by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
In closing ANB Financial, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said the bank, with $2.1 billion in total assets, was undercapitalized and that its “unsafe and unsound practices also weakened the bank’s condition and seriously prejudiced the inter
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Area restaurant owners are learning to deal with rising commodity and fuel costs while trying to avoid increasing meal costs.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Making 18 on-site visits to communities hard hit by floods, storms and tornadoes since February has made an impact on the governor. Even more so than any visible effect, the impressions made on his heart are clear.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
A proposal before Congress could raise the cost of doing business with credit and debit card issuers.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Bill and Walter Mathews, who own and operate 31 McDonald’s in the region, are investing millions to upgrade their stores, incorporating the McCafe concept of specialty coffee drinks.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
LiveLight, a Rogers-based full-service advertising and marketing company, just finished a 3D video for McDonald?s Corp. to promote Destination 10, the company?s initiative to introduce a new ergonomic, modular, sustainable kitchen plan.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
After we reported on Donald Trump?s speech at the Economics Arkansas luncheon May 8, posting some of his more quotable comments on arkansasbusiness.com, word might have gotten back to New York before Trump did.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
It looks like there?s a good chance there will be more 3D productions in the future for the folks at LiveLight. They are negotiating a job to create another 3D video, this one for an installation at a new international airport in Qatar.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas? case against a Florida guitar company has ended, with the company agreeing to pay the UA $50 a year to use the word “Razorback.”
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
We don?t know if he?s leaving us or just looking for a few extra rooms to stash his stuff but we do know that Bill Schwyhart recently paid $2.2 million for a six-bedroom, six-bathroom house in Memphis, Tenn.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
was an investor in Rogers-based Vision Technologies Inc. and a plaintiff in a 19-count lawsuit that was filed against VTI and company CEO Lee Thompson for actions so salacious that the case documents were eventually sealed.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
On May 1, Bank of Arkansas NA filed three lawsuits again Christopher Trudo, owner of Christopher?s Custom Homes in Benton County Circuit Court.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Leonard and Melody Zechiedrich have seen an unexpected surge in demand for scooters at their Vespa dealership in Rogers.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Leadership, in the lexicon of members of the media, is about relationship, the ability to inspire others to follow a vision with passion. Management gets relegated to telling people what to do and checking up on them to see if they did it.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Since November 2006, health care and education jobs have grown by 1,100 in the metro area, and the combined total invested in new hospitals from Fayetteville to Harrison tops $300 million.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
A Q & A with Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas has shed 500 jobs in the last 16 months, but a strong business core and the drive toward sustainability can help the local economy rebound.
by - May 19, 2008 12:00 am
The economic impact of the failure of ANB Financial NA of Bentonville on May 9 may soar to $300 million, but it will probably take years for the dust tornsettle.
by - May 5, 2008 12:00 am
Court-appointed foreclosure receiver Wayne Swofford of Fort Smith hired Flake & Kelley Commercial to manage and market the Legacy Building in downtown Fayetteville and progress is already being made.
by - May 5, 2008 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas McDonald?s will be one of seven markets in the country serving up espressos, cappuccinos and lattes.
