Tag: Media & Marketing

Real Estate Rakes in Returns

An article in the October issue of Mutual Funds magazine compares the averaged 5-year return of the S&P 500 versus investments in commercial real estate.

Webster University Web Site Does Well (Web Review)

Fresh off a complete makeover, the Web site for Webster University?s Fayetteville campus appears to be a nice resource for the school?s 130 students.

NWA Business Women Prepare for Conference

Krista Khone, event coordinator for the Northwest Arkansas Business Women?s Conference, is preparing for the fourth annual conference on Sept. 24.

Delta Systems Appoints Martin Vice President & GM of Subsidiary

Delta Systems Inc. announced on Aug. 7 that it has hired Steve Martin, a former Tyson Foods Inc. executive and not the “wild and crazy guy” from ?Saturday Night Live? fame.

Local Penny Stock Violates SEC Rules

Misleading financial statements, suspicious relationships and a questionable lawsuit appear to have helped Golf Entertainment Inc. turn a company shell into a shell game.

Crackdown Needed, Not New Laws (Editorial)

With corporate scandals now almost a daily occurrence and politicians ranting about the need for the government to do this or that to fix the problems, maybe it?s time to ask: What?s the matter with the existing standards and regulations? Not much really.

Blackwell Ford Leads Nation in ZX2 Sales

After selling 20 Ford Escort ZX2s in December and finding itself ranked No. 3 nationally, Ron Blackwell Ford of Bentonville set out to be No. 1 in sales of the two-door sportscar in May.

Roebuck Hired at NBC 24/51

Lucas Roebuck began work July 23 as assignment editor for television station NBC 24/51, KPOM/KFAA, in Fayetteville.

Mattingly Joins the ‘X’ Radio

Bo Mattingly, who was fired this past spring from his job as sports director for television station KHBS/KHOG, Channels 29/40, has been hired as a disc jockey for the ?X? radio station, 104.9 FM.

ABPG Takes Three First-Place Awards

Arkansas Business Publishing Group, which owns the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, won three first-place awards July 27 at the annual Arkansas Press Association competition in Hot Springs.

D-G Moves Little Rock to Saline County

A Page 1 story in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on July 12 was continued on the back of the section and included a map showing where the state Department of Health had tested for anthrax.

D-G Too Good for Arkansas ‘Journliasts’?

We know a woman who received a master?s degree in May from the University of Arkansas? journalism department and applied for a job as a reporter with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Wilhite, Wall Head to Motown

Northwest Arkansas? most popular morning radio team is heading for the motor city.

Access Arena May Be Built

Access Entertainment of Joplin is apparently itching to build a 15,000-18,000 seat arena in either Northwest Arkansas or southwest Missouri.

Bottom Line Changes for Ogden

For Gregg Ogden, the bottom line had always been the company?s sales figures at the end of the day. When he began to square off with death, Ogden searched for a more significant bottom line.

TrestleTree Sprouts Savings Via Webcam

TrestleTree Inc., a self-described ?health transformation company? in Fayetteville, has initiated a national rollout that it predicts can save corporate America $5 billion by 2010.

The Dish on DirectTV (Editorial)

Customer relations will always be a huge issue for any executive management team.

Life@Work Journal Misses Issue, Seeks Funds

Steve Graves and Tom Addington, who founded The Life@Work Journal in 1997, are negotiating with a Christian college and seminary to financially support the international Christian business magazine.

Robert Carey Dies At Age 68

Robert ?Bob? Carey, a retired journalism professor from the University of Arkansas, died July 8 after a sudden heart attack while visiting his son in Florida.

Jones Leaves Hometown News

Mike Jones left the Rogers Hometown News, where he had served as editor since January 1998, to work in the publication department for the Sam?s Club division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic