Regions

Symphony Director Passes Baton

Alan Burdick, executive director of the North Arkansas Symphony for the past 18 months, resigned Nov. 18.

Going, Going … Thong!

Brent Poole is trying to make a little money on his ?celebrity? as the streaker during the Arkansas Razorbacks? Oct. 26 football game against Old Miss.

Estimate Needs, Prepare for Retirement (Elaine Longer Commentary)

Accumulating enough wealth to fund a comfortable retirement requires a long-term plan.

Net Tax Could Help, a Little (Editorial)

A majority of states, including Arkansas, are in the process of coming up with a national plan for taxing items sold over the Internet.

Investors Get Financing for Younkin Development

Investors get financing for a commercial construction on the site of a former airstrip in north Fayetteville, and RRI LLC recently purchased a building permit valued at $3.5 million to build a hotel at one of Northwest Arkansas? largest business parks.

Study Finds Importance of Agriculture in State

A study by a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture publication found that agriculture is more important to Arkansas? economy than in any other state in the Southeast.

Philanthropists Honored by Fundraising Professionals

Bernice Jones and Willard and Pat Walker were honored Nov. 13 with Lifetime Philanthropic Achievement Awards by the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Southmark Saga Still Waging in Court

SEC-registered brokerage firm Southmark Inc. was still duking it out in court with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 21, nearly a week after a preliminary injunction hearing began in federal court.

New Hospital Slated for Eureka Springs

Development of a new $5 million hospital in Eureka Springs is moving forward with the Oct. 25 announcement that an agreement to purchase the Eureka Family Medical Clinic by Real Sources Inc. of Russellville has been finalized.

Wal-Mart Plans new Rogers Supercenter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build a new 200,000-SF Supercenter on the southeast corner of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 540 in Rogers.

Banker Smith Co-Signed Howell Notes

Richard T. Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Associated Banking Corp. (SABCO) of Hot Springs, helped the late M. David Howell Jr. of Little Rock line up investors and even co-signed some of the promissory notes that Howell issued in return.

Big House, Small Yard Becoming the Rule

Aside from a few notable exceptions, the trend for new upscale homes being built in Northwest Arkansas is that the business class prefers to spend little time on the exterior of their friendly confines.

?Fun Rooms? Picking Up Steam in Market

Fun rooms are becoming more popular in Northwest Arkansas, and there seems to be no end to just how much consumers can integrate into their households.

Lowell Kitchen Comes Together With Warmth

Kitchen Distributors carries factory-built kitchen models and does custom jobs. rnAnother company that does high-end custom pantry and laundry-room designs is Closets by Design in Springdale.

A Real Privy ? His and Her Master Baths

Master baths have been getting bigger, but a new trend may be separate baths for him and her.

Don?s Does Computers, Plasma

The centerpiece of upscale home theater systems are plasma-display screens, which can be used as television, DVD or video-game screens.

Olive Garden to Open Dec. 11

The long-awaited Olive Garden is scheduled to open Dec. 11 in Fayetteville?s Steel Crossing area ? 366 days after Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Fla., submitted a large-scale development with the city to build the restaurant.

Orient Express (Business Lunch Review)

We had a huge problem with the food at Orient Express in Bentonville ? we couldn?t eat it all.

Like a Dream Massage

Laura O?Connell has opened a massage-therapy clinic at 316 N. Eighth St., Rogers, sharing a building with a bridal shop.

Shreve Imaging

Don Shreve is taking his photography and journalism skills on the road in a mobile photography business catering to business and editorial needs.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report