by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Venturing Into the Rock
The National Association of Seed & Venture Funds has given up on Orlando and is now looking to bring its annual conference to Little Rock in 2006.
Northwest Arkansas
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by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Light Rail or Light Weights?
If Northwest Arkansas? leadership is going to drive support for a light-rail transit system, the time to strike is apparently now.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
New NARTI Digs?
Northwest Arkansas Radiation Treatment Institute is apparently working to develop a satellite facility on Rogers? Horsebarn Road.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Last Goshen Gate
Goshen has banned gated communities after developer Gary Combs began construction of Waterford Estates, which has a large wall fronting Arkansas Highway 45.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
War Eagle Retrievers to Appear on OLN
Master sporting dog trainer War Eagle Retrievers Inc. is scheduled to appear Aug. 2 on the Outdoor Living Channel program ?Adventure Bound Outdoors.? The show will air at 10 p.m., then repeat on Aug. 5 at noon and Aug. 6 at 2 p.m.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
The Bank of Fayetteville Names New Chairman
The Bank of Fayetteville N.A. named David McClinton as chairman of the board of directors on July 18. McClinton replaced the bank?s founder and former president and CEO, John Lewis, who retired in April.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
The Bank of Fayetteville Names New Chairman
The Bank of Fayetteville N.A. named David McClinton as chairman of the board of directors on July 18. McClinton replaced the bank?s founder and former president and CEO, John Lewis, who retired in April.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
3Q SBA Loans Up 38 Percent
The Arkansas office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has seen a 38 percent increase in the number of loans it has processed from its third quarter 2004 to it?s third quarter in 2005.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
AAM University Teaches For the Second Year
Arvest Asset Management, the financial services arm of Arvest Bank Group Inc., has been holding its second AAM University since April.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Vendors Golf for Scholarships
More than 30 vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised $15,000 at the ninth annual Vendors FORE Education Golf Tournament on July 15.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Bank Commissioner Speaks to Rotary
A group of Rogers Rotarians sang ?Happy Birthday? to their guest speaker, State Bank Commissioner Robert ?Bunny? Adcock, before he took the podium on July 19.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Beverly Suitor Faces $10 Million Fraud Lawsuit
Peter R. Morris, president of PRM Realty Group LLC of Chicago, now is suing Formation Capital of Alpharetta, Ga., for fraud and breach of contract, saying he was misled about his $10 million investment in Beverly Enterprises of Fort Smith.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Diversity Key to Fort Smith Economy
Fort Smith city leaders plan to study how to maintain the city?s traditional manufacturing base while increasing service-industry jobs.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
River City Aims For New Image
Fort Smith officials are using history and entertainment to attract visitors downtown.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Wally Properties Follows Wal-Mart Store Openings
John Alford of Wally Properties LLC and partner Charles Palmer have developed or redeveloped more than 1 million SF of space in former Wal-Mart stores, or in what?s called ?shadow? buildings near new Wal-Mart Supercenters.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Local Coffee Houses Brew Up Java Wars
A friendly competition is brewing among Fort Smith coffee shops, and Starbucks will open a store there in the fall.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Just How High Are Gas Prices? (James B. Bell Commentary)
Although gasoline prices have increased a great deal, they have not kept pace with rent, postage, meat, medical costs, college tuition or even the overall rate of inflation.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
CAFTA Could Help Agri Companies (Editorial)
The U.S. Senate, in one of the closest votes in recent memory on a trade issue, has approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Pet Crematory Moves to Mountain
Shirlie and David Romans quit doing human cremations for funeral homes in 2004 and switched to pets, opening River Valley Pet Crematory and Cemetery in Dora.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status
The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.