Tag: Whispers

Kizer Leaves U of A, Starts Seminars

Tim Kizer left the University of Arkansas on Dec. 2 to head Doing Business in Bentonville, a series of seminars aimed at vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Eddy Has Plans For Hanks

When Bill Eddy, local motorcycle kingpin, heard that Hank?s Fine Furniture is moving from its store on Wedington Drive in Fayetteville to CMN Business Park, he knew he?d found a new home.

Area Bars Receive ABC Violations

The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has been cracking down on several Fayetteville restaurants and bars lately for a variety of violations.

Study to Look at Northwest Railroad

Matthew Griffith, a designer at the University of Arkansas? School of Architecture, said he plans to study the feasibility of a light-rail system that would connect Fayetteville to the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Lindsey Buys Hunting Land

Duck hunter extraordinaire John David Lindsey has apparently spent about $2.2 million to acquire 700 acres of duck and deer hunting land in the Black Swamp near Augusta.

Title Co. Sees Clearly

Clear Title LLC has been shacking up in the Mill District building off South School Avenue in Fayetteville.

Power in Numbers

A series of talks between Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas economic leaders has apparently spawned a ?new spirit of cooperation? between the camps.

VeriSource Nets Design in Merger

Springdale real estate tech firm Net Design Inc. has merged with the 40-plus staff at VeriSource Inc. in Rogers.

Exit Realty Enters Market

A new real estate franchise may be flying south this winter.

Combs Comes Back to Fayetteville

Gary Combs looks at building apartments in Fayetteville.

United Bank Gets New CFO

Greg Allen is the new executive vice president and chief financial officer of Springdale?s United Bank.

Vendors Enjoy Ice at Jones Center

About 10,000 skaters are scratching up the ice at the Jones Center for Families each month. And half or more of ice lovers are from Benton County.

Developers Plan 30,000-SF Building for Sara Lee Corp.

Developers Dan Dykema, Mark Marquess and Rick McCollough are building a new 30,000-SF Bentonville building that will be leased entirely to Chicago-based Sara Lee Corp.

Accounting & Payroll Not A State-sanctioned Firm

Turns out Accounting & Payroll LLC is not a state-sanctioned accounting firm because it is not registered with the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy and its principal is not a CPA.

Developers Pledge $50,000 to UA Architecture School

Developers Rob Merry-Ship, Richard Alexander, Ted Belden and John Nock have pledged $50,000 to the University of Arkansas School of Architecture.

Hanna Oil & Gas Co. to Build $3.24 Million Office

Fort Smith will apparently soon have another prominent building in the works downtown.

Otter Swims To Cave Springs

Developer Gary Brandon is building a 200-acre, 235-lot subdivision in Cave Springs called Otter Creek after the area in Little Rock where he used to live.

Ervin & Co. CPAs Hires Business Development Director

Ervin & Co. CPAs of Fayetteville has hired a director of business development, Holly Fish, who comes from Whitley Penn, a Dallas accounting and consulting firm.

River Valley Execs See Big Pay Increases

Seven of the 10 biggest public company executive pay increases from 2002 to 2003 happened for honchos from the Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

Fox Flunks Spelling

Two of the three street signs in Springdale?s new Fox Field subdivision contain misspellings of New Orleans street names.

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