by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
RoArk Wrangles Regional Business
At 32, The RoArk Group Inc. of Rogers has hit its stride and is being led by a third generation Garman.
Tag: Media & Marketing
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Congress Leans Toward Telecoms on Internet Future
Big businesses that laid the broadband network are on the verge of creating a tiered payment system they say will free up space on the “superhighway.”
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
ABA Announces Fayetteville Team
The American Basketball Association announced on July 4 that it will add a team from Fayetteville to its lineup this fall.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
KHBS+ Retakes 10 p.m. Lead
KHBS+ retakes the lead during the 10 p.m. newscast in Northwest Arkansas for the month of May after KNWA wins the important time slot in the November ratings period, according to data compiled by Nielsen Media Research.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Spanish Stations Move Up Radio List
Three Spanish language radio stations made it on this year’s list of largest radio stations published by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Advertising Plus Becomes E-magination
Mark Myers, president and CEO of Fort Smith’s Advertising Plus Inc., changes the agency’s name to E-magination.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Visionary Markets with Mashup
A Centerton Realtor has a Web site that plots her investment properties using a Google Maps mashup.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Playback Fills Concert Niche
Fayetteville-based digital audio engineer Clayton Janes wants to quadruple the number of concerts his company he “programs.”
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Rockfish Merger Nets Clients
Rockfish Interactive has tripled in size since it was spawned early this year by a merger of Fort Smith’s McIntosh Group and Fayetteville’s Rockfish Studio.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
’22 Straight’ For Sale at Wal-Mart
Hannover House of Fayetteville works out a deal with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stock the DVD “22 Straight: The Story of the Greatest Run in Razorback Football History” at its stores within 100 miles of Fayetteville.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
The Region’s Largest Radio Stations
Clear Channel’s KKIX tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest radio stations.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
The Region’s Largest Newspapers
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest newspapers.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
The Regions’ Largest Employers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest employers.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Customers Don’t Always Keep You in Mind (Jim Karrh Commentary)
Whether you’re building a loyalty or frequent-buyer program, setting up an online community, or otherwise trying to really engage customers, you have to take a hard look at the relevance of your company to customers.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
KNWA Begins HDTV Transition
KNWA, Fayetteville’s NBC affiliate, begins transmitting a high definition digital signal through cable provider, Cox Communications. The signal is available to cable subscribers on channel 715.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Sargent, Turner Named Anchors
KNWA announced on June 27 that it had promoted Dana Sargent from anchor of its morning show, “KNWA Today,” to anchor the 9 p.m. newscast of KFTA, Fox 24, and Matt Turner had been promoted from sports anchor to evening co-anchor for KNWA’s newscast.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Stephens Media Group Buys Magie Newspapers
Stephens Media Group of Little Rock buys four newspapers from Magie Enterprises: the weekly Cabot Star-Herald, Carlisle Independent, Lonoke Democrat and Sherwood Voice, and the semi-weekly Jacksonville Patriot. Also included is the Weekend Edition, a tota
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
FOIA Doesn’t Show Broyles Board Status
A Freedom of Information request made to the University of Arkansas for a comprehensive list of university personnel who serve as a board member to any financial institution didn’t show Frank Broyles, who we knew serves as a board member for Priority Bank
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
OK Industries Tops Region’s Private Companies List
OK Industries of Fort Smith tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest private companies, with revenue of about $900 million in 2005.
by - June 19, 2006 12:00 am
Faucette To Launch Real Estate TV Show
Coldwell Banker Faucette Real Estate in Fayetteville has hired professional production company Creative Edge out of Missouri to produce a high-quality television show on real estate called ?Northwest Arkansas Showcase of Homes.?