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MANA Plan Plunge Makes Real Splash

A lot of employers have dipped their toes into the consumer-driven health care pool, but Larry Shackelford is one of the few to do a cannon ball.

Insuring Hole-in-One Contests Par for Course

For $350, a sponsor can hold a contest where a golfer could win $10,000 for making a hole-in-one on a 170-yard par-3 hole.

Lindsey Scopes Southern View (Real Deals)

Lindsey Construction Co. of Fayetteville buys six building permits valued at $9.4 million to build 114 apartment units, and J.E. Dunn Construction Co. continues doing $6 million worth of site work construction for the new St. Mary?s hospital.

Morning News Circ Drops by 10 Percent

The Morning News? total paid daily circulation dropped 3,846, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.

Myers Buys Advertising Plus

Mark Myers, a Van Buren public relations consultant, purchased controlling interest in Advertising Plus Inc. of Fort Smith from Ralph Smith in early May.

Times Wins With Retro Design (Outtakes Opinion)

When we spotted the May 8 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Times in newspaper boxes around Fayetteville, we didn?t know what to think.

For WAC, Life is Bittersweet

The Walton Arts Center of Fayetteville filed a lawsuit on May 2 against Delta House Publishing Co. of Holly Grove for trademark infringement.

Centre Pointe at Pleasant Grove Off Balance

The partnership in the Centre Pointe at Pleasant Grove development has changed. While Urban Retail Properties Co. of Chicago announced in late January it would be managing the project, we were recently informed that they?ve stepped out.

Sam?s Club Springdale Slam?

The vice president for corporate affairs at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., was quoted by the Northwest Arkansas Times saying if Wal-Mart was going to show a Sam?s Club off to international visitors, ?we?re not bringing them to Springdale.?

Liberty Bank Makes Local Leaps

Liberty Bank plans on 10 locations in Benton and Washington counties by mid-2006.

Finders Keeps: Mita Migration Turns Heads

A man who took a 1997 Mazda Miata for a test drive on March 24 apparently abandoned it in Springdale.

The Largest Property and Casualty Insurance Companies

State Farm Insurance Companies ranks No. 1 on the list of the state’s largest property and casualty insurance firms.

The Largest Health Insurance Companies

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield ranks No. 1 on the list of the state’s largest health insurance companies.

Arkansas 4Q ROA First in Region

In the fourth quarter of 2004, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.19 percent, higher than the other seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank?s Eighth District.

Redford Speaks At UA Series

Robert Redford spoke about marrying industry and environmental concerns to a packed house at the University of Arkansas on May 5.

Mall Traffic Increases 8.6 Percent Since 2002

A Massachusetts consultant told a group in Rogers on May 10 that the number of people shopping at the Northwest Arkansas Mall dropped by 12 ?percentage points? since 2002.

College Friend to Return ?Final Four? Ring to Huery

A former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball star will soon receive a 15-year-old Final Four ring he sold after falling on ?hard times.?

One Thrift Passes, One Thrift Pursues Northwest Market

Jonesboro thrift First Community Bank opened a full-service branch in April in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow, Okla.

Whirlpool’s Fate on Hold Until Early 2006

Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.

Giving Wal-Mart the Biz (Editorial)

Maryland legislators pass legislation aimed at Wal-Mart.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville