by - January 7, 2002 12:00 am
In a Crisis, Lead With Your Ears (John Newman Commentary)
It turns out that fixing troubled companies is not rocket science. Difficult? Yes. Painful? Always. But not all that complicated.
Tag: Guest Commentary
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Find Another Place to Cut
More so than any other cuts made to break the state?s $142 million shortfall, we?re concerned that a ?freeze? on new recipients of the Arkansas Academic Challenge and Governor?s Distinguished Scholarships will have the worst impact.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Time for Coody to Get Fayetteville Well Again
Things are tough at city hall, but such is life as mayor of Fayetteville.
by - December 24, 2001 12:00 am
Christmas Wishes Abound
Publisher Jeff Hankins offers a Christmas wish list for prominent Arkansas people, businesses and organizations.
by - December 10, 2001 12:00 am
Impact Fees Threaten Our ‘American Dream’
Bentonville ordinance requires $5,100 plus permit fees to purchase a new home.
by - December 10, 2001 12:00 am
Recession Should be Over Soon
Our first reaction to the National Bureau of Economic Research making the official call that the United States is in a recession: Well, duh. Talk about stating the obvious.
by - December 10, 2001 12:00 am
There is Room for Optimism (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)
News of the day shakes confidence, but there?s room for optimism about next year?s rebound in the Arkansas and national economies.
by - November 26, 2001 12:00 am
Area is Rich in Opportunities
This week?s Business Journal features a picture of $1 million ? pg 29. That?s really $1 million in cash. Now imagine 93,000 piles like that one.
by - November 26, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart?s Miracles Appear to Never Cease
Amid, or maybe because of, all the bad economic news comes yet another good quarterly earnings report from our friends in Bentonville, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - November 26, 2001 12:00 am
Hang in There for 2002?s 2Q
Few would argue that Arkansas and the United States aren?t in a recession, even though there?s been no ?official? pronouncement. The only questions are how bad will it be, and how long will it last?
by - November 12, 2001 12:00 am
Stephens Sticks by Convictions
Warren Stephens isn?t one to back off from controversy or stand down from his convictions.
by - October 29, 2001 12:00 am
So Long Usury; Who Needs ya?
Arkansas? financial institutions are in a better position to compete following the appeals court ruling that finally rids us of the archaic bank usury law.
by - October 15, 2001 12:00 am
Road Warriors Make Nice with Talks
As much as political ideologues hate it, the middle of the road can be a worthwhile meeting ground for groups long at odds with each other.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Lawyers Fight Urge to Splurge
Nursing home verdicts encourage attorneys to advertise.
by - October 1, 2001 12:00 am
Price of Freedom Still Cheap
The internationally televised address was only an executive confirmation of what the rest of us have thought since the Sept. 11 attacks on our cities ? America is at war.
by - September 17, 2001 12:00 am
Day of Infamy Numbs Us All
After Sept. 11, everything seems small and irrelevant. Especially me.
by - September 17, 2001 12:00 am
City Offers Something to Cluck About
Springdale is uniquely positioned among Arkansas? largest cities to go from worst to among the first when it comes to state legislative representation.
by - September 3, 2001 12:00 am
Business Better Get Political
Business better wake up before the 2003 session or get left in the wake of some powerful bills that other political groups will press to a vote.
by - September 3, 2001 12:00 am
Hendren?s Games Don?t Fool Everyone
It?s hard to say who was more shameful last week: 3rd Congressional District candidate Jim Hendren or the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
by - August 20, 2001 12:00 am
Banker?s Trip No Big Deal
A ferocious fuss was raised over the Arkansas Bankers Association holding a senior management conference out-of-state. We see nothing wrong with state associations meeting where they please.