Arkansas Business back issues from January 1992:
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Football fantasy. (management of the professional football team, Arkansas Miners)(includes related article)
Jan 06, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Will The Arkansas Miners Go The Way Of Their Pro Predecessors? League Officials Say No They served up roasted chicken, cheesecake and wishful thinking at the news conference last month announcing the Little Rock franchise of the Professional Spring Football League. Add the ...
Matthews fortune splits. (heirs of Justin Matthews splits Metropolitan Trust Co.) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992 ... Have you heard the latest in the ongoing saga of the North Little Rock Matthews family fortune? The heirs of Justin Matthews are splitting Metropolitan Trust Co. into two and perhaps three pieces. We hear that "philosophical differences" are at the root of the breakup, and ...
How big a pie is it? (assets of the Metropolitan Trust Co.) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992 ... How big are the current assets of Metropolitan? We don't know, but we suspect they are very big. As you probably recall, the extensive North Little Rock real estate fortune was originally founded by Justin Matthews in 1925 and later divided among his heirs into Metropolitan ...
C.R.A.T.E.S. Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Charles Cervantes Address: 4715 N. Lookout St., Little Rock, 72205, 666-7935 Start-up date: September 1991 After 2 decades in the packaging equipment business, Charles Cervantes decided to put his expertise to work in his own business. Cervantes Recycling And ...
Doing the splits? (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans stock split) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992 ... Evidence is mounting that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stock will split soon. The stock ended 1991 at a high of 58 7/8. A local analyst tells us it is probably a matter of time before the stock splits again. He points out that, in the proxy statement prior to last year's ...
Move over, Bugs Bunny. (McKay & Co. produces television program on Arkansas' housing markets) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992 ... The niche publications have been cropping up of late. Here come the niche television shows. The locally produced "Home Showcase," a 30-minute look into the central Arkansas real estate market, was scheduled to debut Jan. 4 Saturday morning on KATV-TV, Channel 7. ...
Reading between the lines. (failure of Arizona Gazette blamed on the U.S. Department of Justice) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992 ... Just who is to blame for the death of the Arkansas Gazette? One law professor has introduced a new suspect -- the U.S. Department of Justice. Stephen R. Barnett, professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley, presents such a case in a commentary in the Dec ....
CompuAdd Corp. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Manager: Dewayne Miller Address: 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 72211, 228-5147 Start-up date: September 1991 The "largest computer mail-order company in the world" recently expanded into Little Rock, according to Dewayne Miller, manager of the new location. CompuAdd, ...
Electronics Southwest. (New Businesses ) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Jerry and Patsy Rains Address: 7414 S. University Ave., Little Rock, 72209, 562-8779 Start-up date: mid-1991 Jerry Rains started learning about electronics repair as a boy working in his father's shop. Fifteen years ago, he opened his own electronics repair shop, ...
Typeworks. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Shelly Ugolini Address: 105 N. Palm St., Little Rock, 72205, 661-1072 Start-up date: October 1991 When the Little Rock advertising agency Resneck Stone Ward & Associates split up a few months back, Shelly Ugolini says she felt the time was right to start her own business. ...
Merchandise Import/Export Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Kathryn K. Freeman Address: 6 Hunting Hill Lane, Little Rock, 72207, 227-9143 Start-up date: October 1991 Kathryn Freeman also has followed the growing trend and started her own home-based business. Merchandise Import/Export Inc. sells mail-order items. ...
James Custodial Engineers. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: James C. Mayers Address: 1900 W. 29th St., Little Rock, 72206, 375-7536 Start-up date: December 1991 James C. Mayers says he is an example of what a good public program can produce. He recently started a custodial services business with the help of a local minority ...
Standard Computer. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: William Stark Address: 8625 W. Markham St., Suite B, Little Rock, 72205, 224-0050 Start-up date: Oct. 1, 1991 William Stark says he didn't have storefront exposure or an established name for his business prior to October. Stark was operating a computer service ...
A bigger bang for your buck. (Small Business Institute Directors Association offers free consulting services)
Jan 06, 1992; Harper, Kim ... National Organization Based At UCA Offers Small Businesses Free Consulting, Saves Them $16 Million Annually If you ask the average Arkansan what first comes to mind at the mention of the University of Central Arkansas at Conway, he is likely to say the school's national championship ...
My lunch with George. (meeting with George Bush)
Jan 06, 1992; Keet, Jim ... A Little Rock Businessman Offers Suggestions To The President For Turning Around The Economy My assistant interrupted a business conference with a message one Tuesday afternoon late last year. Because this typically is not permitted, I knew it must be of special ...
Down and out. (advertising industry) (1991: The Year in Review) (Industry Overview)
Jan 06, 1992 ... Advertising Executives Play Musical Chairs In Depressed Market Advertising was down and out for 1991 and that made it top priority for business news across the country. Arkansas was no different. The biggest advertising story in central Arkansas came at the end of ...
Medical maneuverings. (medical service industry) (1991: The Year in Review) (Industry Overview)
Jan 06, 1992; Webbs, Kane ... 1991 Was Highlighted By Changes At The Top As Competition For Patient Services Grew Call it the medical industry's version of "Who's On First?" The comings and goings at Arkansas health-care facilities in 1991 dominated the news. * At St. Vincent Infirmary ...
Similarity in sales. (slump in the retail industry) (1991: The Year in Review) (Industry Overview)
Jan 06, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Retail Merchants See Slight Increase In Purchases During 1991 Arkansas' retailers may be experiencing a sense of financial deja vu by the time the 1991 sales figures come in. The recently released national figures showed retail sales rose a slight 0.3 percent in November ....
Public accounting: rates remain stable and a new big six firm comes to town. (Arthur Andersen and Co.) (Arkansas Business Rankings) (Industry Overview)
Jan 06, 1992; Gibson, Carolyn ... The 41-member Frost & Co. is the largest Arkansas-based certified public accounting firm. Most of Frost & Co.'s clients are in the poultry industry. There are 55 private broiler companies in the United States. Frost serves 11 of them, according to Stephen Humphries, ...
Little Rock's search for leadership. (mayoral election in Little Rock, Arkansas)(includes related articles)
Jan 13, 1992; Waldon, George ... State's Largest City Attempting To Fill A Void At The Top: The Factions Speak Out Little Rock residents haven't voted in a mayoral race in more than 35 years. In November, they might. Forces are in motion to change city government. Proponents of such changes say ...
Moving up the ladder. (James F. Stobaugh, Worthen National Bank of Northwest Arkansas's new chairman and CEO) (Brief Article)
Jan 13, 1992 ... James F. Stobaugh should be making the move north soon to take over as chairman and chief executive officer of Worthen National Bank of Northwest Arkansas. Stobaugh is president and CEO of Worthen National Bank of Pine Bluff, formerly National Bank of Commerce. He will be taking on ...
Your Hat's Desire. (New Businesses)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Deborah Vick Address: 4710 Sam Peck Road, Little Rock, 72212, 224-7357 Start-up date: February After 10 years in the corporate world, Deborah Vick has returned to her first love -- fashion design. Before pursuing a career in business, Vick earned a bachelor's degree ...
New Product Showcase. (New Businesses)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Jerry Lenderman Address: 324 Spring St., Little Rock, 72201, 376-7006 Start-up date: Jan. 1 Ever seen a water balloon sling-shot? Or a hands-free, blow-dryer holder? What about a belly button golf putter? Jerry Lenderman has. And he hopes ...
Meatland. (New Businesses)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Ray and Kelly Pierce, Anna and John Shinn Address: 401 E. 21st St., Little Rock, 72206, 372-9238 Start-up date: Dec. 31, 1991 Ray Pierce, co-owner of Meatland, says he has been in the meat business for most of his life. Meatland is a new specialty meat and grocery ...
ClaimNet Inc. (New Businesses)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: John and Sue Ellerbee, Kelly and Cherie Ellerbee Address: P.O. Box 1072, Cabot, 72023, 1-800-747-1921 Start-up date: October 1991 Kelly Ellerbee says his family is getting in on a growing field. The Ellerbees' new business, ClaimNet Inc., processes medical claims ...
Dent-Tec Inc. (New Businesses)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Rick McKay Address: 11301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 72211, 227-4464 Start-up date: August 1991 If you ask Rick McKay how his company removes minor dents and hail damage from automobiles without paint or body work, he is likely to say, "That's a trade secret." ...
Never too old for toys. (Toy Chest, specialty toy store) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category I) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Hot Springs Couple Finds Fulfillment, Success With Specialty Toy Store What do most people do when they reach retirement age? Play golf? Fish? Travel? Imy and Harriett Marcus started playing with toys. Their Hot Springs specialty ...
Tuning in to success. (Audio International Inc., an aircraft electronics company) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category I) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... North Little Rock Company Helps Revolutionize Audio And Video Equipment For Corporate Aircraft What do the chief executive officer of Taco Bell, the CEO of the Dun & Bradstreet Corp. and the president of Chile have in common? All use products manufactured by Audio ...
Poetry, publishing and profits. (August House Inc., publishing company) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category I) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... August House Discovers Its Niche In The Tough World Of Publishing The success Ted and Liz Parkhurst have found in publishing is testimony to the philosophy, "Success comes by doing what you love." But while success did come, it didn't come without a little "sweat equity" ...
Software savvy. (Continental Computer Corp., software manufacturing company) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category I) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Continental Computer Corp. Increases Sales Tenfold Since 1985 Three dollars. That's all it took to start Continental Computer Corp. of Jonesboro. Woody Freeman, a founder of CCC, swears the business was started when he and a partner, Mike Fullington, first opened ...
The code for success. (Aerospace Controls Corp., manufacturer of optical and magnetic encoders) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category I) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Little Rock's Aerospace Controls Corp. Finds Success In Electronics Field Aerospace Controls Corp. of Little Rock is a spin-off. "The company we were working for |BEI Electronics at Maumelle~ moved its corporate management out of the state," says Neal Hinkle, ACC's ...
Rolling on the river. (Barfield Harbor Service Inc., full-service marine operation) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category II) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Barfield Harbor Service Grows Along With Mississippi County's Steel Industry David Stone has spent a large part of his life on the Mississippi River. As president of Barfield Harbor Service Inc. at Armorel in Mississippi County, Stone operates a full-service marine ...
Fishing for success. (Gaston's White River Resort fishing camp) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category II) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Gaston's White River Resort Is Much More Than A Fish Camp Jim Gaston says it should be obvious to even the most casual observer -- Gaston's White River Resort at Lakeview is not just a fish camp. With 73 cottages, a restaurant, a tennis court, a gift shop, a 1.7-mile nature trail ...
Logging some tall orders. (Hi-Tech Engineering Inc. provides services to lumber firms) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category II) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Hi-Tech Engineering Of Hot Springs Carries On Following Loss Of CEO A key personnel loss is never easy for a company to overcome. Hi-Tech Engineering Inc.'s recent loss was of even a more personal nature. It was a loss that left the Hot Springs company without one of its ...
Video victory. (Family Video Centers Inc.) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category II) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... North Little Rock's Family Video Centers Aiming Beyond U.S. Borders Vincent Insalaco traded his political pinstripes for a comfortable cardigan when he opened the first Family Video Center. An assistant secretary of state under Paul Riviere from 1980 until 1984, Insalaco ...
Practice makes plastic. (Arkansas Poly Inc., manufacturer of custom plastic packaging) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Category II) (Company Profile)
Jan 13, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Van Buren's Arkansas Poly Inc. Takes Advantage Of Growing Food Processing Industry Since its creation in 1972, Arkansas Poly Inc. of Van Buren has become one of the state's most successful producers of custom plastic packaging. The original operation, Arkansas Poly Bag ...
Arkla's big scare. (bankruptcy forecast; includes related article)
Jan 20, 1992; Webb, Kane ... The Gas Company Survived An Analyst, But Industry's Future Remains Uncertain Friday the 13th came a day early at Arkla Inc. It was Thursday, Dec. 12, when the Little Rock and Shreveport, La.-based company was thrust into the national investment and media spotlight. ...
Publishing panache. (Merit Publishing Inc. publishes Life and Home Weekly newspaper) (Company Profile)
Jan 20, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... Can A Society Section Make It As A Newspaper? When the premiere issue of Life & Home Weekly rolled off the presses in early December following only three weeks of preparation, Publisher Bob Plunkett looked at his associates and wearily suggested the newspaper's name be changed to ...
'No free shots.' (columnist John Robert Starr's attitude)
Jan 20, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... With No Gazette To Fire At, Where Is Bob Starr Aiming In '92? Static crackles through the Little Rock restaurant Shoot The Bull. Customers' eyes dart to the pasty man with the headphones. "I hope you noticed the aplomb with which I handled the situation," says John ...
The soft sell during hard times. (Russell Chevrolet-Honda Inc.)
Jan 20, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Despite Faltering Automobile Sales Nationwide, Russell Chevrolet-Honda Of Sherwood Sticks To A Low-Pressure Approach During the recession, automobile dealers are having to work extra hard to sell cars and trucks. Bob and Rick Russell will tell you that's true even at their ...
Solid success from solid waste. (J.V. Manufacturing Inc.)
Jan 20, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Springdale's J.V. Manufacturing Finds A Gold Mine In The Trash How does a small welding shop grow into a multimillion-dollar manufacturing business? By attracting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as a client, of course. That's what J.V. Manufacturing Inc. did. The Springdale ...
Sustaining steady growth. (Matthews Oil Co.)
Jan 20, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Jonesboro's Matthews Oil Co. Prospers In Wake Of A Devastating Loss When Russell Miller describes Linda Matthews, he uses words such as "courage" and "charisma." It took courage to take over Matthews Oil Co., one of the largest Exxon oil and gas distributors in a ...
Building a national reputation. (Vratsinas Construction Co.)
Jan 20, 1992; Harper, Kim ... In Five Years, Vratsinas Construction Co. Moves To The Top Of The Commercial Construction Industry On time and on budget." That's the philosophy of Little Rock's Vratsinas Construction Co., according to the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Gus Vratsinas. ...
Cleaning up in Central Arkansas. (Fashion Park Cleaners)
Jan 20, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Fashion Park Cleaners Claims One-Fifth Of The Cleaning Business In The Little Rock Metro Area It started in 1948 with a small dry-cleaning plant in North Little Rock called Bleidt-Banks Cleaners. Several decades and expansions later, Fashion Park Cleaners has four main ...
Cremeen's crusade. (Charles Cremeen, president of Arkansans for Environmental Reform)
Jan 20, 1992; Griffee, Carol ... Environmentalist Fights For More Stringent Conflict-Of-Interest Provisions For State Pollution Control And Ecology Commission If the group of Arkansans for Environmental Reform has its way, "Trappist monks will be the only ones eligible to serve on the |state~ Pollution Control and ...
The brakes stay on. (construction industry) (Industry Overview)
Jan 20, 1992; Gibson, Carolyn ... Construction Industry Continues To Suffer; Arkansas Architectural And Engineering Firms Feel The Pinch The construction industry has been in decline in Arkansas and elsewhere since passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. At least that's the assessment of Eugene Levy, ...
Top retail leasing managers in Central Arkansas. (Tabular data only) (Arkansas Business: Retail Lease Guide) (Directory)
Jan 20, 1992 ... <Pre> Owner, Agent or Total SF Manager Managed Melvin Simon & Assoc. 1,421,838 Flake Tabor Tucker Wells & Kelley 1,370,660 Marathon U.S. Realties 600,000 JD ....
Going to new Heights. (Heights and Hillcrest retail market in Little Rock, Arkansas) (Arkansas Business: Retail Lease Guide)
Jan 20, 1992; 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 ...
Reaching a plateau? (Central Arkansas retail market) (Arkansas Business: Retail Lease Guide)
Jan 20, 1992; Waldon, George ... Property Managers Hope For The Best In The Central Arkansas Retail Market Figures compiled for the Arkansas Business Retail Lease Guide reflect what many central Arkansas property managers already know. There is plenty of retailing space in Pulaski County, and the glut has ...
Dialing for dollars: telemarketing firm raises $1 million; where's the money? (Callan Publishing Inc.; telemarketing fraud case)
Jan 27, 1992; Webb, Kane ... John Gorman stands at the front door of his North Little Rock office, watching as a reporter leaves following an interview. The former executive director of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police has one final comment. "You know what you guys need to do?" he yells ...
Regulatory wrangling. (disagreement between First Commercial Corp. and Meadors and Adams Inc. that reached the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas Inc. and the state Insurance Department) (Whispers) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992 ... Have you heard about the insurance tiff involving Little Rock's First Commercial Corp.? Our sources tell us the disagreement began when First Commercial brought some insurance business in-house that previously had been handled by the Little Rock firm Meadors & Adams Inc. ...
Crossing the state line. (St. Louis, Missouri-based Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. to acquire Fort Smith, Arkansas-based Superior Federal Bank) (Whispers) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992 ... You've probably already heard about Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. of St. Louis striking a deal to buy Superior Federal Bank of Fort Smith. The biggest holding company in Missouri will inject $28 million in equity capital into the largest Arkansas-based thrift. Superior, which operates ...
New player. (real estate business Realty Group Inc.) (Whispers) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992 ... A new Little Rock real estate firm called the Realty Group is being formed. The principals are Larry Lichty of LEL Enterprises, Walter Quinn of The Quinn Cos. and Brad ...
The Attic Recording Studio. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Tom and Kelly Wilkins Address: 701 Central Ave., Hot Springs, 71901, 623-1415 Start-up date: October 1991 The Attic Recording Studio, located above The Bath House Show in historic downtown Hot Springs, has the latest in high-tech equipment. ...
The Main Event. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Gary Baker Address: 2602 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 72202, 664-6993 Start-up date: February Gary Baker says his special-events facility offers "a new dimension in special effects." The 11,000-SF building, located at the Riverdale Center off ...
Prause Construction Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Joseph Prause Address: 1317 N. Hills Blvd., Suite 402, North Little Rock, 72114, 835-2200 Start-up date: January When Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. offered Joseph Prause a retirement plan after 25 years, he jumped at the chance. At 43, he had a ...
Beating the spread: Security Mutual, a risk-taking Little Rock lender, seeks home owners with credit problems. (Security Mutual Finance Corp.) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Waldon, George ... Most financial institutions don't solicit customers with credit problems. But in this era of conservative lending criteria, one Little Rock firm is going against the grain by taking on risky borrowers. In fact, Security Mutual Funding Inc. focuses marketing efforts on ...
Making the best of mobile assets: Conway's John Allison got an early start in the business of selling mobile homes. (Arkansas Business of the Year: 1991) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... At an age when most kids are busy with newspaper routes and mowing lawns, John Allison was taking a different approach to making money. He was selling mobile homes. His first sale came at age 13. Allison remembers it well. "I sold it for $1,000 over the ...
The real deal: Little Rock's John Flake made the right turn at a career crossroad. (Arkansas Business of the Year: 1991) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... John Flake made a decision in 1973 that would shape not only his career but also the central Arkansas real estate market. He decided to get out of banking. Flake joined Little Rock's Commercial National Bank in 1972 as an officer in the credit department. A year later, ...
Like father, like son: Brooksher L. Banks built the state's largest dry-cleaning business, but he gives his father much of the credit. (Arkansas Business of the Year: Executive of the Year) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... As president of Fashion Park Cleaners, Brooksher L. Banks' duties range "from personnel and financial analysis to cleaning the toilet," he says. Banks grew up working part time during junior and senior high school in his family's cleaning business. "I started by sweeping ...
No limits: Randy Alexander of Little Rock's McKay & Co. found his niche in real estate. (Atlanta Business of the Year: Executive of the Year) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Randy Alexander graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's marketing program in 1967 and decided to pursue a career in dry cleaning. That changed five years later. In 1972, Alexander began working part time for McKay & Co., a new Little Rock real estate ...
Positive pays off: Connie Vaden uses a positive approach to build her North Little Rock collection agency. (Cheqnet Services Inc.) (Arkansas Business of the Year: Executive of the Year) (Company Profile)
Jan 27, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Her husband, Gerald, came up with the idea. But she made that idea a reality. Connie Vaden, co-owner and general manager of Cheqnet Services Inc. of North Little Rock, has built the state's largest check collection agency. Cheqnet, formed seven years ago, serves ...
Passing judgment: six judges represent utility, legal, hospitality and financial sectors. (biographical profiles of Arkansas Business of the Year jurors; includes article on Arkansas' Lieutenant Governor)
Jan 27, 1992 ... WILLIAM H. "BUDDY" SUTTON Managing Partner Friday Eldredge & Clark Little Rock William H. "Buddy" Sutton received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1954 and a law degree from the same school in 1959. In between, he served in the U.S. Air Force. ...
Scooby-doo, where are you? KATV drops cartoons for information on Saturday mornings, but Sundays remain an information wasteland in the Little Rock market.
Jan 27, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... It's Saturday morning, and things just aren't the same. Scooby-Doo has been replaced by John Barnes. The Smurfs have given way to "Home Showcase." And news has done in Winnie-the-Pooh. What has happened to Saturday morning television? Part of it ...
Go-go gone: Little Rock's investment community slowly sheds bucket-shop reputation of the 1980s. (Industry Overview)
Jan 27, 1992; Waldon, George ... It's early on a Wednesday morning, and a flurry of activity has erupted on the trading floor at T.J. Raney & Sons in Little Rock. About a dozen lots of municipal bonds are for sale. The tax-free bonds represent projects from Arkansas cities such as Blytheville, Texarkana and ...
