Tag: Whispers

Panoramic View

John George, vice president of Hunt Ventures LLC, climbed a 150-foot crane to deliver the high-elevation photo found in this edition of The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

Second Sassy’s?

Popular Fayetteville barbecue restaurant Sassys Red House is eyeing expansion.

Lost License

Longtime Arvest Asset Management executive Jeb Mills lost his broker license recently, possibly in connection with the Dennis Smiley loan fraud scandal.

Locomotive Lawsuit

Two of 45 people involved in the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad derailment in October have filed lawsuits, seeking compensation for injuries sustained during the accident.

Blooming Dogwoods

No matter the outcome of the civil right ordinance vote, the sun will continue to rise, and soon it will be spring, and Fayetteville will bloom with dogwoods.

Dog Bite

PetSmart Inc., the largest pet store in the country, is about to be washed and groomed by hedge fund tycoon Barry Rosenstein, the founder and managing

Monkey Business

InsiderMonkey.com ranked Collective Bias No. 10 in its recent prediction of the fastest-growing businesses in 2015.

Chattanooga Chicken

Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens will soon expand its footprint to Tennessee, and in a big way.

Saatchi Success

Saatchi & Saatchi X was ranked No. 19 on Advertising Age magazines 40 best places to work.

Literary Appeal

A lack of business following Nightbird Books move to the space behind its old location on Dickson Street prompted owner Lisa Sharp to post a plea to shoppers.

Painful Pardons

Gov. Mike Beebe has had an interesting few weeks, between controversial pardons and a callout supposedly from Anonymous over the West Memphis Three.

Board Backlash

Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Steve Clark has come under fire for the chambers public stance on Fayettevilles civil rights ordinance.

Bentonville Bound

Leading Oklahoma-based law firm Hall Estill has opened a Bentonville branch, near the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office.

Big Business

Longtime Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Cyd King has been transferred to the Little Rock office.

Cyberville, Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas is not immune to the global pandemic of cybercrime.

A Plea for the Porkers

John David Lindsey, principal broker for Lindsey & Associates of Fayetteville, pled via his Facebook page for Hog fans to show support and help the team break its losing streak on Nov. 15.

Tour de Force

Newly elected Fayetteville Alderman John La Tour intends to field a freedom coalition that can unseat Mayor Lioneld Jordan, or beat any other liberals who happen to run, in 2016.

Electionville

Fayetteville voters will not be done with the election season Nov. 4, but will have to return to the polls for a vote on the civil rights ordinance.

Mass Hire

Local news reporter/anchor Kelly Johnson has gone from one side of the television camera to the other.

Refined Pallet

Sams Club nabs headlines by adding to its inventory a rare wine worth $168,000.

Mississippi River projected to be at minus levels during harvest for third straight year

Encore Bank names Michael Hallmark as regional president

Walmart posts 4.8% gain in quarterly revenue, unadjusted net income down 43%

Sales, profits dip for Dillards in 2Q

Report offers ideas on how to make Fort Smith streets safer

Lena Hayes to become Chief of Philanthropy and Partnerships at Clinton Foundation