Tag: Whispers

Yellin? for Arvest

Here?s a look at who benefited from Arvest Bank?s $30.5 million buyout of Mountain Bancshares Inc.

The Arvest Pie Is Large

Ownership of $5.1 billion-asset Arvest Bank Group is divided largely among four members of the Walton family of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fame

Mechanical Oversight Found

A research oversight got 2003 declared the UA Mechanical Engineering Department?s centennial year even though it was really 1996.

Going Swimmingly

The Trout Farm LLC is moving forward with plans to build a 74-acre office complex at the northeast corner of Interstate 540 and New Hope Road.

Lynn Reaser, the chief economist and senior market strategist for Banc of America Capital Management, is coming to Rogers for two invite-only affairs that are expected to be two of October?s most-coveted tickets.

Emeril Eyes Ella?s

Two of the world?s most famous chefs have made reservations to dine at Ella?s Restaurant in October.

Koenig Caught Unlicensed

Joe Koenig, a CPA in Harrison, has according to the Arkansas Board of Accountancy practiced for the last two years without a license.

Beery Interesting

Fayetteville?s 1998 regulation banning the sale of beer and wine in grocery and convenience stores should be removed from the books by the end of the year, said Kit Williams, the city attorney.

Looking for Lexus

Word is that several large local automobile dealers are fighting to be Northwest Arkansas? Lexus dealer.

The $54K Question

We hear the University of Arkansas has tons of ?art? that has been donated over the years. But the university often has no place to put the stuff, especially since the University of Arkansas Museum is closing.

Let?s Get Ready to Rumble

Darrell Walker and Dr. Carl Johnson, the two well-known combatants in the Aug. 31 ?Brawl at Chenal,? shouldn?t feel too bad. There have been at least two other fights at Chenal Country Club in west Little Rock during the last five months.

Arvest Nears Mega Money Milestone

Arvest set to hit the $1 billion residential mortgage loan mark.

Regions to Break Ground on New Bank

Regions Bank is opening its first Washington County banking operation.

CDI Heads up I-540

CDI Contractors, a Clark-Dillard company, is establishing a presence in Northwest Arkansas.

Down in the Valley

Valley View Country Club in Farmington is readying to sell again, but it?s not yet clear to whom.

Gearhart Leaves Kutak Rock

Jeffrey J. Gearhart, a partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Little Rock, is the latest in a series of Kutak Rockers to jump ship for corporate America.

Krispy Kreme Comes to Bentonville

By spring, there will be a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shop in Bentonville.

?Today? Will Come

The ?Today? show is filming a segment on Connie Hendrix-Kral, director of donor relations for the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation.

Lindsey Builds Retriever Training School

John David Lindsey has built a new obedience and retriever training school in Fayetteville.

5,400-acre Ranch for Sale for $4 Million

This is out of our coverage area, but the price seemed so incredibly cheap for an Arkansas hunting preserve that we had to include this for our ?Executive Sportsmen? issue.

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