Regions

What Leaders Need to Know for 2009

While beginning New Year’s resolutions during this recession, business executives need to be particularly resolute.

Surviving The Banking Game (Editorial)

In general, Arkansas’ banking industry has proven far healthier than the national averages.

In the Stock Markets, Dividends Still Matter (Commentary)

In periods of rapid growth in stock prices and in periods of rapidly falling stock prices, the concept of dividends seems to fall by the wayside.

Mellow Mushroom Lands 4.5 Stars (Business Lunch)

We waited anxiously for Atlanta-based pizza franchise Mellow Mushroom to open a Fayetteville location. When the sign went up, our mouths watered at the anticipation of the unique specialty pies.

Arkansas’ ROA Highest in Region

In the third quarter of 2008, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets of 0.98 percent, ranking as No. 1 of the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Eighth District. The district includes all of Arkansas and parts of six

Partners Form Leadership Network in Bentonville

A desire to capitalize on the unique clustering of homegrown and multi-national corporations in Northwest Arkansas has inspired three partners to create a national leadership organization based in Bentonville.

Morning News Daily Circulation Drops 3.5 Percent

The two major daily newspapers in Northwest Arkansas saw circulation decline on both Sundays and weekdays for the six months ended Sept. 30.

Rogers Bed Tax Growth Flattens Late in 2008

For the first time, Rogers has seen a negative year-over-year amount of revenue from its hotel tax.

Fort Smith’s Cooper Clinic Gets Imaging Technology

Cooper Clinic, based in Fort Smith, recently acquired a $1.2 million imaging system integrating Positron Emission Tomography with high definition Computed Technology, or PET/CT.

Tyson Foods Helps Rwandan Villagers

Tyson Foods Inc. is working on a pilot project in Rwanda with Millennium Promise, a non-profit organization aimed at ending extreme global poverty.

Tough Times Offer Opportunity To Build Better Leadership Skills

As we all have discovered, unique situations sometimes require that we just buckle down and get the job done.

EquityNet Turns Corner, Names Hollas as CEO

EquityNet of Fayetteville looks to 2009 as a growth year because investors will want its services.

AT&T Opens New Front in Arkansas Cable Wars

The battle for television service subscribers continues to ramp up as a AT&T recently introduced its U-verse system to Northwest Arkansas.

Parkway Bank Gets De-Saddled

Jerry Sadler, chairman and CEO of Parkway Bank, is no longer with the bank in Rogers.

More Malco Money Made

The Fayetteville movie experience got a lot better in the fall of 2007 when the new, 12-screen Malco Razorback Cinema finally opened after multiple delays.

Fayetteville Fud?s now Poppin’ Patr?n

A new Mexican restaurant, Patr?n, has taken over the Fuddrucker?s space and remodeling work is under way.

Lou Lou?s Suffers Bill Blahs

Just when one restaurant gets up and running, another one bites the dust.

Wal-Mart Gets Boss Box

Following the lead of Garth Brooks, The Eagles, Journey and AC/DC, “The Boss” Bruce Springsteen will release a greatest hits collection exclusively through Wal-Mart on Jan. 13.

Bad News for the Stephens News

Stephens Media Group of Las Vegas, which owns the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, is having to trim costs at its flagship newspaper.

Razorbacks Ranked No. 1 in Spending

The University of Arkansas spends more money on athletics as a proportion of its total instructional expenditures than any other Division 1-A school in America.

Fort Smith Regional Airport traffic trends lower in May

Tyson Family Foundation to give $500,000 for NWA Pride Weekend

Experience Fayetteville releases marketing, sales plan to public

Turn Key denies ‘defects and deficiencies’ allegations with Peak work