by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Nov. 21 naming of Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as Wal-Mart’s president and CEO fits nicely into the company’s plans to further expand into international markets.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Twenty-one banks doing business in Benton and Washington counties had a combined $332.3 million worth of loans on their books that were not accruing interest as of Sept. 30.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Unlike the weather, the local economic forecast is these days affected quite directly by events around the globe, as well as national and state trends. Implications and responses to these are therefore important as one seeks to plan.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The U.S. economy has been in the doldrums for some time now. So the National Bureau of Economic Research finally said recently what most of us already knew: we’ve been in a recession for a year, since last December.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock recently broke ground on a $39 million parking garage and retail center on the University of Arkansas campus.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 5 released the worst unemployment figures in 30 years but numbers in Arkansas fare better.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Black Friday became an all-too-accurate description of the horrific events at a Long Island Wal-Mart Supercenter.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The October demise of Athletic World Advertising, once the world’s largest sports schedule poster company, has opened the door for a new company to revise the business model.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Duet Trout Fishing in America was nominated for a Grammy Award for the fourth time on Dec. 3.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
While the broader economy struggles through a recession, Karen and Michael Timbes are putting their money to work in Northwest Arkansas.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Like its Bentonville-brother Wal-Mart Stores Inc., America’s Car-Mart Inc. managed to outperform the broader economy even during a brutal second quarter ended Oct. 31 that encompassed the full brunt of the stock market collapse.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
In the Northwest Arkansas office market, 400,000 SF was purchased and taken out of the market as leasable space, according to the Skyline Report.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Coldwell Banker Faucette Real Estate will consolidate its Northwest Arkansas offices.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Those waiting to see some improvement in the Northwest Arkansas real estate market might have to look beyond the first part of 2009.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
In some ways, the Northwest Arkansas economy resembled Little League baseball year after year.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2009.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
With about $50 million in redevelopment and restoration over the last four years, Fort Smith appears serious about bringing its downtown up to par.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
A 20 percent tax credit under the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program is currently the only financial incentive available for qualified redevelopment projects in Arkansas.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
Lenders and the U.S. Small Business Administration made 303 unique 7(a) loans in Arkansas during its fiscal 2008, which ended Sept. 30.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
AK Enterprise of NWA recently purchased a building permit valued at $2.9 million to construct an office building in Bentonville.
