by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
The hay?s probably already in the barn in terms of 2003 tax planning for most small- to mid-sized businesses. But several area accountants said there?s still enough time before Dec. 31 for some flexibility in how a company?s final tab stacks up.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
When he was in Fayetteville for a speaking engagement on Nov. 23, Al Franken took a second to say what he thought about Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
After 10 years in business, Gloria Jean?s Gourmet Coffee in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall closed on Dec. 1.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Greg Taylor of Taylor Displays Inc. got his day in court and now awaits another.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
A new quarterly E-newsletter is scheduled to be launched by the Arkansas Venture Forum on Dec. 9. AVF puts on the annual Arkansas Venture Capital Conference.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
The new brick crosswalks on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street look great, but we?ve noticed a small problem. They?re harder to see.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
New Deal IV Inc., led by Linda Parnell, closed on 8.8 acres to add to their existing 17 acres at the intersection of 28th Street and Walnut in Rogers near the Rogers Bowling Alley.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Cathy Foraker, director/external affairs for SBC in Fayetteville, has been appointed to the Arvest Bank board of directors and will begin serving in January.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Four investors, who insisted on remaining anonymous for now, recently bought 25 acres at the intersection of I-540 and New Hope Road in Rogers.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Alabama state-chartered Regions Bank is still the largest bank in Arkansas by deposits with $4.065 billion, according to the latest market share analysis published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
On the day after Thanksgiving, 47,938 people entered Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall, an increase of 19 percent over last year?s ?Black Friday? foot traffic, said Andrea Taylor, the mall?s marketing manager.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Since its inception in November 2002, Fort Smith-based Millwright Local 216 has grown more than four times as large.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
A new consumer advocacy group, Arkansas Consumer Advocates, has formed to fight lobbying efforts by the nursing home industry and insurance groups supporting tort reform for nursing homes.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
State?s CEO club has shrunk since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal last profiled the chief executives of publicly traded companies, but those remaining look pretty much the same.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Several recent reports suggest the nation?s economy is well into recovery. The revised gross domestic product showed the economy steaming ahead at an 8.2 percent annual rate in the third quarter.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Julie Wait Fryauf of Julie Wait Designs Inc. in Rogers was recognized recently with four interior design awards by the South Central Chapter of the American Society of Interior Design.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is working on a deal to buy the 120-store Bompreco supermarket chain in Northeastern Brazil from troubled Dutch retailer Ahold NV, the Brazillian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Nov. 26.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, the nation?s largest private-sector employer, is eliminating two Putnam funds from its 401(k) plan ? more unwelcome news for a mutual-fund firm that has been jolted by allegations of improper trading.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Nov. 21 the formalization of an official Office of Animal Well-Being headed by veterinarian and animal welfare expert Kellye Pfalzgraf.
by - December 8, 2003 12:00 am
First Federal Bancshares Inc. of Harrison on Nov. 26 declared an 18 cent cash dividend on common stock.
