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LNB To Break Ground on New Benton County Branch April 18

Legacy National Bank of Springdale will begin construction on a new banking center in the growing Pinnacle Heights area of Rogers.

States Reserve Ratio Ranks Second in Region

In the fourth quarter of 2014, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan loss reserve ratio of 1.77 percent.

Soderquist Center Plans Event for 15th Anniversary

The Soderquist Center in Siloam Springs, a business ethics center affiliated with John Brown University, will mark its anniversary on April 24.

Fayetteville Montessori School Buys Building, Plans Expansion

Victoria Butler, director of the Fayetteville Montessori School, recently paid $633,500 for a 7,000-SF office building in Fayettevilles Colt Square addition.

WAC: AMP Construction on Track for June Opening

The WAC hosted a topping-off ceremony March 31 to give an update on the project, recognize its sponsors and announce additional concert dates.

Saatchi X Earns 10th Effie Shopping Marketing Award

The Springdale ad firm recently won two Shopper Marketing Effie Awards for campaigns for Procter & Gamble products sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Clarity Pointe Memory Support Community Opens in Fayetteville

The assisted living community dedicated solely to dementia care will start moving in residents April 21.

Rausch Coleman Plunks Down $1.8 Million for 39 Residential Acres

The builder looks to develop Morningside subdivision, a 39.1-acre development in Centerton, into 109 residential lots.

Restaurant Buzz

Just weeks after closing Italian eatery Mezza Luna amid financial issues and after failure to pay taxes, chef Juan Barcenes plans to open a new, Southwest-themed restaurant.

Market Catapult

Scott Caldwell, the senior vice president of marketing services at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, has left the firm to accept a position at Catapult Marketing in Rogers.

Hog Home

University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long has put his Fayetteville house up for sale.

Flying Home

Now that the Fayetteville Flyer is on a sturdy foundation of Ozark limestone, the owners are ready to launch into a new industry: real estate.

Dykes Decision

We here at Whispers were scratching our heads when we heard former ESPN basketball analyst Jimmy Dykes had been named head coach of the womens basketball team at the University of Arkansas.

Ethics-term limit proposal not popular with Arkansas voters

A legislative-referred proposed constitutional amendment is opposed more than two-to-one by voters, in large part due to a proposed change in the state’s term limits law. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix…

Pryor-Cotton and U.S. Senate control, part I

6 is the ‘magical’ number that will dominate the national political discourse throughout this electoral year. 6 is the ‘magical’ number of additional seats that national Republicans will have to…

The conservative test of Private Option

While the group known as Conservative Arkansas proudly on April 7 posted their endorsements in mostly GOP races for the upcoming May 20 Preferential Primary, there are still troubling questions…

Sunshine School gathers at night to shed light on the organization

Under a partially full moon and before a lunar eclipse, about 450 people gathered Saturday (April 12) to support the Sunshine School & Development Center, located in Rogers, at their…

More banks sue Dennis Smiley and former employer Arvest

Three more banks filed counter complaints against former bank executive H. Dennis Smiley in Benton County Circuit Court on Friday (April 11). Smiley was the president of Arvest Bank Benton…

Wal-Mart’s African unit Massmart undergoes management change

Massmart, Wal-Mart’s joint partner in South Africa, announced a top management change on Friday (April 11). Grant Pattison resigned as CEO of Massmart Holdings after seven years. Pattison oversaw the…

Three Weeks Remain to Submit 2014 Forty Under 40 Nominations

Nominations can be made until June 6 for this year’s Forty Under 40 class.

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