by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Local Lawyers Mull Malpractice Melee
Some area plaintiff lawyers cringed when President Bush gave a speech on Jan. 5 in Collinsville, Ill., touting medical malpractice reform.
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Beebe Opinion Quells TIF Mania (Editorial)
We weren?t surprised when Attorney General Mike Beebe issued an opinion on Jan. 11 saying a 25-mill statewide property tax to fund school operations couldn?t be used for tax increment financing districts.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Immigrant Rights Passion for Petty
Roy Petty, one of the only immigration lawyers in Northwest Arkansas, spends about half of his time trying to keep immigrants from being deported, but he said only about 10 percent of those cases are winnable.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
City Segment Focuses on People
Harrington, Miller Neihouse & Kieklak PA in Springdale keep a sharp focus on municipal law.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Home Place Plans Apartment Complex (Real Deals)
Home Place Retirement Development Corp. of Siloam Springs plans to build a 194-unit apartment complex off Arkansas Highway 12 in Bentonville valued at more than $7 million. The deal heads up the area?s latest round of high-profile real estate transations.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Legacy Plans $10M In Capitalization
Legacy National Bank has an intended capitalization of just over $10 million, according to paperwork investors filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said Don Gibson, president of the proposed bank.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Losses for Gaines Come from Bankruptcy
A dozen lawsuits claiming from $20,000 to about $600,000 in damages have been filed against Shawn and Cortney Gaines of Bentonville and their businesses ? S&C Construction Inc. and SBDC Construction Inc.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Marrs Offers Incentive Plan
Gene Marrs, CEO of Marrs Electric Inc. in Tulsa and Arkansas, is offering a stellar incentive to his employees.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Combs and Johnson Have Centerton Dispute
Traditional partners Gary Combs and Neil Johnson are now embroiled in a lawsuit.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Bank of England Buys Ozark Lending
Ozark Lending Inc., which opened a Rogers loan origination office in April 2004, was recently bought out by England Lending, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of England.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Liberty Buyout Is a Done Deal
Perhaps you were aware Arkansas State Bank of Siloam Springs is now part of the Liberty Bank fold.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
ASB Shareholders Include Big Local Names
Who are the ASB shareholders enjoying paydays from the merger/dividend? It?s no surprise the Allen (Canning Co.) family features prominently in the roster.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
CKB Management Buys CitiScapes Magazine
CKB Management LLC of Fayetteville, led by Charles and Kimberly Sharpe, announced on Jan. 4 that it purchased majority interest in CitiScapes Metro Monthly magazine on Dec. 1 from Horizon OmniMedia Corp. for an undisclosed amount.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
KHOG Raises $170K For Tsunami Victims
KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, raised more than $170,000 for victims of the tsunami that struck Asia on Dec. 26.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Security Threatens to Arrest Photographer (Outtakes Opinion)
We weren?t really surprised to hear that a Wal-Mart security officer threatened to have a photographer arrested outside a Maryland store, but it flies in the face of the kinder, gentler Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott is trying to pitch to the public.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Trucking Vets Start ProActive Logistics Solutions
Robert L. Shoptaw and Tim Hoyt started ProActive Logistics Solutions Inc. in July 2002 with a plan to provide the best transportation brokerage service possible.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Couple Opens Full-service Spa
Ryan Epp was doing transportation logistics for Transplace, and his wife was working in a local day spa, when they decided to open their own spa.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Despite Dip, Olive Garden Stays on Top
The Olive Garden remained Fayetteville?s No. 1 restaurant in gross sales for 2004 even though its numbers were down slightly from 2003.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Developers May Reopen Brass Monkey
Richard Alexander, one of the proposed developers of Fayetteville?s Mountain Inn hotel, said he hopes to reopen The Brass Monkey in the basement of the century-old building when renovation is completed.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Gift Cards Sell Strong at Xmas
Jason Kincy, advertising manager with Bentonville-based Arvest Bank Group Inc., said sales of the firm?s Visa gift card in the months leading up to the holidays were ?extremely brisk.?