Tag: Industries

UA Drops Attendance Ball

Going into its Nov. 3 game against South Carolina, the UA needed better than a sellout to average more than 70,000 fans for the season.

Big Brothers Fundraiser Pending

Budget cuts for the U.S. Department of Education have cost Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas, which serves Benton and Washington counties, about $100,000 for its 2008 budget.

Designations Proliferate for Financial Planners, Wealth Managers

The number of financial planning designations is increasing, so it’s important to know what those letters after someone’s name means.

Succession Plans Ease Transitions, Lessen Burden

Business succession plans can help ease transitions of family companies by mitigating tax burden and lessening the chances of sibling squabbles.

Potential Donors Should Prep for Year-End Giving

The 2006 Pension Protection Act included an IRA charitable rollover provision which permits people age 70 and-a-half and older to make up to $100,000 worth of charitable gifts directly from an Individual Retirement Account through December 31, 2007.

Diversification Key to Protect Wealth in a Turbulent Market

While the average homeowner is unlikely to see a $250,000 change in the value of their home in 12 months, all homeowners should consider the likelihood that their home equity is less than they think.

Arkansas’ Top Executives Earn More Than $197 Million in 2006

The top 99 executives at Arkansas’ 21 public companies together earned more than $197 million in 2006.

New Firm Tops SEC-RIAs List for ’07

For the first time since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal began tracking SEC-registered investment advisers, a firm has surpassed Garrison Asset Management in terms of managed assets.

Risk Management a Balancing Act Between Clients’ Fear, Greed

Risk management boils down to a relationship between a client’s fear and greed according to Jim Blount of The Point Financial Group.

?Spend Mentality? Vexes Wealth Managers

Young professionals? propensity to spend and lack of interest in saving for the future have many investors looking for ways to get those under 40 on the savings bandwagon.

Web Stores Require Niche Products, Healthy Budget

Many would-be entrepreneurs see the idea of a Web store as an inexpensive alternative to bricks and mortar. And this is true, to an extent.

It is Up to You to Step up to the Challenge (Commentary)

Surfing You-Tube for office funnies, chatting up colleagues in the hall or piddling with low-priority projects are ways to spend the business day. Rolling up your sleeves and tackling initiatives that bring real value to your company and customers are inv

Brokered Deposits Skew Market Data

New and new-to-the market banks are stunting the deposit growth of the larger, more established banks in Northwest Arkansas.

Sam’s Club Pops Cork on Liquor Competition

The new Sam’s Club liquor store in Fayetteville represents a challenge to retailers in the $50 million Washington County market.

End of an Era? (Editorial)

An article in The Wall Street Journal in October reminds us that nothing remains the same forever.

Embrace Successful, Meaningful Meetings (Human Factor)

If you must endure meetings, make them productive.

Liar Loans Faulted For Subprime Mess (Market Forecast)

You want to buy a house. You have no job, not enough income to buy the house you want, own a business or for some other reason do not want to disclose your financial information to your friendly mortgage broker. Welcome to the Liar Loan.

Lofts at Underwood Elevated by $7.4M Building Permit (Real Deals)

On Oct. 15 Crossland Construction bought a $7.24 million building permit for the construction of The Lofts at Underwood Plaza in Fayetteville.

Wal-Mart Not Taking Sides in DVD Battle (Touch Points)

Retail observers monitoring the ongoing high-definition DVD format battle between Toshiba-backed HD-DVD and Sony?s Blu-Ray are still waiting on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to take a side.

Northwest Brings Brilliance, da Vinci

New diagnostic and surgical technologies are improving patient outcomes at Northwest Health System.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report