by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
Hispanic School Enrollment Jumps 64.5 Percent
If Northwest Arkansas’ unemployment rate and housing costs continue to stay below the national average, the area will continue to see increases in population.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Strategic Networking Starts By Tapping Into Connectors
The business world is numb with numbers, analysis ad nauseam and jargony gibberish. But executives say one tangible that accounts for the majority of their business can’t be crammed into a spreadsheet ? the ability to network.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Red Dragon Buffet Plans CMN Restaurant
Mud Creek LLC also plans to build two buildings across Mall Avenue from Noodles Italian Kitchen in what is being called Creekside Center, according to a filing with the Fayetteville Planning Division.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2005 40 Under 40
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
It Isn?t About the Money (Editorial)
When anyone says it isn?t about the money, it?s about the money. This is especially true when the subject is business. And particularly so when the subject is tough new competition.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
Light Rail or Light Weights?
If Northwest Arkansas? leadership is going to drive support for a light-rail transit system, the time to strike is apparently now.
by - August 1, 2005 12:00 am
3Q SBA Loans Up 38 Percent
The Arkansas office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has seen a 38 percent increase in the number of loans it has processed from its third quarter 2004 to it?s third quarter in 2005.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Diversity Key to Fort Smith Economy
Fort Smith city leaders plan to study how to maintain the city?s traditional manufacturing base while increasing service-industry jobs.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
River City Aims For New Image
Fort Smith officials are using history and entertainment to attract visitors downtown.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Just How High Are Gas Prices? (James B. Bell Commentary)
Although gasoline prices have increased a great deal, they have not kept pace with rent, postage, meat, medical costs, college tuition or even the overall rate of inflation.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
CAFTA Could Help Agri Companies (Editorial)
The U.S. Senate, in one of the closest votes in recent memory on a trade issue, has approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status
The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Task Force Eyes New Fort Smith Ballpark
A task force has been created to help develop a ballpark complex off Clayton Expressway in downtown Fort Smith. Dean Kruithof, deputy city administrator, said the complex would cost $10 million to $14 million.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Be Prepared for Beebe (Editorial)
Republican gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller face a formidable foe in the Democrat’s Mike Beebe.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Retailers Weigh Congestion Costs
Traffic congestion in Northwest Arkansas could cost an estimated $173 per person per year and cause total delays amounting to 1,976 hours.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
It’s Now or Never for Light Rail Mass Transit
If work begins soon, a light-rail transit system could be financially feasible for Northwest Arkansas. Ron Goforth, president of Beta Rubicon Inc., said such a railway system to be between $550 million and $1.24 billion.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Ajax Scrubbed by Investor
Gene Kelley and developers Collins and Hunter Haynes plan to go before the Rogers Planning Commission to get a street name changed at The Peaks in Rogers.
by - June 6, 2005 12:00 am
Locals Play ICSC Hand
An insiders look at Northwest Arkansas companies making pitches at the International Council of Shopping Centers Spring 2005 convention.
by - June 6, 2005 12:00 am
N.W. Corridor Antes Up With Sales, Use Taxes
Three of the top four and five of the top 20 counties in Arkansas for state sales and use tax collection are in the northwest corridor.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
The Nature of the Crisis (Billie Ann Myers Commentary)
There is no Social Security crisis, but there is a need for nonpartisan discussion on the issue.