Arkansas Business articles from February 2006

Arkansas Business archives from February 2006

Hutchinson feels betrayed by well-organized exodus: departing colleagues say they ran out of options.(Eric Hutchinson and his management of Hutchinson/ Ifrah Financial Services)
February 6, 2006... ERIC AND DONNA HUTCHINSON'S 35th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii is off. Instead, Donna is answering the phones and their daughter, pediatric nurse Amy Huett, is stuffing envelopes while Eric scrambles to preserve what is left of his...

Candidates' ideas on business similar.(Mike Beebe and Asa Hutchinson were interviewed about how they are planning to promote business in Arkansas)(Interview)
February 6, 2006... ARKANSAS BUSINESS wanted to meet with the three major candidates for governor and get their positions on issues pertaining to business. We met with Attorney General Mike Beebe, a Democrat and former 20-year state senator seeking his party's...

Sides square off on issue of minimum wage.(Government Business)
February 6, 2006... LEZESTER LEE SAMPLES said he's never had enough money to get by. The 42-year-old Pine Bluff man said he's worked minimum-wage jobs nearly his whole life and has turned to food stamps to make ends meet. But when he learned a group is trying...

New river market project.(River Market South LLC purchased an office building)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Heard about a near $5 million transaction in downtown Little Rock? An investment group called River Market South LLC, led by Jimmy Moses and Rett Tucker, purchased the 63,842-SF Arkla Plaza office project at 400 E. Capitol Ave. The...

Portfolio trimming.(Whispers)
February 6, 2006... Arkla Plaza was sold by Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, which continues to scale back its real estate investments. Did you know the state's largest pension fund also sold off a couple other properties? Gone are two nursing home...

Tower rising.(Riley and Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's facilities being constructed by Baldwin & Shell Construction Co.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Speaking of Riley and ATRS, have you noticed the progressing site work for Woodland Heights Phase 2, south of Interstate 630 and east of the Barrow Road exit in west Little Rock? The pension fund is moving forward with the $18.1 million...

New home?(Union Rescue Mission is planning to acquire Baptist Memorial Hospital)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... The Union Rescue Mission in North Little Rock is eyeing the soon-to-be-vacant former Baptist Memorial Hospital in North Little Rock. Union Rescue Mission President and CEO Thurman Chambers said the six-floor building would be a perfect site...

Amped up.(amphitheateris being renovated to provide many other services)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Remember the Riverfest Amphitheater? The outdoor entertainment venue that sits between the River Market and the Arkansas River is easy to forget since not much has gone on there the last few years other than the Memorial Day weekend...

Industrial deal.(Whispers)
February 6, 2006... A 185,700-SF industrial facility in Maumelle is tinder new ownership after a $3.25 million transaction. 100 Murphy Drive LLC, led by Kevin Huchingson, acquired the 30acre Windsor Door development. The seller? Maumelle Ltd., led by...

Site sale.(Whispers)
February 6, 2006... A 2.5-acre commercial site in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $2.13 million ($19.60 per SF). The Louis E. Schickel Revocable Trust bought the location at the northeast corner of Hwy. 10 and Chenonceau Boulevard from Arrest Bank.

Tax woes.(Whispers)
February 6, 2006... The IRS recently filed a tax lien against Mid-America Building Science Inc. of Sherwood. The amount? $523,987.71 for outstanding taxes dating back to 1999, according to the lien filed. Mid-America could not reached for comment.

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
February 6, 2006... The name of Micah Brown, who left Hutchinson/Ifrah Financial Services to help found the new Ifrah Financial Services, was misspelled in the Jan. 30 issue of Arkansas Business. Lewis May is CEO of May Construction. His title was listed...

A minimum raise.(Editorial)
February 6, 2006... GIVE ARKANSAS A RAI$E Now, a coalition of more than two dozen faith, community and nonprofit groups, needs 80,570 signatures to get its proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. That's likely to happen. (See story on Page 1) ...

Change at the Fed.(Editorial)
February 6, 2006... LAST WEEK MARKED THE end of the Alan Greenspan era at the Federal Reserve Bank. Now it's up to Ben Bernanke to ride herd, an unenviable responsibility. He starts the job with a lot of challenges facing him and the nation. Greenspan, 79,...

Risky business reporting.
February 6, 2006... LAST WEEK WAS ONE OF THE most unpleasant of my career as it involved fielding calls and emails demanding to know why this person or that person wasn't included in our first Power List. I knew it was coming, of course, but that didn't make it...

Our way sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Our Way Partners Ltd. acquired Our Way Apartments )(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Ownership of a 144-unit apartment complex in west Little Rock shifted in a $2.88 million deal. Our Way Partners Ltd. of Cucamongo, Calif., acquired Our Way Apartments at 10434 W. 36m St. from Our Way Inc., led by Sharlett Craig. The...

Whispering purchase.(Marshall and Nadja Jackson buys mobile home parks from L and B Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 38-acre mobile home park in southwest Little Rock changed hands in a $1.2 million deal. Marshall and Nadja Jackson bought Whispering Hills Mobile Home Estates at 11500 Chicot Road from L&B Inc., led by Linda Wheeler. The deal is...

Apartment sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Woodward-Jon Properties LLC purchased an apartment from Arkansas Homevestors LLC)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A small apartment project in North Little Rock drew a $569,000 transaction. Woodward-Jon Properties LLC, led by David Falcon and William McCrary, purchased the project at 4412 Lynn Lane. The seller is Arkansas Homevestors LLC, led by...

Restaurant site.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
February 6, 2006... A 0.76-acre commercial site in southwest Little Rock rang up a $389,000 sale. Restinvest LLC, led by Gerald Kinion, acquired the property at 10114 Mabelvale Plaza Drive. The seller is Mabelvale Plaza Phase II LLC, led by Rick Ashley. ...

Hillcrest land.(Real Estate Partners LLC buys land property from S and B Corporation L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Undeveloped property in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock sold for $297,000. Community Real Estate Partners LLC, led by John Borchert, bought the 1.3-acres on the north side of "A" Street between North Van Buren and Harrison streets. The...

Bush buy.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(CA and JL Enterprises Inc. acquired commercial property from John and Sue Bush)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Commercial property in southwest Little Rock shifted ownership in a transaction valued at $150,000. CA&JL Enterprises Inc., led by James Bush, purchased the 8100 Geyer Springs Road property from John and Sue Bush. The deal is financed with...

Chenal Abode I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Frank Mullins Jr. and wife Molly purchased house from Edward and Lisa Wright)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 4,500-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood tipped the scales at $650,000. Frank Mullins Jr. and his wife, Molly, acquired the house from Edward and Lisa Wright. The residence previously was tied to an October 2002...

Cliffewood home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Daniel and Stephanie Bynum acquired the house from Nikolai and Leslie Fisken)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 3,200-SF home in Little Rock's Cliffewood neighborhood changed hands for $635,000. Daniel and Stephanie Bynum bought the house from Nikolai and Leslie Fisken. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $400,000 from One Bank & Trust of...

Chenal Abode II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Reid and Kay Mitchell purchased the house from Robert Boyles Jr. and Leslie Boyles)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 5,000-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood rang up a $585,000 sale. Reid and Kay Mitchell purchased the house from Robert Boyles Jr. and his wife, Leslie. The deal is funded with a pair of 30-year loans totaling...

Grandview residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Paula B. Aultz Revocable Trust acquired house from Cloud N. Keyes Revocable Trust financed by Arvest Mortgage Co.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 2,750-SF home in Little Rock's Grandview neighborhood drew a $525,000 transaction. The Paula B. Aultz Revocable Trust acquired the house from the Cloud N. Keyes Revocable Trust. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $525,000 from...

Shadowlawn house.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Dennis Jacks and Lizabeth Roberts acquired house from Gary Duke)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 2,600-SF home in Little Rock's Shadowlawn neighborhood is under new ownership after a $520,000 deal. Dennis Jacks and Lizabeth Roberts bought the house from Gary Duke. The deal is backed with a three-year loan of $495,000 from Pine Bluff...

Chenal Abode III.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A 3,700-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $510,000. Napoleon and Phyllis Johnson purchased the house from Bowden Boshears Construction Co. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $357,000 held by American...

Town Center loan.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Town Center LLC got finance from Bank of the Ozarks)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... An undeveloped 176-acre tract in southwest Little Rock is securing a $2.5 million financial package. Town Center LLC, led by Tommy Hodges, obtained the three-year loan from Bank of the Ozarks The land at the northwest corner of...

Hickory grove funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(EV Mark Development LLC got finance from Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock for purchasing residential project)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... A residential project in west Little Rock is backed with a $2.1 million funding agreement. EV Mark Development LLC, led by James and Melinda Markus and Robert and Lori Evans, received the two-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. ...

Glover mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(James and Myrna Glover got the finance from Summit Bank of Hope for purchasing industrial property)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Industrial property in North Little Rock is backing a $1.44 million mortgage. James and Myrna Glover, got the five-year loan from Summit Bank of Hope. The 5-acre Glovers Truck Parts & Equipment development at 1200 Baucum Industrial Drive and...

Coughlin pleads guilty to wire fraud, tax evasion.(RETAIL)
February 6, 2006... Thomas Coughlin, the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., pleaded guilty in U. S. District Court in Fort Smith last week to federal wire-fraud and tax-evasion charges. Coughlin pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud and one...

Lt. Gov. Rockefeller to have second transplant.(GOVERNMENT)
February 6, 2006... Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller is expected to undergo a second bone marrow transplant in Seattle within a month, his office said last week. Rockefeller's first transplant was not successful, and doctors with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are...

Murphy Oil profit up 15% in 4Q.(Public Company Reports)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Murphy Oil Corp. said fourth quarter net income was $154.6 million or 82 cents a share, compared with $134.5 million or 72 cents a share for the final quarter of 2004. Analysts had expected earnings of 79 cents a share. Revenue for the...

Tyson shares meet new low on poor 1Q.(Public Company Reports)
February 6, 2006... Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor, reported a 19 percent earnings drop in its first quarter. Tyson reported earnings of $39 million, down 19 percent when compared with $48 million during the same quarter last year, and...

Dillard's January sales increase 3 percent.(Public Company Reports)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Dillard's Inc. said sales for January were $507.6 million, compared to $491.1 million for January 2004. Sales increased 3 percent for both total and comparable stores. Sales for quarter that ended Jan. 28 rose to $2.34 billion, compared to...

J.B. Hunt reports record annual earnings.(J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said it posted record annual net earnings of $207.3 million, or $1.28 a share, for 2005, a 41 percent increase over last year's $146.2 million, or 88 cents a share. Operating revenue for 2005 increased 10...

Wal-Mart same-store sales up 4.7 percent.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a U.S. same-store sales increase of 4.7 percent, which was at the high end of its expectations and the best monthly increase of the company's fiscal year. The results bolstered the world's largest retailer,...

Arkansas best gets debt rating upgrade.(Public Company Reports)
February 6, 2006... Arkansas Best Corp. has received an upgrade of its senior unsecured debt rating from Moody's Investor Service, which raised the company's rating to Baa2 with a stable outlook, from Baa3. Moody's said its upgrade "reflects Arkansas Best's...

BEI announces conditional redemption of notes.(Beverly Enterprises Inc)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Beverly Enterprises Inc. said it has given a conditional notice of redemption to the holders of its 7 7/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. The redemption price will be the greater of (a) 100 percent of the principal amount, and (b)...

State revenue 8% above last year.(Inside Business)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Arkansas' year-to-date net available general revenue reached $2.5 billion last month, 8 percent higher than this time last year and about 6 percent above forecast, according to a report released by the state Department of Finance &...

Judge gives Murphy suit class-action status.(ENERGY)
February 6, 2006... A federal judge certified a lawsuit against Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado as a class ac-tion. The lawsuit was brought against the company by Louisiana residents who said their homes were damaged by oil after tanks ruptured at a Murphy Oil...

Ash Grove to expand Foreman Cement Plant.(INDUSTRY)
February 6, 2006... The Ash Grove Cement Co. will spend about $190 million to expand its portland cement manufacturing plant at Foreman. The project, to begin in 2007 and take about two years to finish, will almost completely rebuild the existing plant, the...

BOF buys SPI Credit.(Bank of Fayetteville)(Space Photonics Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... The Bank of Fayetteville purchased a research and development tax credit in mid-January from Fayetteville's Space Photonics Inc. The tax credit is part of a package passed by the Arkansas General Assembly in 2003 to encourage the retention...

Population growth outpaces job growth.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
February 6, 2006... About 1,000 people move into northwest Arkansas every month, but only 560 new jobs are created there every month, said Jeff Collins, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas. That was one of...

Buffalo spreading wings across Arkansas.(John Bliss and Paul Nelson opened Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar and planning to open more in Arkansas)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... John Bliss of Fayetteville and Paul Nelson of Bentonville opened a Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar in Fayetteville's CMN Business Park on Dec. 19. They plan to open six more in Arkansas. On Jan. 23, construction began on a Hot Springs...

Hideichiro Chikahiro, president of Hino Motors Manufacturing, said in an Associated Press article that no decision had been made yet on building a truck assembly plant at Marion.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... Hideichiro Chikahiro, president of Hino Motors Manufacturing, said in an Associated Press article that no decision had been made yet on building a truck assembly plant at Marion. He couldn't say when the company might make a decision on whether...

John V. Phelps, a Jonesboro lawyer and partner in the Womack Landis Phelps McNeill & McDaniel law firm, is the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... John V. Phelps, a Jonesboro lawyer and partner in the Womack Landis Phelps McNeill & McDaniel law firm, is the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been a member of the group's national board since 1995 and has served as...

The Arkansas Construction Hall of Fame inductees for 2006 are the late Vic Forsgren of Forsgren Inc. of Fort Smith, the late Werner Knoop of the Baldwin Co. of Little Rock, and Gus Vratsinas of Vratsinas Construction Co. of Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... The Arkansas Construction Hall of Fame inductees for 2006 are the late Vic Forsgren of Forsgren Inc. of Fort Smith, the late Werner Knoop of the Baldwin Co. of Little Rock, and Gus Vratsinas of Vratsinas Construction Co. of Little Rock. An...

University of Arkansas board of trustees have approved a nanotechnology research center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and also approved the issuance of $107.5 million in bonds to pay for an expansion of the hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... University of Arkansas board of trustees have approved a nanotechnology research center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and also approved the issuance of $107.5 million in bonds to pay for an expansion of the hospital at the...

Ash Grove Cement Co.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... The Ash Grove Cement Co. will invest about $190 million to expand its current portland cement manufacturing plant at Foreman. The project will result in a nearly complete rebuilding of the existing plant facilities. The expanded plant will...

Digital Impact, an Acxiom Corp. company based in San Mateo, Calif., has been named a leader among e-mail service providers in Forrester Research's annual ranking of e-mail marketing service providers ("Leader" is Forrester's highest category).(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... Digital Impact, an Acxiom Corp. company based in San Mateo, Calif., has been named a leader among e-mail service providers in Forrester Research's annual ranking of e-mail marketing service providers ("Leader" is Forrester's highest category)....

The University of Central Arkansas Small Business Institute Program and its Small Business Advancement National Center received the Showcase Award at the recent meeting of the Small Business Institute and the United State Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship at Tucson, Ariz.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... The University of Central Arkansas Small Business Institute Program and its Small Business Advancement National Center received the Showcase Award at the recent meeting of the Small Business Institute and the United State Association for Small...

Museum of Contemporary Art Hot Springs.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... The Museum of Contemporary Art Hot Springs is actively soliciting "museum worthy" works of art by qualified artists for its permanent collection. The museum is also asking for works of art to be auctioned to fund the museum's budget for its...

Alltel Corp.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... Alltel Corp. is introducing a new personalized prepaid wireless service for customers who want to customize a wireless plan to their needs and tastes. U personalized prepaid from Alltel requires no contract. For details, visit...

Brinkley Convention Center.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... Four east Arkansas counties are joining forces for a farm production meeting Feb. 13 at the Brinkley Convention Center. The meeting will feature speakers with tips on how to help row crop producers survive the financial crunch in agriculture....

The Urban and Community Forestry Division of the Arkansas Forestry Commission is offering grant writing workshops to assist communities in applying for funds to help them manage forests within the community.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... The Urban and Community Forestry Division of the Arkansas Forestry Commission is offering grant writing workshops to assist communities in applying for funds to help them manage forests within the community. The funds to be awarded are called...

Heifer International has moved into its new $17.5 million, 98,000-SF world headquarters in downtown Little Rock next to the Clinton Presidential Library.(Business Briefs)
February 6, 2006... Heifer International has moved into its new $17.5 million, 98,000-SF world headquarters in downtown Little Rock next to the Clinton Presidential Library. A grand opening and dedication of the "green" building will be held March 16.

Published college sports data unreliable.
February 6, 2006... THE FINANCIAL FIGURES Arkansas Business used for its Jan. 23 cover story "10 College Sports Programs Report Profit" should not be considered accurate. In fact, none of the state's public colleges had a net income in the 2004-05 school...

Calendar.
February 6, 2006... FEBRUARY 7--Government Contracting Course Sponsors: Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center Time: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center, 127 West Fifth St., Malvern Fee: $250 For more...

Arkansas Business list: private club permits.(Illustration)
February 6, 2006... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: PRIVATE CLUB PERMITS Listed alphabetically by permitee in each county Permitee Business Name Arkansas County -- population 20,130 1 Nancy A. Brown The...

Gas gear dealer's environmental side makes green.(Government Business)
February 6, 2006... IT SOUNDS IRONIC, OWNERS Michael Shelby and Philip Grace admit, that their company, the state's largest petroleum equipment distributor, is also an agent for Mother Earth. For their customers, it's a natural fit. For nearly half a...

Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP.(ACCOUNTING)
February 6, 2006... Jeffery Welch, Joshua Loy, Eric Grant, Jason Larue and Benjamin Rugg have joined the tax and audit staff of Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP of Little Rock. Welch is a 2000 graduate of the University of Central Arkansas at Conway. Loy is a 2002 graduate...

May Construction Co.(CONSTRUCTION)
February 6, 2006... Steve Tucker joined May Construction Co. of Little Rock as a project manager. Tara Wood joined the company as an assistant project manager, Lynn Chambers joined as a site manager and Todd Nolan joined as an assistant site manager.

Arkansas State University.(EDUCATION)
February 6, 2006... Florine Tousant Milligan of Forrest City has been reappointed to the board of trustees of Arkansas State University at Jonesboro.

Regions Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
February 6, 2006... Andy Marshall was named business and relationship lending manager of Regions Bank in Conway. Marshall was previously senior vice president of commercial lending at Regions Bank in Morrilton.

Bank of the Ozarks.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
February 6, 2006... Janet Paulette was promoted to senior vice president and regional operations manager at Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock. Paulette has been at Bank of the Ozarks for more than seven years.

Alltel Arena.(GOVERNMENT)
February 6, 2006... Jerry Maulden was elected chairman of the Alltel Arena board. Donna Hardcastle will be vice chairman, and C.J. Duvall will be secretary-treasurer.

Association of American Medical Colleges.(HEALTH CARE)
February 6, 2006... Dr. Robert Leroy Archer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock was nominated for a 2005 Humanism in Medicine Award to be presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges of Washington, D.C. Archer is an...

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.(HEALTH CARE)
February 6, 2006... Dr. Richard Evans joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock as a hip and knee replacement specialist. Evans also will be an assistant professor in the College of Medicine's department of orthopedic surgery. Evans was...

QualChoice/QCA.(INSURANCE)
February 6, 2006... Karin Ward joined QualChoice/ QCA of Little Rock as director of human resources. Cindy Reese Furgerson joined as director of quality and care, Rose Anne Cato joined as director of network services, Sherry Buttner joined as a regional sales...

Rose Law Firm.(LEGAL)
February 6, 2006... Patrick J. Goss has become of counsel at the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock. Frank Falkner, Jason Sharp and Amanda Katherine Wofford have become associates of the firm. Falkner's practice area is general business, Sharp's practice areas are...

Poole & Fields Marketing Partners.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
February 6, 2006... Lili Palmer was named director of client services at Poole & Fields Marketing Partners of Little Rock. Palmer previously served as senior media planning supervisor at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods and as media director at both Stone Ward and...

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
February 6, 2006... Ginny Willmuth and Kelli McCrary joined Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods of Little Rock as advertising account executives.

MarketSearch.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
February 6, 2006... Stacey Jones was named director of MarketSearch of Little Rock. Jones most recently served as a public relations instructor in the department of writing and speech at the University of Central Arkansas at Conway.

Coldwell Banker Advantage Realty.(REAL ESTATE)
February 6, 2006... Tiffany Davis, Charles Thompson, Nate Jefferson, Effie "EJ" Wilson, Eddie Ray and Brandy Thomas have joined Coldwell Banker Advantage Realty in Little Rock. Each specializes in residential real estate.

Stock summary.
February 6, 2006... STOCK SUMMARY 2/2/06 Weekly YTO Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 24.02 -1.96% 6.71% A.E.R.T. (AERTA) ...

On the merge.(Steve Freeman contracts with Gordon Media Group for internet radio services)
February 6, 2006... A fleet of at least five Internet radio stations operating out of a trendy suite in a west Little Rock office building is a long way from running one country radio station on a home computer in a stuffy bedroom. In less than two years,...

Out to Launch.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Zoo98.com introduces Popular music radio stations)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Part of the new company's moving plans includes the launch of three new Internet stations, which will expand the demographics the company has to work with. Zoo98.com, a current hit format station aimed at 18-34-year-olds, and...

Later Lynch.(WAI Radio introducing some new radio programs)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Freeman also said big changes are in store for WAI Radio beginning March 1, including the addition of a new morning show featuring former KARN talent Grant Merrill. The morning show, to be called "Arkansas A.M.," will run from 7-9 a.m....

Construction prices ease temporarily.
February 13, 2006... The price of building materials rose immediately following the devastating 2005 hurricane season but has since slowly declined. Construction companies and contractors are now bracing for more uncertainties once reconstruction along the Gulf...

Lodge readies for ooohs, ahhhs; 60-room hotel, 13 cabins on Mount Magazine set to open May 1.
February 13, 2006... A grand structure with storybook views, the new Mount Magazine State Park Lodge is the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism's most expensive project ever, and park officials expect the half-mile-high outpost to also be one of the park...

Extensive hospital construction continues around state.(Baldwin and Shell Construction Co.)(St. Mary's Mercy Health of Northwest Arkansas)
February 13, 2006... The largest commercial project currently under way in Arkansas is an $89 million, 200-bed hospital in Rogers. The seven-floor, 350,000-SF St. Mary's Mercy Health of Northwest Arkansas should be open at the end of 2007, said Clark Ellison,...

Winners and losers.(lawyers fees)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Think back to a "Whispers" item from November: Three former partners and several victims of crooked Little Rock attorney Bobby Keith Moser were fighting over rightful ownership of $2.7 million in attorney fees and other assets. Now Pulaski...

Industrial trio.(Rubber & Gasket Co. bought land from SD Property LLC)(Industrial Properties Ltd. bought land from Warehouse & Logistics Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Two industrial transactions in Pulaski County topped the $1 million mark. Rubber & Gasket Co. of America Inc., led by James McGhee, purchased the 3.2-acre Splash Super Pools project at 3905 E. Progress St. in North Little Rock for $1.8...