Tag: Industries

Law Employment Remains Steady

Largest firms in Northwest Arkansas increase numbers by 13 percent in 2007. Includes the list of the region’s largest law firms.

Cumulus Stations Land New Manager

Mike DeMarco takes over seven stations in Northwest Arkansas market.

Banking & Finance State’s Nonperforming Loans Highest in Region

Arkansas leads Fed 8th District’s in bad loans at 1.39 percent.

Hammons Set To Show Boats

The Third Annual Northwest Arkansas Premeir Boat and Sport Expo will be at the Hammons Center in Rogers Feb. 15-17.

VTI Lawsuit Surfaces

Prominent Northwest Arkansas investors are suing Vision Technologies.

Podiatrist’s Paper Trail Tied to Pinewood

A real estate search turned up some interesting information on the purchaser.

More on the Terminella Trial

Metropolitan National Bank’s gag order request against Tom Terminella will be heard on Jan. 18.

Barber?s Bellafont Bounces Back

Flake & Kelley Commercial signed a deal on Dec. 18 with Brandon Barber, CEO, to be the exclusive leasing agent on the Bellafont project.

Rogers Garners German Aircraft

Officials with Rogers Municipal Airport/Carter Field have just signed a new tenant. Only this one doesn?t hail from Northwest Arkansas, or even the United States.

Dixie Suffers Collateral Damage

Dixie Management CEO Ben Israel has faced a number of property foreclosures lately, now creditors are coming after his furniture.

?lark, Long Sign with Weichert Realtors

Local real estate gurus Brandon Long and Carter Clark recently inked a deal with the nation?s largest privately owned real estate company, Weichert Realtors.

Closed Fayetteville Location Gets Cajun Cookin?

The former home to O?Charley?s at the CMN Business Park in Fayetteville will reopen in January as Meaux Dad?s.

Firehouse Subs Finds Bentonville Location

The sub sandwich franchise made famous by its firehouse murals and hearty subs has landed its first Benton County location.

Graebel Relocation Adds More Bentonville Warehouse Space (Real Deals)

Crossland Construction Co. recently purchased a $5.9 million building permit completed for a 79,500-SF addition at the Graebel Arkansas Movers office and the Harold E. Crye Revocable Trust, purchased a 1.55-acre lot in Bentonville for $1.15 million.

Gold as the Mythical Inflationary Hedge (Commentary)

Heralded by kings and scholars through the ages the mystique of gold lives on today. As investments go, it might be nothing more than a shiny paperweight.

Surgeons Convert Fayetteville Hospital

The new owners of the Physicians Surgery Center, located on Parkview Drive in Fayetteville, have big plans for the facility.

Washington Regional Adds Springdale Facility

Washington Regional Medical Center has announced plans to build a new facility to better serve the growing population of west Springdale.

Small Business Hall of Fame Welcomes Second Class

Two Northwest Arkansas small businesses ? Rockwood Jewelry Co. and A.G. Russell Knives Inc. ? were recently inducted into the Arkansas Small Business Hall of Fame.

Ozarks Electric Awarded $1.7M

A three-year battle by the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation against Entergy Arkansas will result in a $1.7 million refund.

Fort Chaffee Subdivisions To Add 352 Housing Units

Two residential developments in the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment District will be under way soon, adding a total of 237 single-family homes, 14 duplexes and commercial space.

The Supply Side: Walmart’s security center keeps tabs on global threats

Fort Smith airport traffic down through June, director search ongoing

Stretch Zone opens in Rogers

Buy now, pay later usage increasing, delinquencies rise