Tag: NWABJ

Northwest to Get Spinal Tap

One of a handful of pediatric spine specialists statewide will soon be available to children in Northwest Arkansas.

Celebrate Publisher Sues Former Employer

We recently came across another interesting lawsuit. It seems that Mari See, publisher of Celebrate Northwest Arkansas magazine, has filed suit against her former employer, Goglanian Bakeries Inc.

May Day Might Present Problems

May 1 could mean more to you this year than you think. It?s Primero de Mayo, or International Labor Day, which marks the annual mobilization of labor unions. This year could be a little different.

Delta Holds Promise (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

The new leader of the Delta Regional Authority, Rex Nelson, finds reasons for optimism in the Arkansas Delta.

Area?s Top 10 ROE Banks Switch Positions

The top 10 banks by return on equity in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s annual list of private banks changed somewhat from year-end 2004 to 2005.

Building Banks Bites Into Efficiency Ratio

Many Northwest Arkansas banks use efficiency ratios as a performance barometer, but it?s only one of many. Includes the lists of the region’s largest banks, public and private.

Correspondent Banks Share Loan Load

Without correspondent banking partners, local banks couldn?t make as many large loans as they do. A peak at correspondent banks and how they work.

Liberty Bank Stakes its Claim

Liberty Bank of Arkansas is making its move into Northwest Arkansas? booming market. A look at the bank that Wallace Fowler built.

Urban Areas Should Give Wal-Mart a Chance (Editorial)

Wal-Mart has been trying for several years to enter the nation?s large cities. Now large urban areas should give the retailer?s planned economic-opportunity zones a chance.

Arkansas Tops District In 4Q Interest Margins

In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a net interest margin of 4.20 percent, down from 4.23 percent for the same quarter in 2004.

Corporate Credit Cards Produce Bank Revenue

Corporate credit cards help banks make money one swipe at a time. But smaller credit card providers must stay competitive with larger credit card providers like Bank of America and MBNA.

FNB Sees Green in its Communities

The First National Bank in Green Forest has amassed $381.9 million in assets, continuing a steady growth over the past decade that its CEO says was fueled by a 1994 Arkansas law that allowed banks to branch outside of their home county.

First Security Offers Multicultural Banking

A year ago, First Security Bank converted the first floor of its 99-year-old building in downtown Springdale into its Multicultural Banking Center, helping immigrants get checking accounts and home loans.

Spring Training: Area Banks Step Up to Home Plate With Management Training Initiatives

The old adage ?good help is hard to find? seems to fit the local banking industry. And with the influx of several new and new-to-the-market banks, good help is becoming even harder to keep.

Yeager to Work With Banks Through ABA Chair

Tim Yeager, the new associate professor of economics in the University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business, wants to help Arkansas banks manage their interest-rate risk.

State?s Clean Indoor Air Act Evens Playing Field

Gov. Mike Huckabee signs The Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act, leveling the playing field among businesses, one police official says.

Siam Palace Restaurant To Replace Lemongrass

Lemongrass, a Thai restaurant at the Bentonville Colonnade, closes, and Supha Vandiver plans to open Siam Palace, another Thai restaurant, in the same location at the end of May.

Moe?s Knows Tex-Mex Food

Moe?s Southwest Grill opens in Bentonville, the state’s second Moe’s, offering a menu of tacos, salads, fajita’s and burritos.

San Francisco Bread Co. Gets 3 Stars (Business Lunch)

San Francisco Bread Co. gets 3 stars in our business lunch review.

AHEC Hires New Director

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hires Dr. Robert R. Gullett Jr. as the new director for the Area Health Education Center in Northwest Arkansas.

Green energy and education event to be held at UAFS

ArcBest reports AI cost-benefit of $13 million on route optimization

380-acre business park in Berryville allows for tax incentives for investors

Coler bike trails reopen after storm

Sebastian County Election Commission changes voting site for Fianna Hills

Green energy and education event to be held at UAFS

ArcBest reports AI cost-benefit of $13 million on route optimization

380-acre business park in Berryville allows for tax incentives for investors

The Supply Side: Ranch2Retail seeks to connect retailers with cattle supply chains

State of the State Mid-Year 2024: ‘Freight recession’ continues for trucking industry

The Supply Side: Marketplace an expanding growth engine for Walmart

The Compass Report shows that Arkansas’ economy ‘remains in an expansion’

Tag: NWABJ

Northwest to Get Spinal Tap

Celebrate Publisher Sues Former Employer

May Day Might Present Problems

Delta Holds Promise (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

Area?s Top 10 ROE Banks Switch Positions

Building Banks Bites Into Efficiency Ratio

Correspondent Banks Share Loan Load

Liberty Bank Stakes its Claim

Urban Areas Should Give Wal-Mart a Chance (Editorial)

Arkansas Tops District In 4Q Interest Margins

Corporate Credit Cards Produce Bank Revenue

FNB Sees Green in its Communities

First Security Offers Multicultural Banking

Spring Training: Area Banks Step Up to Home Plate With Management Training Initiatives

Yeager to Work With Banks Through ABA Chair

State?s Clean Indoor Air Act Evens Playing Field

Siam Palace Restaurant To Replace Lemongrass

Moe?s Knows Tex-Mex Food

San Francisco Bread Co. Gets 3 Stars (Business Lunch)

AHEC Hires New Director

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Green energy and education event to be held at UAFS

ArcBest reports AI cost-benefit of $13 million on route optimization