by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
We were alternately amused and alarmed by the national television appearances of two Arkansas ?ambassadors? within a week of each other: Gov. Mike Huckabee on Comedy Central?s ?The Colbert Report? and golfer John Daly on CBS?s ?60 Minutes.?
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
On May 11, the home and garden section of The New York Times online edition featured an article on Northwest Arkansas resident Ezra Idlet?s treehouse.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Since National Recreational Properties Inc. of Irvine, Calif., began snatching up Bella Vista real estate last year, we hear a land flipping bonanza has ensued in the village. Some lots that were selling for $500 in January 2005 now fetch $15,000.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Bill Putman, a former in-house attorney for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has left the world?s largest retailer and opened his own firm in downtown Fayetteville.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
The Arkansas Stars, a National Indoor Football League team based in Springdale, are getting new owners.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
The owners of All Star Sports Arena in Springdale are adding to their lineup. Scott Harris, his wife Connie and his father Richard plan to open an arena in Memphis next year.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Former Huntsville native and rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins has been looking for land to buy in Madison County, where he grew up.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Dixie Development of Fayetteville has installed digital cameras at two of its major construction projects to monitor the progress.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Linda Smirnoff, former wife of Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian comedian, has opened Royal Children?s Academy in Springdale.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Advertising Plus Inc. and You Name It, both of Fort Smith, will move their offices downtown to 21 N. 4th St. Ad Plus is an advertising agency, and You Name It is a promotional products company.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
The Hiram Walker plant in Fort Smith will increase production and staff next year. Production will go from bottling 4.8 million cases of liquor per year to 7 million cases.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Academy Sports & Outdoors will open its 90th store in Fort Smith in August. Construction on the 74,000-SF store began in January and will cost about $3.84 million.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Walker Brothers Insurance Inc. and First Arkansas Insurance/Springdale Inc. merged on May 1.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
In April, Private Gallery, based in Fair Hope, Ala., opened a store on Dickson Street in Fayetteville to provide 100 percent of its profit to Quality Life Association Inc.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas? supply chain management and logistics specialty ranked 19th in the U.S. News & World Report?s ?America?s Best Graduate Schools 2007.?
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said on May 9 that it has increased the number of weekly tests it does for avian flu since last year from about 3,000 to 15,000.
The world?s largest poultry processor is trying to ally bird flu fears that have caused consu
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Springdale developer Gary Brandon said his insurance costs tripled to $500,000 per year on a 24-story condominium building in Florida after Hurricane Katrina.
by - May 22, 2006 12:00 am
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield will be bucking a national trend if the health insurer isn?t sold anytime soon.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Researchers at the University of Arkansas plan to break ground on the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission this summer.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
New guidelines make it easier for schools to select general contractors for construction management services, rather than having to use a contractor in a competitive bid situation.
