Arkansas Business articles from February 2004

Arkansas Business archives from February 2004

Little Rock gets first taste of doughnut 'buzz'.
February 2, 2004... WHEN A KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT shop finally opens in Little Rock this month, nary a newspaper, radio or television advertisement has or will trumpet the arrival. Yet, in the months leading up to the grand opening, the iconic doughnut company...

32 years and still growing: Mangan Holcomb Rainwater Culpepper thrives during tough times.
February 2, 2004... EVEN AFTER 32 YEARS in the advertising business, Mangan Holcomb Rainwater Culpepper of Little Rock hasn't got it made. "It's all a work in progress," said Steve Holcomb, president and CEO of the firm. "We're all about trying to make it...

Dillard's rethinks newspaper ad strategy.
February 2, 2004... DILLARD'S INC., THE largest newspaper advertiser in most of the markets where it has stores, has been rethinking that marketing strategy--and newspapers are feeling the changes. "My sense out of Dillard's is that they are saying, 'Let's...

Stephens buy.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... A Stephens Inc. spokesman confirms that folks at the Little Rock investment firm are behind a recent downtown Little Rock purchase. That's the 30,000-SF storefront property at 115-119 S. Main St. we told you about last week. You might...

Flag on the play.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... A Fort Wayne, Ind., sports insurance company said former Arkansas Razorbacks running back Cedric Cobbs gave it the stiff arm when it came time to pay his insurance bill. Cobbs took out a $1 million policy in 2001 that cost him $11,000 plus...

Institutional investor.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... Donald Smith & Co. Inc. of Paramus, N.J., has been buying more stock in Dillard's Inc.--to the point that it has had to reveal itself as a 5 percent shareholder. Smith & Co. filed a disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission on...

Liquor distributors.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... Two companies are joining forces to build a 100,000-SF warehouse and distribution facility in North Little Rock. Dirt work is under way at #8 Judi Drive, the future home of Little Rock Distributing, a partnership between current local...

Landlord's nightmare.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... A group of landlords are suing Total Petroleum Inc. of Denver for leaving behind an environmental mess at its gas station at 6137 W. Markham. William L. Patton Jr. said in the lawsuit that he, Baird Inc. and Arkansas Acquisitions Inc....

Retail sale.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... A 2.3-acre Walgreen's development in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $4.8 million. Cav-Rock Properties LLC of Totowa, N.J. acquired the 14,560-SF store at 14820 Cantrell Road. The seller/developer is BCD Arkansas Ltd., led by...

Spirited reading.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... The Spirit of Saline County isn't dead, it's just getting a makeover. Launched in April, the twice-a-month, 7,000 circulation newspaper based in Benton that's family-friendly and Christian-oriented, will transform itself into a monthly...

Luxury highrise.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... Condo space in Little Rock's Riverdale area rang up a transaction valued at $1 million. The Lawson W. Turner Revocable Trust bought the 11th floor property in the Treetops project. The seller? The Memory B. Revocable Living Trust.

Endorse this.(Whispers)
February 2, 2004... A Little Rock IT firm is suing Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., for cashing checks from an embezzler. Technology Partners Inc., which did business as Inacom Information Systems and Avow Technology Solutions, said one of its...

The right decision?(Editorial)
February 2, 2004... WITH GOV. MIKE HUCKAbee's decision to allow House Bill 1109 to become law without his signature, Arkansas now has a school plan. It certainly wasn't what the governor wanted. It wasn't what we wanted. And we don't think it's what most...

Alston Jennings.(Editorial)
February 2, 2004... ARKANSAS' LEGAL PROFESsion lost one of its giants with the death of Alston Jennings on Jan. 19. One of the most respected trial lawyers in the state, at the age of 86 he would still come into his office in the firm that bears his...

Safe for democracy.(Editor's Note)
February 2, 2004... FINALLY, MORE THAN TWO years after one of the felonies of which he is accused blew up, Little Rock attorney Keith Moser has been named in a criminal complaint. Two criminal complaints, actually. Everyone, even a lawyer charged with...

Marketing to 'cherry pickers'.(On Marketing)
February 2, 2004... THESE PEOPLE ARE OUT there, in droves. You might even be one of them yourself. Their seemingly wayward shopping behavior has for years confounded retailers and researchers. According to new data from more than 23,000 grocery purchases over a...

Tourism project.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... TOURISM PROJECT: A one-block stretch of Second Street (between Cumberland and Scott streets) in downtown Little Rock is undergoing a $400,000 facelift. The streetscape project will include a mid-block signaled crosswalk in conjunction with the...

Village transaction.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... An 11,000-SF retail center in southwest Little Rock changed hands in a $1.24 million deal. Stage Partners LLC, led by Jeff Hathaway, bought the Village Center at 1 Stagecoach Village Drive. The seller is Village Center LLC, led by Bud...

Bank buy.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... An 0.8-acre piece of a parking lot in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.2 million. Bank of the Ozarks purchased the property at the southeast corner of Third Street and Broadway from Realty Parking Properties Ltd. of Baltimore....

Crystal land.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... An 18.9-acre property in North Little Rock drew a two-pronged $775,000 transaction. Burkhalter Haas Properties LLC, led by John Burkhalter and David Haas, acquired the land at the northwest corner of Crystal Hill Road and Pleasant Hill...

Baptist acquisition.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A 3.6-acre property in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $700,000. Baptist Health bought the land near the northeast corner of Bowman and Col. Glenn roads from Colonel Glenn Bowman Road Development I LLC, led by Leonard Boen. The...

Institutional deal.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A 5,855-SF office building in downtown Little Rock is under new ownership after a $250,000 deal. Institutional Management & Publishers Inc. purchased the 1202 W. Sixth St. project from Med Properties Inc., led by R.D. Stewart. Med...

Chenal abode.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A 4,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley sold for $545,000. George and Lucinda Burson acquired the house from Billy Hartness Construction Co. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $436,000 from Wilmington Finance of...

Candlewood home.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A 5,462-SF home in west Little Rock's Candlewood neighborhood rang up a $520,000 deal. Nabil and Samia Bissada bought the home from Robert Zetterlund. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan from Bank of America in Charlotte, N.C. The...

WestLake funding.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... The owner of a west Little Rock office development landed a $20.2 million funding agreement. ISB Investors LLC, led by Jim Irwin, Mark Saviers and Claude Ballard, obtained the loan from Wachovia Bank of Charlotte, N.C. The six-building...

Fleming financing.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... The owner of a North Little Rock enterprise picked up a $1.2 million financial package. Fleming Enterprises LLC, led by Terry Fleming, received the seven-year loan from Bank of the Ozarks. The three-acre Perfect Ten Antenna development...

Oaks loan.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A North Little Rock industrial project is backed with a $942,000 mortgage. Oaks Brothers Properties LLC, led by Larry and Mike Oaks, secured the one-year loan from First Service Bank of Greenbrier. The three-acre development at 21...

Wendy's mortgage.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)
February 2, 2004... A fast-food facility in Maumelle was refinanced with a $525,000 mortgage. McNeeley-Eubanks Enterprises, led by Ronald Eubanks, got the 17-year loan from National Bank of Arkansas in North Little Rock. The one-acre Wendy's development...

Alltel to cut 400-600 jobs.(Communications)
February 2, 2004... Alltel Corp.'s Little Rock operations will sustain a net loss of about 90 jobs in layoffs beginning later this month, said CEO Scott Ford. About 100-115 existing employees will be laid off in Little Rock due to "duplicated processes," Ford...

Uniforce to open Conway plastics plant.(Industry)
February 2, 2004... Uniforce Plastics LLC, a sister company of Uniforce Technologies Inc. of North Little Rock, said it will open a plant in Conway to produce custom, vacuum-form, plastic parts for vehicles and machinery. The plant will occupy 36,000 SF of the...

Regions, Union Planters announce merger.(Banking & Finance)
February 2, 2004... Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., the largest banking operation in Arkansas, and Union Planters Corp. of Memphis, the 12th-largest in the state by deposits, announced Jan. 23 that they will merge to form a single bank holding company...

Wal-Mart sues California county.(In Full View)
February 2, 2004... WAL-MART STORES INC. OF BENTONVILLE has sued a California county over an ordinance that would prevent it from opening a Wal-Mart Supercenter there. Wal-Mart had announced its intentions to build a Supercenter in Alameda County, just east...

Little Rock No. 22, among 'Hot Cities.(Tourism)
February 2, 2004... Expansion Management magazine has ranked the Little Rock metropolitan statistical area No. 22 on its list of the 50 "Hot Cities" for business expansions and relocations. The Memphis MSA, which spills into Arkansas and Mississippi, ranked...

Income jumps 80% at J.B. Hunt Transport.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said fourth-quarter net income was up about 80 percent from the same quarter last year. The trucking company also said it reversed the tax breaks it normally records for sale-leaseback deals. The Internal...

Tyson 1Q earnings grow by 46 percent.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said its earnings grew by 46 percent in the first fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 27. The world's largest meat processor reported net income of $57 million, or 16 cents a share, up from $39 million, or 11 cents...

Arkansas Best misses analyst predictions.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... Arkansas Best Corp. said quarterly earnings increased, though results fell short of analysts' expectations. The company said fourth-quarter profit was $14.7 million, or 58 cents a share, up from $14.5 million, or 57 cents a share, during...

First Federal's income declines.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. saw its fourth-quarter income fall to $1.71 million, or 31 cents a share, compared with income of $1.96 million, or 37 cents a share, for the same period of 2002. For the 12-month period, net income...

Pocahontas Bancorp's net income rises in 1Q.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... Pocahontas Bancorp Inc. of Jonesboro said net income of the fiscal first quarter was $1.4 million, or 30 cents a share, a 16.5 percent increase from $1.2 million, or 28 cents a share, during the same quarter last year. The holding company,...

Timber companies still suffering.(Public Company Reports)
February 2, 2004... Several timber companies with large operations in Arkansas released their earnings reports last week. Although some rebounded from recent losses, others continue to pile up losses. Among them: * Deltic Timber Corp. posted a remarkable...

ERC makes plans for River Valley project.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... ERC Development Group LLC of Fort Smith recently broke ground for a mixed-use development valued at more than $4 million including construction and other costs. The site is the block hounded by North Second and North Third streets and North A...

Arkansas keeps pace in real personal income.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... Among the seven states administered by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, only Mississippi outpaced Arkansas for real personal income growth during the first half of 2003. The Fed published the numbers in the January issue of The...

Stadium-seating theaters take off in NW Arkansas.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... Malco Theaters of Memphis is designing a stadium-seating movie theater for the southeast corner of Joyce and Steele boulevards in Fayetteville's CMN Business Park. The lot is behind the Wal-Mart Supercenter. It's the city's first...

American Railcar Industries will add 250 workers.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... American Railcar Industries of St. Charles, Mo., recently announced plans to add 250 workers to its plants in Marmaduke and Paragould. ARI is boosting employment to meet its production goals of railroad cars, said Dean Inman, the company's...

Building permits up in Paragould.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... The value of construction projects jumped nearly 28 percent in Paragould in 2003. Construction projects went from $22.06 million in 2002 to $28.22 million in 2003, according to records on file in the Office of the City Inspector in...

Wal-Mart Supercenter coming to Trumann.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... A $3.1 million Wal-Mart Supercenter is under construction at Trumann. Dirt work is currently being done at the site on Industrial Drive near U.S. Highway 63, said James Ruffin, Trumann city code enforcement officer. Ruffin said the...

Jonesboro spent less than budgeted in 2003.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... The city of Jonesboro spent 77 percent of it budget in 2003, leaving $3.3 million in several of its funds. In 2003, the city had budgeted to spend $36.4 million but ended up spending $28.2 million, according to the city's December financial...

The Capital Hotel, which opened in 1876 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has recently installed an Alltel Communications wireless Internet system in its meeting rooms.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * The Capital Hotel, which opened in 1876 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has recently installed an Alltel Communications wireless Internet system in its meeting rooms. All guest rooms already have free T1...

The Benham Cos. has been awarded a national, five-year architectural design and engineering contract by the National Guard Bureau.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * The Benham Cos. has been awarded a national, five-year architectural design and engineering contract by the National Guard Bureau for design and engineering services for structures such as aircraft hangars; maintenance, munitions and supply...

Jerry Yarbrough, senior vice president-corporate development for Arkansas Best Corp. since 1998, retired Jan. 31 after 36 years with the company.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Jerry Yarbrough, senior vice president-corporate development for Arkansas Best Corp. since 1998, retired Jan. 31 after 36 years with the company. Yarbrough joined as director of economic analysis. From 1975 to 1994, he served as president of...

Quebecor World has signed a multi-year agreement to print telephone directories for Alltel Publishing, a division of Alltel Corp.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Quebecor World has signed a multiyear agreement to print telephone directories for Alltel Publishing, a division of Alltel Corp. Quebecor World will print more than 145 white- and yellow-page directory titles for distribution in 37 states....

Arkansas will get $14.9 million in grants this year after passage of the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations that will provide $1.5 billion for the Help America Vote Act.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Arkansas will get $14.9 million in grants this year after passage of the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations that will provide $1.5 billion for the Help America Vote Act. Arkansas will use the funds to implement election reform mandates over the next...

Harold Gwatney, the Jacksonville car dealer and retired major general of the Arkansas National Guard, will be inducted into the Society of Entrepreneurs at a dinner and awards banquet on April 24 at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Harold Gwatney, the Jacksonville car dealer and retired major general of the Arkansas National Guard, will be inducted into the Society of Entrepreneurs at a dinner and awards banquet on April 24 at the Holiday Inn at the University el...

Delta Systems Inc.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Delta Systems Inc. of Rogers said that in December and January it received orders valued at about $700,000 for high-speed wrapping and feeding systems from a new customer identified as a Fortune 100 consumer products company.

Cargill, the 139-year-old privately held and family-run giant agricultural producer, plans to take a small part of its business public.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * Cargill, the 139-year-old privately held and family-run giant agricultural producer, plans to take a small part of its business public. It has agreed to merge its fertilizer business with IMC Global, one of the nation's largest fertilizer...

United Auto Group, the parent company of the Landers car dealerships in Arkansas, has struck a five-year deal with Sirius.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * United Auto Group, the parent company of the Landers car dealerships in Arkansas, has struck a five-year deal with Sirius that calls for UAG to install activated satellite radios with three free months of programming on 16 channels in...

A half-day Export Finance Workshop is planned for three cities this month.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * A half-day Export Finance Workshop is planned for three cities this month. It will cover subjects such as finding international buyers and using trade finance tools to win international sales and grow a business. At Springdale, the...

R. Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Mills Center at Hendrix College in Conway.(Business Briefs)
February 2, 2004... * R. Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Mills Center at Hendrix College in Conway. The title of his lecture is "Money, the Financial System, and the...

Business travel to Bentonville boosts tourism tax: Wal-Mart HQ nets 70% of travelers.
February 2, 2004... OVER THE PAST DECADE tourism has taken off in the northwest corner of Arkansas, while traditional tourist meccas like Eureka Springs and Hot Springs have shown little improvement. Collections of the state's 2 percent tourism tax indicate...

A storied account.(Advertising & Marketing)
February 2, 2004... THE DILLARD'S INC. ADVERTISING account has been the largest in Arkansas for decades and is among the largest in every market where it has stores. The company has not been hesitant to use that leverage. In 1989, Dillard's delivered a shock...

Businesses pitch in to attract development: Jonesboro businesses ante up $1,000 each to boost economy.(Advertising & Marketing)
February 2, 2004... Editor's Note: The following article on Jonesboro's successful effort to market itself to outside industry is reprinted with permission from the winter 2004 issue of Bridges, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank at St. Louis. YOU...

Splintered audience draws local advertisers to Cable TV.(Advertising & Marketing)
February 2, 2004... LIKE MOST COMPANIES, SIGLER Music Center in Little Rock sets aside a percentage of its operating budget specifically for advertising. But unlike many companies, a good portion of its advertising dollar is spent on infomercials broadcast on a...

Ad agencies look forward to 2004 after flat 2003.(List Overview)
February 2, 2004... AFTER SOME TOUGH RECENT years, Arkansas advertising executives see stagnant economic clouds parting in 2004. "I see 2003, in my humble estimation, as a difficult year for most people," said Richard Hinkle, president of Group Five West of...

Arkansas business list: largest advertising agencies.
February 2, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: LARGEST ADVERTISING AGENCIES Ranked by capitalized billings in 2003 Agency Address, Phone, Fax Capitalized Billings (millions) Web Site Total No. of...

Nascar truck 'not plaything'.(Advertising & Marketing)
February 2, 2004... THE IMAGE OF INTERNATIONAL data management firm Acxiom Corp. doesn't immediately jibe with that of trucks looping an oval race track at more than 100 mph. But Acxiom executives say the company has put to good use a multi-million-dollar...

The simple lie.(Commentary)
February 2, 2004... I WAS ALL PREPARED TO HATE "The Simple Life." The first commercial I saw about the Fox Television show filmed in Altos featured Paris Hilton pretending she had never heard of Wal-Mart. "'What do they sell there, things for your walls?"...

Elite Appraisals.(New businesses: a listing of business start-ups in Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... Owner: Phillip Thompson Address: 1200 Barrow Road, Suite 317, Little Rock 72204 Phone: (501) 221-1622 Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday Startup: Nov. 11 Phillip Thompson founded Elite Appraisals to provide faster...

Tony's Sports Bar & Steak House.(New businesses: a listing of business start-ups in Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... Owner: Holly Stevens Address: 5201 Asher Ave., Little Rock 72204 Phone: (501) 907-7757 Hours: 3 p.m.-closing Monday-Sunday Startup: Jan. 1 Tony's Sports Bar & Steak House opened this month at 5201 Asher Ave. in Little...

Absolute Power Washing.(New businesses: a listing of business start-ups in Arkansas)
February 2, 2004... Owner: Brian Norusis Address: P.O. Box 242461, Little Rock 72223 Phone: (501) 804-6073 Hours: By appointment Startup: Dec. 29 At 3 a.m., while many are asleep, Brian Norusis may be found powerwashing a parking lot or...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 2, 2004... * 3 -- Management Development Certificate Program Sponsor: Pulaski Technical College Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Business and Industry Center, 3303 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock Fee: $,599 For more information, call...

Stone Ward.(Advertising)
February 2, 2004... Joe Holmes has been selected to serve as public relations counselor at Stone Ward in Little Rock. Holmes previously served as a founding partner of Holmes Communications Counsel Inc. in Little Rock.

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.(Education)
February 2, 2004... Carole L. Cramer has been named executive director of the new Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Cramer has been a professor and research scientist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in...

Marilyn Rathburn of Fayetteville has received the 2004 Excellence Award from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.(Education)
February 2, 2004... Marilyn Rathburn of Fayetteville has received the 2004 Excellence Award from the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Rathburn teaches at West Campus Technical Center in Fayetteville.

Southern Arkansas University Foundation.(Education)
February 2, 2004... Heather Busch of Magnolia has joined the Southern Arkansas University Foundation as annual fund coordinator. She graduated in May 2002 from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.

Association of Fundraising Professionals.(Education)
February 2, 2004... Tim Bruner has been selected to serve on the 2004 Association of Fundraising Professionals' National Communications Committee. Bruner is vice president of the institutional advancement program at Lyon College.

Center for Fiduciary Studies.(Financial Services)
February 2, 2004... Susan G. Rogers of North Little Rock has completed the accredited investment program at the Center for Fiduciary Studies. Rogers is a CPA and financial/operations specialist for Financial Management Inc. in Little Rock.

Simmons First National Bank.(Financial Services)
February 2, 2004... Patrick J. Anderson has been named vice president and manager of correspondent banking at Simmons First National Bank in Pine Bluff. Anderson previously served as vice president and Anderson commercial loan officer.

Dr. J. Darrell Nesmith has received the 2004 J.D. Chastain Research Grant in the amount of $10,000 from the National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas.(Health Care)
February 2, 2004... Dr. J. Darrell Nesmith has received the 2004 J.D. Chastain Research Grant in the amount of $10,000 from the National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas. Chas-tain received the grant for research in the area of renal-related disorders.

Dr. Emad Youssef has joined the medical staff at CARTI and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.(Health Care)
February 2, 2004... Dr. Emad Youssef has joined the medical staff at CARTI and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Youssef previously worked as an assistant lecturer at the National Cancer Institute in Egypt.

Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa has been awarded the Golden Key Award by the Garland County Hospitality Association.(Hospitality)
February 2, 2004... Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa has been awarded the Golden Key Award by the Garland County Hospitality Association. The spa received the award in recognition of its efforts in lodging. Others awarded include Magic Springs and Crystal Falls,...

Sharon Welch-Blair of Little Rock has been selected for membership in New York Life's The Nautilus Group, a team of estate and business continuation planners.(Insurance)
February 2, 2004... Sharon Welch-Blair of Little Rock has been selected for membership in New York Life's The Nautilus Group, a team of estate and business continuation planners. Welch-Blair has been affiliated with New York Life for 17 years and is a financial...

National Association of Secretaries of State.(Nonprofit)
February 2, 2004... Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has been appointed to serve as vice chairman of the 2003-2004 National Association of Secretaries of State Standing Committee on Elections. Daniels will serve alongside Ohio Secretary of State J....

The Arc of Arkansas.(Nonprofit)
February 2, 2004... Tim Boe has been elected to serve as president on The Arc of Arkansas' board of directors. Bee is all attorney with the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock. Others elected include Vice President Bob Blair, owner of The Empress of Little Rock; and...

Stock summary.
February 2, 2004... STOCK SUMMARY 01/28/04 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stock Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 19.07 -0.31% 2.80% A.E.R.T....

Corrections.(Whispers)(Correction Notice)
February 2, 2004... There were several omissions and errors in the list of "Largest Information Technology Companies" that appeared in the Jan. 19 issue of Arkansas Business: * IntelliMark Holdings Inc. of Little Rock was inadvertently left off the list. The...