Regions

Mckiever, Jacoway Face Court

Two female lawyers from Fayetteville are expected to get their day in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this December.

Next Generation Files Suit Against Bio Based

Next Generation Financial Services LLC of Joplin, Mo., filed a $4.4 million breach-of-contract suit Sept. 10 against Bio Based Chemicals LLC of Rogers for allegedly failing to make a loan payment.

In the complaint against Bio Based Chemicals, Next Generation Financial Services lays claim to ?intellectual property?? namely Hydroxylated Soy-based Polyol, Carbon Black and Dihydroxy Soy-Based Polyol.

Simmons First Buys South Walton Land

Rogers-based Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas recently closed a deal on a piece of land on South Walton Boulevard in Bentonville?s Regency Park office complex that will soon become its eleventh location in the area.

Pulse Fitness Opens in Evelyn

Mark Golab, Richard Johnson and Tim McCuin are going strong with Eclipse Display, their convention and trade show display business. But Golab said he became dismayed with the lack of personal service and what he considered poor facilities at area gyms.

NWA Colors Area Cars

Travis Hayden had to work with his father for four years in a similar business before he could branch out on his own. Now he has launched NWA Colors, a mobile auto body repair service.

Firms Pondering IPOs Must be Wary of SOX

Companies that aren?t even publicly traded yet are paying dearly for accounting reform.

3-Pete’s Pie Takes the Cake (Business Lunch)

We heard good things, but the best thing about 3-Pete’s was the pie.

KNWA Axes Nielsen, Tempers Fort Smith Storm

Northwest Arkansas’ television advertising market has more than doubled since 1992 to $34 million. With the growth comes change, particularly for NBC affiliate KNWA, which is abandoning the Nielsen ratings.

Subs Vie For Skilled Labor

As more skilled laborers enter Arkansas’ workforce, state funding for those education programs has dwindled from $326 per person in 1999 to $205.

OT Rules Change Little (Editorial)

The impact of new Department of Labor rules concerning overtime is difficult to predict.

Banks, Builders Move To Standardize Branches

Arvest and others are building many new offices in Northwest Arkansas and are building them based on standardized plans.

House, Block Go Med On Vineyards Makeover

Developers Greg House and Beverly Block have redone Fayetteville’s Gardland Gardens apartment complex and created The Vineyards on Garland with a a Mediterranean theme.

OSHA Intensifies Residential Checks

On Sept. 1, OSHA will begin random inspections of residential construction sites in Arkansas.

Terminella Tackles Projects via Six Ps

Land developer Tom Terminella has turned his attention to Benton County, where he currently has more than 600 lots under development in four subdivisions.

Mr. Sam and the Material Girl (Outtakes Opinion)

The Morning News’ new TV ad seems a tad flashy for the town that Sam Walton built.

May Constructions Buys $4.5 Million in Permits (Real Deals)

A look at real estate transactions in Northwest Arkansas.

Hunt, Graham Buy Block USA Properties

J.B. Hunt and Tim Graham have purchased Block USA?s concrete block plants in Springdale, Fort Smith and Russellville and merged those plants with ABC Block of Arkansas to form a new company called ABC Central Block.

Culbertson, Horn to Develop Hotel at Polo Park

Don Culbertson of Sunway Hotel Group in Overland Park, Kan., has joined forces with Mike Horn of Dallas to develop the 2.5-acre hotel site in the Polo Park project off Southwest Airport Boulevard in Bentonville.

Russellville Bancshares Gets Approval for Arkansas State Bancshares Buy

Liberty Bancshares of Jonesboro and Russellville Bancshares of Russellville recently received regulatory approval to purchase Arkansas State Bancshares, which operates the $170 million Arkansas State Bank of Siloam Springs.

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

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville