Tag: Whispers

Springdale Plans Technology Park

The city of Springdale is apparently close to announcing the start of construction on the first, 15,000-SF building at its 34-acre Springdale Technology Park.

Assembled Products Plans Expansion

We heard Rogers-based Assembled Products Corp. is expanding its operations.

Haynes Family Buys 17.5 Acres in Johnson

The Haynes family of Rogers, whose properties include upscale, mixed-use developments, pay $2.02 million for 17.5 acres on the north side of Johnson Road in Johnson.

Kaffka Joins Barber Group

Seth Kaffka, a former loan officer at Community Bank of North Arkansas, just joined forces with Brandon Barber to become president of The Barber Group.

Securities Commission Gets Info From Business Journal

Securities Commission calls Business Journal after reading about Valentin Guaranteed Home Mortgage, which the commission discovered was under the umbrella of Guaranteed Home Mortgage of New York.

L.A.’s Richest Not as Rich as Northwest Arkansas’

A recent Los Angeles Business Journal feature on its wealthiest citizens made us think ? there’s probably still more money in Northwest Arkansas than Beverly Hills.

Infrastructure at Waterford to Cost $6.5 Million

Developers Ronnie Hissom and Gary Combs said infrastructure, including a stepped water treatment plant, will cost at least $6.5 million at their 200-home development Waterford Estates near Goshen.

Benton County Hotels Lure Hog Fans

Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team have been finding bargains in Benton County’s new hotels, which cater to Wal-Mart vendors and are usually empty on the weekends.

UA Departments Spend Down Reserve Accounts

University of Arkansas department chairpeople were busy in late June trying to spend down their reserve accounts before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

Former Rose Firm Lawyer Faces Civil Suit

Allen W. Bird lll, a former Rose Law Firm attorney, now faces a civil lawsuit of more than $6 million generated from his alleged mishandling of a bankruptcy case that started nearly two decades ago.

$25M Dickson Street Procject In the Works

A group of developers plans to build a $25 million residential/commercial complex on West Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

Wal-Mart Jet Sets Again

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently registered another Learjet, bringing their total fleet size up to 27.

Ozark Cleaners Sold To Arkadelphia Firm

Ozark Cleaners, a Fayetteville institution since 1935, has been sold to Ken and Carol Sanders of SandersCrest Inc. in Arkadelphia.

Hunt Buys $1.3 Million Home

J.B. Hunt pays $1.3 million for a home in the Rogers? Pinnacle subdivision.

Bentonville Best Western Sells

Monte and Pat Shell of Shell Investments LP sold the Best Western Inn at 2307 S.E. Walton Blvd. to Hotel Contractors LLC, of which Tansukhla ?Tom? Bhakta and Kenneth Mourton are members, for $3.5 million on May 14.

Bentonville Software Firm Ads 135 Customers

Bentonville software firm Strategy Systems already has 135 new subscribers for its new Strategy Live! Software.

HOK Architecture Firm Holds Springdale Charrette

Helmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc., the Kansas City architecture firm that designed the University of Arkansas? Baum Stadium and does business as HOK, recently held a planning exercise, or charrette, related to 750 acres in west Springdale.

Steel Deal Yields Building for Wal-Mart Vendors

Burt Hanna and David Slone plan to build a four-story, 396,000-SF office building in Bentonville for vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Handshake-up: Dispute over I-540 Land

A lawsuit against brothers Sam and John Mathias alleged the Springdale duo had refused to honor a handshake and oral agreement.

Dave?s Building Sells for $990,000

West Dickson Development Co. spent $990,000 to buy the 11,500-SF building in Fayetteville that previously housed Dave?s on Dickson.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson