by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
The State’s Highest Paid State Employees
University of Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt is the state’s highest paid employee, according to the Business Journal’s annual list.
Tag: Industries
by - October 10, 2005 12:00 am
Visionaries Land U.S. Navy Order
Vision Technologies Inc. of Rogers has landed a multimillion dollar contract to make surveillance cameras for the U.S. Navy.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Stuttgart Area Suffers as Duck Hunters Migrate
Some Stuttgart businesses migrate north for better duck hunting, while others weather the decline by diversifying. (Story originally appeared in Arkansas Business, 8/29/05.)
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Resort Creates ‘Legendary’ Experience
Large corporations take disabled and seriously ill children on hunting trips at Legends Ranch in Bitely, Mich. Christopher Price of Greenland recently went on the trip, sponsored by the Christian Sportsmen’s Fellowship International.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Golf Tournaments Drive Fund Race
Golf tournaments are popular fundraisers, but the donations really come through ancillary events, such as auctions.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Climbers Get Boulder Bug
Rock climbing is becoming more popular in the Ozark Mountains. Climbers come from across the country to scale bluffs at Horseshoe Canyon or boulder at “Witness the Fitness,” one of the most difficult bouldering routes in America.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Hester Preserves Natural Hunt Feel
Barry Hester’s Beaver Lake Quail Preserve in Gateway offers hunting for upland birds such as quail, pheasant and chucker partridge, in addition to turkey and whitetail deer packages.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Corporate Cyclists Say Biking is Back in Style
Corporate teams of road cyclists are becoming a more common site in Northwest Arkansas. The sport is becoming more popular because it’s healthy and because of the popularity of Lance Armstrong.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
White Buffalo Reels in Fishing Enthusiasts
The White Buffalo Resort near Mountain Home offers bass fishing on the Buffalo River and trout fishing on the White River.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Las Margaritas Offers Festive, Enjoyable Fare
Las Margaritas in Springdale gets a three-star lunch review.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Striper Bass Fishing Reels in Big Bucks
Fishing guides lure corporate clients to Beaver Lake. The striper bass segment in Arkansas brings in more than $16 million a year in tourism dollars.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
May Makes Lowe’s Lot (Real Deals)
May Construction Co. buys a $12.1 million building permit to build a 136,000-SF Lowe’s home improvement store in Bentonville.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Daily Record Refuses Anti-Wal-Mart Ad
On Sept. 12, the Benton County Daily Record refused to publish a full-page ad from WakeUpWalMart.com on the grounds that it could be “defamatory to Wal-Mart.”
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Olmstead Returns, Leaves KNWA Sports
Mike Olmstead, former sports anchor of KNWA, rejoined his team in Fayetteville as a reporter and anchor for about six weeks before leaving the station again.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Madison County Sheriff’s Report
Madison County Record reports of gunfire over goats.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Casket Creators Corner Cheesy Commercial (Outtakes Opinion)
Classic Car Caskets of Rogers airs cheesy cable commercial.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Former Employee Sues Garrison Financial Corp.
Brian Vaughn, former president and chief financial officer of Fayetteville?s Garrison Financial Corp., has filed suit against the company over breach of contract.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Malco Buys Lot for Fayetteville Theater
Malco Theatres of Memphis has closed on a 12.9-acre lot in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park with plans to open a 12-screen stadium-seating theater.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Tower in Lowell Apparently Behind Schedule
J.B Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell still hasn?t moved into its new building, which was supposed to be completed by now.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Swain Leaves May for Dixie
David Swain has left May Construction Co. to be president of Dixie Construction, which is owned by Dixie Development.