Tag: Business Services

Smith Barney Packing

It?s official. Smith Barney will be closing its Fayetteville office at 3810 Front Street and will be moving in to a 4,000-SF space in Rogers? Pinnacle Hills area.

ANB Financial, Regions Top Lists of Private, Public Banks

ANB Financial and Regions top the lists of the region’s private and public banks, ranked by return on assets.

BOZ Brings It To the Table

Bank of the Ozarks Inc. plans to build 12, and possibly as many as 14, offices in Benton and Washington counties.

Landscape Pros Dig Boomtowns

With an onslaught of new residential and commercial development, landscape design and service has become a multi-million dollar industry in Northwest Arkansas.

Oldest Area Dry Cleaners Provide Service, No Perc

Northwest Arkansas? oldest dry cleaners ? Ozark Cleaners in Fayetteville and Model Cleaners in Rogers ? find a niche in service and petroleum, which is more gentle on clothes and the environment than perchlorethylene.

McIntosh Adds Partners, Asks ?What Can it Be??

The McIntosh Group of Fort Smith does marketing for more than 25 brands and brings in more than $4 million in annual revenue.

Andraski Unveils New CPFR Model

Joe Andraski, president and CEO of the Voluntary InterIndustry Commerce Standards Association, tells more than 250 retail suppliers that consumers remain at the center of his organization?s collaborative business model.

Farm Credit Services Gives Record Refunds

Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas recently began distributing a record $4.5 million in patronage refund checks for 2004 to its members.

Van Zandt, Shaw to Start New Real Estate Brokerage

Veteran commercial real estate pros Tommy Van Zandt and Brian Shaw are starting a new commercial real estate brokerage and development firm, Sage Partners LLC.

More Investors at Parkway Pinnacle?

We think the new Parkway Bank building at Pinnacle Hills might have taken on some new investors. At least that?s what the $6.2 million mortgage that Parkway Real Estate Holdings LLC acquired through Pine Bluff National Bank would indicate.

Terravista Landscape Lists New Owner

Terravista Landscape & Maintenance has apparently been sold. Jean Geren has owned the Bentonville business off S.E. 8th Street for 17 years. But Jeannie Fleeman Sooter is now listed as the officer of the for-profit corporation.

Terra Studios On the Block for $2.2 Million

Terra Studios in Durham, famous for making the glass Bluebird of Happiness figurines, is apparently for sale for $2.2 million, according to an Internet posting.

Growing Doesn?t Pain Arvest Bank

Presidents say Arvest will stick to its guns. Gather a quartet of Arvest Bank Group Inc. presidents in a room, and the talk will turn to high school football and pheasant hunting long before banking.

Barber Group Plans Condos Off Dickson

The Barber Group has a $10 million, six-story, 34-unit condo complex planned off Dickson Street.

Coverage Saves Some for Residential Builders

Theft and vandalism, local insurance agents said, are the two leading claim costs on local residential construction sites. That?s what builder?s risk policies are for.

Not Grandma?s Kitchen Anymore

New upscale kitchen furnishing sales really cook in the market.

LandQuest Locks Bentonville Subs

Local developer?s planned saturation and builder program proves successful.

Innovative Mortgage Options Free Up Cash, Allow Upgrades

In recent years, finance companies and banks have developed non-traditional financing options to help homeowners upgrade their houses or increase their cash flow.

NWA Realty Inc. Staffs Veterans

Mike Robinson said he had a twofold attraction to EXIT ? the company?s unique approach to its agent relationships and the fact that it?s a fast-growing company in North America.

Parkway To Offer Higher Insured CD Accounts

Parkway Bank of Rogers has begun offering a unique product for wealthy customers and municipalities. The bank can take certificates of deposit that will be federally insured up to $10 million ? 100 times as much as most banks offer.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Charter school progress, and ‘Serious Fiber’ in downtown Fort Smith

Harps, NationsBenefits partner to expand access to benefits card

Walmart leaders note company history, push AI adoption

ArcBest raises its guidance for the second quarter