Arkansas Business back issues from February 1992:
Who owns Bill Clinton? (business support for Arkansas governor's presidential nomination)
Feb 03, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Maybe The Question Should Be This One: Who Doesn't He Own After 11 Years On Top? They called them "put sessions." Arkansas business leaders would gather in smoke-filled rooms to raise money for political candidates. Nothing fancy. Just put up or shut up ....
Northwest boom. (Northwest Arkansas Morning News' circulation increase) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... The Arkansas Democrat once claimed it had the fastest-growing circulation of any daily newspaper in the country. Yet another Arkansas newspaper now claims that honor. The Morning News at Springdale, which is owned by Donrey Media Group and until 1990 was The Springdale ...
The Leather Gallery Inc. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Rob and Julie Carpenter, Keith and Allison Selby Address: 4198 E. McCain Blvd., North Little Rock, 72117, 945-3939 Start-up date: mid-January The Leather Gallery Inc., a furniture store specializing in leather-upholstered furniture and coordinating accessories, recently ...
Diamond Cleaners. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Mike and Dea Grober Address: 8210 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 72207, 228-6100 Start-up date: January Mike and Dea Grober recently opened Diamond Cleaners, a discount dry cleaning business in the Cantrell Heights Shopping Center. Grober spent 12 years in Brazil as a ...
Gateley's Greenhouse Nursery. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Peggy Gateley Address: 5908 Geyer Springs Road, Little Rock, 72209, 565-1514 Start-up date: mid-February When Peggy Gateley's former employer decided to close his greenhouse and nursery in June 1991, she decided to "jump in and go for it." This month, Peggy Gateley ...
Nita's Basket Boutique. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Anita Rutt Address: P.O. Box 375, Little Rock, 72203, 664-1686 Start-up date: January Anita Rutt says she is taking a "God-given talent" and turning it into a business. Rutt recently started Nita's Basket Boutique, a home-based business specializing in handmade ...
Traders Village. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Kaptain Kargo Inc. Address: 7415 Asher Ave., Little Rock, 72204, 565-9320 Start-up date: Jan. 1 Bargain hunters have a new place to shop. Traders Village, a flea market and auction house, recently opened in southwest Little Rock. The 20,000-SF building ...
Removing handicaps. (effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Arkansas businesses)(includes related article)
Feb 03, 1992; Waldon, George ... Business Braces For The Impact Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Racially segregated drinking fountains were the norm in the South three decades ago. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did away with those and other icons of racial discrimination. But water fountains again ...
The road to recovery. (business forecasts in Arkansas)(includes related article)
Feb 03, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Just hold on. That seems to be the message of economic forecasters following the first month of 1992. John Shelnutt, a senior research specialist for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Arkansas Institute for Economic Advancement, and Kurt Karl, a senior director ...
Selling Clinton. (support for Governor Bill Clinton's aspirations for the White House)(includes related article)
Feb 03, 1992; Waldon, George ... It's Taking Millions To Develop And Get Out The Message; Supporters Hope It Will Propel The Messenger To The White House The business of national politics has transformed a once-vacant Little Rock office building into a warren of activity. The organized chaos is focused on ...
A big fish in a small town. (Monticello's SeaArk Marine Inc.) (Company Profile)
Feb 03, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Monticello's SeaArk Marine Inc. Makes A Name For Itself In The Workboat Manufacturing Industry The next time you're in Pine Bluff, look out on the Arkansas River. You just might catch a glimpse of a mudpuppy, an osprey or even a wahoo. What are these creatures ...
Where there's a will .... (hospitals are now required to inquire patients about living wills) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Consider this scenario: You check into the hospital for tonsillitis. While wading through the prerequisite red tape, you are asked if you have a living will. A living will? It's just tonsillitis. You panic. You go to another hospital. And ...
Put it on credit. (CompleteCare Inc. specializes in health care credit cards) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Consumers are used to whipping out credit cards to pay for clothes, meals, gasoline and the like. How about using a credit card to pay a hospital bill? It is becoming more common, according to Steve Owen, president of CompleteCare Inc. of Little Rock. CompleteCare ...
Hooters is happening. (restaurant chain coming to Central Arkansas) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... "Table Talk" reported months ago that Hooters, known for waitresses in short shorts and halter tops, would be coming to central Arkansas. The chain has been ...
Not just another pizza place. (George Harris' franchise of Pizza Chef Gourmet Pizza) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... George Harris says his new restaurant, Pizza Chef Gourmet Pizza, is not just another pizza place. "It's an upscale operation," he says of the franchise in west Little Rock's Green Mountain Plaza. "I felt it was a good time to introduce a good pizza to the Little Rock market." ...
Office outfitters. (Today's Office ranks number one in survey of office products companies)
Feb 03, 1992; Gibson, Carolyn ... Today's Office Increases Sales Volume, Services, Staff With 75 employees, Today's Office Inc. of Little Rock is the largest office products company in the state based on staff size. When Larry Walker and Marvin Moles purchased the company in August 1986, it was housed in a ...
Preferred seasons. (Seasons Inc.'s preferred vendor contract with Hallmark Cards Inc.) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992 ... Seasons Inc., a Little Rock-based manufacturer of home fragrance products, has been granted "preferred vendor" status by Hallmark Cards Inc. This will allow Seasons to be the first independent vendor to ship directly to Hallmark retail outlets, using the ...
Moving out of the reading room. (renovation of Arkansas Federal Credit Union) (Brief Article)
Feb 03, 1992 ... There was a time when the Arkansas Federal Credit Union (formerly the Little Rock Air Force Base Credit Union) in Jacksonville was so cramped for space that a men's rest room was converted into an office. But a $3.5 million renovation and expansion project will change that. ...
The graying of Arkansas: loads of "old money" are now transforming the Arkansas economy. (retirees move to Arkansas)
Feb 10, 1992; Waldon, George ... Three decades ago, a pair of quail hunters paused atop a ridge in northeast Benton County to survey the lay of the land. John Cooper Sr. looked out over the valley along Little Sugar Creek and envisioned a retirement community. Cooper described in detail how he would ...
Moving up the ladder. (Stapleton Corp. buys industrial facility from Security Bank and Trust) (Whispers) (Brief Article)
Feb 10, 1992 ... A vacant industrial facility at Clarksville soon will come to life again. Stapleton Corp. paid $335,000 for the former Precision Chassis property. That property includes a 50,000-SF building and a 10-acre site. Stapleton plans to manufacture metal ladders in Clarksville and ...
A busy signal. (Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff advertises its low-interest credit card) (Whispers) (Brief Article)
Feb 10, 1992 ... The latest wave of publicity for Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff came last week when the "Steals and Deals" segment on cable television's Consumer News & Business Channel/Financial News Network plugged the bank's low-interest credit card. Also last week, a crew from NBC ...
Body Wellness Inc. (New Business) (Brief Article)
Feb 10, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Co-owners: Donna McGriff and Terri Thomas Address: 11323 Arcade Drive, Suite D, Little Rock, 72212, 221-2243 Start-up date: Feb. 1 Donna McGriff says she and her partner, Terri Thomas, are creating a new image for therapeutic massage with their clinic, Body Wellness Inc. ...
Furniture Works. (New Business) (Brief Article)
Feb 10, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Tom Tull Address: 301 North Shackleford Road, Little Rock, 72211, 227-8088 Start-up date: February Tom Tull says his new store specializes in furniture for today's lifestyle. The 3,800-SF store in the Westchase Plaza on Shackleford Road in Little Rock carries ...
Resumes Etc. (New Business) (Brief Article)
Feb 10, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Sherrie Colburn Address: 5321 JFK Blvd., Suite C, North Little Rock, 72116, 758-1617 Start-up date: January Sherrie Colburn operated a small, home-based typing service for several years. In December, a new opportunity came her way. When CareerPro Resume ...
The home health furor: is a Little Rock company reaping a bonanza thanks to a Pocahontas senator? (Health Care Training Corp.; Nick Wilson)
Feb 10, 1992; Griffee, Carol ... There's a furor raging that has one of the state's most powerful politicians -- Sen. Nick Wilson of Pocahontas -- on one side and one of its most powerful organizations -- the Arkansas Hospital Association -- on the other. Wilson's amendment to a 1991 appropriations bill and a ...
Conservation in construction: Conway company makes recycling a part of the building process. (Quality Homes by Gunter Construction Inc.) (Corporate Conservation)
Feb 10, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... A news release touting a construction company's recycling efforts isn't the most likely place to find the lyrics of a Kenny Loggins song. But the business of building homes is personal to Greg Gunter, president of Quality Homes by Gunter Construction Inc. of Conway. Gunter ...
Turning sludge into gold: Little Rock's Innotek Corp. sees opportunity with sewage-conversion plan. (Corporate Conservation) (Company Profile)
Feb 10, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Call it the Rumpelstiltskin Syndrome. You remember him, the nasty-tempered dwarf of fairy-tale fame who could spin straw into gold. A modern version of that tale involves a Little Rock company that instead of turning straw into gold is turning sludge (treated sewage) into ...
Who ya gonna call? Little Rock's SpilTech Services now does more than clean up hazardous wastes. (Corporate Conservation) (Company Profile)
Feb 10, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... When Ed Penick Jr. left banking in 1991 after 22 years at North Little Rock's Twin City Bank, environmental services seemed an unlikely new career. But Penick became president of SpilTech Services Inc. of Little Rock and now says he doesn't regret having made the decision. He ...
A determined downtown: historic atmosphere and personal service allow downtown Magnolia merchants to compete with retail giants. (Across Arkansas) (Industry Overview)
Feb 10, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Columbia County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state. It has a higher-than-average percentage of incomes exceeding $50,000. Clearly, there is money to be spent. Retailers on the square in Magnolia are determined to keep that money downtown. ...
Following animal tracks: artist, Wal-Mart combine to enhance environmental awareness. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. commissions Susan Morrison to create posters promoting environmental awareness) (Across Arkansas )
Feb 10, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... The endearing artwork is the first thing that catches the viewer's eye. The vibrant colors of the posters, which feature various animals, bring to mind a time when humans and animals existed in harmony. But the disturbing words that accompany the artwork snap the viewer ...
Banking on the Delta: Good Faith Fund loans more than $140,000 to rural self-employed. (Across Arkansas)
Feb 10, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Who ever said only established businesses with impeccable credit histories are eligible for loans? It certainly wasn't the Good Faith Fund. An affiliate of Southern Development Bancorporation of Arkadelphia, the Pine Bluff-based Good Faith Fund assists self-employed ...
Big, bad debts: 20 bankrupt Arkansas businesses had debts of more than $1 million each.
Feb 10, 1992; Gibson, Carolyn ... Jones Truck Lines Inc. of Springdale filed the largest business bankruptcy of 1991, listing debts of $103 million on a Chapter 11 reorganization petition. The trucking firm once was the 10th-largest privately held company in the state with 1990 revenues of $240 million. Now, it is ...
Is Becker a dinosaur? (AFL-CIO president J. Bill Becker)(includes related article on Democratic presidential candidates)
Feb 17, 1992; Webb, Kane ... At The Age Of 67, AFL-CIO President Is Still Fighting Almost a decade ago, J. Bill Becker joined a slow-pitch softball team. Becker, 58 at the time, had not played softball in years, although he swam daily to stay in shape. Becker, in his first time at bat, lined a sharp ...
Are they covered? (Resolution Trust Corp.'s case against First Federal Savings of Arkansas and Savers Federal Savings and Loan Association) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992 ... As you know, the long-awaited federal lawsuits against directors of First Federal Savings of Arkansas and Savers Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock finally hit. Lawyers representing the Resolution Trust Corp. are attempting to collect more than $240 million in ...
Is First Exchange for sale? (First Exchange Bank of Little Rock N.A.) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992 ... Reports keep circulating in the banking community that First Exchange Bank of Little Rock is on the block. "Some folks have expressed an interest in buying the bank," says Guy Humphries. But he won't name names. Humphries replaced Randy Johnson as president and ...
Back to the future. (Micro Computer Center Inc.'s merger with Future Now Inc.) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992 ... You will still find it listed as Micro Computer Center Inc. in the telephone book. But the three locations of Micro Computer have merged with The Future Now, a computer company based in Cincinnati. Micro Computer had two locations in Little Rock and one in Memphis, Tenn. ...
Recession? What recession? (effect of recession on Arkansas' business) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992 ... Some Arkansas business leaders think the recession is ending. Indeed, there are signs. Sales at a Little Rock J.C. Penney Co. store were up 11 percent in January when compared with the same month last year. At least one local automobile dealership also had a terrific ...
Art Wear. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Co-owners: Robert and Tammi Powell Address: 3929 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock, 72116, 228-9970 Start-up date: Jan. 24 Tammi and Robert Powell recently moved back to Arkansas from San Antonio, Texas, where they operated a successful T-shirt shop called Art Wear ....
Cleo's Fish & Burger Bar. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Terry Williams, Ernest Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Walter Kendrick Address: 2725 S. Arch St., Little Rock, 72205, 888-1029 Start-up date: Feb. 24 Terry Williams says two things prompted him and his three partners to open their new restaurant. ...
Blue Eagle Used Furniture. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Frank McGinty Address: 603 E. Washington Ave., North Little Rock, 372-8016, 72116 Start-up date: January Frank McGinty is making a second go of the used furniture business. In January, he opened Blue ...
The Flower Man. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Bruce and Emiko Biggin Address: 7107 W. 12th St., Little Rock, 72204, 663-0249 Start-up date: January Bruce and Emiko Biggin supply flowers to local florists. Their wholesale flower business has gotten off to a great start, co-owner Emiko Biggin ...
Shark's Bar & Grill. (New Businesses) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Buck Parker and Jerry Johnson Address: 12225 Stagecoach Road, Little Rock, 72209, 455-0662 Start-up date: Jan. 6 For a fun, low-key meal, Buck Parker says you can't beat his new restaurant. Shark's Bar & Grill serves burgers, specialty sandwiches ...
The Clinton corps. (Governor Bill Clinton's presidential campaign)
Feb 17, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Some Arkansas Business Leaders Go A Long Way To Help The Governor In His Suddenly Troubled Presidential Campaign The latest winter vacation rage among Arkansas business leaders? How about an excursion to Manchester, N.H.? Stay at the luxurious Super 8 Lodge. ...
One man's trash.... (Rineco recycles waste to be used by cement industry) (Corporate Conservation)
Feb 17, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... Saline County Company Recycles Waste For Use By Cement Industry This is the second in a three-part series on Arkansas companies that are taking advantage of the increased environmental interest of the 1990s. The public is demanding cleaner air and cleaner water. Corporations are ...
Recycling risks. (Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc.) (Corporate Conservation) (Company Profile)
Feb 17, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... A $1.67 Million 1991 Loss Didn't Daunt This Rogers Company "If Melvyn Bell can make money in this business, anyone can," quips one Little Rock advertising executive about the founder and former chairman of Environmental Systems Co. Indeed, a growing number of companies are ...
The pollution solution. (Environmental Services Co.) (Corporate Conservation) (Company Profile)
Feb 17, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Little Rock Firm Profits From Testing Pollutants Would you classify a dead skunk as hazardous waste? Jim Brown learned early in his career as president and chief executive officer of Environmental Services Co. that not all pollutants come from industrial neglect. ...
Motoring forward. (Baldor Electric Co.)
Feb 17, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Fort Smith's Baldor Electric Co. Expanding Its Lab Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith recently was ranked as the nation's preferred supplier of electric motors to industry. In an effort to maintain that ranking, which followed a study by Purchasing Magazine, Baldor is ...
Home makers. (survey of construction industry)
Feb 17, 1992; Gibson, Carolyn ... Lower Interest Rates Raise Expectations Of State's Builders Lower interest rates are encouraging home builders across Arkansas. New home sales are expected to increase, according to Gary Brandon, president of Gary Brandon Enterprises Inc. at Springdale. Brandon's ...
Business boner of the week. (Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. puts DeBartolo Inc. on the block) (Brief Article)
Feb 17, 1992 ... We were surprised to find no mention of William Dillard Sr. or Dillard Department Stores Inc. of Little Rock in a Feb. 11 article on Edward DeBartolo Sr. in The Wall Street Journal. The story focused on the financial crunch the DeBartolo empire is under. The reclusive shopping ...
The $261 million field of dreams; if you build it in NW Arkansas, will they come? (airport construction plans)
Feb 24, 1992; Waldon, George ... Highfill in southern Benton County has a population of 92 people. But it was a thriving town at the turn of the century. Trains regularly stopped there to pick up apples from local orchards and to take on passengers. That all changed when the apple blossoms ...
Extra income; from Conway to Magnolia, college professors enhance their salaries and teaching skills with consulting work. (Company Profile)
Feb 24, 1992; Harper, Kim ... "OK, says the economics professor, turning from the chalkboard to his students and waving a piece of chalk in the air. One student whispers, "Is that a maze of numbers he just wrote or do those figures actually make sense?" The professor continues, "When we look at these ...
Top and bottom. (Arkansas' most aggressive lenders) (Industry Overview)
Feb 24, 1992; Waldon, George ... Who Are The Most Aggressive Lenders In The Arkansas Financial Community? Northwest Arkansas is growing like a weed, but there aren't any banks there listed among the state's 10 most aggressive lenders. That roster is controlled by eight banks and two thrifts in east ...
Water power. (Arkansas' hydroelectric power plants) (Corporate Conservation, part 3)
Feb 24, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Arkansas' Hydroelectric Power Plants Provide Low-Cost Energy, No Pollution And Good Fishing This is the last in a three-part series on the heightened environmental interest of the 1990s. Corporations are having to spend millions of dollars to meet state and federal mandates. But ...
Pollution prevention. (Arkansas Power and Light Co.'s ash-recycling and land-reclamation programs) (Corporate Conservation, part 3)
Feb 24, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Ash-Recycling And Land-Reclamation Programs Instituted by AP&L Earlier this month, the communications department of Arkansas Power & Light Co. entered an Environmental Protection Agency awards program for pollution prevention. On the cover of the thick awards application ...
Keeping an eye on the environment. (Cierra Inc.'s waste management services) (Corporate Conservation, part 3)
Feb 24, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Bryant Company Stays Busy As Ecological Concerns Take Center Stage In The '90s Officials at Cierra Inc. have a unique concern. While many business leaders must worry about their companies not doing enough, Cierra's management worries the company may be trying to do too ...
The paper giant. (Ashdown Express, the largest papermaking machine)
Feb 24, 1992; Harper, Kim ... The Ashdown Express Is Exceeding Expectations In Its 10th Month What is the length of two football fields, weighs more than 4,700 automobiles and at its highest point stands taller than a three-story building? The Ashdown Express. It is known simply as A-64 to ...
A plus for poultry. (Simmons Industries Inc.) (Company Profile)
Feb 24, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Simmons Industries Of Siloam Springs Continues Its Expansion -- Quietly Simmons Industries Inc. will celebrate 40 years in Siloam Springs this year. But don't expect any lavish celebrations. The poultry company has grown quietly through the years and is now the ...
Arkansas Freightways. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
Feb 24, 1992 ... Company: Arkansas Freightways Ticker: AFWY Industry: Trucking Headquarters: Harrison CEO: Sheridan Garrison Profile Arkansas Freightways is a common and contract motor carrier transporting less-than-truckload shipments of general commodities to all points in Arkansas, ...
