by - October 24, 2005 12:00 am
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.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
Conversion History Reveals Rarities
Including The Bank of Fayetteville?s, there have been 13 charter conversion apps with the ASBD since 1989.
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
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.)
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Rebuilding New Orleans (Bill Bowden Editor’s Note)
A former New Orleans resident reflects on Huricane Katrina and one of the great American cities.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
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.