Regions

Joke about lawyers at your own small business expense

In addition to establishing a legal structure based on protection the entrepreneur needs, businesses also need lawyers for a wide range of services.

Area Alltel jobs in limbo after sale to Verizon

It’s unclear what impact the sale of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp. to Verizon will have on the estimated 50-60 Alltel jobs in the Fort Smith Area. Verizon Wireless is buying…

Chaffee Crossing director issues 2008 report

Ivy Owen, director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, issued a “Year End Report” late Monday (Dec. 12) that highlighted the “FCRA and its successes this past year.” The FCRA…

Storm damage repairs continue to boost building permit values

Repair work from hail and wind storms earlier this year continue to boost Fort Smith building permit numbers. For the first two weeks of December, the city has issued 179…

Baldor reduces workforce through attrition, not job cuts (Corrected)

Reports posted Monday — including for a brief time at The City Wire — that Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co., planned to cut 900 jobs by June 2009 are wrong,…

Wal-Mart Puts Stock in Continued Growth Around World

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.

Northwest Arkansas Past Dues Loans Rise 6 Percent in 3Q

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.

Focus on Innovation During Downturn (Grey Williams Commentary)

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.

Recession Woes (Editorial)

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.

Garland Center Under Construction on U of A Campus (Real Deals)

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.

Natural State Fares Better Than Nation on Unemployment Rate

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 5 released the worst unemployment figures in 30 years but numbers in Arkansas fare better.

Black Friday Takes on New Meaning in 2008 (Touch Points by Andrew Jensen)

Black Friday became an all-too-accurate description of the horrific events at a Long Island Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Foxwood Sports Steps Into HS Marketing Void

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.

Trout Fishing In America Nominated For Fourth Grammy

Duet Trout Fishing in America was nominated for a Grammy Award for the fourth time on Dec. 3.

Timbeses Open First Of Seven Lenny’s

While the broader economy struggles through a recession, Karen and Michael Timbes are putting their money to work in Northwest Arkansas.

Car-Mart Scores Revenue Increase Despite Economy

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.