Arkansas Business articles from July 2004

Arkansas Business archives from July 2004

CSA lures VIPs into vendorville.(Cameron Smith & Associates Inc.)
July 5, 2004... Cameron Smith's original Fort Smith office telephone is a gray, weighty relic. A beat-up plastic PhoneMate model from the early 1990s, it has a key-covered setup with a clunky neck rest and a corkscrew cord. There's also something else...

E-mail, Internet-use policies maintain company productivity and security.
July 5, 2004... While workplace e-mail and Internet access are fundamental aspects of doing business in the 21st century, so too are employee-use policies for protecting businesses. Inappropriate e-mails and serial non-work related Web surfing--even...

Company team-building efforts can be productive.
July 5, 2004... After Hank's fine furniture company officials finished a quarterly manager's meeting in February 2002, employees faced off against each other in sumo wrestling matches. Roy Sanders, a manager of a Hank's store in Florida, didn't want to...

College lawsuit.(Carson and Associates Inc. sues Philander Smith College )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A contractor has sued Philander Smith College in Little Rock alleging it is owed nearly $350,000. Carson & Associates Inc. of Little Rock said it was hired in August to renovate the Old Gymnasium, according to its lawsuit filed June 18 in...

Buffalo Grill woes.(Whispers)
July 5, 2004... The First National Bank in Green Forest has got its sights on the Buffalo Grill on Rebsamen Park Road for defaulting on nearly $200,000 worth of loans. The bank has sued owner John Gaiser for the money and is trying to foreclose on the...

Retreat merger.(Oasis Renewal Center )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The Oasis Renewal Center is merging with another organization but won't say which one until some time after July 1. The Little Rock Christian retreat has endured financial struggles, and indeed, a spokesman for the center said the merger...

Tub fight.(Whispers)
July 5, 2004... Bath Junkie Inc. is in a water fight with one of its former franchisees and is seeking more than $775,000 in damages. The Little Rock provider of bath products said Chris and Heather McDonald, who owned Bath Junkies in Hot Springs and...

Porno for DJs.(KABZ-FM's Phlip Satchel sued for felonies)
July 5, 2004... Stanley Knox and KABZ-FM, 103.7's Morning Buzz team were taken off the air Thursday and may face criminal charges for a stunt at the Conway Gay Pride Parade on June 27. This latest suspension (with pay) is part of a station investigation...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 5, 2004... Ted Dickey, who was one of he "40 Under 40" honorees in the June 28 issue of Arkansas Business, did not found SSM Ventures, as was incorrectly reported. Also, his term on the Arkansas Ethics Commission is five years, not three years.

A Wal-Mart-sized suit.(Editorial)
July 5, 2004... Everything about the world's biggest retailer is, well, big. Now Wal-Mart Stores Inc., also the country's biggest employer, faces the biggest class-action lawsuit ever in a civil case--a suit that could affect 1.6 million present and former...

Millionaires among us.(Editorial)
July 5, 2004... For those Arkansas Business readers fascinated by how much money everyone else is making (and that probably includes all of you), the 2004 World Wealth Report provides some fascinating statistics. According to the report, one out of every...

Strategic management.
July 5, 2004... Scores of books outline philosophies about strategic management, but sometimes it s nice to hear from executives who can share their experiences based on today's realities. The second annual Arkansas Executive Summit which is fast becoming...

Time to bust up Fannie and Freddie.(Commentary)
July 5, 2004... Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) were started with government capital and later privatized and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. We believe the time has come to...

Sports utility outlet.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
July 5, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: SPORTS UTILITY OUTLET: The $2 million Landers Hummer dealership in Benton is driving toward an August completion. Kinco Constructors LLC is the general contractor. Black Corley & Owens of Benton is the...

LaFrance land.(Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy Inc. acquires from Rivercity Energy Co.)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 2.2-acre commercial site in west Little Rock changed hands in a $2.06 million deal ($21.50 per SF). Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy Inc. of Pine Bluff bought the undeveloped property at the southeast corner of Cantrell Road and Chenal...

Foundation purchase.(William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation acquired by Southern Office Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A business location in the River Market District of downtown Little Rock sold for $1.36 million. The William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation Inc. acquired the 608 President Clinton Ave. property from Southern Office Services Inc., led...

Multifamily site.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
July 5, 2004... A 13-acre apartment site in west Little Rock is under new ownership after a $1.05 million deal. West LR Highland Pointe Associates LLC, led by Rod Coleman, purchased the land at the north end of Townsend Street on Cantrell Road. The...

Medical development.(OA Land Co. LLC acquires Retha J. Roberts Revocable Trust)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... An orthopedic clinic project is in motion after a $351,000 land deal. OA Land Co. LLC, led by Dr. Raymond Peeples, bought the 1.4-acre location near the southeast corner of Richards Road and 43rd St. from the Retha J. Roberts Revocable...

Storage addition.(Richmarc Development LLC acquires Vestal Family Charitable Remainder Unitrust)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Expansion of the Gateway Self Storage project in North Little Rock is in the works following a $336,000 land deal. Richmarc Development LLC, led by Keith Richardson and Marc Yelenich, acquired the 2.4-acre site at 7100 Vestal Court. The...

Cracker Box sale.(Burkhalter Leasing LLC acquires from Cracker Box LLC)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 1.2-acre commercial site in North Little Rock drew a $281,000 sales price. Burkhalter Leasing LLC, led by John Burkhalter, purchased the location on Maumelle Boulevard near Vestal Court. The seller is Cracker Box LLC, led by Lewis...

Marabelle buy.(One Bank and Trust funds Marabelle Properties LLC)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A North Little Rock enterprise rang up a $279,000 deal. Marabelle Properties LLC, led by John Childers, bought the A Child's Heart project at 1500 W. Pershing Blvd. from Keith and Alisa Dixon. The deal is financed with a three-year loan of...

Bar transaction.(Dulac's Sports Bar & Grill Inc.deal funded by Bank of the Ozarks)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A Maumelle watering hole is under new ownership after a $250,000 deal. Dulac's Sports Bar & Grill Inc., led by Charles Dulac, acquired the 1101 Murphy Drive project. The seller is Lucky's Sports Bar & Grill Inc., led by David Templeton....

Banks property.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
July 5, 2004... A small housing complex in Jacksonville sold for $175,000. Old South Holdings LLC, led by Jim Peacock, purchased the 113-115 Eubanks St. property from First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville. The deal is financed with a 15-year...

Northshore sites.(First Data Solutions L.L.C. acquires )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A pair of neighboring 2.5-acre commercial sites in North Little Rock each sold for $168,000. The locations on Northshore Place were bought by First Data Solutions Inc. of Conway and Harris Concrete Pumps LLC of Little Rock. The seller...

Packs purchase.(Packs Discount Lumber Inc. buys a property from an investment group)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 1.7-acre commercial site in North Little Rock changed hands for $106,000. Packs Discount Lumber Inc., led by Leslie Turk, purchased the location on Newman Drive. The seller is an investment group composed of Dietz & Bowman Inc.; Douglas...

Chenal sale.(Charles Freeman bought the house from Jim Garner Construction Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 4,600-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood rang up a $536,000 deal. Charles Freeman bought the house from Jim Garner Construction Inc. The deal is financed with a 20-year loan of $448,000 from First National Bank of...

Prospect home.(Gary and Margaret Faulkner funded by One Bank and Trust)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 3,428-SF home in Little Rock's Prospect Terrace neighborhood drew a $525,000 sale. Garry Mertins and J. Benton Dyke Jr. purchased the house from Gary and Margaret Faulkner. The deal is backed with a $478,000 loan from One Bank &...

Pleasant funding.(CNL Retirement MA2 Arkansas Ltd. funded by General Electric Capital Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A west Little Rook retirement center was used to help secure a $50 million funding agreement. CNL Retirement MA2 Arkansas Ltd. of Orlando, Fla., obtained the five-year loan from General Electric Capital Corp. of Bethesda, Md. CNL...

Complex mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(North Quarter Partners Ltd. funded by Reilly Mortgage Group )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The owner of a 120-unit Sherwood apartment project picked up a $2.9 million funding agreement. North Quarter Partners Ltd. of Nashville, Tenn., obtained the 33-year loan from Reilly Mortgage Group Inc. of Washington, D.C. The limited...

Acxiom loan.(Arvest Bank Group Inc. finances)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Construction of a 30,000-SF data processing and storage center in west Little Rook is financed with a $12.8 million mortgage. Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock received the funding from Arvest Bank of Little Rook. The 16.3-acre property at...

Pleasant Ridge note.(Ridge Development Co. LLLP funded by Metropolitan National Bank)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 12.8-acre commercial site in west Little Rock is financed with a $4 million mortgage. Pleasant Ridge Development Co. LLLP, led by Lou Schickel, received the one-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. Schickel assembled the property...

Town Center loan.(Town Center LLC funded by Allied Bank of Mulberry)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... An undeveloped 176-acre tract in southwest Little Rock is securing a $2.6 million financial package. Town Center LLC, led by Tommy Hodges, got the funding from a related entity, Stagecoach Development Group Inc. The land at the...

Creekwood funding.(Creek-wood Plaza LLC funded by BancorpSouth Bank )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... A 100,000-SF retail center in west Little Rook is backed with a $2 million funding agreement. Creek-wood Plaza LLC, led by Davis, obtained a five-year loan of $1.5 million and a two-year loan of $550,000 from Bancorpsouth Bank of Tupelo,...

Done deal mortgage.(Done Deal Inc. financed by Pulaski Bank and Trust Co.)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The owner of a mini storage project in southwest Little Rock landed a $1.1 million mortgage. Done Deal Inc., led by Charles and Ramona Hunnicutt, received the three-year loan from Pulaski Bank & Trust of Little Rock. The 6.8-acre Otter...

Boen financing.(Bowman Plaza Phase I&II LLCs funded by Regions Bank)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The owner of an office-warehouse project in west Little Rock secured a $1 million financial package. Bowman Plaza Phase I&II LLCs, Boen Building II&III LLCs, all led by Leonard Boen, got the six-month loan from Regions Bank. The...

Patio home note.(Stagecoach Village LLC funded by Bank of the Ozarks)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Developers of a patio-home project in southwest Little Rock picked up $920,000 funding agreement. Stagecoach Village LLC, led by Joe "Bud" Finley and his wife, Caroline, and Olan Asbury, obtained the six-month loan from Bank of the Ozarks....

Wilkins mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
July 5, 2004... The owner of a commercial project in North Little Rock picked up an $850,000 financial package. Troy and Sandra Wilkins got the three-year loan from Regions Bank. The Tanglewood Plumbing project at 7322 Cock of the Walk Drive...

Residential loan.(Maumelle Co. funded by Metropolitan National Bank)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Development of 30 residential lots in western Maumelle is financed with a $743,000 mortgage. Maumelle Valley LLC, led by Lynn Dickey, Russell James and Gilbert Carpenter, obtained the one-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. The...

At-law funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
July 5, 2004... Construction of a law office project in west Little Rock is moving forward with a $740,000 funding agreement. Demiro Properties LLC, led by Michael and Deborah Roberts, received the 10-year loan from Twin City Bank. The 0.9-acre...

Fed boosts interest rate to 1.25%.(ECONOMIC)
July 5, 2004... The Federal Reserve Board last week raised interest rates for the first time in four years, taking the benchmark federal funds rate up a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25. The Federal Open Market Committee's unanimous decision ended a...

Golden Triangle gains 1,550 jobs.(ECONOMIC)
July 5, 2004... The south Arkansas region of the Golden Triangle Economic Development Council netted 1,550 jobs between April of this year and last, according to Arkansas Department of Employment Security numbers. The Golden Triangle regional statistical...

Ram Ventures to form sporting goods group.(RETAIL)
July 5, 2004... Ram Venture Holdings Corp. of Little Rock is planning to buy Mack's Sport Shop LLC of Stuttgart for $8.5 million as part of a sporting goods conglomerate it is putting together. Ram also is planning to buy Hodgman Inc. of Montgomery., Ill.,...

McGruder denies K-Mac sale report.(RETAIL)
July 5, 2004... Brent McGruder, president of Fort Smith's K-Mac Enterprises Inc., said his company is not for sale despite an article that appeared June 28 on TheDeal.com, an Internet publication based in New York City that reports on mergers and acquisitions....

Martinous rugs opens new addition, service.(RETAIL)
July 5, 2004... Owners of pets who've left their mark on that expensive Oriental rug now have a place in Little Rock to take them. Martinous Oriental Rug Co. has invested $150,000 in adding a six-step, state-of-the-art submersion process to remove animal...

Cytomedix Inc. president resigns.(HEALTH CARE)
July 5, 2004... Cytomedix Inc. president Mark Cline has left the company and Kshitij Mohan, chief executive officer, will assume his responsibilities in a planned transition. Cline also resigned as a member of the board of directors of the biotechnology...

Beverly sells 11 homes as divestitures continue.(HEALTH CARE)
July 5, 2004... Beverly Enterprises Inc. last week confirmed it is selling 10 nursing homes and one assisted living facility in Arkansas. Arkansas Business reported in its June 28 issue that Beverly was selling the facilities to Perennial Healthcare...

Frontier Airlines adds LR-Denver service.(TRANSPORTATION)
July 5, 2004... Frontier Airlines of Denver will begin service between its Denver International Airport hub and Little Rock National Airport on Oct. 10. The twice-daily service will use Frontier JetExpress' 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, operated for Frontier...

2 Jonesboro Cos. to buy Arkansas State Bank.(BANKING AND FINANCE)
July 5, 2004... Liberty Bancshares and Russellville Bancshares, both of Jonesboro, have agreed to purchase Arkansas State Bancshares Inc. of Siloam Springs. Arkansas State Bancshares operates Arkansas State Bank of Siloam Springs with $166 million in...

Deltic sells $7.9 million in residential lots.(REAL ESTATE)
July 5, 2004... Deltic Timber Corp.'s latest offering of residential lots in its Chenal Valley development in west Little Rock resulted in sales contracts worth $7.9 million. The company said it sold 92 of 125 lots in three neighborhoods. The lots were...

Employment law: "at will" employment does not allow retaliatory discharge and qualified immunity requires good faith.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
July 5, 2004... Recently, two employees of a nursing home sued their employer for defamation and wrongful discharge. After a jury trial, the employees recovered damages totaling $332,000.00. At will employment immunity was denied because termination was...

Pinnacle Hills starts project.(First Baptist Church of Springdale)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... First Baptist Church of Springdale, and its Church at Pinnacle Hills branch in Rogers, have started construction on a $25 million, 2,500-seat worship center in the west Rogers Pinnacle Hills complex. Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of...

Williams to open Sears Dealer Store.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Kelly Williams plans to open a 22,000-SF Sears Authorized Retail Dealer Store in November in Bentonville's Regency Office Park. "After 28 years, I'm quitting Sears to own my own store," said Williams, a district manager who oversees 12...

Hunts give $5 million to Mercy Health Systems.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas Inc. recently announced a $5 million donation from J.B. and Jolmelle Hunt to its capital campaign. The campaign will help fund the $140 million construction of a new medical campus in Rogers that...

Poinsett County asks voters for tax increase.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Poinsett County Judge Doyle Hillis said he will give residents a choice: either pass a 1-cent sales tax or the property tax millage will rise. Hillis said if the 1-percent tax passes it will raise about $1.7 million annually. The money...

Wynne Hospital looking for financial help.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne will ask Cross County voters to approve extending a 1-cent sales tax so it can keep its doors open. The hospital said without the tax, it would lose more than $1 million annually and be forced to...

Cleaning up an Osceola incinerator.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to assist with the cleanup of hazardous material at Arkansas Municipal Waste to Energy of Osceola. Arkansas Municipal Waste to Energy closed its...

P.L. "Buddy" Montesi, 69, president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ThermoEnergy Corp., died of cancer on June 24 in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... P.L. "Buddy" Montesi, 69, president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ThermoEnergy Corp., died of cancer on June 24 in Little Rock. He had planed to retire by March 31, 2005. Dennis C. Cossey, chairman and CEO, will fill his position...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has named FedEx Ground as the winner of its Carrier of the Year award, which recognizes carriers for their commitment to providing quality and customer service.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has named FedEx Ground as the winner of its Carrier of the Year award, which recognizes carriers for their commitment to providing quality and customer service. Selection criteria for the award included revenue/growth, ease...

Beverly Enterprises Inc.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Beverly Enterprises Inc. has appointed Martha Schram as senior vice president and president of Aegis Therapies. Previously, Schram served as vice president of Aegis. Before joining Beverly in 1998, Schram served as an area vice president for...

Acxiom Corp. has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Information Technology" by IDG's Computerworld magazine.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Acxiom Corp. has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Information Technology" by IDG's Computerworld magazine, the third time the company has been ranked in the top 100 work environments for technology professionals. Acxiom was...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $2.8 million in penalties to settle a federal lawsuit for dispensing partial prescriptions.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $2.8 million in penalties to settle a federal lawsuit for dispensing partial prescriptions due to insufficient stock, and then billing government insurance programs for the full amount from 1990 through...

Former President Bill Clinton will sign copies of his memoir "My Life" at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on July 30, beginning at 12:30 p.m.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Former President Bill Clinton will sign copies of his memoir "My Life" at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on July 30, beginning at 12:30 p.m. He will sign one copy of the book per customer and will not personalize books. He also...

Arkansas State Police.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Lt. Col. Steve Dozier has been named by Gov. Mike Huckabee as director of the Arkansas State Police. Dozier; 48, a 23-year veteran of the State Police, has served since 2001 as the deputy director. He replaces Col. Don Melton, who resigned in...

Northwest Airlines has announced new twice-daily nonstop jet service between Detroit and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport beginning Sept. 13.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Northwest Airlines has announced new twice-daily nonstop jet service between Detroit and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport beginning Sept. 13. The new flights will be operated with Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines Corp.'s 50-seat...

Dr. Mary Good, dean of the College of Information Science and Systems Engineering at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, has been nominated to join the board of directors of Acxiom Corp.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Dr. Mary Good, dean of the College of Information Science and Systems Engineering at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, has been nominated to join the board of directors of Acxiom Corp. The nomination will be presented to shareholders for...

Entergy Arkansas customers now have more days to pay their monthly electricity bills.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Entergy Arkansas customers now have more days to pay their monthly electricity bills. Under its new policy that went into effect on July 1, the bill payment due dates were increased from 14 days to 22 days, but the late payment fee jumps to 10...

The Pulaski County Extension Service is accepting applications for its Master Gardener program through July 26.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... The Pulaski County Extension Service is accepting applications for its Master Gardener program through July 26. Training will be held on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 29 and ending Nov. 10. The cost is $110. For more...

Phil Bartos, former president of Dun & Bradstreet's Marketing Services and former SVP of Acxiom Corp., will present a seminar on "How to Treat Customers as Company Assets," from 9 a.m. to noon on July 29 at the Lafayette Building in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Phil Bartos, former president of Dun & Bradstreet's Marketing Services and former SVP of Acxiom Corp., will present a seminar on "How to Treat Customers as Company Assets," from 9 a.m. to noon on July 29 at the Lafayette Building in Little...

Arkansas is one of seven states where AT&T Corp. will no longer seek new local, long-distance or bundled residential phone customers.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... Arkansas is one of seven states where AT&T Corp. will no longer seek new local, long-distance or bundled residential phone customers. The nation's largest long-distance carrier will continue to serve existing residential customers in the state,...

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Donaghey CyberCollege has struck a deal with SynTel LLC of Jonesboro, a mailing software company.(Business Briefs)
July 5, 2004... The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Donaghey CyberCollege has struck a deal with SynTel LLC of Jonesboro, a mailing software company. The deal will involve development of new versions of AutoMail, which is designed to create postage...

Arkansas Press Association.(Tom Larimer appointed)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Tom Larimer, 56, an Arkansas native, has been named executive director of the Arkansas Press Association. Larimer will leave a publisher position at the City Paper of Nashville, Tenn., a four-year-old daily newspaper. His first day at the APA...

HIPAA comes to small self-insured companies.(Human Resources)
July 5, 2004... For Cooper Communities Inc., implementing the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulations has gone smoothly. The Rogers' company that develops communities and operates commercial real estate has sent...

Department of Labor streamlines overtime exemption classifications.
July 5, 2004... Next month's changes in the definition for overtime-exempt workers offers a mixed bag of wins and losses for employers and employees, respectively. It remains to be seen, however, if the new regulations will actually reduce labor litigation....

Everyone wins when companies hire interns: eager students bring fresh ideas.
July 5, 2004... Numerous companies have found that hiring summer interns is not only a way of filling those gaps left by vacationing employees but see it as a training program and good source for future employees. Little Rock's Metropolitan National Bank...

Criminal background checks now available online.(Human Resource Notes)
July 5, 2004... A new online tool for criminal background checks is available for Arkansas employers. The new service, offered through the state's official Web site at www.Arkansas.gov, gives employers and professional licensing boards access to state...

ASTD sets workshop on experiential training.(American Society for Training and Development)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... The Mountain Harbor Experience, a Workshop on Experiential Training, is set for Oct. 1-3 by the Arkansas chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, according to Deborah Doyle West, president of the state organization. ...

Magazine nods at three Arkansas IT departments.(Human Resource Notes)
July 5, 2004... J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock were named in Computerworld magazine's June 14 issue that ranked the top 100 best companies to work for in information technology....

Triad, Pilgrim's Pride make big gains in state.(List Overview)
July 5, 2004... Nearly 67,000 Arkansans receive their paychecks from, well, other Arkansans. From teachers to highway workers to government officials, the state is Arkansas' largest employer. The federal government is the fourth largest, with 20,900...

Arkansas business list: largest Arkansas employers.(Human Resources)
July 5, 2004... Arkansas Business List: Largest Arkansas Employers Ranked by employees in Arkansas at end of 2003 Employer 2004 2003 Percent Address, Phone, Fax Employed Employed ...

Mimi's Place-a children's boutique.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Owner: Kathy Travis Address: 8609 W. Markham St., Little Rock 72205 Phone: (501) 312-5900 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Startup: June 1, 2004 E-mail: mimisplace53@hotmail.com "I knew if...

Churchill Coffee Break II.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2004... Owners: Chris and Michele King Address: 114 Woodlands Plaza, White Hall 71602 Phone: (870) 247-5535 Hours: 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday Startup: June 3, 2004 Web site: www.churchillcoffee.com Chris and Michele...

Shear Illusions.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
July 5, 2004... Owner: Rhonda Wofford Address: 3302 Barrow Road, #A and B, Little Rock 72204 Phone: (501) 224-2887 Hours: 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Saturday Startup: February 2004 Rhonda Wofford wanted to open her own hair salon and have a...

Calendar.
July 5, 2004... JULY * 6--Starting a Business in Arkansas Sponsors: University of Arkansas Small Business Development Center and Bank of Fayetteville Time: 6-9 p.m. Location: Bank of Fayetteville, 1 $. Block St. Fee: $20 For more...

Arkansas Farm Bureau.(AGRICULTURE)
July 5, 2004... Evan Teague has been named environmental specialist and swine division coordinator of Arkansas Farm Bureau in Little Rock. In this newly created position, Teague will work with state agencies and farmers to address water quality and other...