Arkansas Business back issues from November 1992:
Waiting on the Clinton gravy train. (American President Bill Clinton)(includes related article)
Nov 02, 1992; Haman, John ... An Arkansas President Could Lead the State Into the Promised Land of Economic Prosperity LISTEN CLOSELY AS THE drapes are drawn on the voting booths this week. Beyond the cheering masses of the Bill Clinton presidential campaign, beyond the vitriolic chants of Clinton ...
Motives or just money? A look at the people behind the political newcomers.
Nov 02, 1992; Martin, Dixie ... PERSONAL LIKES, BUSINESS interests and party loyalty often lead business leaders to ally themselves with candidates for national office. And, of course, there is the old axiom that everybody loves, and supports, a likely winner. Take the case of 1st Congressional District ...
Organizers prepare for 75,000 on election night. (includes related article)
Nov 02, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... Even if Bill Clinton Doesn't Win, There's Going To Be Quite a Party Downtown WHEN DOWNTOWN business people saw tents being erected and equipment being brought into Julius Breckling Riverfront Park a week before the Nov. 3 general election, most figured preparations had begun for ...
The Clinton Corps. (American president Bill Clinton's contributors and supporters)
Nov 02, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... * T.E. Renaud, North Little Rock, chairman of Twin City Bank. * Mike Beebe, Searcy, lawyer. * Bobby W. Stephens, Fort Smith, businessman. * Greg Brown, Benton, banker. * Jim Pledger, Little Rock, director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and ...
A question of succession. (new governor of Arkansas)
Nov 02, 1992; Waldon, George ... Who Will Become Governor of Arkansas if Bill Clinton Becomes Our 42nd President? LAWFUL ASCENDANCY: A constitutional debate is building over whether Lt. Gov. Jim Guy Tucker will automatically take on the gubernatorial mantle of power if Gov. Bill Clinton moves to the White House ....
The beat on quality: Florida Drum earns ISO 9002 certification for its plastic division. (Florida Drum Co. Inc., International Standards Organization) (Across Arkansas)
Nov 02, 1992; Harris, Jim ... WITH TRADE INCREASING between the United States and European manufacturers, companies around the globe have developed a system to determine quality. The result is International Standards Organization 9000 series certification. Florida Drum Co.'s plastic division quality ...
Bouncing back. (Penn Racquet Sports to manufacture tennis balls again) (Across Arkansas)
Nov 02, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Penn Racquet Sports To Reopen Tennis Ball Manufacturing Plant at Jonesboro Industrial Park EIGHT YEARS AGO, OFFICIALS at Penn Racquet Sports abandoned the company's tennis ball manufacturing plant in Jonesboro when business slowed. But they kept the building at the ...
USA Truck Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (Company Profile)
Nov 02, 1992 ... Ticker: USAK Industry: Trucking Headquarters: Fort Smith Chairman: Robert Powell Firms Following the Company and Date of Last Report Stephens Inc. Aug. 1992 Stephens Inc. Investment Banker Opinion: Stephens Inc. (10/26/92) ...
Money smells sweet in Heber Springs. (growth of Aromatique plant fragrance firm in Heber Springs, Arkansas) (Company Profile)
Nov 09, 1992; Martin, Dixie ... Aromatique's Patti Upton Turned the Fresh Fragrances of Arkansas Into a $62 Million Business IT WILL BE 10 YEARS AGO this Christmas since Patti Upton gathered up acorns, gum balls and hickory nuts from the Heber Springs hills, added bay leaves and berries, mixed them with ...
They came, they saw, they spent. (euphoria over Bill Clinton's victory results in more revenues for businesses in Little Rock, Arkansas)
Nov 09, 1992; Haman, John ... The Downtown Clinton Coronation Was More Than a Historical Milestone -- It Was Good Business IT WAS PROBABLY RUNNING through every mind in Little Rock on the night Bill Clinton became the next leader of the free world: Maybe we've shed the stigma of the 1957 Central High ...
Making it last: Clinton attention could boost winter tourism in Arkansas. (Industry Overview)
Nov 09, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... SOME VOTERS STAND IN line at the First Baptist Church on Rodney Parham Road to cast their choices in the 1992 general election. Part of their conversation during the hour-and-a-half wait to vote turns to the recent negative hits the state has taken in the national press and the ...
Big business ahead for state tourism? (Arkansas) (Industry Overview)
Nov 09, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... CHARLES MCLEMORE, DIRector of research and information services at the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, envisions almost unlimited sources of tourism growth for Arkansas during Bill Clinton's presidency. "Reporters are doing stories about Hope and Hot Springs, and ...
A look at the winners behind the winners. (listing of corporations which contributed to campaign funds)
Nov 09, 1992 ... Big Money Went Into Big Victories by Lambert, Hutchinson and Dickey JUST WHO WERE THE BIG winners Nov. 3? We know that Blanche Lambert, Tim Hutchinson and Jay Dickey were victorious in this election year's races for Arkansas congressional seats. All three emerged ...
Planning for the future. (merging of Arkansas division of IDS Financial Services Inc. with accounting firms to provide more efficient financial planning services) (Industry Overview)
Nov 09, 1992; Webb, Kane ... Arkansas Division of IDS Joins Industry Trend by Merging With State Accounting Firms FINANCIAL PLANNING isn't just for corporate executives anymore. More people want it. And, they're finding more ways to get it. With the popularity of company-sponsored retirement ...
A happy and healthy home. (HomePro Inc.'s home inspection services for home buyers) (Company Profile)
Nov 09, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Inspection Service Aims to Find Potential Problems in Homes Prior to Sale THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS to take into consideration when buying a home. Pricing. Negotiation. Financing. And then there's professional inspection. John Morton, president and owner of ...
Bouncing back. (economic returns for Hot Springs, Arkansas, of holding of the HealthFest athletic events for Hot Springs, Arkansas)
Nov 09, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Annual HealthFest Brings Thousands to Garland County for Athletic Endeavors MOST PEOPLE THINK OF Hot Springs as a pleasant, quiet area with an atmosphere perfect for relaxing. Relaxing, however, will be the last thing on the minds of the thousands expected to flock to the ...
Acxiom's turnaround - will it continue? (Acxiom Corp. aims for bigger profits in 1993)(includes list of Acxiom executives) (Company Profile)
Nov 16, 1992; Waldon, George ... The Conway-Based Company May Surpass the $100 Million Sales Mark in Fiscal 1993 THE GOOD NEWS AT Acxiom Corp. is beginning to pile up like so many greeting cards heralding the yuletide season. Long-term deals with two Chicago area corporations, Trans Union Corp. and ...
Purple mountain's majesty. (Winter in Arkansas, part 2)(Tanyard Springs resort for business executives on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas)(includes related article) (Company Profile)
Nov 16, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Petit Jean's Tanyard Springs Offers Executives Chance to Escape Daily Rigors of Business World TO SAY THAT LANCE Watkins likes his job is an understatement of massive proportions. Watkins, the general manager of Tanyard Springs, speaks of the Conway County resort in tones ...
Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat.... (United Systems of Arkansas Inc.'s Certified Mailer System)
Nov 16, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... Computerized Certified Mailing System Latest Breakthrough by Little Rock Data Publisher CERTIFIED MAIL. SOUNDS about as interesting as polyester and its place in history. But to hear Glenn Petkovsek talk about it, there's a revolution going on in the world of certified ...
Arkansas picks. (Arkansas-based public companies; good stock selections) (Quarterly Investment Round Table) (Panel Discussion)
Nov 16, 1992 ... Alltel Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Acxiom Corp. Top the List of Quarterly Favorites THE TIMING OF THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS quarterly round table of Little Rock brokers, analysts and money managers could not have been any better for those investors looking for "Clinton plays." ...
Clinton's coattails: Arkansas media may follow Bill Clinton to Washington.
Nov 16, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... IN PRESS BRIEFINGS GIVEN OUT by the Clinton-Gore campaign just before the Nov. 3 presidential election, there was a line in the copy that stated "unabashed priority will be given to the Arkansas media." Members of the Arkansas media were, at least in the final weeks of the ...
Dreaming of good times in West Memphis. (West Memphis, Arkansas; 'Mid-America Center' industrial park) (Across Arkansas)
Nov 16, 1992; Webb, Kane ... After 30 Years, the East Arkansas City Gets an Industrial Park to Attract New Industry WEST MEMPHIS CITY officials call it a 30-year dream come true. Last summer, the city finally purchased property for an industrial park from Union Pacific Railroad Co. for about $2.2 ...
Growing again: Century Tube Corp. expands its Pine Bluff facility. (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) (Across Arkansas)
Nov 16, 1992; Webb, Kane ... THE PRESENCE OF CENTury Tube Corp. in Pine Bluff continues to have a major impact on the southeast Arkansas city. In late October, the Japanese-owned company announced plans for yet another major expansion at its Pine Bluff plant. Last week, Wallace Gieringer, president of ...
Flying with the comeback kid. (World Wide Travel Service Inc. handles travel needs of Bill Clinton's campaign) (Arkansas Business Rankings)
Nov 16, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... Little Rock's World Wide Travel Gets Bill Clinton Where He Needs to Go SOON AFTER GOV. BILL Clinton announced his bid for the presidency in October 1991, World Wide Travel Service Inc. began handling the campaign's travel plans. By October 1992, World Wide had committed ...
Wealth of salesmen: insurance brokers walk away with clients worth more than $800,000. (includes related articles) (Cover Story)
Nov 23, 1992; Waldon, George ... RECEIVING A SERIES OF "Dear Boss" letters from six departing staffers on a Monday morning is not the ideal way to start a work week. But that was what insurance executive James "Bum" Atkins, a managing director of Marsh & McLennan of Arkansas, was faced with on Jan. 27. ...
The duke of diners: what will restaurateur George Eldridge cook up next?
Nov 23, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... THE DICTIONARY DEFinition of legend is "a story coming down from the past; one popularly accepted as historical though not verifiable." That's the life of 45-year-old Little Rock restaurateur George Eldridge. His 17-year adventure in the restaurant business in central Arkansas is ...
Attack of the PPO. (prefered provider organization; new managed health care program)
Nov 23, 1992; Haman, John ... Baptist and USAble Call HMO Cease-Fire to Launch a "Preferred" Health Care Plan JUST WHEN WE ALL understood the meaning of "HMO," here comes another alphabetical entry for the Arkansas health insurance glossary. Personnel managers, you might want to write this down: ...
How to cure a critically ill hospital. (St. Edward Mercy Hospital Medical Center's financial recovery) (Arkansas Business Rankings)
Nov 23, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... St. Edward Mercy Medical Center's Recovery Has Made It the Most Profitable in the State IN 1975, ST. EDWARD MERCY Medical Center in Fort Smith was on the verge of closing its doors. The hospital building was 70 years old, it was completely inadequate for its needs and ...
A walk in the park: Calhoun County creates its own park system and boosts economy.
Nov 23, 1992; Walters, Dixie ... TINY CALHOUN COUNTY, with a population of 5,826 and a land mass of 629 square miles, has decided to do for itself when it comes to parks. Along the way, the county residents created a tourist draw that's boosted the limited local economy. The southern Arkansas county is ...
One man's treasure: Rogers-based AERT is converting plastic bags into dollar bills. (Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc.)
Nov 23, 1992; Haman, John ... EVER WONDER WHAT happens to those plastic grocery sacks you take to the recycling bins every few weeks? Many of them end up in Rogers, home of Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. And that's where the cleanup begins. Using technology developed under ...
UALR's metropolitan man. (University of Arkansas at Little Rock's new chancellor Charles Hathaway)(includes related article)
Nov 30, 1992; Rengers, Carrie ... New Chancellor Charles Hathaway Comes Armed With Plans to Integrate the School With the City WHEN 26-YEAR-old physics graduate student Charles Hathaway was invited to a private dinner with Nobel laureate Niels Bohr in the early 1960s, he did his homework first. Hathaway ...
In the spirit: Hiram Walker & Sons Inc. turns out cases of liqueurs by the millions at Fort Smith facility. (Company Profile)
Nov 30, 1992; Taylor, Tim ... MANY ARKANSANS probably would be surprised to learn that one of the leaders in the international liqueur industry operates in Fort Smith. That's right, Fort Smith. Hiram Walker & Sons Inc., the nation's second-largest manufacturer of liqueurs, produces some 75 different ...
Lingering doubts: businessman Winston Simpson's apparent suicide left a printing empire and a lot of questions. (Simpson Co.)
Nov 30, 1992; Walters, Dixie ... MANY EMPLOYEES, friends and family members of deceased business owner Winston Simpson of North Little Rock still wonder about the strange circumstances surrounding his January death at age 56. Ruled a suicide, Simpson's death received scant media attention at the time despite his ...
Taming the beast: Clinton's aggressive health care package is a hot topic in the Arkansas medical community. (includes related article)
Nov 30, 1992; Haman, John ... DR. MARY CORBITT couldn't believe the voice buzzing in her telephone receiver. The Little Rock neurologist was listening to an insurance claims supervisor with no medical training explain why it wasn't a good idea to prescribe the drug Elavil for migraine headaches. Forget ...
An era ends at Children's Hospital. (Arkansas Children's Hospital CEO Dr. Randall O'Donnell's resignation)
Nov 30, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... O'Donnell Resigns After Guiding ACH Through Intense Growth Period FOR MORE THAN SEVEN years, Dr. Randall O'Donnell has contemplated moving closer to home. The chief executive officer at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock finally gave in Nov. 18. That was the day ...
Managing a move: insurance holding company with nationwide ties shifts headquarters from Morrilton to Conway. (American Management Corp.)
Nov 30, 1992; Lombardi, Carl ... SUPPOSE YOU ARE THE PRESident and chief executive officer of a growing insurance holding holding company based in Morrilton. The company is the broker of record for ARCO Petroleum Products Co., Chevron USA Products Co., Getty Petroleum Corp., Mobil Oil Corp. and Shell Oil Co. You ...
Union's growth tops Arkansas banks. (Union National Bank of Arkansas)
Nov 30, 1992; Smith, David (American novelist) ... Weeks Before Merger With Worthen, Union's Assets Improve by $58.7 Million WITH ONLY A FEW WEEKS remaining before Union National Bank of Arkansas is merged into Worthen Banking Corp., Union recorded the largest increase in assets of any bank in the state. Union's assets ...
