(Whispers)
Sep 10, 1990 ... Getting A Brand New Name For A Brand New Day Pickens Bond, the construction company that has battled back after a takeover in 1987 by Colorado-based construction giant Hensel Phelps, is due for a name change. A company spokesperson says the change will unify Pickens ...
This train's pulling out of the station. (Amtrak)(Whispers)
Sep 10, 1990 ... This Train's Pulling Out Of The Station Amtrak is ready to depart the gloomy confines of the Train Station and has its eye on a couple of destinations -- a site near 65th and University and a building across from the train station owned by Flake & Co.. "The (train ...
Chinese fire-drill at Crestwood. (Whispers)(See related article: Crestwood Footnotes, RealDeal$)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Chinese Fire-Drill At Crestwood A couple weeks prior to filing bankruptcy, Crestwood Co. engaged in some sort of corporate Chinese fire drill. Jim Matthews had thoughts of transferring the contracts on construction projects like Prestige Toyota and Catlett & Co.'s ...
Harvest's new look. (Harvest Foods)(Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Harvest's New Look The folks at Acadia, owner of Harvest Foods, shrugged off talk of a recent deal that involved selling their Harvest stores in Kansas and Fort Smith but they're definitely sacking up a number of other changes. Harvest is shifting to its own computer ...
Apartment foreclosure. (First Savings of Arkansas; Markhamwood Apartments)(RealDeal$)
Sep 24, 1990; Waldon, George ... Apartment Foreclosure First Savings of Arkansas, under the conservatorship of the RTC, now owns the Markhamwood Apartments -- a 20-unit complex in the Union Depot addition in Little Rock. The takeover stems from a $235,000 foreclosure suit filed March 1, 1989. The ...
Skokos and Goliath. (Ted Skokos; TCBY)
Sep 24, 1990; Ford, Kelly ... Skokos and Goliath Unhappy TCBY Shareholders Line Up Behind Attorney Ted Skokos, Hurling Accusations Of Fraud and Misconduct At the Giant Company Little Rock attorney Ted Skokos sits in his antique-appointed office looking like an advertisement for the "right" pen or the ...
Cellular eavesdropping: amateur scanning buffs listen in on Arkansas' 30,000 cellular telephones with scanners costing less than $300.
Sep 24, 1990; Walker, Wythe Jr. ... Cellular Eavesdropping Amateur Scanning Buffs Listen In On Arkansas' 30,000 Cellular Telephones With Scanners Costing Less Than $300 As head of one of the state's largest real estate firms, John Flake has owned a cellular telephone for two years. The portable telephone's ...
Residential risk: with $12 million on the line, Melvyn Bell discovers new peril in the wilds of West Little Rock.
Sep 24, 1990; Waldon, George ... Residential Risk With $12 Million On the Line, Melvyn Bell Discovers New Peril In The Wilds of West Little Rock A Back in 1987, Melvyn Bell launched a $6.72 million improvement project to convert 166 acres of hilly woodlands in west Little Rock into three ...
Let's make that clear. (Worthen Bank on the Soldiers' and Sailors' civil Relief Act of 1940)(Outtakes)
Sep 24, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... Let's Make That Clear "I was sorry to see one particular bank make a spectacle of it," says a vice president of one Little Rock bank concerning Worthen Bank's recent announcement that it would drop the interest rate for reserve military personnel on active duty. But ...
We mail it. (Commercial Mail Service)(Outtakes)
Sep 24, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... We Mail It There is new meaning in the advertisement "We Mail It!" by Commercial Mail Service in Little Rock. Louis Gladfelter, co-owner of the company, announced its aquisition of Mail Marketing of Little Rock. Gladfelter was tight lipped about details of the merger ...
New competition, or an alternative source? (Fox Broadcasting)(Outtakes)
Sep 24, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... New Competition, or an Alternative Source? Rumors in the trade press suggest that the Fox Broadcasting network will begin a 30 minute national news show possibly as early as January with local affiliates also producing 30 minute news segments by the beginning of next year. ...
Leader troubles? (North Little Rock Leader; North Pulaski Leader)(Outtakes)
Sep 24, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... Leader Troubles? On Sept. 2, the weekly North Little Rock Leader and the Sunday edition of the North Pulaski Leader ceased publication. That caused media watchers north of the river to speculate the expanding firm may be faltering. But Garrick Feldman, publisher of ...
A fishy proposition. (Ozark Trout Co.)(Outtakes)
Sep 24, 1990; Rengers, Carrie ... A Fishy Proposition Arkansas native Bill Gregg has been keeping Little Rock's hottest marketing plan under wraps the last 10 months for fear competitors might sniff out the secret of his success. The one-time ad agency employee is making waves nationally with Ozark ...
Temporary solutions: can employee leasing from companies like Arkansas' Sunmark, ease the woes of the RTC? (Resolution Trust Corporation)
Sep 24, 1990; Griffee, Carol ... Temporary Solutions Can employee leasing, from companies like Arkansas' Sunmark, ease the woes of the RTC? David Pryor, Arkansas' political free spirit, opens hearing in Washington today to explore whether the Resolution Trust Corporation is becoming just another ...
Buenos Tia's. (Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Buenos Tia's Little Rock will be the springboard to a national expansion for Tia's, a Tex-Mex place already under construction by Regis. The brainchild of Chili's founder Larry Levine of Dallas, Tia's is expected to open early in 1991 at a site near Markham and Shackleford Roads ...
Going up. (AT&T Information Systems)(Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Going up AT&T Information Systems finally will soup up its product distribution act with a new 215,000 SF facility located on I-30 in southwest ...
Fame and Fortune. (Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Fame and Fortune A few familiar faces from Arkansas' troubled S&L past may soon appear in a Fortune magazine article regarding the rise and fall of thrift execs. Fortune's art director called Arkansas Business last week requesting photos of O. B. "Buddy" Chandler, Howard J. ...
No money at First Money. (FirstMoney Securities)(Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... No Money At First Money Two months ago, we whispered that FirstMoney Securities, a local bond house, had cut its 10-man staff in half and was undergoing some troubles. Well, the latest word is the doors are closed, no one answers the phone and the Memphis home office says the ...
Looking at Whitehead. (Bruce Whitehead)(Whispers)
Sep 24, 1990 ... Looking at Whitehead Another telephone visitor to Arkansas Business recently was Iowa's Attorney General's office. They're pursuing an investigation of nursing home broker Texan Bruce Whitehead and called for a reprint of a 1989 Arkansas Business article on the Lone Star ...
