Arkansas Business articles from July 2008

Arkansas Business archives from July 2008

Lions working to raise $30m for new facility.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)(Lions World Services for the Blind)
July 7, 2008... THREE YEARS AFTER LIONS World Services for the Blind announced plans to build a new headquarters in downtown Little Rock, the nonprofit is still working to raise the $30 million needed. The campaign "is structured for us," said Ramona...

Contributions up, but capital giving to Heifer stalled: documents show drop in funding for building.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
July 7, 2008... THANKS MAINLY TO A BIG grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, total contributions to Heifer International were up more than 20 percent in the fiscal year that ended last week--to a record $126.5 million. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Economy concerns some nonprofits: opinion mixed on effects to charitable donations.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
July 7, 2008... PHYLLIS HAYNES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Arkansas Foodbank Network, has already seen a drop in the amount of food donated to her organization in 2008. The nonprofit's biggest event, the Letter Carriers Food Drive, held in May, collected...

Hospital CEO change.(Whispers)
July 7, 2008... The Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock has lost its founding CEO. Lynn Weaks, who had been CEO of the hospital since September 2004, resigned last week to become administrator of the lames H. & Cecil C. Quillen Rehabilitation...

Not so yummy.(Whispers)(Velo Rouge Brasserie )(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... So Velo Rouge Brasserie in downtown Little Rock was closed for "the holiday week of June 30-July 5," according to a sign on its door. And being the naturally curious Whispers staff you know and love, and being unable to ask a question of...

Grass farm troubles.(Whispers)(Quail Valley Farm of Little Rock)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Roger C. Gravis, owner of Quail Valley Farm of Little Rock, is facing foreclosure again. BancorpSouth Bank, the successor to American State Bank, is seeking to foreclose on the grass farm because Gravis defaulted on loans totaling...

Tax troubles.(Whispers)(HomeTel)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration filed a $945,000 tax lien against a Louisiana telephone company. The DF&A filed the paperwork in Pulaski County Circuit Court against HomeTel Inc. The DF&A said the company owes the...

Bankruptcy troubles.(Whispers)(Trendsetter International Marketing Inc)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... A Rogers businessman recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and listed $1.2 million in debts. Timothy Salmonsen, who was an owner of Trendsetter International Marketing Inc., reported only $206,000 in assets. Salmonsen's...

More ADA lawsuits.(Whispers)(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... We reported a few months back that Arkansas could see more lawsuits claiming businesses have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately, we were right. Three Cabot shopping centers were sued last month by Rickey...

Cutting entitlements.(Editorial)
July 7, 2008... REMEMBER DAVID WALKER? He was the comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office until he resigned in frustration earlier this year. Like him or hate him--and there are plenty of reasons for either...

Time use.(Survey)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN, BUT occasionally those taxes we all pay to run various government agencies provide some interesting statistics, though we're unsure just how useful much of the information might be. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the...

[Cartoon].(Editorial)(Cartoon)
July 7, 2008... FISHING HAS BEEN GOOD! WE JUST OPENED AND WE'RE ALREADY OUT OF BAIT! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

On notice.(Editorial)
July 7, 2008... A FEW WEEKS BACK, I MONOPOLIZED a shockingly large amount of taxpayer time getting acquainted with Heath Abshure, who was appointed commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department by Gov. Mike Beebe in November. I like and respect his...

Tyson Foods purchases Indian poultry processor.(AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS)
July 7, 2008... Tyson Foods Inc. is making another move into an emerging market. The company has bought 51 percent of Mumbai, India-based Godrej Foods Inc., a subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet Ltd. The new venture is called Godrej Tyson Foods and is expected to...

Class-action lawsuit filed against Riceland.(AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS)
July 7, 2008... A class-action lawsuit was filed last week by Arkansas rice farmers against Riceland Foods Inc. in Lonoke County Circuit Court. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the tainted rice that entered the 2006 rice crop. The...

Lincoln talks health care with small-business owners.(HEALTH CARE)
July 7, 2008... With the majority of uninsured workers in the United States either self-employed or working for small businesses, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has put forth a plan that she says would make health insurance more affordable, predictable and...

AERT CEO says 2008 best, worst of times.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)
July 7, 2008... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. CEO Joe Brooks posted his second letter to shareholders this year in advance of the company's July 24 annual meeting with its stock at an 11-year low. Citing the slumping housing market and...

Pine Bluff Chamber names co-directors.(ECONOMIC)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Ann Green and Michelle Rocha, two staff members of the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, have been named co-directors of the Greater Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Green will direct the...

Korean company to drill in Fayetteville Shale Play.(ENERGY)(SH Energy & Chemical Ltd)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... A Korean company has acquired 3,000 acres of mineral rights in the Fayetteville Shale Play and was to begin drilling last week. Prime Income Asset Management said SH Energy & Chemical Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, acquired the rights in Van...

Cease-and-desist order issued on Maumelle man.(BANKING & FINANCE)
July 7, 2008... The Arkansas Securities Department issued a cease-and-desist order last week against Timothy Alonza Lilly of Maumelle, who does business as Covenant Senior Advisors LLC, for violating the Arkansas Securities Act. The order from Securities...

America's Car-Mart joins Russell 3000 Index.(Public Company Reports)
July 7, 2008... America's Car-Mart Inc, joined the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes. Annual reconstitution of Russell's U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S....

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.(Public Company Reports)
July 7, 2008... Bank of the Ozarks Inc. has raised its quarterly cash dividend from 12 cents to 13 cents a share payable Aug. 1 to shareholders of record as of July 25.

Construction progress payments and retainage.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
July 7, 2008... Construction contracts generally embody a unique and complicated system of payment for work completed, consisting of progress payments coupled with retainage. Industry form contracts and general practice call for the general contractor to...

Greenland Composites gets Home Depot distribution deal.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An award-wining "green" product manufactured locally is expanding and capturing new markets. Greenland Composites' product, Smart Stone, is a lawn and garden stepping-stone made entirely of recycled or recyclable...

NARMC sees completion of $25 million patient tower.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(North Arkansas Regional Medical Center )(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison recently completed a 124,000-SF, $25 million patient tower. The new structure will add 71 private patient rooms, a women's center with a nursery and birthing suites, an employee health and...

Chambers Bank, developers sued; securities fraud alleged.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
July 7, 2008... Multiple investors filed suit against Chambers Bank of North Arkansas and a group of area developers in federal court June 19. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs accuse the defendants of securities fraud for marketing a Florida townhouse project...

Hawker Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., has named Ronald King as vice president and general manager of the Hawker Completions Center at Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Hawker Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., has named Ronald King as vice president and general manager of the Hawker Completions Center at Little Rock. King worked previously at Eaton Heavy Duty Truck in Shenandoah, Iowa, where he was plant...

Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has closed the previously announced sale of its utility, Arkansas Western Gas Co. of Fayetteville, to SourceGas LLC of Lakewood, Colo., for $230 million.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has closed the previously announced sale of its utility, Arkansas Western Gas Co. of Fayetteville, to SourceGas LLC of Lakewood, Colo., for $230 million. The sale of the utility takes Southwestern out of the...

Randy Zook has been named president and chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, effective July 28.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Randy Zook has been named president and chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, effective July 28. He currently is deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission....

Little Rock National Airport.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Ron Mathieu has been named the new executive director at Little Rock National Airport. He became deputy executive director in January 2006, and since December 2007, he has been performing the duties of the executive director with the departure...

Acxiom Corp. has been named Best Marketing Organization in the 2008 American Business Awards, commonly known as "The Stevies.".(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Acxiom Corp. has been named Best Marketing Organization in the 2008 American Business Awards, commonly known as "The Stevies." The company was also named a finalist in five other categories of the competition: Best Marketing Campaign, Best...

Krebs Brothers celebrated its 75th anniversary of business in Arkansas with the grand opening of The Restaurant Store in North Little Rock at 4310 Landers Road, directly across Highway 67/167 from McCain Mall.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Krebs Brothers celebrated its 75th anniversary of business in Arkansas with the grand opening of The Restaurant Store in North Little Rock at 4310 Landers Road, directly across Highway 67/167 from McCain Mall. The new store offers a full range...

Alltel Corp.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Alltel Corp. said it will continue to expand its wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution data optimized) Revision A technology at Springdale, Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville and surrounding areas of northwest...

The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Entergy Arkansas Inc. could raise its customers' average monthly bills so it can buy the 789-megawatt, gas-fired Ouachita Power Facility at Sterlington, La., in a $210 million deal with Cogentrix Energy Inc.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Entergy Arkansas Inc. could raise its customers' average monthly bills so it can buy the 789-megawatt, gas-fired Ouachita Power Facility at Sterlington, La., in a $210 million deal with Cogentrix...

Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell the packing, feedyard and fertilizer assets of Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. of Brooks, Alberta, and its subsidiary Lakeside Packers to XL Foods Inc., a Canadian-owned beef processing business, for $107 million.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell the packing, feedyard and fertilizer assets of Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. of Brooks, Alberta, and its subsidiary Lakeside Packers to XL Foods Inc., a Canadian-owned beef processing...

Acxiom Corp. has been selected by Conde Nast Publications to integrate its traditional direct marketing programs with its integrated, multi-channel digital marketing initiatives to deliver a superior return on marketing investments for the company.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... Acxiom Corp. has been selected by Conde Nast Publications to integrate its traditional direct marketing programs with its integrated, multi-channel digital marketing initiatives to deliver a superior return on marketing investments for the...

McCain Mall in North Little Rock has a couple of new stores.(Business Briefs)
July 7, 2008... McCain Mall in North Little Rock has a couple of new stores. Xclusive Locker Room opened its first store in central Arkansas in June, and Mr. Hunter's Catfish will debut in the Center Court area this month. Also Chick-Fil-A has reopened after a...

Doe's meets expectations: great food, cheerful service.(Doe's Eat Place )
July 7, 2008... AS WE DUCKED THROUGH the splintering doorway of Doe's Eat Place on West Markham Street, words like "dive" came to mind. The yellowed checkered linoleum, worn completely through in spots to the concrete underneath, bore scars of decades past....

Organizer of 'Breaking the Veils' exhibit has ties to Arkansas.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
July 7, 2008... AN EXHIBIT OF ISLAMIC ART at the Clinton Presidential Library its close to home for one of the key organizers. "Breaking the Veils: Women Artists From the Islamic World" opened June 21 and continues through Sept. 14. Among the organizers...

List of Arkansas' largest nonprofits is new, improved.(Overview)(Company rankings)
July 7, 2008... ARKANSAS BUSINESS' ANNUAL list of the states largest non-profit organizations is new and improved. This year's list ranks the 25 largest nonprofits--primarily grant-making private foundations and operating foundations that raise money for...

Southern Photo Center.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Owner: Matt Teeter Address: 315 N. Bowman Road, Little Rock, 72211 Phone: (501) 227-0234 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-up: June 2, 2008 E-mail:...

3WireDesigns.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Owner: Chris White Address: 14 Torey Pines Drive, Little Rock, 72210 Phone: (501) 258-8209 Fax: (501) 572-9036 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-up: Jan. 1, 2008 E-mail: chriswhite@3wiredesigns.com Web Site:...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 7, 2008... MONTH 7--How to Write a Business Plan Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: 1099 President Drive, Arkadelphia Fee: $35 For more information, call (800) 862-2040 * 8--Free Educational Seminar/Luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Edward...

ABC Supply Co. Inc.(DISTRIBUTION)
July 7, 2008... Todd David has been promoted to managing partner of ABC Supply Co. Inc. in North Little Rock.

Lyon College.(EDUCATION)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David L. Heringer has been named dean of enrollment services at Lyon College in Batesville. He was most recently the vice president for enrollment services at the University of Mary in North Dakota.

Arkansas Association of Colleges & Employers.(EDUCATION)
July 7, 2008... Ed Rayburn has been elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Colleges & Employers. Rayburn is the associate director of career services at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

American Academy of Nursing.(EDUCATION)(Susi Sifford)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Susi Sifford, assistant professor of nursing at Arkansas State University, has been selected as a pre-doctoral scholar in academic geriatric nursing for 2009-2011 by the American Academy of Nursing through its Building Academic Geriatric...

Southern Regional Education Board.(EDUCATION)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Ken James, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education, has been elected vice chairman of the Southern Regional Education Board, a nonprofit based in Atlanta that advises state education leaders on ways...

Bibby Transportation Finance.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 7, 2008... Sean Campbell has been promoted to business development officer for the freight bill funding division that services the Arkansas region for Bibby Transportation Finance. Campbell, a graduate of Henderson State University at Arkadelophia,...

Union Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 7, 2008... Jason Sullivan has joined Union Bank of Mena as a loan officer. Before joining Union Bank, Sullivan worked at Mena High School for four years.

Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Auxiliary.(HEALTH CARE)
July 7, 2008... Lue Verne Cunningham has been elected president of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Auxiliary. Other officers elected were Carl Johnson, treasurer; Beverly Vowell, president-elect; Forestina "Tiny" Thompson, secretary; Lois Short, second...

Dr. Shiva Nallur has joined St. Vincent Clinic East in Little Rock.(HEALTH CARE)
July 7, 2008... Dr. Shiva Nallur has joined St. Vincent Clinic East in Little Rock. Nallur's specialty is family and preventive Nallur medicine. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Center for Arkansas Legal Services.(LEGAL)
July 7, 2008... Rosalind Mouser of Pine Bluff has been recognized as the .Jefferson County VOCALS Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Center for Arkansas Legal Services. Mouser is also president of the Arkansas Bar Association.

Arkansas Bar Association.(LEGAL)
July 7, 2008... John L. Rush has been appointed to both the senior task force and the investment committee of the Arkansas Bar Association. Rush is a trust officer at Simmons First Trust Co. in Pine Bluff.

Mangan Holcomb Partners.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alexis Gullick has joined Mangan Holcomb Partners in Little Rock as an account service manager. Before joining the agency, Gullick was marketing coordinator at Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton.

Public Relations Society of America.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
July 7, 2008... Markham Howe, director of university relations at Arkansas State University, recently received the Crystal Award from the Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America in recognition of his service to the community and to the...

City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock.(NONPROFIT)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shannon Butler has been named executive director of City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock. Butler previously was deputy executive director of the William J. Clinton Foundation in Little Rock.

Cindy Edgar and Shelia James have joined Crye-Leike Realtors as sales associates in its North Little Rock office on JFK Boulevard.(REAL ESTATE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Cindy Edgar and Shelia James have joined Crye-Leike Realtors as sales associates in its North Little Rock office on JFK Boulevard. Also, Van Days has joined the branch as an agent.

Arkansas Realtors Association.(REAL ESTATE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jane Hall, an agent with Crye-Leike, recently received the Graduate, Realtors Institute designation from the Arkansas Realtors Association for completing 90 classroom hours of specialized education.

Orion Capital Partners.(REAL ESTATE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ben Lester has joined Orion Capital Partners as vice president of the firm's commercial leasing and brokerage division. Lester was the principal broker of the Milver Agency in Fayetteville.

Real Estate Buyers Agent Council.(REAL ESTATE)
July 7, 2008... Bill Tobias has obtained his accredited buyer representative designation from the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council. Tobias is a sales associate at Crye-Leike in Conway.

Stock summary.
July 7, 2008... Stock Summary 7/2/2008 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 11.44 -12.54% -2.31% A.E.R.T....

Chef Paul expanding?(Whispers)
July 7, 2008... Paul Uher and the investors at LMK Inc. of Hot Springs are considering expanding their company into Little Rock. Uher, who goes by "Chef Paul" and who with other investors owns Chef Paul's restaurant in Hot Springs, said "discussions are...

Closing up shop.(Whispers)(Havertys Furniture Cos closes its locations)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Havertys Furniture Cos. of Atlanta will close both its North Little Rock location and Little Rock locations within the next six months. The North Little Rock location will fall first. Its last day in business will be Sept. 21. Manager...

Dog days.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
July 7, 2008... There's a new news source in North Little Rock and it's paper-free. The Web site www.Dogtownwire. net began posting news about North Little Rock in May when D.J. Smith, a former reporter for The Times of North Little Rock, and Scott...

Arkansans earn AAF posts.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(American Advertising Federation)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Outtakes reported a while back that Brian Clark of Sells/Clark was named as the Arkansas representative to the newly created Executive Committee of the American Advertising Federation's 10th District. Well, two other Arkansans also will...

Publisher's letter.(Editorial)
July 7, 2008... BOOM!, a magazine devoted to baby boomer lifestyles, was born of frustration. When you can't find answers to serious questions, it's normal to create something that will help yourself and others. And believe me, I needed help. Several...

Passion drives Arkansas legend: Mark Martin looks ahead at life after NASCAR.(Cover story)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The oldest active driver in NASCAR racing is 49-year-old Batesville native Mark Martin. Born on Jan. 9, 1959, Mark is a baby boomer, one of 76 million individuals in the United States born between 1946 and 1964. ...

20 ways to live a long, healthy life.(HEALTHY)
July 7, 2008... 1 get regular eye exams "People over 40 should have regular eye exams by their eye care provider at least every two years. If there is a family history of eye disease such as glaucoma, macular degeneration or cataracts, then an exam every...

Financial planning key to successful retirement.(WEALTHY)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some baby boomers are beginning to worry that their retirement savings will run out. "Many baby boomers are discovering their retirement kitty is not as big as it needs to be to fund a comfortable retirement and...

Nurturing aging parents: central Arkansas offers options for all levels of care.(WISE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS working baby boomers, the majority of us are familiar with the challenges of caring for our aging parents. How in the world do we decide what is best for them? Luckily, our area offers a number of choices--from...

Independence day: older parents and baby boomers have some homework to do.(WISE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everywhere we go we see baby boomers helping their parents in and out of doctors' offices, in and out of cars, in and out of grocery stores. Neither the parent nor the child looks happy. Parents want their...

Finding spiritual peace: house of prayer is a quiet reprieve for all.(WISE)(House of Prayer)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sims-Smith is the canon for special ministries for the Dioceses in Arkansas and has practiced meditation since the 1970s; she recognizes the importance of peace. "What we are providing here is an opportunity for...

Keeping the faith: local religious leaders help us reconnect with our spirituality.(WISE)
July 7, 2008... A common concern among baby boomers is the quest for peace and spiritual security. Over the years, some of us may have lost touch with our faith or fallen out of step with our spirituality, and we're trying to get back on track. Rabbi...

Care and consolation: Arkansas Hospice helps patients and their families face loss.(WISE)
July 7, 2008... For those of us who have terminally ill loved ones, Arkansas Hospice can be a saving grace, a helping hand as we face one of the most difficult times of our lives. Saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy, but Arkansas Hospice helps make the...

Arkansas offers numerous options for getting away from it all.(WISE)
July 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After spending much of your life taking care of everyone else, you deserve a break. And Arkansas--with its abundant opportunities to experience nature and its beautiful and historic cities--offers a number of quick...

Defining moments.
July 7, 2008... back in the 1970s a man named Morris Massey produced videotaped lectures under the title "What You Are Now Is Where You Were When." His theory was that by the age of 12 most people have already formed some of their core values based on such...

Wanted: engineers, architects: state, nation see shortages as interest wanes, boomers retire.(Architects & Engineers)(Statistical data)
July 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] INTEREST IN OBTAINING ARCHITECTURE and engineering degrees from Arkansas colleges is stagnant and has shrunk in some specialties, such as computer engineering, by as much as 49 percent during the last several years....

Rising neighborhood SoMa unveils vision for downtown living.(Architects & Engineers)
July 14, 2008... A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IS EMERGING IN downtown Little Rock with a trendy-sounding name: Soma. It stands for Southside Main Street, which is both a geographic area and a nonprofit organization. SoMa arose after the January 1999 tornado that...

Arkansas newspapers feel pinch: but Wehco, Stephens on lookout for buying opportunities.
July 14, 2008... A SMALL DEBT PRODUCES A DEBTOR; A large one, an enemy. The Roman author who coined the phrase couldn't have known how well he was describing the crisis facing many newspaper companies more than 2,000 years later. Two companies that own...

On the case.(Whispers)(HomeBancShares Inc.)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... No one else seems willing to name names concerning last week's embezzlement revelation at Twin City Bank of North Little Rock. As ArkansasBusiness.com--and no other news organization--reported last week, the "senior officer" who was fired...

It wasn't me.(Whispers)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Johnny Allison, chairman and CEO of Home BancShares, fielded his share of phone calls regarding the identity of the fired executive and the investigation into the missing money. Allison wouldn't name names, either, but did serve up this...

The answer is.(Whispers)
July 14, 2008... For those keeping score at home, construction of Episcopal Collegiate's Lower School weighs in at $17.5 million. Ground was broken on the Little Rock project in May, but the backers were mum on the price tag. The 74,000-SF facility,...

Construction talk.(Whispers)(EMJ Corp. acquires CDI)(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Speaking of CDI... Perhaps you've heard word about a pending sale of the company. Staffers at the Little Rock contracting firm have, too. But if there have been any negotiations with a would-be buyer, those discussions haven't...