Arkansas Business articles from January 2008

Arkansas Business archives from January 2008

3Q delinquent loans increase 40 percent at NW Arkansas banks.(Upscale Real Estate)
January 7, 2008... A SCAN OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING PROVIDED telling information about the credit woes many northwest Arkansas bankers were feeling as 2007 drew to an end. ANB Financial of Bentonville had placed ads seeking a credit administrator, an...

Top-end homes keep coming; construction in $600,000-plus range holds steady in LR.(Upscale Real Estate)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE NUMBER OF BIG-HOME PROJECTS in Little Rock increased slightly in 2007, along with the average size and value of large residential permits. Thirty-two building permits involving houses valued at $600,000 or...

Acxiom finds itself in period of uncertainty.(Upscale Real Estate)(Acxiom Corp.)
January 7, 2008... CHARLES MORGAN REALIZES THE FAILURE to find a new company leader has handicapped Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock. "These periods of uncertainty are not helpful to growing the business or not helpful to recruiting new people or retaining...

Blue retirement.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... Sharon Allen, president and chief operating officer of Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield, is retiring Jan. 31. Allen, 63, joined ABCBS as a Medicare "B" claims clerk in 1968. She then worked her way up and was promoted to president and COO...

Taxpayer privacy.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... Federal prosecutors don't like it, but right now it looks like the Internal Revenue Service is going to have to produce in court the tax records of some Arkansans who did business with the late Little Rock financier M. David Howell. ...

AZ vs. AR.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... We don't put a whole lot of faith in the stuff that gets posted anonymously on the Internet, but sometimes it's worth asking a question. For instance, a poster on Yahoo's message board for Acxiom Corp. investors wrote that Acxiom employees...

IRS bill.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... Meanwhile, the IRS has sued a Harrison couple in an attempt to collect more than $1.3 million in back taxes and interest payments. The IRS also is trying to foreclose on 662 acres that Fred Neal Jr. and his wife, Doris, own in Boone County....

New 'Dee'velopment.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... You might remember reading here last August that Dee Fiser, the longtime owner of Fiser Truck & Tractor, was selling his business and opting for "early semi-retirement." It didn't take him long to get back in the work force, as we hear he...

New Year, new developments.(Editorial)
January 7, 2008... NOW THAT EVERYONE HAS made it through all those lists of Top Stories of 2007 regarding every subject under the sun, it's time to wade through all the predictions for 2008 on every subject under the sun. Most are ridiculous. Some are...

Huck hunt coming?(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
January 7, 2008... I found the Dec. 24, 2007, column by Jeff Hankins interesting and informative. I think Huckabee will get the GOP nomination; then stuff is going to hit the fan. Up to this point most of the media outside of Arkansas have given him a free...

15 seconds of fame.(Editor's Note)(Viewpoint essay)
January 7, 2008... I WASN'T PART OF THE ARKANSAS news media during Bill Clinton's campaigns for president, so being called on by news organizations from the across the country to talk about a presidential wannabe is a new experience for me. So far I've made the...

Earning trust and commitment.(Commentary)
January 7, 2008... WITHIN THE LAST TWO decades there has been a strong push in the United States to run companies in a lean and profitable manner--even more so in the last couple of years in northwest Arkansas. Companies are working hard to stay competitive....

Apartment land.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A former dairy project will become an apartment project after a $1.25 million transaction. BPV Coleman Place LLC of Chicago bought the 9.1-acre property at 5801 Asher Ave. from Turner Holdings LLC, led by Steve Turner. The Coleman...

Multifamily purchase I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A small apartment project is under new ownership after a $1.12 million deal. The namesake trust of Dariush Malek acquired Foy Apartments at 701 S. Elm St. from Rush & Co. Inc., led by Ben Rush. The deal is financed with a 25-year loan...

Clinical transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Arkansas Foot & Ankle Clinic is sold to Gold Family Rental Properties LLC )(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... A clinic in west Little Rock rang up a $1.1 million sale. Gold Family Rental Properties LLC, led by Laura Gold and Philip Miron, purchased the Arkansas Foot & Ankle project at 1501 Aldersgate Road. The seller is Aldersgate Property LLC, led...

Cambridge place sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(office building is purchased by Marabelle Properties LLC from Cambridge Builders Inc.)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... A 6,132-SF office building in west Little Rock changed hands in a $925,000 deal. Marabelle Properties LLC, led by John Childers Jr. and his wife, Jill, bought Building A at 500 Pleasant Drive. The seller is McKay & Co. LLC, led by John...

Multifamily purchase II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A small apartment project in Jacksonville drew an $849,000 transaction. Martino & Carrasquillo Investments LLC, led by Ronald Martino, acquired Loop Road Apartments at 306 Loop Road from Carl and Claudia Clem. The deal is backed with...

Vertical lofts.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Vertical Development Corp. purchases land for residential project)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Land for a residential project in downtown Little Rock was sold in deals totaling $644,000. Vertical Development LLC, led by Gene Cauley and Matt Bell, purchased the property at the northwest corner of Markham and Pulaski streets. The...

Chenal Circle home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(sale of home)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... The sale of a 5,684-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Circle neighborhood tipped the scales at $1.4 million. Sam and Sara Larimore bought the house from David and T.F. Bard. The residence previously was tied to a May 2006 mortgage of $1...

Prospect Terrace abode.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Little Rock's Prospect Terrace is under new ownership)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... A 5,518-SF home in Little Rock's Prospect Terrace neighborhood is under new ownership after a $995,000 deal. Craig and Martha Landfair purchased the house from the Laura I. Doramus Revocable Trust. The deal is funded with two 30-year loans...

Chimney Rock home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A 6,200-SF home in North Little Rock's Chimney Rock neighborhood rang up a $766,667 deal. James M. Smith acquired the house from Douglas and Kathleen Beaver. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $636,000 from First Financial Bank of...

Estate property.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A 5.29-acre residential property in west Pulaski County changed hands in a $649,000 sale. Chris and Tracy Care bought the 3,900-SF home from K&T Investments LLC, led by Larry Kuca and Nicholas Thompson. The deal is financed with a...

Midland residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... A 3,512-SF home in Little Rock's Midland Hills neighborhood sold for $549,000. Robert Clayton purchased the house from Tommy and Yvonne Yates. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $417,000 from Summit Bank. The property was bought...

Heights home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(acquiring of home near Country Club of Little Rock)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... A 3,194-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock drew a $515,000 sale. Hunter and Megan Carpenter acquired the house from J.K. and Laura Cook. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $386,250 and a five-year loan of $128,750 from...

Guardsmark funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... An office project in downtown Little Rock was used to help secure a $57 million funding agreement. Guardsmark LLC, led by Ira Lipman, obtained the three-year loan from Regions Bank. The half-acre 1230 W. Fourth St. property was assembled...

Holiday sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
January 7, 2008... The owner of a 143-room hotel in North Little Rock picked up a $1 million financial package. Batesville Hospitality Inc., led by Jagdish Patel, received the one-year loan from First Community Bank of Batesville. The Holiday Inn at 120...

Leafguard loan.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... A North Little Rock enterprise landed a $532,511 mortgage. Leafguard of Arkansas Inc., led by Dale Rogers, secured the three-year loan from Eagle Bank & Trust of Little Rock. The one-acre project at 7800 Counts Massie Road previously was...

Legacy National forecloses on Barber condo project.(REAL ESTATE)
January 7, 2008... Legacy National Bank of Springdale filed an $18.1 million foreclosure action last week against Brandon Barber and his partners and asked for a court-appointed receiver to take over management of the 37-condo Legacy Building in downtown...

Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks.(LEGAL)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Searcy neurosurgeon Patrick Chan pleaded guilty last week to one count of receiving kickbacks from a medical supply saleswoman in ex-change for performing surgeries using her company's supplies. Chan, 43, now faces up to five years in...

Bentonville man ordered to stop selling securities.(BANKING & FINANCE)
January 7, 2008... The owner of a Bentonville "construction and investment firm" that promised "no risk" returns as high as 50 percent in eight months has been ordered to stop selling investment and securities products in Arkansas. Heath Abshure, the newly...

Former Normandy & Monroe partner contracts with Dillard's.(In Full View)
January 7, 2008... HERE'S A BIT OF NEWS ABOUT DILLARD'S Inc. that won't send investors into cardiac arrest: A collection of men's fashions from a Little Rock design house. When Normandy & Monroe founders Jamie Davidson and Padgett Mangan began to have...

AERT, below $1 a share, gets notice from Nasdaq.(Public Reports)
January 7, 2008... AERT Inc. of Springdale has received a letter from the Nasdaq stock exchange that said the company has tailed to comply with its minimum listing requirements. AERT's stock has traded below $1 a share for 30 consecutive business days, which...

Jeff Gardner, president and CEO of Windstream Corp., will speak at 12:05 p.m. CST Jan. 10 at the Citigroup 18th annual Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference at Phoenix.(Public Reports)(Conference news)
January 7, 2008... Jeff Gardner, president and CEO of Windstream Corp., will speak at 12:05 p.m. CST Jan. 10 at the Citigroup 18th annual Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference at Phoenix. A live Web cast of the event will be available at...

Bear Stearns downgraded shares of Murphy Oil Corp.(Public Reports)
January 7, 2008... Bear Stearns downgraded shares of Murphy Oil Corp. last week to "peer perform" from "outperform."

Home BancShares closes Centennial Bank purchase.(BANKING & FINANCE)
January 7, 2008... The $23.9 million acquisition of Little Rock's Centennial Bancshares Inc. was completed Jan. 2. The purchase by Home BancShares Inc. of Conway represents a combination of stock and $1.1 million cash. Shares in Home BancShares were trading...

Surgeons convert Fayetteville hospital.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... The new owners of the Physicians Surgery Center on Parkview Drive in Fayetteville have big plans for the facility. Fayetteville Surgery Center LLC, an ownership group comprising 80 percent physician ownership and 20 percent investor...

Washington Regional adds Springdale facility.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... Washington Regional Medical Center has announced plans to build a new facility to provide services to the growing population of west Springdale. The company will construct a 30,000-SF Springdale Center for Health on 2.75 acres owned by...

Arkansas' ROA second in district.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... In the third quarter of 2007, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets of 1.11 percent, ranking No. 2 of the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's 8th District. The district includes all of Arkansas and parts...

Lingerie store sues Craighead County.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... A newly opened lingerie store recently sued Craighead County over an ordinance that requires adult businesses to obtain a sexually oriented business license. Seductions Lingerie, which sells lingerie and a combination of adult and...

Craighead County sees sales tax collections fall.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... Not counting a dedicated sales tax for the Bono Lake dam project, Craighead County saw a 6.7 percent drop in its December sales tax receipts from the same period a year ago. December's collection was $2.2 million and reflects the amount...

Jonesboro plant adding 50-60 jobs.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... Thomas & Betts Corp. of Memphis said it will hire an additional 50 to 60 workers at its Jonesboro plant. The additional workers are needed because of Thomas & Betts' acquisition in November of Lamson & Sessions Co. for about $450 million,...

Central Flying Service of Little Rock has been appointed by Clifford Development of Kalamazoo, Mich., as a service center for the company's Citation II and Citation SII re-engining programs using Williams International FJ44-3A engines.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Central Flying Service of Little Rock has been appointed by Clifford Development of Kalamazoo, Mich., as a service center for the company's Citation II and Citation SII re-engining programs using Williams International FJ44-3A engines. Central...

Regions Insurance Group Inc. of Memphis, a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., has rebranded its Rebsamen Insurance Agency as Regions Insurance.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... Regions Insurance Group Inc. of Memphis, a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., has rebranded its Rebsamen Insurance Agency as Regions Insurance. Regions bought Rebsamen, the largest agency in Arkansas, in 2001.

Metropolitan National Bank.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... Metropolitan National Bank has launched its new mobile banking service, called "MetbankMobile." It can be accessed at www.metbankmobile. com. Metropolitan will offer the service free to its Internet banking customers. The service does not...

North Arkansas Medical Foundation.(Business Briefs)(Stacy Foley appointed as executive director of the company)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Stacy Foley has been named executive director of the North Arkansas Medical Foundation at Harrison. The foundation has raised more than $2.5 million for the new patient tower at the North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. The capital campaign...

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., was named the most admired woman in the world for the sixth straight year in a Gallup poll.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., was named the most admired woman in the world for the sixth straight year in a Gallup poll. The former Arkansas and U.S. first lady was picked by 18 percent of respondents, her highest standing since 2000. It was...

Bob Sells, a longtime public relations expert, has been named spokesman for the Death Penalty Moratorium Steering Committee formed to ask Gov. Mike Beebe to declare a moratorium on the death penalty and appoint a study commission to make an objective review of the death penalty to see if it is meeting state policy objectives.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... Bob Sells, a longtime public relations expert, has been named spokesman for the Death Penalty Moratorium Steering Committee formed to ask Gov. Mike Beebe to declare a moratorium on the death penalty and appoint a study commission to make an...

National Association of Realtors.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... The National Association of Realtors says existing-home sales rose slightly in November, indicating a stabilization in housing in the wake of mortgage disruptions earlier this year. Total existing-home sales--including single-family, townhomes,...

Consumer Electronics Association.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... More than 50- percent of U.S. households now own a digital television, according to new research released by the Consumer Electronics Association. For 2008, the association predicts nearly 32 million units of DTVs will be sold with high...

SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicator of National Employment.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... Hiring for the manufacturing sector will be flat and service sector hiring will decline significantly this month, according to the SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicator of National Employment. The report also projects that those who do gain employment...

Mortgage Bankers Association.(Business Briefs)
January 7, 2008... The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the Christmas holiday-shortened week ended Dec. 28, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 533.9, a decrease of 11.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted...

Institute for Supply Management.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... The Institute for Supply Management said economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in December following 10 consecutive months of expansion, while the overall economy grew for the 74th consecutive month. Industries close to...

$600,000-plus market steady, but more homes available.(Upscale Real Estate)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The number of high-dollar homes sold in the Little Rock area in 2007 is on par with 2006, but there are indications that the market is beginning to be saturated with choices. According to Cooperative Arkansas...

Largest residential building permits.(Upscale Real Estate)
January 7, 2008... Largest Residential Building Permits Ranked by value of permit issued in Little Rock in 2007 Address Value Square Feet Subdivision 1 2 Longfellow Lane $4,000,000 11,800 Cornelia Thomas...

Altura Graphics.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Altura Graphics Owner: Mike Vazquez Address: 3421 Pike Ave., Suite A, North Little Rock 72118 Phone: (501) 753-4925 Fax: (501) 753-4925 Hours: Mon.-Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-up: July...

Inches-A-Weigh.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Jenny Carrea )(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Inches-A-Weigh Owner: Jenny Carrea Address: 10300 Rodney Parham Road, Suite D-2, Little Rock 72227 Phone: (501) 225-7300 Fax: (501) 225-7309 Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 8:30 a.m-8p.m.; Fri. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.;Sat. 9a.m-1 p.m....

Walkmydawg.com.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Walkmydawg.com Owner: Tamara Sparrow Address: 2561 Elaine Ave., Fayetteville 72 703 Phone: (479) 799-9479 Fax: (479) 935-4516 Hours: Available around the clock Start-up: August 2007 Web Site: www.walkmydawg.com...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 7, 2008... * 8--Sales & Marketing Executives Monthly Meeting and Mini-Workshop Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Location: The Little Rock Club, Regions Building, Fourth and Broadway Fee: $20 For more information, call (501) 425-7781 * 16--Central...

Jay Barth, associate professor of politics at Hendrix College in Conway, has been named the 2008 fellow of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a division of the Central Arkansas Library System.(EDUCATION)
January 7, 2008... Jay Barth, associate professor of politics at Hendrix College in Conway, has been named the 2008 fellow of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a division of the Central Arkansas Library System. As the Butler Center research fellow, Barth...

University of Arkansas.(EDUCATION)
January 7, 2008... Teresa Stafford has been named the director of development for the School of Law at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Stafford was previously assistant dean for advancement and alumni relations at Loyola University School of Law in...

Twin City Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
January 7, 2008... Martha Campbell has been promoted to assistant vice president of credit administration of Twin City Bank of North Little Rock. Campbell joined Twin City Bank in 2004 and has worked in the banking industry for 10 years. [ILLUSTRATION...

Signature Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
January 7, 2008... Teresa Frihart has been promoted to vice president of retail business development at Signature Bank in Bella Vista. Frihart is the former bank manager of the Bella Vista branch. Joe DiMaggio, formerly assistant bank manager for Signature in...

St. Bernards Medical Center.(HEALTH CARE)
January 7, 2008... Susan Rohsch, former director of perioperative services at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, has been named director of dialysis at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Roltsch is currently president of the Memphis chapter of the...

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.(HEALTH CARE)
January 7, 2008... Dennis F. Moore has been named the first director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Area Health Education Center North Central in Batesville and Mountain Home. AHEC North Central is part of the University of Arkansas Community...

Micha Bailey has joined Exit Realty Deaton Group of Little Rock as a real estate agent.(REAL ESTATE)
January 7, 2008... Micha Bailey has joined Exit Realty Deaton Group of Little Rock as a real estate agent. Other agents joining the Little Rock office include Debbie Alexander, Jeanie Bartley, Virgil Brown, Alice Drumgoole, Willy Sserukeera and Tina Johnson....

Institute of Real Estate Management.(REAL ESTATE)
January 7, 2008... Jennifer Lester of Holt Lunsford Commercial Real Estate in Little Rock has been elected president of the Arkansas chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Other officers include John Shiver of First Capital Management of Little Rock,...

Stock summary.
January 7, 2008... Stock Summary 1/3/2008 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 10.93 -0.73% -57.09% A.E.R.T. (AERT)...

'Superbad' sting.(Whispers)
January 7, 2008... Apparently Hawaiians don't say "mahalo" to movies that spoof their driver's licenses. Honolulu's mayor asked Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to pull special edition copies of the irreverent teen comedy "Superbad" from its shelves after learning the...

Correction.(Whispers)(Correction notice)
January 7, 2008... John Tyson was appointed to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees by Gov. Mike Beebe, not by Chancellor John White, as was incorrectly reported in the Dec. 24 issue of Arkansas Business.

November reign.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... We hoped to get the New Year kicked off with some expanded coverage of the final Nielsen Media Research television ratings book of 2007. The complete November numbers, however, had yet to be delivered as of deadline. Though we touched on...

Two-way race at 10.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... The story at 10 p.m. for the past several books has been the virtual deadlock between KTHV-TV, Channel 11, and KATV-TV, Channel Z But the broad designated market area household rating and share numbers used to illustrate that tie only tell...

Network news.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
January 7, 2008... Perhaps the biggest turnaround in the ratings came on the network level, where ABC rebounded from an 8.4 rating and 14.6 share in November 2006 to a 11 rating and 19 share from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. this time around. No doubt that comes on the...

First look.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(KLRT-TV (Little Rock, Arkansas) goes up against local competition)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Recording its first November ratings, KLRT-TV, Channel 16's 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts that began in March are going up against local competition for the first time. "We know it's a challenge and it's going to take some time," said...

'Just amazing'.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Super Bowl Game (Football))(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... And speaking of the Super Bowl, Audas added that the Arkansas-LSU football game that aired the day after Thanksgiving pulled in "Super Bowl-like numbers." Arkansas' upset of then-No.1 LSU had a 37 share and 73 rating. "That's just...

Editor's note.
January 7, 2008... Manufacturing in Arkansas and the United States remains a major economic engine. Nationwide, the manufacturing industry employs 14 million. In 2006, manufacturing comprised 12.1 percent of the U.S. economy, coming in at $1.6 trillion, according...

Flexible, skilled work force key to manufacturing health.
January 7, 2008... THE KEY TO THE HEALTH OF the manufacturing industry in central Arkansas is a flexible and skilled work force, the state's economic development leaders and experts say. That, and building relationships. "Then whatever the opportunity is,...

LM Glasfiber: asked and answered.(Steen Broust Nielsen)(Interview)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and other officials hailed the announcement in July that Danish company LM Glasfiber would build a $150 million wind turbine blade production plant at the Little Rock Port. LM...

Arkansas at a glance.(Fast Facts)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Business Highlights THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC Development Commission names these industries principal in Arkansas: manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, business services and tourism. Principal manufactured goods are...

Arkansas incentives that pay off: basic and specialized incentives help keep state competitive.
January 7, 2008... ARKANSAS' INCENTIVES ARE nationally competitive, understandable and easy to use. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission focuses on a company's specific needs, conducts an economic-impact analysis and designs a tailored incentive package....

Resource guide.(Directory)
January 7, 2008... Arkansas Economic Development Commission (800) ARKANSAS, (501) 682-1121 www.1800arkansas.com Arkansas Small Business Development Center (501) 683-7700 Arkansas only (outside of Pulaski County) (800) 862-2040 ...

Central Arkansas industrial parks.(Directory)
January 7, 2008... BAUXITE Saline County Industrial Park LOCATION: South Reynolds Road ACREAGE: 80 total, 25 available UTILITIES: Electric, Entergy; gas, CenterPoint Energy Arkla; sewer, Bauxite ACCESS: 2.5 miles from freeway's ...

Manufacturers directory.(Directory)
January 7, 2008... This list includes manufacturing firms in Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonokeo Perry, Pulaski, Saline and White counties, with cities in alphabetical order. ALEXANDER J.B. Molds Inc. (A) 4718 N. Shobe...

Manufacturers by NAICS codes.
January 7, 2008... MANUFACTURERS BY NAICS CODES 110000-199999 C&G Manufacturing Co. aka Gangluff Brothers Welding Inc. 111421 Holloway & Son Inc. 113310 Hurst Logging Inc....

Manufacturers by city and NAICS codes.
January 7, 2008... MANUFACTURERS BY CITY AND NAICS CODES ALEXANDER J.B. Molds Inc. (A) 332323, 333514, 332710 Kruse Meat Products (B) 311611 Power...