Tag: Business Services

Wal-Mart Slams Lindow on Microsoft

Walmart.com sets a new standard for affordable computers.

Piano Bar Slated for Dickson

William and Don Ray of Little Rock are renovating a 2,400-SF section of the Three Sisters Building at 216 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville and plan to open a piano bar there by the second weekend in August.

Goliff Gets Going

Boeing has agreed to provide initial funding for William Goliff’s idea of VBI Broadcasting.

Lisle Law Firm P.A. in Midst of Upgrade (Web Review)

For a cookie-cutter Web site, Lisle Law Firm?s Internet presence is probably about as informative as it gets. The text at www.liselawfirm.com comes across very clean and personal, making the firm seem approachable even for legal novices.

Involvement in Planning Adds to Job Satisfaction

Clear strategic plans and the flexibility to alter those plans as the situation changes are essential to job satisfaction, said University of Arkansas researcher Molly Rapert.

All Aboard the ?Good to Great? Bus (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

If you?re looking for good, fundamental thoughts to help you take your business to the next level, then jump on the ?Good to Great? bus with me.

Materials Matter Most When Planning New Office

Architects and engineers say executives should consider the selection of materials carefully when planning a new office.

CEOs Shuffle and Slip Away

An update on companies profiled a year ago reveals how many still exist, those that have expanded and those that have been added.

PLBA Has Become a Global Firm

A sudden twist of fate brought Perry L. Butcher & Associates to Rogers, and 39 years later the company still calls Northwest Arkansas home.

French Cottons to Urban Projects

Harrison French Architecture may be on its way to becoming an urban legend.

The Bentonville architecture firm has grown its business 20 percent during the last six years, primarily due to its work for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Tyson Foods Honored for Vendor Excellence

Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Fla., honored Tyson Foods Inc. in May by giving the Springdale company its top award for vendor excellence.

Wal-Mart Touts Ethics As Supermodel Squiggles

Wal-Mart is no Enron. That was the message Rob Walton, chairman of the board of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., delivered to about 20,000 people in Fayetteville at the annual shareholders meeting.

Arnt Asphalt Sealing Co. Opens in Springdale

Lindy Arnt striped his first parking lot at age 7. The hot and heavy work of asphalt sealing and paving was the Arnt family?s business in Michigan, and Lindy Arnt grew up knowing how to patch a cement crack with hot rubber.

All About Her Opens in Rogers

After mail-ordering her clothing for years, Phyllis Charette opened a specialty store to sell the products and brands she couldn?t find in Northwest Arkansas.

Copper Creek Addition Gets Five New Homes

C&S Custom Homes Inc. on April 30 got five loans totaling $1.23 million from Arvest Bank to add homes at a northeast Fayetteville subdivision.

On The Border Almost Complete

Brinker International Inc. of Dallas recently purchased a building permit valued at $862,000 to complete the construction of its new Rogers restaurant.

Lazenby Joins Builders at Blue Springs Village

Bill Lazenby on May 15 got six loans totaling $634,983 from both Regions Bank of Rogers and First Security Bank of Rogers to build homes at a subdivision several miles east of Springdale.

Wohlford & Co. Adds to Palisades

Dennis Wohlford of Wohlford & Co. of Fayetteville recently purchased five building permits valued at a combined $588,647 to build homes at a subdivision in southeast Springdale.

Rogers Developer Continues Shadow Valley Development

Judy Enderle of Rogers recently purchased a pair of building permits valued at a combined $368,968 to build two more homes at Shadow Valley subdivision.

Maloney Associates Racks up Bank Ad Awards

Maloney Associates Inc. of Cave Springs was the only Northwest Arkansas-based advertising agency that was honored June 13 at the annual banquet of the Arkansas chapter of the American Bankers Association Marketing Network.

Pilot training school to scale at Drake Field

Connections: Northwest Arkansas leaders to participate in UCA program

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

Harps, NationsBenefits partner to expand access to benefits card