by - February 18, 2002 12:00 am
State Ranks 51st for Family Income
Family income in Arkansas will be the lowest in the nation during the next federal fiscal year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported recently.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - February 18, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Ads to Go Up for bid
The city of Fayetteville plans to put its newspaper advertising contract up for bid in late February.
by - February 18, 2002 12:00 am
Hanna May Run for Fayetteville Seat
One of the sons of former Fayetteville Mayor Fred Hanna could be announcing soon his intentions to run for the Ward 2 city council seat that will soon be vacated by Randy Zurcher.
by - February 18, 2002 12:00 am
Rogers Check-casher Faces Accusations
B&K Check Cashers of Rogers is up before the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies to answer a slew of allegations that the company violated the Arkansas Check-Cashers Act.
by - February 18, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Fights Junk Yard Wars
A city of Fayetteville public works ordinance requires all commercial waste haulers to ask permission from the Fayetteville City Council if they want to offer roll-off service within the city limits.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Alltel Eyes Changing Future After Record Quarter, Year
Alltel 4Q income up 20 percent as Scott Ford prepares to be CEO.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Tech Park Names Confuse Public
Local confusion reigns regarding the difference between Fayetteville?s budding technology and business parks.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
State Needs Leadership in 2002 (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
Gov. Mike Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly have to contend with more than major budget decisions in 2002. They have an election year.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Bootsie Eyes Senate
Bootsie Ackerman, executive director of the Downtown/Dickson Enhancement Project, told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal that she is close to announcing her candidacy for the soon-to-be vacated District 7 state Senate seat.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
State, Area Demographics Give Marketing Clues
The most attention-getting news from the Arkansas census during the 1990s was the phenomenal growth in the Hispanic population.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
The ?Huck Snatchers? Nab Governor (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
What have they done with our governor?
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
D-G Remembers Hairy Roebuck
It wasn?t much of a surprise when Lucas Roebuck announced on Jan. 10 that he?s seeking the District 97 state representative?s seat, which includes Siloam Springs and the hinterlands of west Washington County.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Odom May Run for State Senate
Fayetteville lawyer Conrad Odom said he will make an announcement soon regarding a possible run for the District 35 state Senate spot.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Zurcher Leaving City Council?
Randy Zurcher, one of the more controversial members of the Fayetteville City Council, may be leaving his post well before his term is completed.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Not Van Hoose?s Problem
Springdale Mayor Jerre Van Hoose said a recent letter he sent to Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody and city council member Trent Trumbo regarding his view on his city?s civil service commission was entirely his idea.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Fayetteville Sold on Sells/Clark
Sells/Clark Inc. ? the Little Rock advertising, marketing and public relations agency ? is opening a Fayetteville office to service its growing number of Northwest Arkansas accounts.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Boozman, Snyder Make Right Call
Hats off to Rep. Vic Snyder, a Democrat who recently cast his vote with the majority of Republicans to give President Bush a narrow 215-214 victory on the fast-track trade bill.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Oops … a Taxing Situation
A reader e-mailed us to say an item in the Best & Worst of 2001 section of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s Dec. 24 issue was inaccurate.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Russellville Aluminum Firm Fights Federal Fraud Charges
The U.S. government is trying to collect $5.2 million from a Russellville metal manufacturer that did business with a Florida company that defrauded the government for millions of dollars in the early 1990s.
by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
Coody Chooses Santos as Vice Mayor
The Dan Coody tour as mayor of Fayetteville continued its controversial course when he cast the tie-breaking vote for Kevin Santos as vice mayor at the Jan. 2 city council meeting.