Tag: Whispers

Fort Smith’s McIntosh Group is Morphing

The McIntosh Group Inc. is going through some growth spurts, which means change.

Homeland: The Peaks Gets Sincere

Since we last wrote about Dionne Caruthers and Sincerity Homes leaving 53 homes unfinished at The Peaks in Rogers, we’ve discovered there is more than $1 million in contention.

Frappuccinos Flocking to Pleasant Crossing

We hear Starbucks is coming to Pleasant Crossing Road in Rogers.

DB Squared Lands Clients

Software company DB Squared LLC in Fayetteville recently snagged two new clients: the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville and Stephens Inc. in Little Rock.

Fowlkes Flies to Mountain View

Tyler Fowlkes, the former vice president of investments for Greenwood & Associates in Fayetteville, has joined First Security Bancorp.

Harkins’ Head for Little Rock

Power couple James and Amy Harkins are returning to their hometown of Little Rock.

VIC Client Lands SBIR Grant

Yet another Virtual Incubation Corp. client has received a Small Business Innovation Research award ? this time it’s a Phase II from the National Institutes of Health and worth $740,000.

Former Hoffbrau Co-owner Files for Bankruptcy

A former co-owner of the historic Fayetteville restaurant and bar Hoffbrau Steaks of Arkansas Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on Aug. 5.

Don DeSpain Leaves Embassy Suites

Don DeSpain, the well-known director of sales at Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, has left the company.

Kool & The Gang to Play Christmas Party

The Barber Group has hired funk and R&B icons Kool & The Gang to play at this year’s Christmas party. The musical group is famous for hits such as “Celebration,” “Ladies’ Night,” and “Jungle Boogie.”

VIP Event Trolls for Legacy Investors

We heard the invitation-only, V.I.P. event The Barber Group hosted at Bordino’s restaurant on Aug. 23 brought in more than just a few handshakes.

ANB Financial to Open Loan Office in Jackson, Wyo.

Bentonville-chartered ANB Financial N.A. opened a loan production office in St. George, Utah, back in January and is looking to outfit a yet another loan production satellite in trendy and highly affluent Jackson, Wyo.

Robert Powell Sells $19 Million in USA Truck Stock

The single largest insider shareholder in USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren sold 800,000 shares of his holdings Aug. 17 that netted him $19 million.

Virtual Incubation Client Receives Innovation Award

A Virtual Incubation Corp. client, NanoMech LLC, receives its seventh Small Business Innovation Research award.

Skyline Info Will be Released

On Aug. 22 up-to-date commercial and multifamily info will be available, and on Aug. 29 a residential summary report will be released.

Bank of Fayetteville Not For Sale

Mary Beth Brooks, president and CEO of The Bank of Fayetteville N.A., said definitively that the bank is not for sale.

Venturing Forum Looks North

The Arkansas Venture Forum may be coming back to downtown Fayetteville.

Hannover House Gets Good Release

Fayetteville’s Hannover House, a DVD and media publisher, has two major releases this fall that owner Eric Parkinson said should take his company from famine to feast.

Money Magazine Misses NWA

The August issue of Money magazine rates the 100 best places to live in America. Neither Northwest Arkansas, nor any other corner of “The Natural State,” made the cut.

New Retail Hits Joyce

We hear so much about prospective retailers eyeing Benton County, it’s easy to forget about activity down south.

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

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic