by - August 6, 2001 12:00 am
Separatists in Northwest Arkansas ? those local-pride purveyors who would have us succeed and found a new state buoyed by the economic might of freight, chicken quarters and discounted scented candles ? were miffed by Jonesboro?s recent good fortune.
by - August 6, 2001 12:00 am
Nestl??s decision to build a major food processing plant in Jonesboro was refreshing news on an oppressive summer day in Arkansas.
by - August 6, 2001 12:00 am
In recent years, analysts who follow Alltel have been convinced the company would unload the information services unit and use the cash to buy more communications properties. It hasn?t happened.
by - August 6, 2001 12:00 am
Wal-Mart?s decision to lay off 100 people and eliminate some 300 vacant positions at its Bentonville headquarters is newsworthy, but it?s not overly significant.
by - July 23, 2001 12:00 am
Nonprofits in Northwest Arkansas are often reluctant to follow Arkansas Freedom of Information Act requirements.
by - July 23, 2001 12:00 am
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Eighteen months ago, those words seemed to have been written for the management challenge I was facing.
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Banks and financial services may be the only firms not cutting back on frills and freebies.
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Market should decide what restaurants should allow in the way of smoking.
by - July 9, 2001 12:00 am
Acxiom Corp. proves to be turbulent, but in the long-term, it has products that are effective for businesses and offers investment opportunity.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
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.
by - June 25, 2001 12:00 am
I really like those television ads reminding us to talk to our kids about drugs, alcohol, sex and tobacco, but I?m starting to wonder if ignorance of basic personal finance principles isn?t as much a threat to our children?s future as any of the above.
by - June 11, 2001 12:00 am
For whatever reason, President Bush has relented on his threat to pull $93 million from the Interstate 49 project.
by - May 28, 2001 12:00 am
Our average reader is 47.5 years old, makes an annual income of $166,000 and is twice as likely to die from heart disease as someone just 10 years younger.
by - May 28, 2001 12:00 am
Hold tight to those pocketbooks as election season 2002 gets under way.
by - May 14, 2001 12:00 am
Fayetteville is leaning toward privatizing its long-awaited fiberpark.
by - April 30, 2001 12:00 am
The executive director for the Republican Party of Arkansas recently galled many of his GOP brethren with derogatory comments about a state representative.
by - April 30, 2001 12:00 am
The past eighteen months have been difficult for most investors.
by - April 16, 2001 12:00 am
The check cashers knew they were skirting the Arkansas Constitution by charging high-percentage ?fees? for ?deferred presentment? of personal checks.
by - April 16, 2001 12:00 am
Fayetteville has always been Northwest Arkansas? entertainment capital.
by - April 2, 2001 12:00 am
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.
