by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Logan?s Roadhouse a 3-Star Down-home Joint (Business Lunch)
Logan?s Roadhouse gets three stars.
Tag: Guest Commentary
by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
Butters Caf? and New Orleans Style Po-Boys (Business Lunch)
We brought in the big dogs to sample the home cooking at Butters Caf? and New Orleans Style Po-Boys in Bentonville.
by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
Holiday Shopping Looks Strong (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
Arkansas economic outlook promising for short term Holiday season and long term because of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.
by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
It?s About Time for Amendment 2 (Editorial)
We?ve hollered in these pages about the need for enlightened state corporate taxes and economic development tools until we?re blue. So we?re glad the voters approved the ability to issue general-obligation bonds for infrastructure projects.
by - November 8, 2004 12:00 am
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Offers Fabulous Food (Business Lunch)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers gets four stars in Fayetteville.
by - October 25, 2004 12:00 am
We?re In For Amendment 2, Too (Editorial)
We agree with some of Amendment 2?s detractors that it could have been better written, but that doesn?t take away from what it can do to broaden the tax base and create jobs for Arkansans.
by - October 25, 2004 12:00 am
Headline: Life Center Teaches Teamwork (Jeffrey Wood Commentary)
If Donald Trump really wanted to see what his army of ?Apprentice? weenies were made of, he?d fly the whole bunch down to Springdale for a run though on the ropes challenge at the Charles N. McKinney Life Adventure Center.
by - October 11, 2004 12:00 am
Ron?s Gets Three Stars (Business Lunch)
Ron?s Hamburgers & Chili delivers big, fresh, mouth-watering hamburgers fast and at a fair price.
by - October 11, 2004 12:00 am
State Stays Election Yawner (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
For months we had the distinction of being characterized as one of the battleground states for the presidential election, but we?re not anymore and things are getting boring.
by - October 11, 2004 12:00 am
It?s Time to Accelerate (Editorial)
A $200,000 study commissioned by Accelerate Arkansas noted that Arkansas has made progress in improving its knowledge-based assets, especially with the number of new high-tech firms that have started in the state.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Needs More Than ?Spin? (Editorial)
There is a commercial Web site dedicated to tracking litigation involving the world?s largest corporate citizen.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
3-Pete’s Pie Takes the Cake (Business Lunch)
We heard good things, but the best thing about 3-Pete’s was the pie.
by - September 13, 2004 12:00 am
OT Rules Change Little (Editorial)
The impact of new Department of Labor rules concerning overtime is difficult to predict.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Wal-Mart?s Opening Day Wows (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
The siren song of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter proves irresistible.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Check Out New Law (Editorial)
A new age in checking begins on Oct. 28, when the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act goes into effect.
by - August 30, 2004 12:00 am
Emelia?s Kitchens Gets 5 Stars (Business Lunch)
Emelia?s Kitchen receives a rare five-star review from the Business Journal?s critics.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Reality Check Starts Rebounds (John Harrison Newman Commentary)
John Harrison Newman writes about the benefits of facing one’s fears head on in business and in life.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Study Ties Hell, Economics (Editorial)
Occasionally, a curious article turns up in a unlikely place. In the July issue of The Regional Economist an looked at how religious factors can help explain economic growth.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
O?Charley?s Boasts Ambiance, Flavor (Business Lunch)
We used to not even review chains. But the influx of quesadilla-bloated, faux-bucolic burger joints and homogenized steak houses over the years has filled us with curiosity ? and sometimes indigestion.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
TIF Districts Can Be Useful Finance Tool (Commentary by Chad M. Avery)
Tax increment financing involves the use of Tax Increment Financing Districts (“TIF districts”).