Tag: Whispers

Liberty Bank Makes Local Leaps

Liberty Bank plans on 10 locations in Benton and Washington counties by mid-2006.

Finders Keeps: Mita Migration Turns Heads

A man who took a 1997 Mazda Miata for a test drive on March 24 apparently abandoned it in Springdale.

Dickson Street Tavern Might Be For Sale

An online business brokerage lists a tavern/pool hall in Northwest Arkansas for sale for $1.5 million.

Esterer to Open Development Company in NW Arkansas

Paul Esterer, president and CEO of First Security Vanadis in Little Rock, confirmed his commercial real estate development and consulting company plans to open a Northwest Arkansas office.

Priority Bank to Operate Full-service Offices in Region

If you thought the banking boom was over when Signature Bank of Arkansas got its final approval on April 27, you were wrong.

Creekside Changes Flow

The original partners in Rogers? Creekside commercial park have sold 56 acres of the original 115-acre development to a new entity for a whopping $17.9 million, or $319,642 per acre ($7.30 per SF).

Creekside Land Brings $200,000 in 2 Years

In less than two years, the same Creekside land was bought for $219,000 per acre more. Of course, lots of dirt work and infrastructure has been installed since then.

Days Inn For Sale

We noticed that an online brokerage lists the Days Inn of Eureka Springs for sale for $997,000.

Pinned Promenade Prospects Grow

We?ve heard some new tenant names interested in the Pinnacle Hills Promenade development.

Investors List Sheds Light on New Banks

Ever wonder who is investing in all the bank activity in Northwest Arkansas? The Business Journal acquires a list of shareholders for three of the new banks and finds a few names we thought readers might like to see.

Smith Barney Packing

It?s official. Smith Barney will be closing its Fayetteville office at 3810 Front Street and will be moving in to a 4,000-SF space in Rogers? Pinnacle Hills area.

Racer Armstrong Could Race in Northwest Arkansas

Lance Armstrong just might be coming to Northwest Arkansas next month.

Blue Parrot-Heads

We?ve heard some of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. entertainment roster.

Run Through the Mill

James at the Mill restaurant in Johnson apparently has some debts to settle with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

Family Ties

Doctors at Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas have filed a civil suit against former employee/partner Bryan Abernathy.

Van Zandt, Shaw to Start New Real Estate Brokerage

Veteran commercial real estate pros Tommy Van Zandt and Brian Shaw are starting a new commercial real estate brokerage and development firm, Sage Partners LLC.

Regions Reaches for 2-Acre Lot in Pinnacle Hills Area

Birmingham-based Regions Bank closes on a two-acre lot in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers.

More Investors at Parkway Pinnacle?

We think the new Parkway Bank building at Pinnacle Hills might have taken on some new investors. At least that?s what the $6.2 million mortgage that Parkway Real Estate Holdings LLC acquired through Pine Bluff National Bank would indicate.

Terravista Landscape Lists New Owner

Terravista Landscape & Maintenance has apparently been sold. Jean Geren has owned the Bentonville business off S.E. 8th Street for 17 years. But Jeannie Fleeman Sooter is now listed as the officer of the for-profit corporation.

Terra Studios On the Block for $2.2 Million

Terra Studios in Durham, famous for making the glass Bluebird of Happiness figurines, is apparently for sale for $2.2 million, according to an Internet posting.

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