Regions

Singleton Joins Edgewater Board

Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., formerly known as StaffMark Inc. of Fayetteville, has added Shirley Singleton to its six-member board of directors.

Group Purchased $3 million Permit to Build Second ?Tower?

Major real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas include a new Pinnacle Point tower, a subdivision expansion and a newspaper press room.

Business Triples for Finite Magic

David Covington, owner of the Fayetteville telecommunications consulting firm, Finite Magic Inc., said his business has grown by 100 percent for three-straight years.

Judge Says Tyson and IBP Must Merge

Calling it ?buyer?s regret,? a Delaware judge told Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale to go through with its $4.7 billion purchase of IBP Inc., which will result in the largest meat-producing company in the world.

Tennis Game Leads to Career

George Billingsley probably wouldn?t be where he is today if he hadn?t had a tennis partner named Sam Walton.

PREL CEO Says Wal-Mart’s Policy Is No Sweat

George Billingsley, chairman and CEO of Pacific Resources Export Ltd., vouches for Wal-Mart?s stated commitment to social responsibility at its foreign factories.

Car Dealer Bob Maloney Picks Up Three Mice

An online used car inventory and a virtual Kelley Blue Book are the highlights of Bob Maloney Ford Lincoln Mercury?s Web site.

UA Poses a Taxing Dilemma

The UA is looking into purchasing the 154-unit College Park Apartments on Mt. Comfort Road, just a block off Garland Avenue near the Garland and North Street intersection.

UA Creating College Park Dorms?

If GMH Associates has its way, the University of Arkansas could be eliminating local businesses from competing for the right to own or manage a local apartment complex.

Preliminary Redistricting Seems Acceptable

Some preliminary boundaries have been drawn for this summer?s reshaping of the state?s legislative districts.

Author Questions How Brass Eagle Flies

A Web page writer wonders how paintball-gun maker Brass Eagle survives as a public company.

First National Bank of Springdale Proud of Bies

One of the four seats expected to be filled by the Bush Administration on the seven-member Federal Reserve Board has business ties to a Northwest Arkansas bank.

Wewers Leaves Community Bank for Summit

Chris Wewers, the president and chief financial officer of Community Bank, is leaving Northwest Arkansas for Arkadelphia, where he will be chief financial officer at Summit Bank.

YAP Students Can Earn As They Learn

High school students get firsthand look at possible careers.

The Region’s Largest Automobile Dealers

Superior Automotive Group of Fayetteville tops the list of the region’s largest auto dealers.

Foundation Gives Its First Grant in Carroll County

The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation awards its first grant in Carroll County.

NCAA Questions Hogs About Harrod

If some new questions raised by NCAA investigators can?t be answered satisfactorily, Houston Nutt?s Arkansas Razorbacks will have much more to worry about this fall than who their starting quarterback will be.

Campbell-Bell Renovation To Be Completed in July

Three developers are nearing completion of the renovation of the historic Campbell-Bell building on the downtown Fayetteville square.

Planning Makes Like-Kind Exchanges Work

Like-kind real estate exchanges are a legal shell game that can help property owners defer big bucks in tax liabilities.

Fayetteville Council Extends HMR Tax

The Fayetteville City Council passed an ordinance June 5 that extends the city?s 2 percent hotel/motel/restaurant (HMR) tax to convenience stores, carryout pizza businesses and grocery store delicatessens.

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