by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Despite escalating raw materials costs, legal battles, the destruction of seven total fires and a burdensome stock option plan, AERT co-CEO Joe Brooks said he’s never thought of folding up the tent.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
When Wal-Mart decided to encourage a local presence by vendors, it was equivalent to the state landing a major Fortune 500 company with high-paying jobs. It was an evolution that is now producing results no one imagined.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
We can’t help wondering if million-dollar salaries just drive some people insane.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
At Dixie Development Inc., it’s all about the numbers. The $30 million company analyzes about 100 properties per quarter and wades through spreadsheets of probable scenarios to determine a projects’ viability.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The business world is numb with numbers, analysis ad nauseam and jargony gibberish. But executives say one tangible that accounts for the majority of their business can’t be crammed into a spreadsheet ? the ability to network.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Real Estate Data Market Inc. provides a summary of real estate activity.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Johnson Switch duplexes sell for $2.86 million. Copper Creek Phase II heats up.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued former Vice Chairman Tom Coughlin on July 27 in an attempt to void his multi-million dollar retirement package.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
When we stepped out of the searing sun into Lemongrass, we weren’t sure if we were still in Bentonville or had somehow made it to a trendy L.A. day spa.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Noodles owner Kirby Walker said the building should be completed by the end of September, and he will move Noodles from its current location at 3155 N. College Ave. to the new one.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Mud Creek LLC also plans to build two buildings across Mall Avenue from Noodles Italian Kitchen in what is being called Creekside Center, according to a filing with the Fayetteville Planning Division.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The least productive time of the workday, 150 senior executives told a recent survey, is between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Leigh Enterprises LLC plans to build a 22,809-SF Bassett Furniture Direct store on two acres it recently purchased in Fayetteville’s CMN Business Park. The store will be located on the northwest corner of Steel and Shiloh streets.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Between Jan. 1 and July 31, seven state-chartered banks had applied with the Arkansas State Bank Department for a total of 15 new offices in Benton and Washington counties.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
An e-commerce Web site designed by Rogers-based VeriSource Inc. boosted its client’s online sales by 52 percent in just more than a year.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
For the second year in a row, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s list of Largest Executive Recruiters had a total of seven entries.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Aaron Peters, sports anchor for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, resigns.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
On-air talents Ken Couch and Matt Slaughter have yet to find work in radio since the July 18 sale of KSEC 95.7 FM in Bentonville to Vega Enterprises Inc.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
We noticed an interesting headline on the front page of the July 28 Fayetteville edition of The Morning News: “Space Shuttle Grounded.”
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Times apparently missed the story on Aug. 5 that Richard B. Atkinson, dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, had died the previous day in Chicago.
