Author: Talk Business & Politics

He Said a Mouthful

May 5 marked the first anniversary of a curious legal settlement between Golf Entertainment Inc. of Springdale (a.k.a. Sienna Broadcasting Corp.) and an entity called Genesis Trust.

In the Clear

Arvest Asset Management, the broker dealer and financial services arm of $4.5 billion Arvest Bank Group Inc., is changing clearing houses.

Filming to Start May 31

A publicist for Billy Bob Thornton, the actor from Arkansas, said filming of the movie ?Crystal? is scheduled to begin May 31.

Tyson Foe May Leave State

Some officials from Sanderson Farms Inc. of Laurel, Miss., visited El Dorado on May 7 and spent most of the day at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant.

Doe?s Dough

Jim and Teresa Huson are going to open a Doe?s Eat Place in Bentonville, but the Husons have been tight lipped about their investment.

Bad Help Wanted

The most unusual help-wanted ad caught our eye recently.

Penchant for Pension

The state?s largest pension fund has selected a new property manager for three of its Little Rock properties.

Deffenbaugh Joins Bulls

Fayetteville native Tommy Deffenbaugh has been named assistant basketball coach at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

De Nile Not Just a River in Egypt (John H. Newman Commentary)

We are all capable of amazing denial.

Folks, It?s Called ‘Compromise’ (Editorial)

We wonder if any of the legislators have ever heard that politics is the art of compromise.

Cornerstone Apartments Construction Continues

Lindsey Construction Co. purchases 25 building permits valued at a combined $12.1 million to add to a new Fayetteville apartment complex; plus, a look at other important real estate transactions.

Best Sports Moves to Evelyn Hills

Guy Davis consolidated his two Fayetteville Best Sports stores into a larger central location in Evelyn Hills shopping center in early May.

Local Hearts Get Drug-Coated Stents

St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers was the first Northwest Arkansas hospital to use a new drug-coated stent, just days after the Food and Drug Administration approved it for the treatment of blocked coronary arteries.

VolunteerBentonCounty.org Offers Volunteer Logistics

The United Way of Benton County has developed a Web site to bring volunteers and volunteer opportunities together VolunteerBentonCounty.org.

First Federal Plans New Bentonville Branch

Larry J. Brandt, president and CEO of First Federal Bank in Harrison, announced in early May plans for a second branch office in Bentonville.

Deposit Data Show Bank of Arkansas Up

Bank of Arkansas N.A. recorded the biggest increase in deposits last year with a 47.1 percent jump from $113.622 million during 2001 to $167.111 million for 2002.

Kostis, Jones to Meet Public at Clear Creek

Clear Creek Golf Club of Johnson hosts renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones II and CBS golf analyst Peter Kostis today.

Sexton Mentors Winners

Two teams from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville won the graduate and undergraduate competitions at the 2003 Governor?s Award for Entrepreneurial Development.

Warehouse Makes Shipping Efficient for Trucking Firms

Northwest Arkansas Bonded & Public Warehouse Inc. of Springdale is believed to be the only bonded warehouse in the two-county area.

Prudent P.A.M. Buys ?Em Cheap

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.?s acquisition of McNeil Trucking Inc. of Little Rock is the latest in a line of what appear to be prudent buyouts of good or salvageable companies.

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property