Tag: Government & Politics

Impossible to Unsubscribe From Democratic Party Newsletter (Outtakes Opinion)

We noticed on Oct. 17, that it was impossible to unsubscribe from the e-mail blasts that some recipients might consider spam.

Bentonville Schools Could Go Paperless

Superintendent Gary Compton has a plan that could save the Bentonville School District millions of dollars a year and help the environment.

Bank Changes Charter Status

The Bank of Fayetteville N.A. has applied with the Arkansas State Bank Department to convert from its current national bank charter classification to a state charter.

Conversion History Reveals Rarities

Including The Bank of Fayetteville?s, there have been 13 charter conversion apps with the ASBD since 1989.

The State’s Highest Paid State Employees

University of Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt is the state’s highest paid employee, according to the Business Journal’s annual list.

Visionaries Land U.S. Navy Order

Vision Technologies Inc. of Rogers has landed a multimillion dollar contract to make surveillance cameras for the U.S. Navy.

Stuttgart Area Suffers as Duck Hunters Migrate

Some Stuttgart businesses migrate north for better duck hunting, while others weather the decline by diversifying. (Story originally appeared in Arkansas Business, 8/29/05.)

Standard Mileage Rate Gets Temporary Boost

The Internal Revenue Service announces an increase to the optional standard mileage rates for the final four months of 2005, due to climbing fuel prices.

Diesel Prices Tighten Transportation Industry

The national average price for on-highway diesel fuel has risen 26 percent over the summer, from $2.26 per gallon on May 2 to $2.84 as of Sept. 12. That?s a 52 percent jump since September 2004, when diesel was selling for $1.87 per gallon.

U.S. Membership Program Extends to Area Chambers

Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale and Fayetteville Chambers of Commerce have joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce through the Federation Membership program, becoming the first to join the U.S. Chamber as a regional Chamber.

Quantum Communications Wires National Networks

Jason Johnson has done everything from retrofit security systems at the Stephens Inc. building in Little Rock to installing the mythical red hotline phones often seen in Hollywood war rooms.

Effort Needs Uniting (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

Leaders in West Memphis and Marion know they have an ideal site for an automotive plant, at the same time, they are clearly frustrated.

Residents, Companies Offer Help for Hurricane Evacuees

The Fort Smith community has shown an outpouring of support for the thousands of evacuees who came to Fort Chaffee from the Gulf Coast.

Rebuilding New Orleans (Bill Bowden Editor’s Note)

A former New Orleans resident reflects on Huricane Katrina and one of the great American cities.

Licensing Board Charged 118 Violators Last Year

The State Contractors Licensing Board in Little Rock says there were 118 violations in Benton and Washington counties between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005.

Skilled-Labor Funding Dipped Again in 2004

Apprenticing tradesmen have produced $14.1 million in state tax revenue since 2000, according to the Arkansas Department of Labor.

Fayetteville Firm Gets Grant Money

Virtual Incubation Corp. client SFC Fluidics LLC of Fayetteville has received a $100,000 Small Business Technology Transfer award from the Department of Defense.

Arkansas 1Q ROA Second in Region

In the first quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.21 percent, second highest against the other seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Eighth District.

UA Researchers Garner DNA Grants

Three University of Arkansas engineering professors landed two grants worth a combined $510,000 this summer to further their research with DNA.

Bell Choice Rings True (Editorial)

The naming of Richard “Dick” Bell to be Arkansas’ first agriculture secretary was a good choice. It was a natural choice.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ‘Oceanscape’ playground work begins, Mercy stroke program renewed

Walmart likely to tap insiders for expected leadership changes

Dan Wright re-elected Arkansas Farm Bureau president

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up