Tag: Industries

WorkMatters Brings in Big Motivators

A veritable Who?s Who of motivational speakers won?t be living ?in a van, down by the river? on April 30.

Morning News Still Absent on Story (Outtakes Opinion)

The Morning News is igrnoring a story, but its readers deserved to be informed.

Womack Relates Tax Tips to BOA?s Private Clients

Charles Womack, regional director of managed accounts for Eaton Vance Distributors Inc. of Boston, discussed tax strategies on Feb. 20 with a select group of Bank of America clients at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Rogers.

Pack Rat Sale Brings in $67,000

The semi-annual clearance sale at Fayetteville?s Pack Rat Outdoor Center brought in $67,000 on Feb. 8, said Scott Crook, the owner.

Hank?s Plans $4M Store in Fayetteville?s CMN

Hank Browne, president of Hank?s Fine Furniture of Sherwood, has bought land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park and plans to build a new store there.

Kids for Health Wins CCF Grant

CommunityCare Foundation’s first grant of 2004 has gone to the Kids for Health, a health education program for children, in the amount of $67,500.

Wal-Mart Threatens To Out-Walk Tyson

Corporate competition in the 2004 Northwest Arkansas American Heart Walk is already fierce.

Internet at Work (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Don?t let the failed business models of the late ?90s fool you into ignoring the commercial promise of the Internet.

Healthier Employees Do Wonders for Bottom Line

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield gets real about heart-disease risk and prevention.

MSI Builds National Reputation

Rogers-based Managed Subcontractors International Inc. is a national outsourcing and subcontracting firm with field offices in Atlanta; Dallas; and Orlando, Fla.

Wal-Martians Turn Green in ?The Windy City?

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is the first big-box retailer to embrace Chicago’s green-roof program.

Parties Swap Roles (Editorial)

As a conservative, pro-business newspaper, we have a hard time understanding how Republicans became the party of huge deficits and big government, and the Democrats were the ones who balanced the budget and gave us a surplus.

Clear Creek Tees Up Apartments, Course

John Tyson?s much anticipated development, Clear Creek Golf Club in Johnson, is making the final push toward completion.

Monroe Corners Could Get City ?Squared Away?

Real estate?s old adage ?location, location, location? is fitting for the ever-growing town of Lowell.

NWAPR Provides Central Spot for Job Specs

Northwest Arkansas Planning Room serves as a central location for subcontractors to evaluate commercial construction projects.

Charlton Promotes Park Central Potential

Mike Charlton has plans for the first ever planned unit development in the city of Lowell: Park Central.

Rogers? Pinnacle Hills Promenade to Be 856,300 SF

Planners for Pinnacle Hills Promenade, the anticipated retail complex in Rogers, have more than doubled the project?s size and moved it southeast across Interstate 540, developers announced on Feb. 5.

Shearin Lists 244-acre Brownstone Development (Real Deals)

Jim Shearin of Shearin Hathaway & Associates in Bentonville is the listing agent for the 224-acre Brownstone development in Bentonvillle, and work is expected to begin in a few weeks on a new subdivision off Ivy Lane in Springdale.

Abuelo?s Offers Four-star Dining Experience

Abuelo?s Mexican Embassy gets four stars.

Bolt Appears in Bombing Hearing

Jim Bolt of Rogers repeated two things on Feb. 10 that he?s done a lot of in the last couple of years ? appear in court and complain of chest pains.

Christian Brothers Automotive opens in Springdale

Walton Family Foundation to provide over $3 million for public projects

Walton Family Foundation releases workforce study, more than $12 million invested

Air show to return to Fort Smith in May 2027