Tag: real estate

Professional Office Space Lease Rates Increase in 1Q

Absorption of commercial office space continued during the first quarter of 2008 but available professional office space continued to outpace demand.

Nu-U Day Spa Plans Move to Big 8 Tires

Fayetteville’s Nu-U Salon and Spa will be moving to the abandoned Big 8 Tire shop on College Avenue.

Three Bars for Sale for $4 Million

Three bars with combined annual sales of $1.9 million are for sale for $4 million.

Developers Demand Consistent Approval Process

Many area developers are unhappy with Fayetteville’s inconsistent and unpredictable approval process of planned zoning districts.

Commercial Leasing Still Healthy, Steady

The Northwest Arkansas commercial recorded positive absorption and improved vacancy rates for many submarkets during the first quarter of 2008.

Rausch Coleman Homes Makes Top 100 Builder List

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC of Fort Smith was named number 89 on Builder magazine?s 100 largest U.S. homebuilders list for 2007.

Pleasant Grove Carwash Changes Ownership Groups (Real Deals)

Harold W. Hamlin, through his Pleasant Grove Car Wash LLC purchased Boomerang Car Wash at 2000 Pleasant Grove Rd. in the Pleasant Crossing development in south Rogers from Rogers Pleasant Crossing Carwash LLC for $3 million.

Schwyhart House Hunting

We don?t know if he?s leaving us or just looking for a few extra rooms to stash his stuff but we do know that Bill Schwyhart recently paid $2.2 million for a six-bedroom, six-bathroom house in Memphis, Tenn.

Effective Leadership Defined By Relationships, Not Tasks (Human Factor by I. Barry Goldberg)

Leadership, in the lexicon of members of the media, is about relationship, the ability to inspire others to follow a vision with passion. Management gets relegated to telling people what to do and checking up on them to see if they did it.

Area Job Growth Stats Cause for Concern

A Q & A with Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas Job Market Enters Uncharted Waters

Northwest Arkansas has shed 500 jobs in the last 16 months, but a strong business core and the drive toward sustainability can help the local economy rebound.

ANB Fails, Pulaski Bank Acquires Assets

The economic impact of the failure of ANB Financial NA of Bentonville on May 9 may soar to $300 million, but it will probably take years for the dust tornsettle.

Legacy Gets Lift from Flake & Kelley

Court-appointed foreclosure receiver Wayne Swofford of Fort Smith hired Flake & Kelley Commercial to manage and market the Legacy Building in downtown Fayetteville and progress is already being made.

Terminella Calls MNB Board ?Inbred?

The fight over who gets deposed and when ? and the strongly worded motions filed on both sides ? has provided plenty of fodder, and an April 21 response by Tom Terminella?s attorneys was no different.

Crossland Construction Creates Fourth Pinnacle Property (Real Deals)

Crossland builds $7.8 million office space at Pinnacle Center, Wal-Mart buys lots in Bentonville for Neighborhood Market.

Truth About the Mortgage Mess Up Will Set You Free (Commentary)

Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services committee, is proposing to throw around $11 billion dollars at the mortgage lending market to help insure up to $400 billion in mortgages.

Intangibles Qualities Can Contribute to Successes ( Commentary)

Many successful people have assembled a strong portfolio of ?intangibles? ? critical qualities that have helped them be successful, such as intuitiveness about other people or self-awareness that allows them to read and react to situations.

Crossland Builds Homewood Suites (Real Deals)

Crossland Construction Co. purchased a $10.9 million building permit for the construction of a 79,000-SF Homewood Suites hotel in Fayetteville and Kinco Constructors LLC purchased a $3.82 million building permit for the construction of a Trinity Fellowshi

AMG ‘Works Out? Banks’ Nonperforming Property

New Asset Service Group is helping area banks find solutions to real estate and loan portfolio troubles.

Creditors Fight for First in Legacy Foreclosure

Contractors and bankers are battling to see who will get paid first when the Legacy Building in downtown Fayetteville is put up on the auction block at a foreclosure auction.

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain

UAMS announces 40 new full-tuition scholarships for Fall 2026

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses