Regions

Paradigm Drives Park West (Real Deals)

A developer estimates the Fayetteville MUD project will be worth $500 million once completed.

Voters Show Faith in Fayetteville (Andrew Jensen Commentary)

Narrow results of impact fee vote serves as a defeat for big-money interests and a cautionary tale to those who may try to buy special elections in the future, especially in Fayetteville.

Accurate Cost Basis Would Help Close Tax Gap (Market Forecast)

Expect IRS to make push for compliance in coming years.

Road Projects to Relieve Bottlenecks

Nearly $400 million in city, state and federal funds is budgeted for the next 20 years to pay for road improvements within the big four cities, and projects scheduled to open this year will give residents some immediate relief.

Gray Publishes Bilingual Magazine

Ann Gray, owner of Gray & Associates of Bella Vista, began publishing Adelante Arkansas, a monthly bilingual magazine, in January.

Morning Hosts Start Second Shift

Jon and Deek, the morning radio hosts on ?The Eagle,? KIGL-FM, 93.3, began broadcasting an evening show called ?Jon and Deek After Dark? the last week of March.

Rockfish Wins Most Addy Awards

Rockfish Interactive of Fort Smith picked up five gold awards and five silvers as well as the Best in Show-Print and Judge?s Award from the Fort Smith Advertising Federation.

40/29 Set for Move to Benton County

Area ABC affiliate, KHBS-KHOG-TV, Channels 40/29 will soon relocate its Fayetteville offices to Rogers, said general manager Jim Prestwood.

KNWA Stalks Frank Broyles (Opinion)

On March 26, the day Razorbacks basketball coach Stan Heath was fired, the station dispatched Meghan Dill to stalk Frank Broyles.

Abundant Office Space Seen on Area?s Horizon

Year-end 2006 marked the fourth consecutive reporting period of positive net absorption, which is quite remarkable considering the amount of vacant space and the amount of construction activity in the area.

Private Carriers Chart Courses

One has a $200 million fleet of jets. One has a fleet of two planes. Both help keep the Northwest Arkansas economy soaring.

Compromised House Bill (Editorial)

Sometimes in politics, compromise can be a good thing.

Rational Decision Making Still Valuable (R. R. Goforth Commentary)

Appropriate analytical tools, most likely best provided by the private sector, have long been needed but are just now being developed and made available.

Lazenby Lines Out Warehouse Space (Real Deals)

Bill Lazenby of Fayetteville recently broke ground on a commercial project in north Springdale that will be valued at $8 million upon completion.

Hybrid Sales on Rise

Sales of hybrid vehicles are increasing in Northwest Arkansas.

Arkansas Best Corp. Rolls Out ?Regional?

Arkansas Best uses new operating model to enter regional markets.

Valley Bankers Seek Purchase

A group of investors is seeking $10 million in private stock subscriptions so they can purchase an unnamed south Arkansas bank and relocate its headquarters to Tontitown.

Signature Closing on Bank Purchase

White River Bancshares Inc. of Fayetteville received its final approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on March 23 to purchase the Bank of Brinkley.

Flake Shakes Up Orion

Flake & Kelly of Little Rock has started managing Orion Real Estate Services? properties in Northwest Arkansas, but isn?t buying out the Springdale company.

Barber Starts Real Estate Firm

Brandon Barber established Barber Real Estate LLC as the new brokerage arm of The Barber Group of Fayetteville on April 1.

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal

Westerman’s SPEED Act accelerates to the Senate

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants