by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
New Mississippi River Crossing Safer for Boats and Cars
The new U.S. Highway 82 bridge being built over the Mississippi River near Lake Village trumps its 66-year-old predecessor in size and safety, on land and water.
Tag: Industries
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Wind Engineering Important for Safety
Even though nothing can be done to predict Mother Nature’s force, civil engineers are constantly working to improve structural stability in buildings to withstand high winds and tornadoes.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Reynolds to Buy On the Rocks
The owners of On the Rocks Patio & Grill plan to sell the business and 5,244-SF section of the Fayetteville Mercantile building to Evan Reynolds.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks
Although Arkansas’ architecture pretty much mirrored that of middle America, things have always been a little different in the Ozark hills. A look at some of the region’s most remarkable structures.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Appreciating Arkansas Architecture (Bill Bowden Commentary)
There is something to learn from the unique heritage present in Arkansas home design.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
ExxonMobil’s Chairman Draws Big Retirement (Editorial)
An oil exec’s retirement package wouldn’t have stirred up the wrath of so many if it were not for through-the-roof gasoline prices and Exxon posted the biggest profit ever by any company in a single year.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Buffalo Wild Wings To Open in Springdale
B&K Wings LLC plans to begin construction in June on its fourth Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, which will be located in Springdale, said John Bliss. Bliss and Paul Nelson are partners in the franchise company.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Coffee Corner Brews New Owner
Cecilia and Steve Burrell purchased Coffee Corner in Bentonville from Mark Grant in April and reopened it as Coffee Corner & Gifts Inc. on April 29.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Victoria’s Tortilleria Gets Two Stars
Victoria’s Tortilleria on Thompson Street in Springdale offers food that doesn’t stand out.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
UA-Fort Smith Names Beran New Chancellor
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced on April 25 that Paul Beran has been hired as the university?s new chancellor.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
State?s First Helicopter Flight School Opened
Camron Mcahren opens the first helicopter flight training school in Arkansas, operating out of the Fayetteville Municipal Airport with one instructor and one helicopter.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Five Arkansas Companies Make Fortune 500 List
Fortune magazine releases its annual list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., ranked by 2005 revenue. Five companies on the list are based in Arkansas, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville (No. 2) and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale (No. 80).
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Area Home Sales Slow Year To Year
The Arkansas Realtors Association reports that home sales decreased over the same period last year in both Benton and Washington counties.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
I.O. Metro Opens Third Store
I.O. Metro LLC opens in Fayetteville. It’s the company’s third import furniture and accessories store.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
PB2, CEI Engineering Top Largest List
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal ranks the largest architecture and engineering firms by local employees in Washington and Benton counties. PB2 of Rogers ranks No. 1 with 260 employees in 2006, down 8 percent from last year.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
PBS Features UA, Hardgrave
A six-minute Public Broadcasting Service television spot about radio frequency identification technology features Bill Hardgrave, director of the University of Arkansas RFID Research Center.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Polly Crews Dies at 76
Local radio and television host Polly Crews died April 9 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was 76.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
DOXA Work Wins Gold National Foundation Award
DOXA Total Design Strategy of Fayetteville wins a gold award from the Council on Foundations for its work on the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation’s 2004 annual report.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Talking Tree Catches Eye
Very few locally produced television commercials stand out for their positive qualities, but one we’ve noticed lately does.
by - May 8, 2006 12:00 am
Daily Newspapers Go into Reruns
On April 27, we noticed the second and third pages of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports section were identical, except that an extra space in the headline of Otis Kirk’s column had been corrected in the second version.