Regions

Statewide Top Bank Performers

Statewide top bank performers listed by return on assets.

The Bank of Rogers Web Site: Three Mice

The Bank of Rogers certainly offers a wide variety of links and services on its Web site.

About 10 percent of the 142 state-chartered banks in Arkansas have problems sufficient to warrant special regulatory attention, according to the State Bank Department?s chief bank examiner, Julian Rainey.

Bank Buy in the Works

The parent company of Fayetteville?s Community Bank of North Arkansas is selling its interest in a Russellville bank.

An Abstract Perception

Some local abstract companies have raised their ire over Superior Abstract & Title Co. of Springdale, which the head of the state licensing board said is using a common form of false advertising in the industry.

Recovery Under Way

The Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs hired Perry Butcher & Associates Architects of Rogers to design and Kinco Construction Co. of Springdale to rebuild a 15,000-SF convention center that was lost to fire in February.

Goforth and Prosper

Beta Rubicon Inc. recently found $300,000 in local seed money that will be used to establish an Austin, Texas, office.

Local Retailers Scratch Niche for Success

To prosper in Northwest Arkansas? competitive retail climate, local retailers must have a niche.

Hiba to Open Downtown Store

In a time when retail stores seem to be gravitating toward the Northwest Arkansas Mall, Mason Hiba, the owner of two stores in the mall, is opening a shop on the downtown Fayetteville square.

The Region’s Top Bank Performers

United Bank of Springdale tops the list of the region’s banks by return on assets.

Baldor Varied Executive Compensation

Some administrators at Baldor Electric Co. received increases in total compensation for 2000, while others found decreases.

Hospital Acquisition to Close for Triad

Triad Health Partners Inc.?s buyout of Quorum Health Group Inc., which includes two Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, is expected to close today.

Edgewater Shows Net Income Up 142 Percent

Edgewater Technology Inc. says revenue was up 9 percent to $7.7 million and net income up 142 percent to $4.7 million for its ?continuing operations? in the quarter ending March 31.

Wal-Mart Denies Plan for Germany Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had no plan to open 50 new stores in Germany by the end of 2002 as reported by newspapers around the world, Jose Gomez, a spokesman for the international division of the world?s largest retailer.

Wal-Mart Cuts Back on Germany Expansion

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. scraps plans for a major expansion in Germany.

Baldor Down 41 Percent

Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith says first quarter net earnings fell 41 percent because of a decline in orders.

Beer Still Big Business in State?s Party Capital

Fayetteville?s three beer distributors’ market appears tighter than a shaken can of suds. But Premium Brands of Northwest Arkansas Inc., McBride Distributing Co. and Coors of Northwest Arkansas Inc. still combined for $30.3 million in 2000 gross sales.

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain

UAMS announces 40 new full-tuition scholarships for Fall 2026