Arkansas Business back issues from September 1991:
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Basham brawl. (Charles D. Basham's Basham and Co. under barrage of lawsuits)(includes related article)
Sep 08, 1991; Waldon, George ... Basham Brawl Intentional or not, Charles D. Basham uttered what has to be the understatement of the year when he described A. John Grillo II as a "disgruntled employee." On July 19, Grillo filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Chancery Court accusing Basham of fraud, ...
Landing a whopper. (R&G Sloane Manufacturing Company Inc. plans to move to Little Rock Port Industrial Park)
Sep 08, 1991 ... Landing A Whopper What's the biggest news in industrial recruitment in Little Rock? How about up to 600 jobs at the Little Rock Port Industrial Park courtesy of R&G Sloane, an Ohio-based manufacturer of plastic rods, tubes and sheets? We hear this isn't ...
More on CompuAdd. (computer store to open in Rock Creek Square Center, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Sep 08, 1991 ... More On CompuAdd Last week we told you CompuAdd Corp., a privately held Austin, Texas-based computer retailer, was coming to Little Rock. Now, the rest of the story. The store is scheduled to open ...
Chenal lite. (Chenal Valley Construction Inc.)
Sep 08, 1991 ... Chenal Lite Jim Miles and his wife, Linda, have formed a new residential construction company along with two other Little Rock partners. They hope to take advantage of the real estate boom in the western part of the city. Chenal Valley Construction Inc. will ...
Motion Industries Inc. (New Businesses)
Sep 08, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Motion Industries Inc. Motion Industries Inc. Owner: Genuine Parts Corp. Address: 3905 81st St., Little Rock, 72209, 565-4413 Start-up date: July Motion Industries Inc., a national distributor of industrial hydraulic and drive equipment, recently opened an ...
Mortarboards and bank boards. (Hendrix College president Joe B. Hatcher moves to First Commercial Bank at Little Rock)(includes related article)
Sep 08, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... Mortarboards And Bank Boards On Jan. 1, Dr. Joe B. Hatcher, president of Hendrix College at Conway - a man of letters - will become Dr. Joe B. Hatcher, vice chairman of First Commercial Bank at Little Rock - a man of numbers. The 55-year-old, who has a doctorate in ...
2000 ways to woo the voters. (public opinion against the proposed sales tax increase)
Sep 08, 1991; Webb, Kane ... 2000 Ways To Woo The Voters Quick. Explain the components of Project 2000. Make that Little Rock 2000. Be precise. Don't just say it's the vote to build the Diamond Center. Not quite sure? Join the club. ...
No change at the top. (rankings of Arkansas' banks)
Sep 08, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... No Change At The Top At the end of 1991's second quarter, the top two banks in the state based on total assets are Little Rock institutions, First Commercial Bank and Worthen National Bank of Arkansas. The largest asset increase was reported by First Commercial. ...
Who's next at St. Vincent? (St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center looks for a new chief executive officer)
Sep 08, 1991; Webb, Kane ... Who's Next At St. Vincent? When A. Jack Reynolds steps down as president and chief executive officer of Little Rock's St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center at the end of the year, he will leave behind the state's second-largest hospital. He will leave behind a ...
Up in smoke? (Arkansas Power & Light Co.'s high rates scare businesses away from Arkansas)(includes related article on competition of new industries)
Sep 09, 1991; Webb, Kane ... Up In Smoke? Salem, a town of about 2,000 people in north Arkansas, recently lured a second major company to its industrial park. Pine Bluff, despite its reputation, is one of the state's leaders at attracting industry. Clinton attracted a state-of-the-art ...
ScholarshipSource. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... ScholarshipSource Owner: Suzanne Hughes Address: P.O. Box 22613, Little Rock, 72221, 225-8007 Start-up date: August Suzanne Hughes says millions of dollars in scholarships went unused in 1989. Hughes says she would like to see that figure reduced. She has ...
Bentonville bank buy. (First Bentonville Bancshares buys First National Bank of Bentonville)
Sep 09, 1991 ... Bentonville Bank Buy The feds have given their approval to the sale of First National Bank of Bentonville. The transaction involves at least 94.5 percent of the outstanding voting shares of the Benton County bank and will weigh in at around $6.7 million. ...
Tales from the far side. (efforts to acquire Arkansas Gazette)
Sep 09, 1991 ... Tales From The Far Side Oh, we just can't hold back. Here are a few of our favorite rumors - and we do mean rumors - from the latest doings in the Little Rock newspaper war: * Harry and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, creators of the hit television shows ...
While we're at it. (Gannett to trade the Gazette to Morris Publications Inc.)
Sep 09, 1991 ... While We're At It We also heard that Gannett is looking to trade the Gazette and its Washington-based television station to Morris Publications Inc. for KARK-TV, Channel 4, in Little Rock and one of Morris' newspapers. Gannett once owned KARK. The other half ...
Bridging the gap. (establishment of a Gap Kids store in Arkansas)
Sep 09, 1991 ... Bridging The Gap We don't have a date, but look for a Gap Kids store to come to Little Rock's Park Plaza, probably next summer. A spokesman in the company's legal department says the opening "is not close enough to release a date." But it's a done deal. ...
The schizo senator. (Dale Bumpers' political activities; schizophrenic)
Sep 09, 1991 ... The Schizo Senator Although he's not expecting serious opposition, Sen. Dale Bumpers knows he's up for re-election next year. Consider the fact that he offered an amendment this summer to cut all funds for the Superconducting Super Collider south of Dallas. The ...
Langenwalter Dye Concept. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Langenwalter Dye Concept Owner: Dan McNamara Address: P.O. Box 25211, Little Rock, 72221, 223-9466 Start-up date: July 23 Dan McNamara recently purchased a franchise of Langenwalter Dye Concept, a carpet cleaning and dyeing service. McNamara says he wants to ...
The Scorecard. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... The Scorecard Owner: Pat Flemister Address: 4178 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock, 72117, 753-9576 Start-up date: Sept. 5 When it comes to sports memorabilia, Pat Flemister seems to have hit a home run. He has opened a third location of The Scorecard at McCain ...
Artistic Heights. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Artistic Heights Owner: Janet Myers Address: 48 Pamela Drive, Little Rock, 72207, 225-7329 Start-up date: Aug. 5 Janet Myers is starting an interior design business. Artistic Heights will do everything from drawing floor plans to redecorating, according to ...
Collectors Choice. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Collectors Choice Owner: William Tarter Address: 4814 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, 72114, 753-4951 Start-up date: September After two years of traveling the country buying and selling collectibles, William ...
Llama Wholesale Drug Inc. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Llama Wholesale Drug Inc. Owners: Lisa George, Lynne Rice, Marilyn Hansen Address: 8302 Baseline Road, Little Rock, 72209, 562-8925 Start-up date: Aug. 9 Lisa George and Lynne Rice have another small business hunch. Call it good business sense, or call it a ...
Wicker World. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Wicker World Owner: Tony Niel Address: 5301 McClanahan Drive, North Little Rock, 72116, 753-1550 Start-up date: August Wicker World, a wholesale wicker company based in Tennessee, recently opened a new location at Little Rock. ...
Pleasant Valley Optical. (New Businesses)
Sep 09, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Pleasant Valley Optical Owner: Riley A. Middaugh Address: 1125 Hinson Road, Little Rock, 72212, 223-3937 Start-up date: July Pleasant Valley has a new ophthalmologist. Dr. Riley Middaugh recently opened her own office on Hinson Road in west Little Rock. ...
The First Exchange shuffle. (Randy Johnson and Don Chilton resigns as president and chief-executive-officer and chairman, respectively, of First Exchange Bank of Little Rock) (Company Profile)
Sep 09, 1991; Waldon, George ... The First Exchange Shuffle Randy Johnson turned over the leadership reins at First Exchange Bank of Little Rock in May and returned to his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Johnson had served as president and chief executive officer of the bank since it opened in 1989. The ...
Paving the way. (city officials in Sherwood, Arkansas hope to upgrade street standards)
Sep 09, 1991; Waldon, George ... Paving The Way Sherwood has a pavement problem. Some streets are cracking and crumbling years before they're supposed to wear out. During the past several weeks, the rapidly growing Pulaski County city has spent $75,000 to lay 1,300 square yards of concrete. ...
Is KXIX sick? (operational problems of Radio station KXIX-FM) (company profile)
Sep 09, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Is KXIX Sick? Radio station KXIX-FM, 102.9, came into the Little Rock market in an impressive way last November. A seasoned sales staff led by Kenn Flemmons was put together. Flashy billboards touted KXIX as Arkansas' new country star. But recent ...
Whose side are you on? (The Buyer's Agent represents buyers of real estates, not the sellers) (company profile)
Sep 09, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... Whose Side Are You On? A 1985 study by the Federal Trade Commission found that 78 percent of home buyers believed they were represented in real estate transactions by the agent who showed them homes. Wrong. By contract, listing agents work for the seller, as ...
A final word. (purchase of Midwest Lumber & Supply Co. by 3 investors)
Sep 09, 1991 ... A Final Word A group of three Fort Smith investors recently purchased Midwest Lumber & Supply Co. at Fort Smith after General Properties announced its closure to creditors. The 46-year-old lumber company was purchased by Darrel Cunningham, general manager of KHBS-TV, ...
Arbitron speaks. (KATV-TV and KSSN-FM rated as top television and radio stations, respectively, in Central Arkansas)
Sep 09, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Arbitron Speaks The top-rated television station in central Arkansas is KATV-TV, Channel 7, at Little Rock, according to the most recent Arbitron ratings. The ABC affiliate had a 26 share and 8 rating for the period of July 10 to Aug. 6, among viewers age 12 and over, ...
Tax deductible, baby. (Worthern Banking Corp.)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Tax Deductible, Baby Worthen Banking Corp. of Little Rock soon will regain ownership of First National Bank of Fayetteville, which has assets of more than $243 million. The new deal will weigh in at $15 million cash and $1.2 million in Worthen stock. You ...
Sloane update, part II.
Sep 16, 1991 ... Sloane Update, Part II Sloane, a manufacturer of plastic pipe fittings and valves, began looking at Little Rock to escape California's tougher environmental regulations and its unions. We hear a third party will do a fancy land swap that will net Sloane millions in tax ...
Truckloads of news: first truckload.
Sep 16, 1991 ... Truckloads of News: First Truckload There's a lot happening in Arkansas trucking. Look for a 2.5-million share initial public offering later this month by ABC Treadco Inc., a Fort Smith-based truck tire retreader that also sells new truck tire sales. The ...
Daihatsu of Little Rock. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Daihatsu of Little Rock Owner: Betty Richards Address: 6620 S. University Ave., Little Rock, 72209, 565-3335 Start-up date: Aug. 30 Betty and D.W. Richards are back in the automobile business. From 1972 to 1987, the Richards owned Richards Honda on University ...
Sugars. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Sweepmasters Inc. Owner: Tripp Vogel Address: 1304 Gleneagles Court, Little Rock, 72212, 224-0634 Start-up date: Sept. 1 Tripp Vogel has started a dirty business. Sweepmaster Inc. cleans parking lots. Vogel says the business will service shopping ...
Baskets by Bridget. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Baskets by Bridget Owner: Bridget Bonetti Address: 1818 N. McKinley Drive, Little Rock, 72207, 666-8946 Start-up date: Sept. 2 Bridget Bonetti offers customers a convenient but personal option for buying gifts with Baskets by Bridget of Little Rock. She puts ...
Safe Zone Inc. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Safe Zone Inc. Owner: Gloria Schinkal Address: 7613 Hardin Drive, Sherwood, 72117, 835-9693 Start-up date: April 8 After suffering a stroke, Gloria Schinkal retired from nursing. A friend convinced her to begin a new career that provided the challenge of ...
Interstate Hydraulics. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Interstate Hydraulics Owners: Greg Staples and Gary Armstrong Address: 6121 Carnegie St., North Little Rock, 72117, 834-7395 Start-up date: July Gary Armstrong and Greg Staples have a successful partnership in Interstate Hydraulics of North Little Rock. ...
Jeff Davis. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Jeff Davis Address: 4317 W. 29th St., Little Rock, 72204, 664-5187 Start-up date: July A combined 30 years of experience in servicing foreign automobiles is the main selling point for A Superior Import Service of Little Rock, according to Michael Wilkins. ...
Main Street Oasis Cafe. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Main Street Oasis Cafe Owners: Fran and Bob Kelley Address: 101 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, 72201, 376-1300 Start-up date: Sept. 9 Fran and Bob Kelley just opened a new restaurant, Main Street Oasis Cafe, and already they are considering expansion. The ...
Sweepmaster Inc. (New Businesses)
Sep 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Sugars Owner: Sparkle Inc. Address: 4170 McCain Plaza, North Little Rock, 72117, 945-1565 Start-up date: August Sugars, a women's discount casual clothing and accessories store, is one of the new ventures at North Little Rock's McCain Plaza. Lisa Dillon, the ...
Will Gannett give up the Gazette?
Sep 16, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Will Gannett Give Up The Gazette? In Addition To The More Than $100 Million It Has Lost In Little Rock, There Are Numerous Reasons Gannett Might Leave Arkansas Arkansas Democrat Publisher Walter E. Hussman Jr. has a board meeting and a stockholders' meeting every morning ...
Walter on the air. (Walter E. Hussman Jr.)
Sep 16, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Walter On The Air He's Best Known As The Publisher Of The Arkansas Democrat, But Hussman's Big Profits Come From Broadcast Properties The Arkansas Democrat is not a typical business operation for Walter E. Hussman Jr. He is not used to losing money. ...
Our 30 for the '90s - an update. (top 30 executives of Arkansas)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Our 30 For The |90s -- An Update Name: Kay Kelley Arnold Age: 37 Title: VP/Communications of Arkansas Power & Light Co. Five months ago, Kay Kelley Arnold gave up her jet-setting commute between Little Rock and Washington, where she was a Capitol Hill lobbyist for ...
Curt Bradbury. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Curt Bradbury Age: 42 Title: Chairman, President and CEO of Worthen Banking Corp. Worthen Banking Corp. of Little Rock continues to prosper, as does its leader, Curt Bradbury. Even the usually conservative Bradbury now agrees the turnaround is complete. ...
Graham Catlett. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Graham Catlett Age: 39 Title: Partner in the Catlett & Stubblefield law firm Name: Meredith Catlett Age: 39 Title: Partner in the Friday Eldredge & Clark law firm The Catletts share a love for the legal profession and politics -- local, state, national and ...
Mark Abernathy. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Mark Abernathy Age: 41 Title: Owner of Juanita's Mexican Cafe & Bar and Blue Mesa Yearly updates are necessary to keep track of Mark Abernathy. In addition to owning and operating two successful Little Rock restaurants, Juanita's and Blue Mesa, Abernathy is ...
Dennis Davis. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Dennis Davis Age: 45 Title: President and CEO of Arkansas Aerospace Inc. Dennis Davis has been flying with the big boys since British Aerospace Inc. bought his Arkansas Modification Center Inc. at Little Rock and renamed it Arkansas Aerospace Inc. Davis is ...
John Flake. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: John Flake Age: 43 Title: Partner in Flake Tabor Tucker Wells And Kelly Inc. If he were to leave the commercial real estate business, John Flake has the makings of a chamber of commerce leader. His glad-handing style and civic activities are well known. ...
Don Jack. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Don Jack Age: 49 Title: Partner in the Jack Lyon & Jones law firm Don Jack says he's a little embarassed he hasn't been more active on the civic front. But he has kept busy maintaining the growth of the Jack Lyon & Jones law firm of Little Rock. "We're having a ...
Barnett Grace. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Barnett Grace Age: 47 Title: Chairman, President and CEO of First Commercial Corp. Last year, Barnett Grace took over from Bill Bowen at Little Rock's First Commercial Corp., which has assets of more than $2.3 billion. The most striking aspect in this changing of ...
Dick Holbert. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Dick Holbert Age: 48 Title: President of Central Flying Service Little Rock Regional Airport's new runway already is handling air traffic. Suddenly, the growth opportunities at the airport seem limitless. Dick Holbert has been doing his part to keep the momentum ...
Ron W. Strother. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Ron W. Strother Age: 42 Title: President/COO of First Commercial Bank Much has happened since Ron Strother was listed in November among our 30 emerging leaders for the 1990s. At the time, he was chairman and chief executive officer of First Commercial Mortgage ...
Stephen Stoltz. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Stephen Stoltz Age: 39 Title: Chairman/CEO of Polyvend Inc. When we caught up with Stephen Stoltz of Conway, he was juggling his time between meetings and telephone calls. "Let me call you back in 30 minutes," says Stoltz, an aggressive Notre Dame graduate. ...
Jim Dailey. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Jim Dailey Age: 49 Title: President of Dailey's Office Furniture Co. Does Jim Dailey still intend to be mayor of Little Rock? You bet he does. As vice mayor, he is well on his way to achieving that goal. Although Dailey is pushing for direct election ...
Barbara Graves. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Barbara Graves Age: 43 Title: President of Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions Any change in Barbara Graves' professional life is on hold, at least for the next year. With her youngest son a senior in high school and with an Italian exchange student visiting for the ...
Jim Keet. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Jim Keet Age: 42 Title: President of Keet Management Co. Jim Keet is no longer in the state's political limelight. He is enjoying the extra time, devoting the majority of it to family and civic activities. Through his involvement with the Literacy ...
Warren Stephens. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Warren Stephens Age: 33 Title: President and CEO of Stephens Inc. When Warren Stephens announced Aug. 22 that his family would donate $2 million worth of land for the proposed Diamond Center, Little Rock 2000 supporters breathed a sigh of relief. Both the ...
Randall L. O'Donnell. (Our 30 for the 90's - An Update)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Name: Randall L. O'Donnell Age: 40 Title: CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital Randall O'Donnell has been at the helm of Arkansas Children's Hospital, one of the nation's best medical facilities for children, since 1983. O'Donnell says the hospital continues to expand ...
Today's office, tomorrow's empty space. (Today's Office Inc. will close down and combine operations with its downtown store)
Sep 16, 1991 ... Today's Office, Tomorrow's Empty Space Apparently, the retail office supply business is struggling. The west Little Rock location of Today's Office Inc. closed Aug. 30 and will combine operations with its downtown store. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating that ...
To your health. (The Health Food Store)
Sep 16, 1991 ... To Your Health The Health Food Store -- guess what it sells? -- in Little Rock's Heights area was purchased recently by Mack Garner of Pine Bluff and a firm called the Casdane Group. The store previously was owned by Bonnie Blackmon of ...
Shopping center sale? (McCain Plaza)
Sep 23, 1991 ... Have you heard the ownership picture at McCain Plaza in North Little Rock could be changing? Folmar & Associates of Montgomery, Ala., is studying its options of selling the 274,000-SF strip center or obtaining permanent financing. The 30-acre development was created with ...
Disappearing into Infiniti. (Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.'s Infiniti dealership)
Sep 23, 1991 ... The effort to bring an Infiniti dealership to Little Rock has stalled. The gang at Little Rock's Executive Motors had a letter of intent with Nissan for the dealership. But Gary Tippit and Billy McCord have called the Infiniti venture quits. Why? Too ...
Superior Senior Care. (New Businesses)
Sep 23, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Rita Hurst and Joe Pascual Address: 10310 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 72205, 224-7117 Start-up date: Sept. 19 Superior Senior Care has opened a second location in the Ten Three Ten Building on Markham Street in west Little Rock. The first office at Hot Springs opened in ...
Helen Grace Chocolates Inc. (New Businesses)
Sep 23, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Representative: Jacqueline Krause Address: 8101 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 72207, 224-9322 Start-up date: Sept. 2 Jacqueline Krause of Little Rock says California has been sweet on Helen Grace Chocolates since 1944. Krause, the Arkansas distributor for Helen Grace, says ...
Nilo D'Nard Furs. (New Businesses)
Sep 23, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Leonard Finkel Address: 8201 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 72207, 227-6566 Start-up date: September Will Nilo D'Nard Furs contribute to the rebirth of west Little Rock's Pavilion in the Park? "Are you kidding?" says the owner, Leonard Finkel. "We are the rebirth." ...
