Regions

Securities Commission Gets Info From Business Journal

Securities Commission calls Business Journal after reading about Valentin Guaranteed Home Mortgage, which the commission discovered was under the umbrella of Guaranteed Home Mortgage of New York.

L.A.’s Richest Not as Rich as Northwest Arkansas’

A recent Los Angeles Business Journal feature on its wealthiest citizens made us think ? there’s probably still more money in Northwest Arkansas than Beverly Hills.

Infrastructure at Waterford to Cost $6.5 Million

Developers Ronnie Hissom and Gary Combs said infrastructure, including a stepped water treatment plant, will cost at least $6.5 million at their 200-home development Waterford Estates near Goshen.

Benton County Hotels Lure Hog Fans

Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team have been finding bargains in Benton County’s new hotels, which cater to Wal-Mart vendors and are usually empty on the weekends.

UA Departments Spend Down Reserve Accounts

University of Arkansas department chairpeople were busy in late June trying to spend down their reserve accounts before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

Former Rose Firm Lawyer Faces Civil Suit

Allen W. Bird lll, a former Rose Law Firm attorney, now faces a civil lawsuit of more than $6 million generated from his alleged mishandling of a bankruptcy case that started nearly two decades ago.

Pinnacle Hills Starts Project (Real Deals)

Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Rogers has started site work on a 167,000-SF building project for the Church at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers.

McIntosh Group Opens In Bentonville

The McIntosh Group Inc., a brand development company in Fort Smith, opened an office on the downtown Bentonville square on June 1. It is the first satellite office for the 13-year-old-company.

SPJ Names Officers, Resurrects Gridiron

Katherine Shurlds, a University of Arkansas journalism instructor, has been named president of the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Daily Record: A Doughnut Company?s Dream (Outtakes Opinion)

Benton County Daily Record publishes four front-page stories about a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop opening in Bentonville. We thought they were caking it on a bit thick.

D-G, Morning News Count Some Circ Outside State (Outtakes Opinion)

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Morning News counted some circulation outside Northwest Arkansas in the totals provided to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Mr. Sam Would Be Real Proud (Jeffrey Wood Commentary)

Wal-Mart employee goes above the call of duty to make sure editor keeps grilling from year to year.

Insurers Win Supreme Court Ruling (Editorial)

The nation?s health insurers won a huge victory when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires patients to sue their insurers over malpractice in federal courts.

Lacuna Modern Interiors Sells Classic Modern Furniture

Jesse Smyers is working hard to build a reputation for quality modern furniture and make his new furniture store a success.

Chocol’ Art Combines Love of Art and Chocolate

Louwauna Obert and her husband opened Chocol’ Art in April to make chocolate-covered strawberries and chocolate-themed “Survival Kits.”

Sodie?s Scoops Up Old Post Office

Flippin couple leases Fayetteville’s historic Old Post Office building to be used as a restaurant and soda shop. Garfield’s to open restaurant in Fayetteville’s Northwest Arkansas Mall.