Arkansas Business back issues from January 1991:
A cold welcome for a new player in life insurance. (United Arkansas Corporation)
Jan 07, 1991; Brummett, John ... A Cold Welcome For New Player In Life Insurance Memories being short in our racetrack world, you may not remember the United Arkansas Corporation. It is a would-be life insurance company being organized by a Texas man by the name of Wayne Ahart. It got some bad ...
Riverside Motors.
Jan 07, 1991 ... Red Rover, Red Rover ... Arkansans wanting to drive the "Mercedes" of four-wheel drive vehicles -- the Range Rover -- have had to trek to Memphis to purchase the expensive mode of transportion. Until now, that is. A company spokesperson in Lanham, Md., ...
One Bank of Hot Springs.
Jan 07, 1991 ... Another Day, Another Dollar, Another Name The financial community buzz is that OneBank of Hot Springs will soon be sold to the Bank of Malvern. OneBank has already changed letterhead several times in the last few years -- Grand National, First American, OneBank, and ...
A textbook case. (Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods' merger) (company profile)
Jan 07, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... A TEXTBOOK CASE CJRW's Smooth Merger Will Help It Bill $41 Million In 1991 One of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods' biggest awards in 1990 didn't come at the Addys, the annual advertising awards banquet in February, and it wasn't for work the agency did for a specific ...
Stephens' third generation. (Stephens Inc.)(includes related articles on Stephens' heirs) (company profile)
Jan 07, 1991; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Stephens' Third Generation Tripling In Size, Stephens Inc.'s 425 Employees Evolve Into A New Firm Stephens. It's a name known all across Arkansas for its money and power. Stephens Holding Company is the largest privately held company in ...
Kirkpatrick and Associates. (advertising agency)
Jan 07, 1991 ... Merging Ad People If you're calling on Little Rock's Kirkpatrick and Associates, don't become confused if someone answers the phone "Kirkpatrick and Williams." Dan Kirkpatrick and Kirby Williams have worked together for four years at the agency where Williams is a creative ...
Wal-Mart.
Jan 07, 1991 ... A Flat Christmas? Want to hear some really bad economic news? By now, we're sure our savvy readers have learned that Wal-Mart posted a 6 percent increase in same store sales for the month of December. Does that 6 percent figure jingle ...
Lake Hamilton Resort and Conference Center.
Jan 07, 1991 ... 106 Rooms With A Lake View Hotel owner David Wilkins is getting ready to purchase the Lake Hamilton Resort and Conference Center in Hot Springs. The 106-unit complex is up for sale for an undisclosed amount. ...
"Mine" games at Murfreesboro. (diamond mining and testing controversy)
Jan 07, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... "Mine" Games At Murfreesboro Diamond Chase Heading For Long Life In Test Drilling Appeal Diamonds are forever and so are some stories -- like the Crater of Diamonds testing and mining controversy. It's been five months now since Judge Susan Webber Wright ...
Quality makes the difference. (Quality Foods)
Jan 14, 1991 ... Quality Makes The Difference Quality Foods' business boomed 50 percent in 1990 and Institutional Distributor Magazine has taken notice. The Arkansas food company that supplies hotels, motels and restaurants will be one of the lead stories in the February issue of the ...
Building leaders. (The Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Institute graduates)
Jan 14, 1991; Walker, Wythe Jr. ... BUILDING LEADERS Graduates From The Chamber Of Commerce's Leadership Institute Are Shaping Little Rock -- One Became Mayor This Month This month, Sharon Priest took office as the new mayor of Little Rock. A native of Canada, Priest moved to Arkansas in 1974. By 1980, she ...
No 'Moore' Ford. (Ford dealership)(includes related article) (company profile)
Jan 14, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... No |Moore' Ford Skidding Cash Flow, Loss Of Credibility Make Sale Of Dealer Likely It was almost closing time last week on a cold and drizzly night at One Moore Ford. A salesman was working with a lone customer in the dim outdoor light and three young men stood in a ...
Arkansas Business of the Year 1990.
Jan 14, 1991 ... ARKANSAS BUSINESS of the Year 1990 The nominations have been sent, the forms filed and the judges have done their work. Everything has been done except for the drum roll, which will take place Feb. 7 at the Excelsior Hotel to announce Arkansas Business of the Year and Arkansas ...
Legislators to referee fight between large, small banks.
Jan 14, 1991; Griffee, Carol ... Legislators To Referee Fight Between Large, Small Banks Holding Companies Want To Go Beyond $15.5 Billion Deposit Limit As the 78th General Assembly opens in Little Rock, key Arkansas lawmakers are braced for the worst -- like having to referee another battle between ...
The project that won't go away. (Multi Agency Complex II)
Jan 14, 1991; Waldon, George ... The Project That Won't Go Away With Millions A Year At Stake, Realtors Wary Of New Big Mac Attack Early returns in the November race for House District 6 were a source of delight for more than a few members of the Little Rock real estate community. ...
Weathering the storm: despite recessions, Arkansas construction will see 3 percent gain this year.
Jan 14, 1991; Alvey, Robert J. ... WEATHERING THE STORM Despite Recession, Arkansas Construction Will See 3 Percent Gain This Year Take what you can get and be thankful for it, our parents used to tell us. If ever that saying were true it's now, as the national economy continues its spiral downward, ...
Healthy purchase. (Pat Riley's plan to buy Ichiban Center)
Jan 21, 1991 ... Healthy Purchase We hear that Pat Riley of the Little Rock Athletic Club is thinking of buying a large health club, the Ichiban Center, which lies between Fayetteville and Springdale. The 35,000-SF facility sits on three and a-half acres and has been vacant for close ...
Going, going ... gone. (sale of Lake Hamilton Conference and Resort Center)
Jan 21, 1991 ... Going, Going ... Gone Finally, after two weeks of whispering, the Lake Hamilton Conference and Resort Center in Hot Springs has sold. "The deal is done. The ...
Auto update. (Jones Toyota-Volvo's plans to buy property of Bale Chevrolet-Honda-Geo)
Jan 21, 1991 ... Auto Update Is Jones Toyota-Volvo the unidentified buyer circling the undeveloped property east of the Bale Chevrolet-Honda-Geo dealership on Chenal Parkway (Arkansas Business Jan. 7, 1991)? We've heard that Jones, located on South University, has looked at going out ...
Off to the races. (Dan Fischer's porperty acquisitions )
Jan 21, 1991 ... Off To The Races What is it with Hot Springs hotels these days? An Arkansas native has returned from glitzy California and is buying the Royal Vista Hotel in Hot Springs in an all-cash deal. We had heard $500,000. The buyer, Dr. Dan Fischer, laughs. "I'd love to have ...
Radio Watch. (Southern Skies Corp. plans to operate another radio station)
Jan 21, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Radio Watch Look for Jerry Atchley, station owner and general manager at KSSN 96 FM, to make an announcement by the end of this month that Southern Skies Corporation, which operates KSSN as well as KZSN in Witchita, Kansas, will bring "a third child into the family." While ...
One 'Moore' time. (One Moore Ford bankruptcy petition )
Jan 21, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... One |Moore' Time Junker Of A Deal Uncovered In $12 Million Moore Bankruptcy Heap Ford Motor Credit and Twin City Bank account for almost $10 million of the $12 million in debts listed in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition filed last week by One Moore Ford. But the ...
A new shingle. (new management group of Trammel Crow Co.'s real properties)
Jan 21, 1991 ... A New Shingle You may have read that the Trammel Crow Company of Dallas held a partner's meeting last week and voted on some major changes. Coincidentally, Crow's Little Rock office closed Dec. 31. "The two are indirectly related," says Mark Bentley who was Crow's ...
Making it in print. (Democrat Printing & Lithographing Co.'s expansion plans)
Jan 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... Making It In Print The presses never seem to stop rolling at Democrat Printing & Lithographing Co., and the company will be even busier in the coming months. The 115-year-old enterprise is in the midst of a $5-million capital improvements project at its facility in the ...
Big deal in Tennessee. (record sale of apartment complex)
Jan 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... Big Deal In Tennessee The news is just now traveling west of the Mississippi that a familiar name on the Little Rock business scene played a key role in the top commercial real estate story in Nashville, Tenn., during 1990. Tom Prince of the Jack, Lyon & Jones law firm ...
Filtering business. (New Haven Filter Co. relocates to Little Rock, Arkansas)
Jan 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... Filtering Business A new business setting up shop in Arkansas and a relocation of an existing concern accounted for 14,000 SF of recent leasing activity in Little Rock. New Haven Filter Co., headquartered in New Haven, Mo., will be setting up shop during early February ...
Is the Maumelle Co.'s bubble bursting? (complaints against Maumelle Co. for scamming the public)
Jan 21, 1991; Walker, Wythe, Jr. ... Is The Maumelle Co.'s Bubble Bursting? With $40 Million In Lots Sold, The Maumelle Co. Accumulates Real Estate Complaints, Lawsuits, Allegations When Martha and Richard Waymire visited The Maumelle Co. on Aug. 29, 1989, and bought lot 335 in the Edgewater II addition in ...
$15 million splash. (David Carl's proposed development of Woodhill Village Apartments)
Jan 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... $15 Million Splash Despite Critics, Carl Says New Apartment Will Float in Today's Market David Carl is causing quite a stir with his proposed $15 million development called Woodhill Village Apartments. The upscale 21-acre project with its 386 units would be Little ...
Back in business. (Unigate PLC reopens Black-eyed Pea restaurants)
Jan 21, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Back In Business Dining at the Black-eyed Pea used to be as much of a tradition in Arkansas as eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. We can't help you if you missed your peas this past Jan. 1, but we've got good news if you miss the restaurant. By this summer, a ...
What's in a name? (Pfeifer & Co. changes name to OneSource Home & Building Centers)
Jan 21, 1991 ... What's In A Name? For Gene Pfeifer, it's a way to nail down a tighter hold on the local number market, where his Mechanics Lumber and related companies posted a record year in gross sales with more than $25 million. Recently, Pfeifer & Co. changed its name to OneSource ...
