Author: Talk Business & Politics

Goforth and Prosper

Beta Rubicon Inc. recently found $300,000 in local seed money that will be used to establish an Austin, Texas, office.

Local Retailers Scratch Niche for Success

To prosper in Northwest Arkansas? competitive retail climate, local retailers must have a niche.

Hiba to Open Downtown Store

In a time when retail stores seem to be gravitating toward the Northwest Arkansas Mall, Mason Hiba, the owner of two stores in the mall, is opening a shop on the downtown Fayetteville square.

The Region’s Top Bank Performers

United Bank of Springdale tops the list of the region’s banks by return on assets.

Baldor Varied Executive Compensation

Some administrators at Baldor Electric Co. received increases in total compensation for 2000, while others found decreases.

Hospital Acquisition to Close for Triad

Triad Health Partners Inc.?s buyout of Quorum Health Group Inc., which includes two Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, is expected to close today.

Edgewater Shows Net Income Up 142 Percent

Edgewater Technology Inc. says revenue was up 9 percent to $7.7 million and net income up 142 percent to $4.7 million for its ?continuing operations? in the quarter ending March 31.

Wal-Mart Denies Plan for Germany Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had no plan to open 50 new stores in Germany by the end of 2002 as reported by newspapers around the world, Jose Gomez, a spokesman for the international division of the world?s largest retailer.

Wal-Mart Cuts Back on Germany Expansion

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. scraps plans for a major expansion in Germany.

Baldor Down 41 Percent

Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith says first quarter net earnings fell 41 percent because of a decline in orders.

Beer Still Big Business in State?s Party Capital

Fayetteville?s three beer distributors’ market appears tighter than a shaken can of suds. But Premium Brands of Northwest Arkansas Inc., McBride Distributing Co. and Coors of Northwest Arkansas Inc. still combined for $30.3 million in 2000 gross sales.

Bourbon, Beale …Dickson?

Since the Walton Arts Center opened in 1992, Fayetteville?s entertainment district has been undergoing a metamorphosis.

Band Market Still Rockin?

Fayetteville, particularly with the nightclub scene of Dickson Street, has long been an attraction both to local musicians and fans.

Music Stores Serve Diverse Clientele

Northwest Arkansas? music stores offer a diverse array of products for a diverse set of clientele.

Party Pros Make Money

Good times are good business for party professionals.

Oztech to Expand Base in Northwest Arkansas

Oztech Cyber Villages of America, founded in 1995 by Philip Hefley in Harrison, plans to spend as much as $1.5 million to expand its customer base into Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.

Delta Systems Inc. Posts Annual Figures

Investing in a number of new initiatives dropped the 2000 earnings for Delta Systems Inc. of Bentonville, according to the firm?s annual report released April 3.

Nixon Gets Landmark State Court Victory

Fayetteville lawyer David Nixon and The Arkansas Supreme Court threw a small grenade at the payday lending industry March 22, leaving several hundred businesses confused and concerned.

Pryor, Huckabee Neutral on Payday Lending

Two bills have been filed to amend the Check Cashers Act of 1999, part of which has been found unconstitutional, but neither Gov. Mike Huckabee nor Attorney General Mark Pryor will take positions on them, aides said recently.

Empire Sound Productions

Small business owners still weighing the worth of establishing an Internet presence should ponder Darren Ingram.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic