by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Doggie Daycares Pamper Pooches
Nationwide, doggie daycare kennels fetched about $1.5 billion in revenue the last year a study was done, and that was about four years ago.
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by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Domestic Violence is Company Business
Estimates of lost work days attributed to domestic violence range from 2.8 million to 7 million days annually, but businesses can work to offset those losses and help their employees.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
?Affordable? Homes Near Extinction in Fayetteville
As the hub of Northwest Arkansas? $3.4 billion mortgage loan market, Fayetteville has had many homes in the $200,000-and-up range built in the last four years, but it’s a tough market for those seeking new homes for less.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Valley View in the Drink
American Express Investments has taken possession of the residential portion of Valley View Golf Community in Farmington.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Four! Golf Misses Deadline
Golf Entertainment Inc., the Springdale penny stock embroiled in a handful of legal spats and barred from trading its own stock in the state by the Arkansas Securities Department, did not file its quarterly report as scheduled on Nov. 20.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Howell?s Hideaway
Just weeks before he died, Little Rock investor M. David Howell Jr. bought a $425,000 condominium in Destin, Fla. Just weeks before he died, Little Rock investor M. David Howell Jr. bought a $425,000 condominium in Destin, Fla.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Fair ?Weatherly? reporting
Dan Greenberg, a newly elected justice of the peace in Pulaski County and son of D-G Editorial Page Editor Paul Greenberg, was the only individual who received a check from David Howell who hadn?t been named in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Federal Mac Attack
First Federal Bank of Arkansas Inc., the publicly traded Harrison bank that operates seven locations in Benton and Washington counties, is believed to be the first in Arkansas to offer online loan approvals.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Lifeline to Buy Siloam Springs Service
Northwest Arkansas Lifeline entered an informal agreement Nov. 20 to purchase Siloam Springs Lifeline for an undisclosed amount.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Symphony Director Passes Baton
Alan Burdick, executive director of the North Arkansas Symphony for the past 18 months, resigned Nov. 18.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Going, Going … Thong!
Brent Poole is trying to make a little money on his ?celebrity? as the streaker during the Arkansas Razorbacks? Oct. 26 football game against Old Miss.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Estimate Needs, Prepare for Retirement (Elaine Longer Commentary)
Accumulating enough wealth to fund a comfortable retirement requires a long-term plan.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Net Tax Could Help, a Little (Editorial)
A majority of states, including Arkansas, are in the process of coming up with a national plan for taxing items sold over the Internet.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Investors Get Financing for Younkin Development
Investors get financing for a commercial construction on the site of a former airstrip in north Fayetteville, and RRI LLC recently purchased a building permit valued at $3.5 million to build a hotel at one of Northwest Arkansas? largest business parks.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Study Finds Importance of Agriculture in State
A study by a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture publication found that agriculture is more important to Arkansas? economy than in any other state in the Southeast.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Philanthropists Honored by Fundraising Professionals
Bernice Jones and Willard and Pat Walker were honored Nov. 13 with Lifetime Philanthropic Achievement Awards by the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Southmark Saga Still Waging in Court
SEC-registered brokerage firm Southmark Inc. was still duking it out in court with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 21, nearly a week after a preliminary injunction hearing began in federal court.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
New Hospital Slated for Eureka Springs
Development of a new $5 million hospital in Eureka Springs is moving forward with the Oct. 25 announcement that an agreement to purchase the Eureka Family Medical Clinic by Real Sources Inc. of Russellville has been finalized.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Plans new Rogers Supercenter
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build a new 200,000-SF Supercenter on the southeast corner of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 540 in Rogers.
by - November 25, 2002 12:00 am
Banker Smith Co-Signed Howell Notes
Richard T. Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Associated Banking Corp. (SABCO) of Hot Springs, helped the late M. David Howell Jr. of Little Rock line up investors and even co-signed some of the promissory notes that Howell issued in return.