by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
NWA Restaurants Try, Try Again
For every place that shuts down for lack of business (or for not paying its taxes), there are usually plenty of restaurateurs waiting in line to give it their best shot.
Tag: Whispers
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
Cosmopolitan Owners Called to Court for Past Due Taxes
John Nock and Richard Alexander, the owners of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Fayetteville, are facing a criminal summons for failing to remit HMR and supplemental beverages taxes.
by - May 4, 2009 12:00 am
Pizza Double Hog Tied
A couple issues back, we had to run a correction after mistakenly reporting that Hogwild Pizzeria had closed when it was actually Hog Town Pizza that shuttered its doors.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Home BancShares Selling Off Charter to Kansas Bank
In the collapse of its six banks into a single Conway charter renamed Centennial Bank, Home BancShares Inc. has some leftover charters.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Foxwood Signs Deal With National Prep Sports Organization
Foxwood has signed an exclusive, five-year contract with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, the governing body for every high school across the country.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Companies Seeking Humor in Dour Economy
All the negativity surrounding the economy has more companies seeking humor for their educational and motivational speaking needs.
by - April 20, 2009 12:00 am
General Growth Properties Goes Bust
The inevitable Chapter 11 filing by General Growth Properties came April 16, achieving the dubious distinction of being the largest real estate bankruptcy ever.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
NWA Mall Locking Up Leases
Jeff Bishop at the Northwest Arkansas Mall tells us more than 14,000 SF of space has recently been leased up.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
United Bilt Makes Moves Into Oklahoma, Texas
United Bilt Homes of Springdale recently closed on a deal that will give them seven new locations in Texas and Oklahoma.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
New Recycling Company Helps Industrial Clients Go Green
Milver Investments of Fayetteville, which owns Threet Waste Management, has launched a complementary recycling subsidiary called MR2 along with two out-of-state investors.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Summit To Host ‘Mom Bloggers’
Rockfish Interactive to host a one-day summit with mom bloggers.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
Tax Day Tea Party Moves to Fayetteville
Updates on the Springdale Tea Party Facebook group show the gathering has been consolidated and moved to the downtown Fayetteville Square.
by - April 6, 2009 12:00 am
Mistakes Made in Fed Misquotes
David Nicklaus, a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, wrote that Robert Rasche, research director at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, had been misquoted by an Arkansas reporter. The reporter apparently used the “D word” instead of “recession”
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Relocating Realtors Earn Mention
Some realtors who qualified for the Business Journal’s list of Top Grossing Real Estate Agents were unintentionally left off when they switched firms late last year.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Springdale Residents Tea’d Off
Springdale will be one of more than 140 cities hosting an April 15 Tax Day Tea Party.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Realtor Ranks Down
That number of Realtors in Arkansas was down to 8.5 percent to 7,607 as of Feb. 28.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Wicked For Sale – Sort of
Fayetteville aviator and inventor Wayne Woolsey has put his firearm safety and game recovery equipment business on the market to see if he gets any bites.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Former Orion Partner Files Chapter 7
H. Brandon Rogers, the former managing partner with the former Orion Real Estate Services, has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Pumping Measure Garners Support
Efforts to make the workplace breastfeeding friendly are gaining momentum in the Arkansas Legislature.
by - March 23, 2009 12:00 am
Arvest Nabs Facebook Fans
Arvest Bank launched a Facebook page in late February.