Regions

AHEC Anchors Doctors

Seven AHEC branches nurture doctors statewide.

Shale Rests at Root of Construction Problems

Shale forces some Northwest Arkansas developers to dig deeper into pockets.

Critters Curtail Construction

Millions spent to bypass blind fish in Northwest Arkansas.

Threatened and Endangered Species Live in the Ozarks

The Ozarks are home to several animals listed as threatened and endangered.

Common Sense Should Reign in Economic Stimulus Plan (Editorial)

Congress finally got back to business recently ? well, sort of. After all, politics must be dealt with, and this is an election year.

$7M ?Inn-vestment? Will Revive Carnall Hall

The $7.1 million project to convert the second-oldest building on the University of Arkansas campus into The Inn at Carnall Hall is scheduled to begin this spring.

Baldwin & Shell Reaches Pinnacle Success

Area?s most upscale commercial construction dominated by company?s Rogers division.

Will Cities Unite in Harmony?

Harmony Products Inc. wants to turn Northwest Arkansas? wastewater woes into a Midas tale by constructing a fertilizer plant.

GCs Not Always to Blame When Subs Feel Snubbed

It does not take long for coffee shop talk among subcontractors to turn to slow- and no-paying ?GCs.? It often takes subs more than a year to get paid for their work and that could cause a cash crunch for any business.

K-Mac, BRM Take Over KFC Franchising Turf

The territory that includes eight closed KFC restaurants in Northwest Arkansas is being taken over by two Arkansas KFC franchisees, K-Mac Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith and BRM Foods Inc. of Searcy.

Moore Plans to Open Three Firehouse Subs

Austin Moore opened his first restaurant, a Firehouse Subs store, on Feb. 14 in Fayetteville. If all goes well, Moore plans to open a second location in Fayetteville and a third Firehouse Subs in Springdale.

La Playa Earns 2.5 Stars

Mexican restaurant offers fresh fare at slow pace.

Enronitis Outbreak Spreads to Fort Smith (Commentary)

The pundits are calling it ?Enronitis,? the contagious fear that any publicly traded company?s financial statements might be suspect. Arkansas is not immune.

Wal-Mart Can Learn from Kmart Fall (Commentary)

No one could have predicted five years ago that two corporate giants like Kmart Corp. and Enron Corp. would be bankrupt within months of each other.

Cooperatives Help States Manage Ice Storm Damage

Ozarks Electric Cooperative, a member of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, dispatched three teams of work crews to assist the cooperatives in Oklahoma and Kansas that were disabled by the January winter storms.

J.B. Hunt Plans to Sell $56.6 Million in Stock

J.B. Hunt, chairman of the board and founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services of Lowell, is proposing to sell 2.2 million shares of company stock, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nelms Goes to the Birds

Don Nelms of Fayetteville is the first board chairman for state chapter of the National Audubon Society

State Ranks 51st for Family Income

Family income in Arkansas will be the lowest in the nation during the next federal fiscal year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported recently.

HeRo Productions Readies Miz Caraway

In March, Nancy Hendricks, Grady Jim Robinson and a silent partner will open the first production of their professional theater company, HeRo Productions.

The Great Frame Up Franchise Opens

Deb Holmquest recently opened the first Arkansas franchise of The Great Frame Up, a custom-framing store owned by Franchise Concepts Inc. of Houston.

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

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property