by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Benefit Bank Breaks Tradition, Centers On ?Homey? Branches
The homespun, no-frills approach of Benefit Bank of Fort Smith is an apparent hit with a certain demographic of the market.
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by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Fort Town Gets ‘OK’ For Private Business
The Arkansas River Valley boasts eight of the 49 largest privately held companies in the six-county area. With their combined $1.24 billion in 2003 revenue, those firms bring in more money than the largest private concerns in any other area city.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Hiram Walker Plant Hits 5 Million Mark
The Hiram Walker plant in Fort Smith has gone from bottling 1.5 million cases of liquor per year when it opened in 1980 to 5 million now.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Van Buren Company Lumbers to Success
In 2002, Steve Gann, Dennis Joyce and Bill Dodson started Lumber One in Van Buren, filling the void for a locally owned, full-service contract lumber yard. It remains the only one of its kind in the Arkansas River Valley.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Banks Share $2.47B River Valley Market
Of the 13 private and public banking institutions operating in Crawford and Sebastian counties, 76 percent of the deposit market share is held by five banks.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
La Quinta Starts Construction
Construction begins on the La Quinta Inn in Bentonville. Champion Builders adds units at Mill Creek. Terminella develops Abington subdivision in Rogers.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
D-G, Daily Record, MN Win APA Business Awards
As usual, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette won first place in the large daily category for general excellence from the Arkansas Press Association followed by The Morning News of Springdale and Southwest Times Record of Fort Smith.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Jim Harvill Promoted to 107.9 Program Director
Clear Channel Radio has promoted Jim Harvill to program director for KEZA Magic 107.9 to fill the vacancy left when Chip Arledge, known as ?the rotund one,? moved to Alabama in June.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Maloney, Arvest Win ABA Awards
Maloney Marketing Group of Cave Springs recently won three first-place awards from the Arkansas Chapter of the American Bankers Association Marketing Network.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Rogers Chamber Wins ACCE Award
The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce won the American Chamber of Commerce Executives 2003 Award for Communications Excellence for its annual tourism and relocation guide.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
New Publications Serve Niche Markets (Outtakes Opinion)
We?ve noticed several new publications in the area lately.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Funniest Headline We?ve Seen in a Long Time (Outtakes Opinion)
On the front page of the July 15 issue of The Benton County Daily Record: ?Sheriff: No Mo. nudity.?
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Best News Lead We?ve Seen in a Long Time (Outtakes Opinion)
?Chris Mills, stabbed in a parking lot fight, died early Wednesday not long after collapsing on the welcome mat of the Good Vibrations nightclub in Rogers, witnesses said.?
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Smith/Bulin Get Cleaning Plus
Wilma Bulin has been cleaning houses for more than 20 years, but now she?s launched her own business with the help of partner Debbie Smith.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Higgins/Abernathy Start Red Ball Productions
With $25,000 in initial startup costs and lots of experience in trade-show events, Ken Abernathy and David Higgins launched Red Ball Productions in February.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
George Rumored To Begin Bank
We hear Gary George, CEO of George?s Inc. in Springdale, and a group of local investors are forming a new bank.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Combs Buys Farmington Acreage
Gary Combs recently bought more than 1,300 combined acres of land in Farmington and Prairie Grove for about $15 million.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Condos Planned In Fayetteville
Four Fayetteville developers plan to build a $20 million complex on 20 acres north of the city?s Boys & Girls Club.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Shewmaker Plans Deal Closure
Richard Shewmaker told us on July 15 that he?s under contract to sell the historic building at 603 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville that houses The Blue Parrot bar.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Terminella Plans Area Developments
We couldn?t help but notice the sunshine-esque metal sign holders that have been erected off Arkansas Highway 264 and Mt. Hebron Road. Tom Terminella seems to know something about them.