by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Bill Gates in Bentonville?
Well, not exactly. But Microsoft Corp., where Bill Gates is chairman and chief software architect, is putting an office in Bentonville.
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Drops ?Acx?
Apparently, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has decided to replace Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock with Experian Information Solutions Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill., to do the bulk of the Bentonville retailer?s marketing database work.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Former KHBS/KHOG Anchor Moon Appears on ’48 Hours’
Melanie Moon, a former news anchor and reporter for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, in Fayetteville and Fort Smith, was featured on CBS Television?s ?48 Hours? news magazine on April 23.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Governor?s Entrepreneurial Award Needs More Support
The Governor?s Award for Entrepreneurial Development competition needs additional financial support to survive.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Pentagon Poultry Doesn’t Fare Well
Operation Kuwaiti Field Chicken, or KFC, didn?t go as planned because the tough desert environment didn?t agree with the finicky fowl.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
OTC Bulletin Board to Be Phased Out
The OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB), the online marketplace for over-the-counter equity securities, is being phased out in 2003.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Summit Shows How Wal-Mart Won (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
Don Soderquist alone was worth the admission price for the first Arkansas Executive Summit, which was presented recently by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas Business Publishing Group.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Let the Free Market Work (Editorial)
Whether or not another federal bailout for the airlines is in order, it?s clear that industry is a mess.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
UA Gets Probation, Avoids Postseason Ban
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced it has placed the University of Arkansas on three years probation, reduced the number of paid visits for recruits and added to the UA?s self-imposed scholarship reduction in football.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Walker Foundation Gives $8 Million For UA Building
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation will provide $8 million to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville toward construction of the $16 million Willard J. Walker Graduate Business Building.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
NWA Community Foundation Awards $88,497 in 77 Grants
The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation awarded 77 grants in April totaling $88,497 from two separate funds.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
NWACF Sponsors Philanthropy Conference
Virginia Esposito, president of the National Center for Family Philanthropy in Washington D.C., is scheduled as the keynote speaker for the ?Focus on Family Philanthropy? conference.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
WRMC Reaches Out for Neonatal Intensive Care
Washington Regional Medical Center, Arkansas Children?s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are collaborating to make the WRMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit an extension or satellite of ACH.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Taxable Wage Base Increased To $9,500
An increase in Arkansas? taxable wage base went into effect Jan. 1.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Survey Says Workers Staying Put For Now
Even if the economy improves in the next six months, most workers will not be jumping back into the employment market.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Banks Team Up for Rebuilding Cause
At least seven local banks are working together with hammers and nails to get a relatively new nonprofit off the ground.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Judge Denies Injunction in Libel Suit Related to Golf
Washington County Circuit Judge Michael Mashburn on April 22 denied a request for a temporary restraining order preventing Arkansas Business Publishing Group from making changes on its Web site.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Golf/Sienna Behind in Filing Annual Report
Golf Entertainment Inc. underwent a stock symbol change on April 23. That day an ?E? was added to the end of its regular symbol ?GECC.?
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
First Financial Bank Is Poultry Farm Friendly
Last year, FFB closed about $400 million in loans, including about $70 million out of Fayetteville.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
CFPs Multiply but Still Enjoy Demand
A search of the board?s database showed 191 CFPs registered in Arkansas, meaning that about a fifth of them operate in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties combined.