Regions

Builders Shuffle at Shadow Valley

Shadow Valley lot owners will now have some new builder choices.

The Bank of Fayetteville Checks In

The Bank of Fayetteville will unveil an interest-earning checking account for the masses.

Payday Lenders Political Contributions Top $20,000

Check Cashers show their love for the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Call Hung Up on Justice

More on the defunct business agreement between VeriSource Inc. of Rogers and Advanced Control Solutions in Bentonville.

When a Bono isn?t a Bono

Fayetteville?s KFSM, Channel 5 confuses Bono for Bono.

52 Entities Apply for New Bank Branches

How Northwest Arkansas? six counties and some of the state?s most active banks stacked up for the year.

CPI, Gray Matters Partner in Tulsa

Community Publishers Inc. of Bentonville hired Gray Matters LLC, parent company of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, to manage and operate three of its recently acquired publications in Tulsa beginning Jan. 1.

Razorbacks Go Regional On Cox Sports Television

Cox Sports Television will televise at least seven Razorback sporting events, produce a new monthly news magazine, called ?Hog Tales? and rebroadcast three weekly and monthly coach?s shows.

Meteorite Magazine Lands in Fayetteville

A quarterly journal dedicated to meteorites will be published from the University of Arkansas? Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences beginning in February.

Maloney Marketing Makes Move to ?Green? Workweek

In an effort to conserve natural resources, Maloney Marketing Group of Cave Springs is allowing its employees to work four 10-hour days.

The Region’s Largest Internet Service Providers

PG Telco Internet of Prairie Grove tops the list of the region’s largest Internet service providers.

Decorators Deck Walls with Light

Affluent Northwest Arkansas residents will pay as much as $12,000 to have someone else deck their walls with Christmas lights.

Wal-Mart Hogs the News: On Fear and Loathing in Bentonville

No company made more news this year than Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which launched a major public relations blitz as critics ramped up attacks and the company?s No. 2 executive resigned amid allegations of theft and fraud.

House of Webster Thrives on Jams

Family-owned House of Webster has a long history in the corporate gifts business. Dale Webster, president and CEO, shares the secret ingredients to success.

La Fonda A 3-star Dining Experience (Business Lunch)

La Fonda Mexican gets 3 stars in our lunch review.

Hurricanes and the Municipal Bond Market (Rebecca H. Garner Commentary)

The ripples of hurricanes Katrina and Rita consist of more than water, coming in the form of municipal entities and companies that provide insurance to municipal bond issues.

Bell Touts Arkansas? Small Farms, Biofuels (Editorial)

Agriculture continues to play a huge role in Arkansas. And it will in the future.

Horsepower Investments: Muscle-car Collecting Builds Stable of Assets

Some Northwest Arkansas professionals collect cars as a hobby, but also as an investment that can appreciate up to 7 percent a year.

Record Broken with 4,316 Housing Permits (Market Analysis)

At the end of this year?s second quarter, our two-county area cities reported the permitting of 4,316 housing units, which breaks a first half-year record of 3,791 in 2003 by over 500 units.

Flintco Finds Homewood (Real Deals)

Flintco Inc. of Springdale buys an $8 million permit for construction of the Homewood Suites hotel in Rogers, and Crossland Construction Co. of Rogers buys $6.41 million permit to build a 115-room Comfort Suites in Bentonville.

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