by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Sponsorships, Gifts Crucial For Performing Arts Venues
Local performing art venues rely heavily on sponsorships and donations to bring performances to Northwest Arkansas.
Tag: NWABJ
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Studio Provides Musical Retreat
Eric Schabacker has more than 100 gold albums for production and engineering work. But after trying to settle south of Eureka Springs, his passion for music led him to build Winterwood Recording Studios and Lakeside Cottage on Beaver Lake.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Legislature Should Raise Minimum Wage (Editorial)
Arkansas lawmakers should raise the minimum wage to $6.25 from $5.15 to keep up with the rest of the country.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
AMP Ramps Up For Second Season, Summertime Fun
The Arkansas Music Pavilion Inc. starts its second season May 17 with rock band All-American Rejects. The AMP is also pursuing acts such as Collective Soul, Lyle Lovett, Gin Blossoms, Train, Peter Frampton and country sensation SheDaisy.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Customization Keeps Caterers on the Mark
Northwest Arkansas catering companies keep their businesses on the cutting edge by offering unique food presentation for customers.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Crystal Bridges Construction to Begin Soon
Construction should begin in June on Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The museum is estimated to have more than 100,000-SF of space with a cost of $50 million.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Teacher Shortage Leaves Students with Flat Notes
While Rogers and Bentonville have a string program, Fayetteville and Springdale don?t, which makes students rely on private lessons for instruction. But many private lesson instructors are stretched thin.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Right-Brain Thinking Needed for Business
According to author Daniel Pink, it takes both brain hemispheres working together for people to succeed in business ? no longer does it take just left-brain thinking to rule the business world.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
John Daly Opens Discount Golf Shop
Professional golfer John Daly and two partners opened the second John Daly?s Discount Golf Shop on March 20 in Fayetteville?s Kantz Center.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Bristol Park Changes LLCs (Real Deals)
Steele Crossing Partners LP buys the Bristol Gardens apartments in Fayetteville for $22.5 million, and Ray Brown & Associates Construction buys a $7.8 million building permit for a Bentonville assisted-living center.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Clear Channel ?KIX? Arbitron Ratings
Clear Channel Communications? country-formatted KKIX-FM, 103.9 ?KIX 104,? radio station landed the No. 1 slot in the market, according to the recently released Arbitron fall 2005 ratings.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
5-Star Productions Wins Most Gold Addys in FS
Fort Smith-based 5-Star Productions won four gold and three silver awards at the 2005 Fort Smith Addy awards banquet Feb. 25.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Alligator Ray?s No Newspaper
Fayetteville?s new SBC telephone book listed Alligator Ray?s, a restaurant and bar, as a newspaper.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Sunbelt Expands Into Oklahoma
Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks moved into the Tulsa and Oklahoma City market and changed its name to Sunbelt Business Advisors of Mid-America.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Fort Smith Airport Enplanements Down
Fort Smith Regional Airport had 15,589 total passengers for March, down 6.2 percent from 16,612 in March 2005. Year to date, enplanemets are down 3.8 percent from 43,898 in 2005 to 42,219 so far in 2006.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
State?s Reserve Ratio Ties for Second in Region
In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.44 percent, down from 1.55 percent for the same period in 2004.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Lohmeyer-Russell Opens New Bella Vista Office
Lohmeyer-Russell Architects of Springfield, Mo., opened an office in Bella Vista on April 3 for construction administration of a $12 million 60-unit retirement condominium.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Weiss Rates Arkansas HMOs and Insurers
According to Weiss Ratings Inc. of Jupiter, Fla., Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Little Rock was one of the strongest HMO and health insurers in the state for the third quarter of 2005, and five companies in Arkansas were rated as the weakest.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
McIntosh Group, Rockfish Finalize Proposed Merger
The McIntosh Group Inc., an advertising agency based in Fort Smith, merges with Rockfish Studio, a Fayetteville-based interactive design and communications firm, to form Rockfish Interactive.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Plans 50 Stores in Blighted Urban Areas
On April 4, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that it would build more than 50 stores in struggling urban neighborhoods over the next two years to create jobs.