Regions

Bristol Park Changes LLCs (Real Deals)

Steele Crossing Partners LP buys the Bristol Gardens apartments in Fayetteville for $22.5 million, and Ray Brown & Associates Construction buys a $7.8 million building permit for a Bentonville assisted-living center.

Clear Channel ?KIX? Arbitron Ratings

Clear Channel Communications? country-formatted KKIX-FM, 103.9 ?KIX 104,? radio station landed the No. 1 slot in the market, according to the recently released Arbitron fall 2005 ratings.

5-Star Productions Wins Most Gold Addys in FS

Fort Smith-based 5-Star Productions won four gold and three silver awards at the 2005 Fort Smith Addy awards banquet Feb. 25.

Alligator Ray?s No Newspaper

Fayetteville?s new SBC telephone book listed Alligator Ray?s, a restaurant and bar, as a newspaper.

Sunbelt Expands Into Oklahoma

Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks moved into the Tulsa and Oklahoma City market and changed its name to Sunbelt Business Advisors of Mid-America.

Fort Smith Airport Enplanements Down

Fort Smith Regional Airport had 15,589 total passengers for March, down 6.2 percent from 16,612 in March 2005. Year to date, enplanemets are down 3.8 percent from 43,898 in 2005 to 42,219 so far in 2006.

State?s Reserve Ratio Ties for Second in Region

In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.44 percent, down from 1.55 percent for the same period in 2004.

Lohmeyer-Russell Opens New Bella Vista Office

Lohmeyer-Russell Architects of Springfield, Mo., opened an office in Bella Vista on April 3 for construction administration of a $12 million 60-unit retirement condominium.

Weiss Rates Arkansas HMOs and Insurers

According to Weiss Ratings Inc. of Jupiter, Fla., Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Little Rock was one of the strongest HMO and health insurers in the state for the third quarter of 2005, and five companies in Arkansas were rated as the weakest.

McIntosh Group, Rockfish Finalize Proposed Merger

The McIntosh Group Inc., an advertising agency based in Fort Smith, merges with Rockfish Studio, a Fayetteville-based interactive design and communications firm, to form Rockfish Interactive.

Wal-Mart Plans 50 Stores in Blighted Urban Areas

On April 4, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that it would build more than 50 stores in struggling urban neighborhoods over the next two years to create jobs.

UA Tech Companies to Make May Moves

Several technology companies are prepping to move their offices around the University of Arkansas, the Genesis Technology Incubator and the Innovation Center located at the UA Research and Technology Park in south Fayetteville.

Technisource Touts Vendor?s Products

The Springdale office of Technisource opened its doors to about 30 IT professionals on March 28 to discuss a variety of software options that help increase network efficiencies.

Developers Eye Eco-Friendly Subdivisions (Market Analysis)

Northwest Arkansas is working to make sure locals have ample, clean supply of water, including creation of a watershed, implementing programs and providing education to real estate professionals.