by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Contractors Not Counting On Stimulus Spending
Contractors in Northwest Arkansas said they aren’t counting on an immediate impact from the public spending package but are pursuing projects that have guaranteed funding.
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by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Winds of Change Affect Builders Risk Insurance Market
Wind and fire damage is covered under builders risk insurance, which are policies usually taken out by the general contractor to cover their investment in a project while it’s under construction.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Commodity Collapse Craters Construction Costs
After years of doubling and tripling raw materials prices from oil to copper caused by burgeoning world demand and a weak U.S. dollar, the bottom fell out in the final quarter of 2008.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Commercial Jobs Slumped Significantly in 2008
The number of commercial construction projects under way in 2008 fell sharply from the previous year.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Fewer Deals, Higher Value
The number of deals made in Northwest Arkansas declined in 2008, but the value increased.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Contractors Oppose Free Choice Act
The Arkansas chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. is encouraging its members to contact their legislators regarding the Employee Free Choice Act.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
UA Keeps up Expansion, Improvement Plans in ’09
The University of Arkansas has over $75 million in construction projects set to begin in 2009.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Litter Mitigation, Litigation Moves Ahead
As Oklahoma’s case against Tyson Foods Inc., Simmons Foods Inc., George’s Inc. and others plods through its fourth year with a tentative trial date set for this September, parallel efforts locally and in Washington D.C. are aiming to make Edmondson’s laws
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Borrowing Trillions More Offers No Guarantees for Recovery (Commentary by Andrew Jensen)
President Obama would surely hear the howls of his allies on the left who trust the power of government over power of the people, but I suspect a safe prediction for the market reaction would be quite different than what we saw on Inauguration Day.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Learning to Effectively Manage Stress Can Take Many Forms (Guest Commentary by Seth Mohorn)
No matter what your role is ? whether executive or hourly, service or sales ? we all have one thing in common: the ability to control our own attitude.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Northwest Delegation Holds Key Spots
Six of the eight state senators from Arkansas’ northwest corridor sit on the Arkansas General Assembly’s Joint Budget Committee.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
KFSM Leads DMA, November Nielsens
KFSM-TV, Channel 5, led the 11-county designated market area during all three weekday evening newscasts in the November household ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
State Benefits From Nonprofits
A recent study found that charitable organizations in Arkansas contributed more than $14 billion to the state’s economy from 2005 to 2008.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
BKD Acquires Part Of Rogers Practice
BKD LLP, the largest accounting firm in Arkansas, has acquired an office in Rogers with the addition of several members from the Lundy Allard & Co. PLLC firm.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
AERT Settles Suit, Incurs Losses of More Than $6M
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale has received federal approval of a settlement with plaintiffs who sued over the companies ChoiceDek product.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Spendthrifts and Gluttony Needed to Revise Economy (Commentary by Jeff Collins)
Our hopes for 2009 seem to reside with the collective emotional well-being of soccer moms and Joe Six-packs. It could reasonably be asked if tax cuts and cheap money will turn the trick.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Of Lucky Strikes and Lotteries (Commentary by Jeff Wood)
A gluttonous quartet of habits – smoking, drinking, eating and gambling – are the triggers behind several early bills proposed this state legislative session in Little Rock. The bills either make it easier, or more expensive, to enjoy all of the above.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Arvest Bank Buys Vacant Tim Hurd Dealership Property (Real Deals)
A look at important real estate transactions in Northwest Arkansas for Jan. 26, 2009.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Suffers Through Cold December
Wal-Mart was best positioned to take advantage of an economic downturn with its lean model, low-price credibility and newly remodeled stores, but has been hit with several blows in the last few weeks.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
More Details on Mystery Debtor
Aspen-Jetride, a charter flight service company, fits the profile of the unnamed company on the wrong side of the past due loans.