by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Small Banks Fare Well Among Equity Performers
Four of the local banks among the Top 10 with the best first-quarter returns on equity were small to mid-sized shops with under $90 million in deposits.
Regions
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Borrowing Firm Funds Can Be Done Right Way
Scandals wrought by Enron, Worldcom and Arthur Andersen have made the mere mention of dipping into company coffers heresy. But it?s perfectly legal, and potentially prudent, to borrow money from a ?C? corporation if the transaction is prepared properly.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Golf Inc. Tells Judge It?s ‘Out of Business’
John Dodge, the lawyer and former general counsel for Golf Entertainment Inc. of Springdale, told Washington County Circuit Judge Kim Smith on July 24 that the penny stock company is ?out of business.?
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
NARTI First to Have Cancer Treatment
Northwest Arkansas Radiation Treatment Institute is the only facility in Arkansas to offer the MammoSite Radiation Therapy System procedure. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002, and about 200 centers offer it in the United States.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Hospitals Lure Patients with Comfort, Quality
Northwest Arkansas hospitals are racing to provide quality and additional patient ammenities. Ever-increasing demands for new medical technology barely eclipse the clamoring for bedside comfort.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
TrestleTree Takes Root with Pilot Gig
TrestleTree Inc. has sprouted two significant customers that say the Fayetteville health care consulting firm could save them some serious green.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Swepco Digs Swept Up
The building that formerly housed Southwestern Electric Power Co. of Fayetteville was recently sold to Sam Mathias of Mathias Properties in Springdale.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Cardwell Road Bridge in Johnson Closed
Richard Long, the mayor of Johnson, has finally gotten rid of the fourth and final one-lane bridge in his town.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Lovelace Investor Says She Was Cheated
One investor who gave money to Ariel Lovelace said she was cheated out of money. Lovelace is the Fort Smith entrepreneur who said he planned to begin a series of investments in Costa Rica that could total $430 million.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Developers Plan Upscale Enclave for Springdale
Plans are under way for the Enclave, a 40-acre upscale development in southeast Springdale.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Lazenbys Plan Two Hotels for Bentonville
Bill Lazenby and Ken Lazenby of Lazenby Construction in Fayetteville are in the planning stages for two possible hotels off Rainbow Curve in Bentonville.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Lokomotion Park Puts Coupons on Coke Cans
Lokomotion Family Fun Park has joined the ranks of some of the nation?s biggest theme parks.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Kid’s Foot Locker Closes in Fayetteville Mall
The Kid?s Foot Locker store in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall closed July 26.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Another Loss for Golf
The folks at Golf Entertainment Inc., which did business as Sienna Broadcasting Corp., suffered another blow on June 25, when a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge threw out its case against the Arkansas Securities Department.
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Body Image Improves With PET Scanners
Advanced imaging technology now being used in Northwest Arkansas is giving doctors their best view yet of the inside of the body
by - August 4, 2003 12:00 am
Nutt Tops Highest Paid List
Arkansas Razorbacks football coach Houston Nutt tops the list of the state’s highest paid employees.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
SV Has Tropical Rx For Burnout
Mike Thompson has a plan to get United States businesspeople out of the box and, ultimately, to prevent burnout.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
Greenwood Gets Into Planning
M.A. Greenwood & Associates Inc., a Securities and Exchange Commission-registerd investment advisor in Fayetteville, has launched a new executive financial planning division.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
Family Affairs Continue At Firms
Many of the largest publicly traded companies headquartered in Arkansas are still ?family? businesses in a very real sense: Members of the founding families are still in control.
by - July 21, 2003 12:00 am
911 Didn?t Shake Money Manager
Mary Ann Greenwood was in the World Trade Center?s Marriott Hotel on September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked commercial aircraft and slammed them into the 110-story towers.