Tag: Whispers

Fayetteville VIPs Exchange Strong Allegations

Mayor Dan Coody and developer Gary Combs point fingers.

Developer Questions Fayetteville

Local developer and businessman Gary Combs said ?We?ve gone nuts in this city,? referring to Fayetteville?s new ideas within the city government.

IFworld Returns a Heavy Response

The city of Fayetteville asked 13 technology firms to type up a bid proposal to overhaul the city?s Web site. IFworld Inc. returned a 200-page answer.

First Federal Invades Northwest Arkansas

First Federal Bank will be setting up a new Northwest Arkansas regional headquarters in the former Dave Fulton Century 21 building at 3460 College Ave., Suites A, B, C and D, in Fayetteville.

Hanna May Run for Fayetteville Seat

One of the sons of former Fayetteville Mayor Fred Hanna could be announcing soon his intentions to run for the Ward 2 city council seat that will soon be vacated by Randy Zurcher.

Cheesy Vendor Headed for Rogers

Kraft Foods will move into its new Rogers offices by December with 190 employees.

Fresh Faces Join Genesis Directors

On Feb. 13, the board of directors for the University of Arkansas Genesis Technology Incubator invited young tech guru Jeremy Webb to join their circle.

Loislaw.com Tulip Tiptoes

?Mum? is the word from Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer NV these days.

Rogers Check-casher Faces Accusations

B&K Check Cashers of Rogers is up before the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies to answer a slew of allegations that the company violated the Arkansas Check-Cashers Act.

Fayetteville Fights Junk Yard Wars

A city of Fayetteville public works ordinance requires all commercial waste haulers to ask permission from the Fayetteville City Council if they want to offer roll-off service within the city limits.

Bootsie Ackerman, executive director of the Downtown/Dickson Enhancement Project, told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal that she is close to announcing her candidacy for the soon-to-be vacated District 7 state Senate seat.

JurisDictionUSA Sues Loislaw.com

JurisDictionUSA Inc. of Phoenix has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the owner of Web-based technology company Loislaw.com Inc. of Van Buren.

Club on the River in the Rough

The Club on the River may remain nothing more than a river if lot sales don?t pick up soon.

UARK Bowl Strikes Interest

The UARK Bowl on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street is still over a month away from its grand opening and groups have already booked events there as far away as Dec. 15.

TDS Moving to Fiberpark

Tim Stanley, owner of Total Document Solutions in Fayetteville, has signed a deal to become the first tenant adjacent to the second incarnation of Fayetteville?s fiberpark.

Westmoland Ousted

Guy Westmoland, an anchor on KFSM, Channel 11, told viewers during the 10 p.m. newscast on Jan. 30 that he was leaving the station after that show.

Odom May Run for State Senate

Fayetteville lawyer Conrad Odom said he will make an announcement soon regarding a possible run for the District 35 state Senate spot.

Zurcher Leaving City Council?

Randy Zurcher, one of the more controversial members of the Fayetteville City Council, may be leaving his post well before his term is completed.

Fayetteville Sold on Sells/Clark

Sells/Clark Inc. ? the Little Rock advertising, marketing and public relations agency ? is opening a Fayetteville office to service its growing number of Northwest Arkansas accounts.

Furniture Factory Freaks Out

We phoned Johnny Mizell, vice president in charge of marketing for Furniture Factory Outlet in Muldrow, Okla., for our cover story on corny local TV commercials. Basically, he went bonkers.

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