Tag: Legal

Bentonville Couple Claims Bankruptcy

A couple that recently moved from Illinois to Bentonville filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation and listed $2.2 million in assets and $1.7 million in debts.

2006?s Best and Worst

2006: A year of corrections as CEOs, developers and hoteliers fine-tuned their strategies.

Forum Fosters Entrepreneurs

Arkansas Venture Forum Conference allowed entrepreneurs learn how to attract investors.

LR Law Firm Wins $500,000 Judgment

A Little Rock law firm recently won a judgment of more than $500,000 against a former client.

Forum Sharpens Leaders

The CEO Forum of Arkansas seeks to raise the level of business leadership in Northwest Arkansas.

Arkansas Venture Forum Announces Speakers

The Arkansas Venture Forum?s fifth annual Venture Conference announces three nationally-known entrepreneurs as keynote speakers.

UA Professor Finds CEOs Rewarded For Layoffs (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

A University of Arkansas finance professor has released results of a study that shows how chief executive officers are rewarded for layoff decisions.

Building Reputation that Lasts (Commentary by Elise Mitchell)

We should all harbor a healthy fear of a gathering storm that could test our personal levee system and risk the loss of our own reputation.

Several Arkansas Banks Caught in Cashier?s Check Scams

Scam artists are keeping banks busy with counterfeit cashier?s checks.

Studies Show Student Cheating Trend

Corporate scandals have garnered their share of headlines, but cheating isn?t just for the pros. Business professionals in training are also being scrutinized.

Options Time Machine: Money for Nothing (Market forecast by James Bell)

Expect further deterioration in the public?s trust of the executives managing our public companies and the boards of directors who nominally protect shareholder interests.

Leading a Company Takes Courage (Barry Goldberg Commentary)

There are many threats and challenges in business that have little to do with physical harm, and dealing with them in a courageous manner is one way that skilled leaders demonstrate their personal integrity.

Execs, Sailors Share Mindset

The executive sailing set on Beaver Lake say the sport is about the journey, not the destination.

Dixie Trial Ends, Broker Awarded

A jury awards Jenny Talley, a former broker for Dixie Real Estate of Fayetteville, more than $480,000 on Sept. 8.

Former Dixie CFO Charged in $100,000 Embezzlement Scheme

The former Dixie Management CFO is booked into the Washington County Detention Center. She allegedly embezzled more than $100,000.

Construction Sites Prone To Rising Theft Numbers

Area construction sites have been targets of theft recently, and subcontractors are doing all they can to prevent thieves from stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment and supplies.

Fayetteville Law Partners Split

Don Elliot and Tim Smith left Odom & Elliot law firm in Fayetteville to form Elliot & Smith PA in mid-September.

Alumni Celebrate 10th Forty Under 40 Class

More than 320 people attended the Business Journal?s Forty Under 40 event at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers on Aug. 29, where Steve Reinemund, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, was the evening?s guest speaker.

Forty Under 40 Honorees Balance Family With Professional Lives

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal names its annual class of Forty Under 40, and surveys those honorees for some insightful statistics. Includes links to the list and profiles.

Is Success in Business Really ?Who You Know??

The Forty Under 40 All-Decade honorees discuss what it takes for success in business.

Restoration plans begin with the historic Carnegie Library building

HVAC warehouse was the top Sebastian County property deal in July-October period

2024 building permit values down 45% in the Fort Smith metro

Messer to open $70 million industrial gas plant in Berryville in 2026