Tag: Government & Politics

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40 list.

Let Market Forces Choke Out Smoke

Market should decide what restaurants should allow in the way of smoking.

Arkansas? Building Boom Keeps It Viable in Region

The Natural State rates No. 1 in nonfarm employment growth for construction jobs during the first quarter of 2000 at 4.4 percent.

Sprawl Blues Can Be Avoided

We read a recent newsletter from the Eighth Federal Reserve District Bank of St. Louis that gauges urban sprawl in Memphis. The article discusses ways to make the city more efficient.

UA Poses a Taxing Dilemma

The UA is looking into purchasing the 154-unit College Park Apartments on Mt. Comfort Road, just a block off Garland Avenue near the Garland and North Street intersection.

Preliminary Redistricting Seems Acceptable

Some preliminary boundaries have been drawn for this summer?s reshaping of the state?s legislative districts.

Rogers Readies for Traffic Flux in Real Estate Hotspot

Rapid expansion along Interstate 540 and Champions Boulevard has forced Rogers? city planners to plan for wider roads possible additional interstate interchanges.

House Speakers Visit UA

All three first-term speakers of Houses of Representatives in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri will be speaking at the University of Arkansas July 6.

Road am-Bush Falls Through

For whatever reason, President Bush has relented on his threat to pull $93 million from the Interstate 49 project.

Election Season Rears Ugly Head Early

Hold tight to those pocketbooks as election season 2002 gets under way.

WRMC Saves Space for Future Veterans Home

While most of Washington Regional Medical Center?s employees will move into the new building on Northhills Boulevard, the North Street location in Fayetteville will continue to be useful.

Brown Named Small Businessman of the Year

Robert Brown, president of Technical Machining Services Inc. of Rogers, is named the Arkansas Small Businessman of the Year by the United States Small Business Association.

GOP Doesn?t Need Ugly Race

The executive director for the Republican Party of Arkansas recently galled many of his GOP brethren with derogatory comments about a state representative.

Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody has stated to local business leaders that he would be on hand to publicly welcome Kohl?s department store at its April 20 grand opening. Kohl?s officially opened April 16.

G.I. Joe Meets Geranimo

Mike Gauldin, former head of PR for Gov. Bill Clinton and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, has started his own company.

Am-Bush On Work Regs Right On (Editorial)

President Bush appears set on undoing as much of former President Clinton?s final administrative regulations as possible, and his signing of the repeal of ergonomic rules is a good thing.

Census Backs District Complaints

The March 16 release of the state?s 2000 U.S. Census data validated the gripes of Northwest Arkansas lawmakers and business leaders, who for the last decade have said the area is underrepresented in the Arkansas General Assembly.

Tobacco Wars Rage Despite Voter Mandate (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

The tobacco settlement funds are too much for the Arkansas Legislature to resist as a source of pork spending, despite the voter mandate for a coalition plan.

Software Company Bought by Election.com

CMIS Inc., the Fayetteville election software firm, is purchased by Election.com Inc. of Garden City, N.Y.

Jet Bill’s Crash Has Silver Lining

When we heard that state Rep. David Hausam, R-Bentonville, had proposed a House bill that would give Wal-Mart Stores Inc. a $2.3 million tax break to buy a $35 million ultra-long-range jet, we thought he was nuts.

UAFS nearing ‘Intrepid’ campaign goal of $85 million

Real Deals: Rogers townhomes sell for $14.85 million

Potbelly opens first Northwest Arkansas shop in Bentonville

CarMax opens Rogers dealership