Regions

2006 Standard Mileage Rate Set at 44.5 Cents

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the standard mileage rate for 2006 will be 44.5 cents a mile. The rate became effective Jan. 1.

Two Bassett Firm Lawyers Die Jan. 10

The Bassett Law Firm in Fayetteville lost two of its lawyers on Jan. 10.rnFounder and managing partner, Woodson W. ?Bill? Bassett, 79, died of prostate cancer during the day, and David Wall, 38, a partner, was found dead in his home at about 9 p.m.

Flintco Finds Legacy Units (Real Deals)

Flintco Inc. of Tontitown recently bought a building permit valued at $10.1 million to build a 114,750 SF building on Watson Street in Fayetteville.

Estate Planning Council Provides Continuing Ed

Lawyer Jack Butt, a partner with Davis Wright Clark Butt & Carithers in Fayetteville, had envisioned an area estate planning council for years, but things never really gelled until last summer.

Democrat-Gazette to Launch Hispanic Paper

With Northwest Arkansas? Hispanic population hitting 50,000, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will launch a Spanish-language newspaper there this spring.

KFSM Leads DMA in November Nielsens

KFSM, Channel 5, led the 11-county dominant market area during all three weekday evening newscasts in the November household ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

Nielsen Becomes Herald-Leader Editor

Lucas Roebuck left the Siloam Springs Herald-Leader in December, and Hannah Nielsen took over as managing editor of the newspaper, which is owned by Wehco Media Group of Little Rock.

Live Light Media Produces Documentary

Barry Cobbs, president of Live Light Media Inc. of Rogers, said the company is in the process of editing almost 100 hours of raw footage from an ABC ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? project in Purdy, Mo., last summer.

Paint Can Logo Resembles Bank?s

Valspar Corp.?s Signature Colors paint uses a similar ?S? logo to that of Signature Bank of Arkansas, which is based in Fayetteville.

New Family Entertainment Facility Coming to Rogers

It?z, a dining/entertainment venue for kids, plans to open a restaurant in the Rogers/Bentonville area.

Jones TV May Produce Holocaust Documentary

Jones Television, a nonprofit station in Springdale supported by the Harvey and Bernice Jones Foundation, is in the works to obtain national funding to produce a documentary on Betty Schimmel of Scottsdale, Ariz., a Holocaust survivor.

FSB Begins Wealth Management Division

Sam Scott, former CPA and business development officer at Greenwood & Associates Inc., is now the lead ?wealth strategist? for FSB in Rogers.

MNB Buys Clear Creek Lot

Metropolitan National Bank bought a lot in the Clear Creek addition in Johnson.

Community Banks? ROA UP

Mary Beth Brooks, president and CEO of the Bank of Fayetteville, said the bank?s net income grew substantially in 2005.

Arvest Drops Fee for Bill Pay

2006 may be the year for innovative, competitive banking products in Northwest Arkansas.

UA May Add Equestrian or Lacrosse as Women?s Sport

The University of Arkansas? Women?s Athletic Department may add equestrian or lacrosse as a sport to make sure it meets the standards of the proportionate male-to-female ratio in athletics based on the student body ratio.

Cricket’s Kitchen Serves Inexpensive, Yet Unremarkable Dishes

Cricket?s Kitchen gets two-and-a-half stars in our lunch review.

Coughlin Fan Club Still Believes in Big Tom (Commentary)

Tom Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart executive expected to plead guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion, still has supporters in Northwest Arkansas. But how well do we really know people we meet in social situations?

Courser Says Wal-Mart Debate Nothing New

A study released by the conservative, business-backed Competitive Enterprise Institute says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is good for American consumers and the U.S. economy.

Tyson CEO, Other Execs See Smaller Bonuses in 2005

John Tyson, the chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, received a smaller bonus in 2005 than in 2004.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic