by - August 19, 2002 12:00 am
Local Penny Stock Violates SEC Rules
Misleading financial statements, suspicious relationships and a questionable lawsuit appear to have helped Golf Entertainment Inc. turn a company shell into a shell game.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Stock Option Accounting Is Tricky (Kerry Lee Watkins Commentary)
The collapse of the likes of Enron and Global Crossing has brought into question numerous accounting issues. One cooking on the front burner is stock-option accounting.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Crackdown Needed, Not New Laws (Editorial)
With corporate scandals now almost a daily occurrence and politicians ranting about the need for the government to do this or that to fix the problems, maybe it?s time to ask: What?s the matter with the existing standards and regulations? Not much really.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Restaurant Given Green Light
On the Rocks was given permission to open after much discussion from concerned residents.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Farm Bill to Boost Support to Arkansas Farmers, Economist Says
The new farm bill will increase support payments to Arkansas producers this year by more than $254 million over the 1996 farm bill, according to Eric Wailes, University of Arkansas agricultural economist.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Audit Regs Not the Problem
In the wake of a national epidemic of corporate scandals, lawmakers might have a knee-jerk reaction to change audit regulations.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Lenders Look for Usury Help for Relief From Usury Limit
Amendment 60 to the Arkansas Constitution was adopted by voters in November 1982, a matter of days after the Federal Reserve?s discount rate dropped below 10 percent for the first time in three years.
by - August 5, 2002 12:00 am
Heath Tops State Employee Pay
The University of Arkansas apparently saved $15 per year by swapping head basketball coaches last spring. That?s the difference in annual state salary between Nolan Richardson ($133,015) and Stan Heath ($133,000).
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
District Glut Drives Teacher Demand (Gwen Moritz Editor’s note)
An extra $10,000 a year is probably not enough to make most readers of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal move to Texas. But for freshly minted school teachers, an extra 10 grand is 40-50 percent more than they can make teaching in Arkansas.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Tired of Living in ?The Hometown Area?
Television station KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, has just about worn us out with this ?hometown? thing. They use the term as a way to try to corral Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith, eastern Oklahoma and even southwestern Missouri into one ?region.?
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Tightens Gun Policy, Expands German Market
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world?s largest company and the largest gun seller in the United States, is strengthening its policy on firearms sales after the company?s research showed weapons were ending up in the hands of criminals
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Business Journal Honors 40 Under 40
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its sixth annual ?40-Under-40? list of top executives throughout Northwest Arkansas. This annual list recognizes and profiles the region?s up-and-comers under the age of 40.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Cooler Heads Prevailing With City Council
Of all the difficulties Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody has faced in his first year and a half in office, the constant quarrels within the City Council have caused him perhaps the most angst.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville’s Mayor Wants to Change His Image
Dan Coody opponents believed the Fayetteville mayor would board up the city to thwart new business prospects when he took office more than 18 months ago.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Suit Dropped by Tennessee Judge
United States District Court Judge R. Allan Edgar of Tennessee?s Eastern District in Winchester on July 16 dismissed a lawsuit by former workers of Tyson Foods Inc.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Area?s Businesses Expand
New businesses are popping up in Fayetteville and surrounding communities.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Security Sector Rise Makes Aurora Shine
Aurora Tactical LLC, a night-vision equipment integrator and tactical-weapons distributor in Springdale, is on the verge of offering its own high-end digital night-vision devices that leverage new technology.
by - July 22, 2002 12:00 am
Kiosks to Receive Interactive Touch Screen
The touch-screen video will give information as well as directions to Village on the Creeks and coupons for businesses there that can be printed out.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Loses Offices in China
A gang of Chinese men demolished the factory and offices of a U.S. metal-products company in China to make way for a luxury apartment complex, a senior executive with the company told The Wall Street Journal.
by - July 8, 2002 12:00 am
Tyson Loses Court Battle, Sees Shares Get Volatile
The Arkansas Supreme Court on June 27 denied Tyson Foods Inc. the $20.09 million it had originally been awarded in a trade-secret lawsuit against rival ConAgra Inc.