by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Bobby Purvis, owner and chief flight instructor of Fort Smith Aviation Academy LLC, receives a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide flight training to pilots who have finished officer training school.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Many Northwest Arkansas banks use efficiency ratios as a performance barometer, but it?s only one of many. Includes the lists of the region’s largest banks, public and private.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Without correspondent banking partners, local banks couldn?t make as many large loans as they do. A peak at correspondent banks and how they work.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Liberty Bank of Arkansas is making its move into Northwest Arkansas? booming market. A look at the bank that Wallace Fowler built.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Corporate credit cards help banks make money one swipe at a time. But smaller credit card providers must stay competitive with larger credit card providers like Bank of America and MBNA.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
The First National Bank in Green Forest has amassed $381.9 million in assets, continuing a steady growth over the past decade that its CEO says was fueled by a 1994 Arkansas law that allowed banks to branch outside of their home county.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
A year ago, First Security Bank converted the first floor of its 99-year-old building in downtown Springdale into its Multicultural Banking Center, helping immigrants get checking accounts and home loans.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
The old adage ?good help is hard to find? seems to fit the local banking industry. And with the influx of several new and new-to-the-market banks, good help is becoming even harder to keep.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Tim Yeager, the new associate professor of economics in the University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business, wants to help Arkansas banks manage their interest-rate risk.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
The Payroll Co. of Springfield, Mo., buys AutoTime, a Web-based time-keeping system, from PayTime Inc. of Fayetteville for an undisclosed sum.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
About 12 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Rheem Manufacturing Co.?s Air Conditioning Division in Fort Smith partners with ServiceMagic Inc. to provide contractors with real-time Internet leads.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Bobby Purvis, owner and chief flight instructor of Fort Smith Aviation Academy LLC, receives a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide flight training to pilots who have finished officer training school.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Many Northwest Arkansas businesses use local artists when choosing what art to hang on their walls. And though some think fine art has value that can?t be priced, local artistry can come with a heavy price tag.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Eric Schabacker has more than 100 gold albums for production and engineering work. But after trying to settle south of Eureka Springs, his passion for music led him to build Winterwood Recording Studios and Lakeside Cottage on Beaver Lake.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas catering companies keep their businesses on the cutting edge by offering unique food presentation for customers.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks moved into the Tulsa and Oklahoma City market and changed its name to Sunbelt Business Advisors of Mid-America.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Lohmeyer-Russell Architects of Springfield, Mo., opened an office in Bella Vista on April 3 for construction administration of a $12 million 60-unit retirement condominium.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
The McIntosh Group Inc., an advertising agency based in Fort Smith, merges with Rockfish Studio, a Fayetteville-based interactive design and communications firm, to form Rockfish Interactive.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
The Springdale office of Technisource opened its doors to about 30 IT professionals on March 28 to discuss a variety of software options that help increase network efficiencies.
