by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Homeland: The Peaks Gets Sincere
Since we last wrote about Dionne Caruthers and Sincerity Homes leaving 53 homes unfinished at The Peaks in Rogers, we’ve discovered there is more than $1 million in contention.
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by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Frappuccinos Flocking to Pleasant Crossing
We hear Starbucks is coming to Pleasant Crossing Road in Rogers.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
DB Squared Lands Clients
Software company DB Squared LLC in Fayetteville recently snagged two new clients: the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville and Stephens Inc. in Little Rock.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Fowlkes Flies to Mountain View
Tyler Fowlkes, the former vice president of investments for Greenwood & Associates in Fayetteville, has joined First Security Bancorp.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Harkins’ Head for Little Rock
Power couple James and Amy Harkins are returning to their hometown of Little Rock.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
VIC Client Lands SBIR Grant
Yet another Virtual Incubation Corp. client has received a Small Business Innovation Research award ? this time it’s a Phase II from the National Institutes of Health and worth $740,000.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Rebuilding New Orleans (Bill Bowden Editor’s Note)
A former New Orleans resident reflects on Huricane Katrina and one of the great American cities.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Runoff Suit Jumps Gun (Editorial)
It’s hard to pick a good guy ? or a bad guy ? in the continuing dispute between Arkansas and Oklahoma over water quality issues.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Toothpicks Slated for Old Bordino’s Spot
Neal Crawford plans to open Toothpicks Saloon & Chop House by mid-September in space that previously housed Bordino’s Italian restaurant in Fayetteville.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Whole Hog Caf? Plans Bentonville Location
Brian Adams and Kevin Jacobs plan to open a Whole Hog Caf? in Bentonville by late September.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Sales Jump After Chick-Fil-A Renovation
The number of customers shopping at Chick-Fil-A in Fayetteville’s Northwest Village shopping center jumped from about 1,400 per day to 1,800 after renovations were completed.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Licensing Board Charged 118 Violators Last Year
The State Contractors Licensing Board in Little Rock says there were 118 violations in Benton and Washington counties between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Skilled-Labor Funding Dipped Again in 2004
Apprenticing tradesmen have produced $14.1 million in state tax revenue since 2000, according to the Arkansas Department of Labor.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Fayetteville Firm Gets Grant Money
Virtual Incubation Corp. client SFC Fluidics LLC of Fayetteville has received a $100,000 Small Business Technology Transfer award from the Department of Defense.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Conference To Teach Techies Business Sense
The 4th annual Technology Conference, which focuses on the movement of technology from concepts to commercialization, will be held Oct. 6 in Fayetteville.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas 1Q ROA Second in Region
In the first quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.21 percent, second highest against the other seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Eighth District.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Fort Smith Airport Numbers Drop for Month of August
The Fort Smith Regional Airport’s passenger numbers for August were down from July. Overall passengers that flew in and out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport in August were down 10.9 percent from July.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
UA Researchers Garner DNA Grants
Three University of Arkansas engineering professors landed two grants worth a combined $510,000 this summer to further their research with DNA.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
ABF Temporarily Limits Fuel Surcharge Due to Hurricane
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System Inc. announced that it will limit its standard fuel surcharge through Oct. 4.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
KFSM Leads DMA In July Nielsens
KFSM, Channel 5, led the 11-county dominant market area during all three weekday evening newscasts in the July household ratings from Nielsen Media Research.