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Polly Crews Dies at 76

Local radio and television host Polly Crews died April 9 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was 76.

DOXA Work Wins Gold National Foundation Award

DOXA Total Design Strategy of Fayetteville wins a gold award from the Council on Foundations for its work on the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation’s 2004 annual report.

Talking Tree Catches Eye

Very few locally produced television commercials stand out for their positive qualities, but one we’ve noticed lately does.

Daily Newspapers Go into Reruns

On April 27, we noticed the second and third pages of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports section were identical, except that an extra space in the headline of Otis Kirk’s column had been corrected in the second version.

Crossland Gets Cold Storage (Real Deals)

Crossland starts $19 million cold storage facility and Harris McHaney will build a $6.5 million office building in Rogers.

APEI Set to ‘Graduate’ UA Genesis Incubator

In May, Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc. will graduate from the University of Arkansas’ Genesis Technology Incubator in Fayetteville.

VIC’s Vegrandis Granted $225,000 Phase II SBIR

Vegrandis LLC, a Fayetteville company and a client of Virtual Incubation Corp., receives a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Pinnacle Hills Cross Closes In On Record

If you’ve driven past the New Hope Road exit on Interstate 540 in Rogers lately, you probably saw the new cross jutting into the skyline at the construction site of the Church at Pinnacle Hills.

Bank Board Confusion Leaves Less Paper

More on Jeff Collins, executive director of the University of Arkansas’ Center for Business and Economic Research, who apparently agreed to be a board member for The Bank of Fayetteville but then was told he wouldn’t be allowed to serve.

Arvest Debit Users Rank High With Visa

We hear the debit card division of the blue Bentonville banking behemoth is going gangbusters, with Arvest its 29th most active bank customer by debit card sales dollars processed for 2005.

Signature Bank Ad Refers to Art

We noticed an interesting billboard put up by ex-Arvester Gary Head’s new bank, Signature Bank of Arkansas.

Dixie Signs Big Lease

We hear Dixie Development of Fayetteville has gotten a sizeable commitment for space at its Appleby Landing project.

Estrada Ad Misleads Us

That Bella Vista has a bunch of home sites available is not news. Nor is the fact that Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country

Delta Holds Promise (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

The new leader of the Delta Regional Authority, Rex Nelson, finds reasons for optimism in the Arkansas Delta.

Area?s Top 10 ROE Banks Switch Positions

The top 10 banks by return on equity in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s annual list of private banks changed somewhat from year-end 2004 to 2005.

Building Banks Bites Into Efficiency Ratio

Many Northwest Arkansas banks use efficiency ratios as a performance barometer, but it?s only one of many. Includes the lists of the region’s largest banks, public and private.

Correspondent Banks Share Loan Load

Without correspondent banking partners, local banks couldn?t make as many large loans as they do. A peak at correspondent banks and how they work.

Liberty Bank Stakes its Claim

Liberty Bank of Arkansas is making its move into Northwest Arkansas? booming market. A look at the bank that Wallace Fowler built.

Urban Areas Should Give Wal-Mart a Chance (Editorial)

Wal-Mart has been trying for several years to enter the nation?s large cities. Now large urban areas should give the retailer?s planned economic-opportunity zones a chance.

Arkansas Tops District In 4Q Interest Margins

In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a net interest margin of 4.20 percent, down from 4.23 percent for the same quarter in 2004.

Fianna Hills Country Club redevelopment plan on Fort Smith Board agenda

Whirlpool posts 2024 report on Fort Smith pollution monitoring

Weaving NWA to offer difference-maker awards

Modus Studio earns 2 AIA design awards