by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Brownstone Adds Licensed Architect
Brownstone Development LLC has named Anna Fomithcer Silvio as an architectural designer and planner at Brownstone.
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by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
McClelland Engineers Celebrate Anniversary
McClelland Consulting Engineers of Fayetteville has turned 40 years old. One of the state?s largest civil/environmental consulting firms with 80 plus employees, MCE has grown from a one-man consulting office in 1963 to 80 employees today.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
March State Revenue Falls Under Forecast
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration on April 2 said that net available general revenue totals $2,325.3 million so far this fiscal year.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Tyson Foods Ready For Next Rebound (News Analysis)
On March 26, Tyson Foods was acquitted of all charges in a federal immigration trial held in Chattanooga, Tenn. For a company that has had remarkable success in the courtroom, this one may have topped them all.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Startups Need Cash Flow or Collateral for Bank Loans
Many fledgling companies find themselves in a Catch-22 funding crunch.rnThey don?t have the customers or contracts to get venture capital funding. And they don?t have cash flow or collateral to secure a bank loan.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Diamond State Dominates State?s Tiny VC Industry
C. Sam Walls and Joe T. Hays launched an ambitious plan in 1999 to turn Arkansas into fertile VC soil with Diamond State Ventures
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Competition Generates Entrepreneurial Spirit
Capital Resource Corp., an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, is showing its support for innovative business ideas to the tune of $104,000 in cash awards for winners of the Governor?s Award for Entrepreneurial Development.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Act 860 Creates New Era For Venture Capital In State
Venture capital advocates in Arkansas are hailing Act 860 of 2003 as the start of a new day for venture capital in Arkansas.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
VC in Arkansas Is Unknown Quantity
Arkansas Capital Corporation Group has estimated last year?s venture capital level at $33 million, but Les Lane, vice president of the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority in Little Rock, said a reliable figure is hard to come by.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
VC Outlook Presents Ugly, Bad and Good (Mark Diggs Commentary)
New methods specifically designed for the knowledge-based economy must be developed, adopted and implemented along with appropriate policy.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Ecochic Offers Environmentally Friendly Products
Ecochic has about 1,000 SF of showroom space. Arthur-Lane and her husband invested $75,000 to open the new shop.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Parachuting Penguins and PROforma Print Logistics Caters to Travelers, Businesses
Parachuting Penguins offers print, copy and laminating services, and PROforma handles any medium- to large-run print jobs, including print services for promotional items, such as hats, shirts, cups, mugs, etc.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
$12M Project Planned for Train Depot
Two companies plan to spend $12 million to renovate the Fayetteville train depot and build a three-story, 40,000-SF building next door on the northwest corner of Dickson and West streets.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Wesner?s Grill Gets Three Stars (Business Lunch Review)
Although Rogers? west side is bustling with new business, the old downtown area has a friendly face that?s satisfied many appetites for more than a half a century.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Suspends Gun Sales in California
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville will temporarily stop selling guns at its 118 stores in California after hundreds of violations of state laws, California’s attorney general said on April 4.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
ABPG Files Answer to Libel Lawsuit
Arkansas Business Publishing Group filed an answer April 1 to a libel suit brought Feb. 25 in Washington County Circuit Court by Melvin Robinson, a trustee for an entity called Genesis Trust.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
No ?April Fools? Given to Brass Eagle Execs
After receiving no bonuses in 2001, executives at Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville all received bonuses for 2002, according to a proxy the paintball gun manufacturer filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Times Record Cuts 13, Closes Oklahoma Bureau
The Southwest Times Record of Fort Smith, laid off 13 employees in March and closed the newspaper?s six-person news bureau in Poteau, Okla., which had been in operation for the past three years.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Alliance In Place For Long Haul
The circulation ?alliance? between the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Community Publishers Inc. of Bentonville will continue for the foreseeable future, said Paul Smith, general manager of the D-G.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Roebuck Named ME at Herald Leader
Lucas Roebuck took over as managing editor of the twice-weekly Siloam Springs Herald-Leader on March 31.