Arkansas Business back issues from December 1991:
The $6.72 million anticlimax. (failed Carriage Creek Improvement District auction in Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Dec 02, 1991; Waldon, George ... The Fate Of Another Melvyn Bell Dream: They Held An Auction And Nobody Showed Courthouse regulars and real estate veterans touted it as the first foreclosure of a special improvement district in Arkansas history. A $6.72 million bond issue was in default, and more than 200 ...
A bitter harvest? (allegations of conflict of interest amidst the resignation of Harvest Foods Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer Donald B. Pennington)
Dec 02, 1991; Taylor, Tim ... Rumors Vs. Reputation: Conflict-Of-Interest Allegations Follow Resignation Of Harvest Foods CEO Shock. That was the business community's reaction to the Sept. 26 resignation of Donald B. Pennington as chairman and chief executive officer of Little Rock's Harvest Foods Inc ....
Going up: radio station KEZQ drops elevator music and ratings soar by 75 percent. (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dec 02, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... As with the conversion of understood measures, such as 1 pound of coffee now equaling 13 ounces, and 5 pounds of sugar now 4 pounds, 3 ounces, all traditions apparently must change. Now, I am forced to change a tradition of over 16 years." -- Letter to KEZQ The tradition was ...
Health Force. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Kim O. Davis and Scott S. Towner Address: 10809 Executive Center Drive, Little Rock, 72211, 228-7676 Start-up date: November Health Force, a nationally franchised temporary employment company based in Westbury, N.Y., recently opened a location in Little Rock. Health ...
J&B Supply Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Barry Jones Address: 6210 Dividend St., Little Rock, 72209, 565-0600 Start-up date: Oct. 1 The Jones family's 24-year-old company, J&B Supply Inc., has opened a Little ...
Dental Occupational Consultants. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Barbara Thornton and Katy Warren Address: P.O. Box 24701, Little Rock, 72221, 868-4841 Start-up date: September Barbara Thornton and Katy Warren say they are coming to the rescue of dentists. The two dental hygienists, teachers at the University of Arkansas for ...
Arkansas Skilled Care For Children. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Robert Sterling Address: 4100 Heritage Drive, North Little Rock, 72116, 945-0255 Start-up date: August Robert Sterling, co-owner of the Arkansas Pediatric Facility since 1986, has expanded his interest in children. He has started Arkansas Skilled Care For Children, a ...
Scoreboard Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Jim Wyatt Address: 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, 72211, 221-7540 Start-up date: Sept. 5 Jim Wyatt says he has collected baseball cards as a hobby for years. One day he realized he had an inventory large enough to open a shop. Wyatt's new store, ...
Rampage Records. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 02, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Glenda Miller Address: 7212 Geyer Springs Road, Little Rock, 72202, 565-2566 Start-up date: Nov. 29 Geyer Springs Road has a new record shop. ...
Arkansas business directory of directors. (directors of corporations) (Directory)
Dec 02, 1991 ... Director, Age Principal Occupation On The Board(s) Of A Ben W. Agee, 64 Consultant Alltel By View Federal Bank, San Mateo, Calif. Ben Allen, 65 Investor First Commercial Corp. John W. Allison, 44 CEO, Spirit Homes First Commercial Corp. Gary L ....
Remembering Mister Witt. (Wilton R. Stephens of Stephens Inc.)
Dec 09, 1991; Donald, Leroy ... Prattsville's W.R. Stephens, Arkansas' Business Legend, Dies At The Age Of 84: Stories, Memories Linger W.R. "Witt" Stephens left more than a fortune when he died Dec. 2 at the age of 84. He left hundreds of friends and admirers. He left a few bitter enemies. ...
Bank shot. (Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. to acquire First Interstate of Iowa Inc.) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... Is one of the major banks in central Arkansas in play? Some financial types believe so, but they aren't naming names. One thing is certain. Officials of Boatmen's Bancshares in St. Louis have been in town, presumably testing the water. The holding company ...
A done deal. (Atkin's Development Company L.P. to acquire Atkins Building) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... An offer has been accepted from an investment group led by James "Bum" Atkins to buy the remainder of the 75,000-SF Atkins Building in downtown Little Rock. The deal to buy 45 percent of the building from three Little Rock banks should close this week. The Atkins group already owns ...
Quality Company. (Quality Food Inc. to buy Linda's Used Appliances & Furniture) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... It's no wonder Quality Foods Inc. of Little Rock is a hot property. In 1990, it was No. 1 in growth of the top 50 food distributors nationwide. This year, the company is running 23 percent ahead of that pace. Quality has expanded its operations into Mississippi, ...
Structure. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... Manager: Kelly Wallen Address: 6000 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 72205, 663-7703 Start-up date: Nov. 14 Structure, the newest facet of The Limited Inc., recently opened a location in Park Plaza at Little Rock. Structure is a men's clothing chain. It originated as a men's ...
Talkin' Tops. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... Owner: James T. King Address: 3929 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock, 72116, 771-4236 Start-up date: September James T. King recently brought his Memphis, Tenn., business to Little Rock. Talkin' ...
Utility Billing Consultants. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991 ... Owner: Thomas Beane Address: 4618 JFK Blvd., Suite 238, North Little Rock, 72116, 771-0434 Start-up date: September If your company is paying out the nose for utility and telephone services, you may benefit from a billing consultant. Thomas Beane, owner of Utility Billing ...
Career building. (Deb King of Nabholz Construction Corp.)(New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 09, 1991; Waldon, George ... Deb King Advances From Clerk To Executive At Conway's Nabholz Construction Corp. When Deb King received word she would be named the nation's "Outstanding Woman in Construction" for 1992, she was more than surprised. "I was shocked," says King, an estimator/project manager ...
The family business. (Warren Stephens takes over Stephens Inc. after death of Wilton R. Stephens)
Dec 09, 1991; Webb, Kane ... Brother, Nephew, Son Will Continue Following Death of Witt Stephens W.R. "Witt" Stephens left the family business to the family. His younger brother, Jack, 68, is chairman of the Little Rock-based investment banking firm Stephens Inc. Jack's son, 34-year-old ...
Selling overseas: almost 800 Arkansas businesses look outside the country's borders. (Exporting Arkansas)
Dec 09, 1991; Taylor, Tim ... The way Charles Sloan sees it, there is an answer to every potential exporter's question. Well, almost every question. "We get a lot of questions," says Sloan, marketing director for the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. "Someone will call and say, 'Why can't I ...
East by Northwest: trade committee promotes $1 billion export business in Northwest Arkansas. (World Trade Committee of Northwest Arkansas)(Exporting Arkansas)
Dec 09, 1991; Taylor, Tim ... The World Trade Committee of Northwest Arkansas could be the state's best-kept secret. It also could be the most profitable one. The committee, made up of business leaders representing 21 companies, was formed in 1989. The reasoning behind its creation was simple ....
The public pulse: bank holding companies hold their own among state's public companies. (Arkansas Business Rankings)
Dec 09, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Bank holding companies dominated the net-earnings-per-share category in Arkansas Business' most recent quarterly survey. Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff led the way with earnings of $1.14 per share. First United Bancshares Inc. of El Dorado was third with ...
Governor Bowen. (Bill Bowen, chief of staff of Arkansas governor Bill Clinton)(includes Bowen's profile)
Dec 16, 1991; Webb, Kane ... Banker, Lawyer, Politician: The Three Lives Of Bill Bowen, Bill Clinton's Chief Of Staff Before a visitor can leave Bill Bowen's office at the state Capitol, Bowen teases him with a cup of coffee. "You know, Carolyn is known for making the best coffee in North America," he ...
IceLand Fun Center. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Dr. O.L. Eggers Address: 5502 65th St., Little Rock, 72209 Start-up date: Nov. 6 Dr. O.L. Eggers, a retired physician, has started a new venture. His arcade and amusement center is located in southwest Little Rock. Pool, pinball and the latest video games ...
Always in Touch. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Reata Atkinson Address: 1919 Georgia St. #8, Little Rock, 72207, 663-6163 Start-up date: December After 17 years as an office manager for a local orthodontist, Reata Atkinson has started her own home-based business. She says the slow job market in Little Rock ...
Fresh Herbs for Gourmets Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Mary Lee McHenry Address: Little Rock, 221-2590 Start-up date: Oct. 1 Mary Lee McHenry, former partner in New Leaf Greenhouses, has branched out. She grows and sells cut herbs, edible flowers and exotic produce. A lot of what she sells is grown in a ...
Catering to your Cravings. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Elizabeth McMullen Address: 1700 N. Main St., North Little Rock, 72114, 758-7232 Start-up date: November French silk pie. Grand Marnier cheesecake with strawberries. Mango butter cream cake. Are your taste buds tingling? Devoted customers ...
Vel-Carr. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Velma Huggins and Carlton Lewis Address: P.O. Box 4883, Little Rock, 72214, 664-1695 or 377-1853 Start-up date: July 1991 Velma Huggins and Carlton Lewis are siblings with very diverse backgrounds. Lewis has a bachelor's degree in marketing, yet he is a practicing ...
The flying admen: Little Rock advertising executives expand interest in aviation with advisory group. (Alan Rothman and Scotty Scholl form aerospace experts' consulting group)
Dec 16, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Lightning strikes near the cockpit. Thunder booms. As an Air Force pilot, he has been trained to treat bad weather merely as a test of his abilities. Despite shifting air currents, he forges ahead, determined to complete his mission. With little or no ...
Going to new heights. (bright prospects for the retail industry in Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dec 16, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Some Retailers Leave, Others Stay: An Update On Business In Little Rock's Older Neighborhoods It's a cold, wet Saturday. It's also the busiest shopping weekend of the year, the weekend following Thanksgiving. But shoppers don't seem daunted by the weather or each ...
Continental consolidation. (single European market to boost Arkansas' international trade; includes related article)(Exporting Arkansas, part 2)
Dec 16, 1991; Waldon, George ... A United European Market Presents Sales Opportunities For Arkansas' 800 Exporters Arkansas exporters will have enhanced trade opportunities with Europe as economic unification spreads across the continent. That was the message brought to Little Rock earlier this month by ...
Dynamic duo. (American Cedar Inc. and IQ International Inc.)(Exporting Arkansas) (Company Profile)
Dec 16, 1991; Waldon, George ... Exporting Profits Aren't Just For The Big Boys; Ask American Cedar Of Hot Springs And IQ International Of Little Rock Foreign importers are hungry to tap into the diversity of consumer goods coming from Arkansas and other states. Economic and political changes are creating ...
A $5 billion business: agricultural products account for $1.2 billion of state's export figure.
Dec 16, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Arkansas exported $1.2 billion of agricultural products last year, accounting for about 3 percent of the $40 billion in U.S. agricultural exports. Agricultural products are a major part of the state's estimated $5 billion export sector. Almost one-fourth of Arkansas farm ...
Ad Image Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Judy Woods Address: 8500 W. Markham St., Suite 317, Little Rock, 72205, 224-4747 Start-up date: June Someone should remind the people at Ad Image Inc. that the economy is still sluggish. They don't seem to know it. Since June, the company has expanded and moved to a ...
Mama's Manna. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: John and Jay Herring, Ed and Becca Garner Address: 1001 Rushing Circle, Little Rock, 72205, 663-7880 Start-up date: April The smell of success to the owners of Mama's Manna is the aroma of fresh-baked bread. Since opening their bakery, the four family partners have ...
DD's Deli, Sweet Sensations. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Diane and Dale Douglas Address: 309 Fair Oaks Drive, Bryant, 72022, 666-3328 Start-up date: 1991 Diane and Dale Douglas seem to have the Midas touch when it comes to mall stores. With about a dozen locations in malls across Arkansas, the couple has found success ...
Neighborhood Wine and Spirits. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Doug McDowall Address: 4526 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, 72118, 791-2626 Start-up date: August Doug McDowall believes his store's success can be explained very simply. He says he offers reasonable prices six days a week, rather than running daily specials as many ...
Arkansas Ballroom Center. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Janice Harris Address: 8120 Stagecoach Road, Little Rock, 72204, 455-9806 Start-up date: May Janice Harris is feeling the slump in the economy. Her dance club, focusing on traditional and unusual dances, started out well. But Harris says she has yet to see a return ...
Boardroom coups, red ink and big profits. (activity of Arkansas' public companies in 1991) (The Year in Review: Public Companies) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Waldon, George ... Arkansas' Public Companies Had An Eventful 1991: Who Were The Real Losers And Winners? Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale keep chugging along. But what went on with the other Arkansas-based public companies in 1991? TCBY ...
The U-haul year: media moves made news in '91. (The Year in Review: Media) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Media businesses and circles are small and mobile ones, and 1991 has proven that true in central Arkansas. "When you look at the advertising community in Little Rock, this has to be the most unstable year," says Julia "Bitty" Martin, sales manager at Spectrum Weekly. ...
Banking on borrowers: state's largest banks continue to grow while S&Ls continue to go. (savings and loan associations) (The Year in Review: Banking) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Taylor, Tim ... It's not exactly Coke vs. Pepsi. It's not even Ford vs. Chevrolet. But the competition between First Commercial Corp. and Worthen Banking Corp. for the top of the heap of the Arkansas banking industry remains, in the words of Curt Bradbury, "intense but gentlemanly." ...
A legal victory. (Supreme Court ruling favors lawyers) (The Year in Review: Law) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Webb, Kane ... Lawyers Win A Big One In 1991; Supreme Court Decision Dubbed One Of State's Biggest The most important legal battle last year in Arkansas was won by the lawyers. On July 15, the Arkansas Supreme Court abolished fee caps in court-appointed cases for indigents. It ...
Stunted growth: growth of Arkansas' small businesses falls 54.2 percent due to economic recession. (The Year in Review: Small Business) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Small business is a major element in Arkansas' economy. As of mid-1991, 58,325 operating businesses were reporting to the Arkansas branch of the Employment Security Division. Small businesses, which typically have under 500 employees and less than $5 million in revenues, make up ...
Let's make a deal. (foreclosures, bankruptcies and bargains in the real estate industry) (The Year in Review: Real Estate) (Industry Overview)
Dec 30, 1991; Waldon, George ... 1991 Was Highlighted By Millions Of Dollars In Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, Bargains And More Even casual observers couldn't help noticing the number of church-related projects to come through the development pipeline during 1991. Congregations around the state were keeping ...
