Tag: Industries

Activity Continues in Saga of Brandon Barber

Trials continue for those involved in Barber bank fraud scandal. Sentencing dates have not yet been set for any of the defendants.

Richest Home Sale of 2013 Recorded

A Rogers home recently sold for $1.35 million appears to be the most expensive home sale recorded this year in Benton and Washington counties.

Troubled Contractor Shuttering Construction Company

Jonathan Grant Wise is shutting down his construction company, Wise Custom Inc., after being arrested Oct. 9 for a hot check and stripped of his contractors license.

Bank Deal Will Mean Shakeup

Simmons First National Banks takeover of Metropolitan National Bank could mean consolidation, layoffs.

Calendar Companies May Be Headed to Court

Game on Advertising LLC and its sister company, Game on Promotions LLC, are being sued by 5 Star Sports Calendar LLC for breach of contract.

Home BancShares Chairman John Allison at Home on the Road

John Allison, chairman of Home BancShares Inc., relaxes in his RV at Road Hog Park in Fayetteville. Allison, in town for a reception Thursday at the University of Arkansas hosted by Liberty Bank and Centennial Bank, just completed the largest in-state bank merger in Arkansas history.

Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.2 percent

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September jobs report October 22 about two weeks late, due to the government shutdown.

South Coast Heads East to Springdale

South Coast Baking Company, a California-based producer of frozen cookie dough, is opening a manufacturing facility at a 104,000-SF building in Springdale.

Report: Fayetteville Administrator Arrested

Athletics director Barry Gebhart is facing a charge of Internet stalking of a child.

Arkansas Poll: Voters Express Record Levels of Pessimism

Only 63 percent of respondents felt Arkansas is generally headed in the right direction.

Oklahoma Construction Executive Identified in Plane Crash

Ivan Williams and his wife Adina have been identified as the victims of a plane crash Monday night in Madison County.

Hutchings, Silicon Solar Solutions Receive DOE Grant for $500,000

The Fayetteville company is the first in Arkansas and one of just 17 in the United States to receive the grant.

Co-Defendant in Barber Case Pleads Guilty

Local real estate developer Brandon Rains pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents.

Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death Suit Involving Kendall Riggins

Jury trial was to begin Monday in Bentonville.

Civil Trial Involving Top Realtor to Begin Oct. 21

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in May 2012 by the family of Sara Symons, who died Sept. 1, 2011, as the result of an automobile accident on Interstate 540 just south of Bentonville.

J.B. Hunt Reports Rise in Profits, Yet Misses Estimates

The companys earnings report shows a 14 percent difference between net earnings in the third quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2013.

Bond Market Down, Not Out

Analysts are advising to hang tough until better rates come around at some point in the future.

Bank Deposits in NWA Decrease 4.8 Percent

FDIC-insured bank deposits in the six-county region that make up the local market shrank to $11.7 billion, down from $12.3 billion in the same period a year ago.