Regions

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.

Office Vacancy Rate Drops in Third Quarter

In the Northwest Arkansas office market, 400,000 SF was purchased and taken out of the market as leasable space, according to the Skyline Report.

Faucette Real Estate Consolidates Offices

Coldwell Banker Faucette Real Estate will consolidate its Northwest Arkansas offices.

Experts Predict Slow Housing Market for 2009

Those waiting to see some improvement in the Northwest Arkansas real estate market might have to look beyond the first part of 2009.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Best & Worst of 2008

In some ways, the Northwest Arkansas economy resembled Little League baseball year after year.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2008

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2009.

Cargill moves burned Booneville operations to Nebraska

Cargill Value Added Meats has found a plant in Nebraska in which to locate the operations it lost when its Booneville plant was destroyed by fire. More than 800 jobs…

Hadley home opened for Fort Smith Art Center fundraiser

What’s it take to help expand an art center? Wine, food, fellowship, more wine and a big house in which to contain the wine, food and fellowship. We’ve got the pictures to prove it.

Fighting back against the Bah Humbug of job losses

The shame with all these economic troubles is that one doesn’t have to be a skeptical ass like me to find the need to suppress the negative irony when hearing…

Youthful honkytonker to play Second Street Live (updated with concert review)

Justin Townes Earle, son of popular musician Steve Earle, brings his love of country music, bluegrass and George Jones to downtown Fort Smith. We’re thinking at least one song will mention booze, women and hard luck.