by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
StephensChoice:A Choosy 401(k)
Gary Millican, the chief financial officer at South Arkansas Oil Co., said the reason his El Dorado firm chose Stephens Inc. as its retirement services provider is simple, literally.
Regions
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Demand for Bankers Raises Area HR Bar
It looks as if the banking job market grew about 35 percent from the same date in 2000. But for the record, nobody is saying what everybody knows: Salaries are going up.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Study Tracks Effects Of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence affects more than just those at home. It can also cost companies money if employers aren’t aware of the situation or don’t know how to handle it.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
SOX Compliance Pressures HR Sector
Public accounting firms typically see higher turnover rates than private accounting practices, but the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requirements have further tightened the market.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Workplace Design Is All About People (Lisa and Steve Lockwood Commentary)
Recently organizations have faced some of the most dynamic, continuous, unpredictable, and demanding changes they have ever experienced. Testing every aspect of their business acumen, decision makers have had to make difficult choices.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
AMP Artist Have Strange Requests
Artists performing at the Arkansas Music Pavilion have some very specific instructions, or riders, to meet their needs while they are in town.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Bourdeaux Renovates Club Matrix Site
Montana developer Tom Bourdeaux is busy with another Fayetteville renovation project, the former site of Club Matrix at 620 N. College Ave.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Carter & Burgess Puts Office in Fayetteville
The ink is still drying on the lease agreement, but the national engineering powerhouse Carter & Burgess Inc. will have an office in the Bank of America building in Fayetteville.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Lowe’s Has Liberty
Remember the old Modern Fence & Supply Co. site on Sixth Street in Fayetteville? Liberty Bank of Arkansas bought the 1.74-acre piece from owner Roy Milligan for $1.1 million and Modern Fence is moving to Springdale.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
West End Lofts Continue Leasing As Space Fills
To all the naysayers who doubted the new luxury lofts in downtown Fort Smith would be a hit, West End Lofts is filling up fast.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Task Force Eyes New Fort Smith Ballpark
A task force has been created to help develop a ballpark complex off Clayton Expressway in downtown Fort Smith. Dean Kruithof, deputy city administrator, said the complex would cost $10 million to $14 million.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Hotels Look Forward to Razorback Home Games
Of the 11 Razorback games scheduled this fall, six are home games and four of those are booked for Fayetteville.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
More Shareholders Buy Parkway Parts
A raft of new shareholders sign on with Parkway Bankshares Inc.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Precept Packages Pinnacle Church (Real Deals)
The $17 million Doubltree project in Bentonville gets underway and the Church at Pinnacle Hills purchases its $24 million permit.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
D-G Wins 33 APA Awards, Morning News gets 26
The state’s largest newspaper garnered 11 first-place awards, including first place for General Excellence. The D-G also won seven second-place awards, five third-place awards and 10 honorable mentions.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
CCN Merges Two Newspapers
In April, Carroll County Newspapers Inc. merged two weekly newspapers ? the Eureka Springs Times-Echo and Star-Tribune of Berryville ? to create the Carroll County News Midweek.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
King Scores With Basketball Book
Fayetteville resident Melissa King’s first book, “She’s Got Next,” hit bookstores nationwide on June. 9.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Finocchi Launches ll About Town Calendar
After ceasing publication of The Sound in March, publisher Betsy Finocchi said she will begin publishing Back By Popular Demand: The All About Town Calendar in July.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Catering Co. Serves A Variety of Needs
Jennifer Clary started out in the food service business making gourmet gift baskets from her home. Now she serves businesses, wedding parties, concert attendees and more.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Casket Maker Brings Personal Touches
For people who want to go to meet their maker in style, Roland Poertner is there to make that happen. In early May, Poertner opened Classic Car Caskets, a retail establishment supported by his manufacturing and customizing business.