Arkansas Business articles from June 2005

Arkansas Business archives from June 2005

Bankruptcy lawyers, clients hurry to beat new law.(Law)
June 6, 2005... ATTORNEY KYLE HAVNER OF Pine Bluff is urging his clients to file bankruptcy now before massive bankruptcy reform laws become effective Oct. 17. "There are very, very few of my clients better off under the new law than under the old,"...

The two Keith Mosers: virtue and corruption co-existed in convicted lawyer's life.(Law)(Biography)
June 6, 2005... Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series tracing the life and career of former Little Rock lawyer Bobby Keith Moser. "MY LIFE IS LIKE A beautiful, multi-pane, stained glass window.... There is no way to explain what a good...

New court?(Whispers)(a case between Central Arkansas Water and landowners )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Heard the latest in the legal fisticuffs between Central Arkansas Water and landowners on the north side of Lake Maumelle? Property owners have asked for a change of venue to Perry County Circuit Court. The defendants don't believe...

Grand project.(Whispers)(residential development by Cooper Land Development Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Cooper Land Development Inc. of Rogers is moving forward with plans for a west Little Rock residential development. We're told it will be a family-oriented development similar to Cooper's Creekmoor development near Kansas City, Mo., not...

Local jurisdiction.(Whispers)
June 6, 2005... The case of Florida resident who sued a lawyer and a CPA who live in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be heard by the U.S. District Court in Little Rock. U.S. District Judge Joe Holmes denied a motion either to dismiss Daniel B. Hamby Jr.'s...

Apartment foreclosure.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A downtown apartment complex is facing foreclosure if it doesn't pay a nearly $5 million mortgage soon. LSF5 US Loan Pool I LLC said Downtown Riverview Ltd. of Little Rock has defaulted on a $4.7 million mortgage, according to its lawsuit...

Retail sale.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 1.8-acre Walgreen's development in south Little Rock rang up a $3.9 million transaction. GS Little Rock LLC of Chicago, led by Gary Soloman, bought the project at 3710 S. University Ave. The seller? Maxsam Pharmacies Arkansas LLC of...

Edgehill manor.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 6,200-SF home in Little Rock's prestigious Edgehill neighborhood tipped the scales at more than $1.4 million. Bill and Jane Hardin purchased the house from the E. Sheffield Nelson Revocable Trust.

Correction.(Correction Notice)
June 6, 2005... St. Andrew's Church of Little Rock acquired more than 13.7 acres on the north side of Kanis Road, about a half-mile west of Rodney Parham Road, not the south side, as was incorrectly reported in last week's Whispers section. SBC...

Border battle.(Editorial)(Editorial)
June 6, 2005... WHEN WATER-QUALITY monitors recently were discovered hidden in Arkansas streams leading into Oklahoma, it was an easy guess that someone from our western neighbor was responsible since the two states have been disputing over water issues for...

Sports Page fan objects.(LETTER)(Letter to the Editor)
June 6, 2005... I am appalled at the article someone wrote regarding the Sports Page ("Business Lunch," May 23). It sounded like you were wishy-washy about this establishment. Whoever went there did not research this restaurant very well. Linda (Baugh)...

Thank you, Alice Walton.(Column)
June 6, 2005... In comedy writing, and life in general, it's fashionable to gig the rich. They're sitting yucks. It's human nature. We want to know they're regular folks just like the rest of us--except for all that money, of course. Alice Walton, the...

Estate acreage I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Undeveloped residential acreage north of Lake Maumelle tipped the scales at $2.4 million. 2610 Acres LLC, led by Rick Ferguson, bought more than 2,000 acres west of his Waterview Estates development that feature vistas of the lake and/or...

Estate acreage II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 70-acre tract in west Pulaski County changed hands in a nearly $1.4 million deal. Bryan Hosto and Hank and Stephanie Kelley purchased the land from Richard and Martha Douglas. The land is north of the northwest corner of Denny and...

Trail transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... More than 4.8 acres for a biking/hiking trail rang up a $1.2 million transaction in downtown Little Rock. The city of Little Rock acquired the strip of land along the Arkansas River from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. of Omaha, Neb. ...

Cumberland sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 16-unit apartment project in down town Little Rock sold for $477,000. John and Jennifer Skowronski bought the Cumberland Square Apartments at 1018 Cumberland St. from Fredric and Martha McDaniel. The deal is backed with a 5-year loan...

Industrial recovery.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 3-acre industrial property in southwest Little Rock is under new ownership after a $240,000 deal. Tommy Olive purchased the Dimac Manufacturing property at 11710 Vimy Ridge Road from Union Bank of Benton. The deal is financed with a...

Multifamily construction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 6, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION: The Brookhaven Apartment project in Springdale weighs in at $25 million. The 472-unit project at 1127 Brookhaven Court should be completed in November. Edwards Design & Construction...

River Crest home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 6,000-SF home in Maumelle's River Crest Estates tipped the scales at $1.1 million. Shabbir Dharamsey acquired the house from PKW Group Inc., led by Phil Whisenhunt. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $924,000 and a 15-year...

Chenal abode I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 5,900-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood drew a $756,000 sale. Morgan Beard bought the house from Billy Hartness Construction Co. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $604,800 from CitMortgage Inc. of O'Fallon,...

Rural residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 26-acre residential spread in west Pulaski County changed hands in a $750,000 deal. Jerome and Donna Straessle purchased the 2,800-SF home from Michael and Frances Roher. The deal is financed with a $600,000 loan from One Bank &...

Hickory home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying in west Little Rock's Hickory Creek )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 3,800-SF home in west Little Rock's Hickory Creek neighborhood rang up a $725,000 deal. Edward and Grace Grimpe acquired the house from Michael and Melinda Selby. The deal is funded with 30-year loans of $580,000 and $72,500, both held...

Chenal abode II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 5,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $590,000. Sean and Meredith Snape bought the house from Billy Hartness Construction Co. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $359,650 from Bank of Little Rock...

Chenal abode III.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 4,900-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood is under new ownership after a $578,000 deal. Robert and Gail Overacre purchased the house from Rector-Phillips-Morse Inc. of Little Rock. The deal is financed with a 15-year...

Chenal abode IV.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 3,500-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood drew a $553,000 sale. Jeffrey and Stacey Sebree acquired the house from Lawn Master Inc., led by Jeff Herald. The deal is funded with a pair of 30-year loans of $442,200 and...

Chenal abode V.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(home buying)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... A 4,400-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood changed hands in a $544,000 deal. William and Karen Toland bought the house from Kevin and Jennifer Hannah. The residence previously was tied to a March 2004 mortgage of...

Scott funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Nels Scott)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Construction of a North Little Rock commercial project is in motion with a $500,000 funding agreement. R.W. Scott Enterprises LLC, led by Nels Scott, obtained the 1-year loan from National Bank of Arkansas in North Little Rock. The...

Entergy customers may see rate hike in 2007.(ENERGY)
June 6, 2005... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week agreed that Entergy Corp.'s customers in Arkansas could be required to subsidize the cost of electric generation in Louisiana beginning in 2007. The order requires Entergy, which provides...

Motor carrier to spend $13 million on new site.(TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION)(Southern Refrigerated Transport Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Southern Refrigerated Transport Inc. said it will build a new 78,000-SF facility at Texarkana that eventually will employ 1,500 people. The facility will replace one now located in Ashdown. The company, an over-the-road motor carrier...

New rule forces Acxiom board member to resign.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)(James T. Womble)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... James T. Womble, a company director and senior executive officer at Acxiom Corp., resigned from the board of directors May 25, according to a company filing. Womble, a board member since 1975, will remain with Acxiom as a senior executive...

'Outfoxed' director, others set sights on Wal-Mart.(RETAIL)(Robert Greenwald)
June 6, 2005... Robert Greenwald, the producer and director of "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," told The New York Times last week about his newest project, a film that takes aim at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Greenwald told the newspaper that...

Sam's Club tests Andina owner's coffee.(RETAIL)(Gomez Estate Coffee LLC)(Eduardo Gomez)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Eduardo Gomez, whose Andina Cafe and Coffee Rostery was a pioneer in Little Rock's River Market, has taken another leap of faith. Gomez Estate Coffee LLC is test-marketing coffee products in the Sam's Club stores in Little Rock and North Little...

State revenue at 9 percent more than last year.(ECONOMIC)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The state's revenue picture remains rosy heading into the final month of the fiscal year, according to figures released by the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration. May and year-to-date revenue is running more than 9 percent of...

Wal-Mart same-store sales up 2.5 percent.(Public Company Reports)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said May sales rose 2.5 percent at its U.S. stores open at least a year. The company bad forecast a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in May same-store sales Total company sales for the four weeks that ended May 27 rose...

Dillard's same-store, total sales rise 1%.(Public Company Reports)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Dillard's Inc. said May same-store sales rose 1 percent over year-earlier levels. Total sales increased 1 percent to $519 million from last year's $511.4 million. Sales for the 17 weeks ended May 28 were $2.32 billion, down 2 percent...

Simmons First National Corp.(Public Company Reports)(cash dividend declared)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Simmons First National Corp. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents a share payable July 1 to shareholders of record June 15.

Worrell named UA business dean.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(Dan L. Worrell)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Dan L. Worrell, dean of the College of Business & Administration at South-ern Illinois University at Carbondale, was named the new dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business on May 25. He will take over the new post at the University of...

Morning News circ drops by 10 percent.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(periodical circulation)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The Morning News' total paid daily circulation dropped by 3,846 for the six months ended March 31 when compared with the same period of the previous year; according to the Springdale newspaper's filing with the Audit Bureau of Circulations of...

Las Palmas opens sixth eatery.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Benton Perea and Clemente Reyes plan to open their sixth Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant June 6 in Fayetteville. The new restaurant at 2101 N. College Ave. will be their second in Fayetteville. They already have a Las Palmas at 815 S. School...

July 1 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2006 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.(Business Briefs)
June 6, 2005... July 1 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2006 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. For a nomination form or more information, contact the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's Sam M. Walton College of Business at (479) 575-6146,...

Timberland Bank of El Dorado recently won the Best of Show honor at the American Bankers Association Marketing Network annual meeting at Heber Springs.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Timberland Bank of El Dorado recently won the Best of Show honor at the American Bankers Association Marketing Network annual meeting at Heber Springs. The bank won the overall award for the advertising and marketing of the grand opening of...

Cytomedix Inc. of Little Rock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Cytomedix Inc. of Little Rock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange. The company's common stock began trading on June 1 under the new ticker symbol GTF. Cytomedix is a biotechnology company specializing in wound therapy...

First Federal Bank of Arkansas.(Business Briefs)(services of bank deposit insurance)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... First Federal Bank of Arkansas at Harrison now offers a Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service that can insure bank deposits up to $10 million. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage guarantees only $100,000 per account, so many...

Dr. Joe Thompson, a Little Rock pediatrician and a faculty member of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, has been named the state's chief health officer by Gov. Mike Huckabee.(Business Briefs)
June 6, 2005... Dr. Joe Thompson, a Little Rock pediatrician and a faculty member of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, has been named the state's chief health officer by Gov. Mike Huckabee. Thompson will have to be confirmed by...

The Bank of America Plaza building in downtown Little Rock is for sale.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The Bank of America Plaza building in downtown Little Rock is for sale. The Grubb & Ellis real estate firm of Northbrook, Ill., which is handling the deal, is asking $10.7 million for the 24-story, 268,598-SF tower. SVP West Capital LLC of New...

Acxiom Corp. has renewed its contract with Luxottica Retail to provide consulting and analytics data, a customer and prospect database, and other services.(Business Briefs)
June 6, 2005... Acxiom Corp. has renewed its contract with Luxottica Retail to provide consulting and analytics data, a customer and prospect database, and other services. Luxottica Retail operators retail locations throughout North America, including...

IBAC Corp., the New York food and beverages services/hotel holding company that owns the Royal Arkansas Hotel & Suites in Pine Bluff and which recently bought the Memphis Ramada Inn Airport hotel, will expand its Sanibel Steakhouse brand to Arkansas and Tennessee.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... IBAC Corp., the New York food and beverages services/hotel holding company that owns the Royal Arkansas Hotel & Suites in Pine Bluff and which recently bought the Memphis Ramada Inn Airport hotel, will expand its Sanibel Steakhouse brand to...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been named one of the top 10 corporations on the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility's "Corporate Index.".(Business Briefs)
June 6, 2005... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been named one of the top 10 corporations on the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility's "Corporate Index." The list is produced annually and ranks Fortune 100 companies as to the inclusion of the Hispanic...

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco has upheld a $78.7 million judgment against Weyerhaeuser Co., saying the forest product giant had tried to engage in monopolistic practices.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco has upheld a $78.7 million judgment against Weyerhaeuser Co., saying the forest product giant had tried to engage in monopolistic practices. The court declined to overturn a lower court...

International Paper Co. has completed the sale of its industrial papers business to an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co. of Mount Kisco, N.Y. for approximately $180 million.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... International Paper Co. has completed the sale of its industrial papers business to an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co. of Mount Kisco, N.Y. for approximately $180 million. Included in the sale are the DePere and Kaukauna, Wis., mills; the Akrosil...

Firm to distribute legal video aids.(Law)
June 6, 2005... COMING SOON TO A COMPANY human resources office near you: Three members of the law firm of Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus make their on-screen debuts in a series of short videos aimed at improving compliance with labor laws in the...

Bar exam results level off after test changes.(Law)
June 6, 2005... THE INCONSISTENT PASS RATES that dogged the state bar exam as recently as five years ago have mostly leveled off after changes to the exam and the way it is graded. Over the past four years, pass rates for the summer test have settled into...

Springdale firm makes city hall a legal specialty.(Law)(Harrington Miller Neihouse and Kieklak PA)
June 6, 2005... TOM KIEKLAK SAID HIS ANTIQUE camera collection developed by accident. But to hear clients tell it, Kieklak's hobby is more of a metaphor for his Springdale law firm's core area of competence. Residential builder Mike Penning ton, a...

Friday firm largest, shake-up in next 4; Kutak Rock makes big gains.(List Overview)
June 6, 2005... FRIDAY ELDREDGE & CLARK LLP of Little Rock remains the largest law firm in the state with 86 lawyers, but there's been a sizeable shuffling below. On last year's list there was a tie for second, with Little Rock law firms Wright Lindsey &...

Arkansas Business list: largest law firms.(Law)(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: LARGEST LAW FIRMS Ranked by licensed attorneys in Arkansas Firm Name Address, Phone, Fax, Web Site Number Other Locations of Lawyers Managing Partner(s) 1...

Thomas & Thomas Custom Homes Inc.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
June 6, 2005... Owners: Mary Lewis and Jane Jones Address: 77 Quercus Circle, Little Rock 72223 Phone: (501) 821-1751 Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment Startup: April 12, 2005 E-mail: marylewis65@comcast.net Any...

Puttin on the Petz.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Owner: Angela Patton Address: 5516 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock 72207 Phone: (501) 907-7535 Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday Startup: April 30, 2005 E-mail: puttinonthepetz@comcast.com Some people will go a long...

Buzzoff Mosquito.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Owner: Jackie Lackie Address: 9013 Highway 165, North Little Rock 72117 Phone: (501) 978-2899 Hours: By appointment 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Startup: January 2005 E-mail: ar@buzzoffmosquito.com Web site:...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 6, 2005... * 7--Japanese Cultural Business Intelligence Seminar Sponsor: Japan-America Society of Arkansas Time: 8:30 am Location: Mid-South Community College, 2000 W. Broadway, West Memphis Fee: $59 For more information, call (501)...

BKD LLP.(ACCOUNTING)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Cindy H. Boyle and Stephen Dirk Pulliam have been elected partners with BKD LLP in Little Rock. Brent W. Beaulieu and Trent E. Parten have been promoted to senior manager. Michele Edgin, Kevin G. Horn and Timothy N. Johnson have been promoted...

National Association of Equipment Leasing Brokers.(BUSINESS SERVICES)(appointed Jack Harvey as board of directors.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Jack Harvey has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Equipment Leasing Brokers in Louisville, Ky. Harvey is president and CEO of Enterprise Financial Solutions Inc. in Little Rock.

Laura Whitmore has received the Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals of 2005 Award from the Arkansas Department of Human Services' Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education and the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.(EDUCATION)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Laura Whitmore has received the Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals of 2005 Award from the Arkansas Department of Human Services' Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education and the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Whitmore is...

Ross Whipple and Buddy Formby have been named to the School of Business Hall of Fame by Henderson State University at Arkadelphia.(EDUCATION)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Ross Whipple and Buddy Formby have been named to the School of Business Hall of Fame by Henderson State University at Arkadelphia. Whipple is the chairman and CEO of Summit Bank and Summit Bancorp Inc. in Arkadelphia. Formby, along with a group...

Jack Stephens Heart Center.(HEALTH CARE)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Jonathan Timmis has been named vice president of cardiovascular services at the Jack Stephens Heart Center at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock. Gina Seabaugh has been named vice president of orthopedic and neurological...

LaQunita Inn & Suites.(HOSPITALITY)(appointed Matt Disheroon as general manager.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Matt Disheroon has joined the LaQunita Inn & Suites in Bentonville as general manager. Disheroon has 12 years of experience in the hotel industry and formerly served as general manager of three LaQuinta Inn hotels in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield.(INSURANCE)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Susan Brittain, Mark Greenway and Dan Nabholz have been elected to the board of directors of Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Little Rock. Brittain is president of Stihl Southwest Inc. in Malvern. Greenway is vice president of human...

Arkansas Zoological Foundation.(NONPROFIT)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Robert McLarty and Darren Peters were approved by a unanimous vote to join the board of directors of the Arkansas Zoological Foundation in Little Rock. McLarty is owner of McLarty & Neaville LLC, a political consulting firm in Little Rock....

Guy Bingham was recognized by the Little Rock Zoo for serving 739 hours in 2004, the most among the zoo's education volunteers, and Bert Johnson was recognized for volunteering for more than 26 years.(NONPROFIT)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Guy Bingham was recognized by the Little Rock Zoo for serving 739 hours in 2004, the most among the zoo's education volunteers, and Bert Johnson was recognized for volunteering for more than 26 years. Heidi Dukat, Lynn French, Bingham, Em...

Stock summary.(Illustration)
June 6, 2005... STOCK SUMMARY 6/2/05 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 18.48 0.54% -30.00% A.E.R.T...

Why wait?(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The Chicago Sun-Times last week became the country's first large-circulation paper to lay to rest that staple, of business sections nationwide, the daily stock charts. Sun-Times Publisher John Cruickshank admitted to the Chicago Tribune...

In or out?(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Joe Harge resigned from Arkansas RimRockers)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Arkansas RimRockers head coach Joe Harge was ousted from the franchise last week by a hyphen, or the lack of one. Outtakes, among countless other local media outlets, received an e-mail from RimRockers Media Relations Director Julie Wray...

DJ going PT.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(disc jockey Johnny Jackson resigns at KLAL-FM to join United States Postal Service)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Popular nighttime disc jockey Johnny Jackson, who anchors evenings for KLAL-FM, Alice 107.7, is stepping down in the coming months. Ed Johnson, assistant program director at the station, said Jackson is choosing to step down in order to...

The other Keith Moser: extortion attempts expose hidden side of Little Rock lawyer.(Editorial)
June 13, 2005... Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series tracing the life and career of former Little Rock lawyer Bobby Keith Moser. Read the first story online at www.arkansasbusiness.com/moser_part1. Y2K ARRIVED LESS THAN two weeks after...

Who pays $1 million for a home? Diverse group of 29 made the move in Pulaski County in 2004.(Upscale Real Estate)
June 13, 2005... MARC MACKENZIE REALLY liked the floor plan of 6 Valley Creek View. The two-story mansion in west Little Rock's Valley Falls Estates neighborhood has brick exterior and five bedrooms and five full bathrooms. The home was a Symphony Designer...

Fewell files bankruptcy.(Bob E. Fewell)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... On the heels of his divorce being finalized, Little Rock businessman Bob E. Fewell has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While the complete schedules weren't filed, the largest unsecured claims against Fewell totaled nearly $40...

More Whitbeck woes.(Frank B. Whitbeck in case of breach of fiduciary duties and conversion)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Remember we told you two weeks ago that Metropolitan National Bank will go ahead with its $4.5 million foreclosure of Frank B. Whitbeck's Winrock Grass Farm Inc. of Little Rock? Well now the receiver for Whitbeck's Signature Life Insurance...

Global business investigation.(falsified equipment bid investigations)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The Arkansas State Police is investigating an allegation that the defunct Global Business Solutions Inc. of Little Rock falsified an equipment bid to a school district in Desha County. If you recall, Global was in hot water with a number of...

Clinical transaction.(propert acquisitions)(South University )(FC Realty)(St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center )(Family Medical Centers)(Medical Satellite Leasing LLC)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... A pair of Little Rock clinic properties combined for a $3.7 million transaction. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center acquired the Family Medical Centers at 4202 S. University Ave. and 10000 Rodney Parham Road. The 2.7-acre South...

At the carwash.(Arkansas Carwash System of North Little Rock)(Rapido Rabbit LLC)(new car washes in North Little Rock )(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Be on the lookout for a swift, gray rabbit making its way to the Natural State. No, his name isn't Bugs and he didn't make a wrong turn at Albuquerque. The rabbit we're talking about is Rapido Rabbit, the corporate mascot for a...

Developing drama.(Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods gets the advertising account)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... There are plenty more details to come once we get our hands on a few additional public documents, but a source at the Department of Health has confirmed that a competing shop filed a letter of appeal over the awarding of a $2.4 million...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
June 13, 2005... Bill Spivey is a partner and chairman of the business section of Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP. Although he announced in January that he would join Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & PLLC, he never actually made the move and was incorrectly listed...

Winners? Losers?(Editorial)(rules on equal distribution of costs)(Editorial)
June 13, 2005... WORD OF THE FEDERAL Energy Regulatory Commission ruling on the case brought by Louisiana to force Entergy Corp. to more evenly distribute costs looked to be a huge win for Louisiana and a big loss for its 660,000 Arkansas customers. In...

Up for sale.(ValueAct Capital Partners LP tries to acquire Acxiom Corp)(Editorial)
June 13, 2005... BACK IN JANUARY, BEVERLY Enterprises Inc. found out the cold, hard truth: All publicly traded companies are for sale at all times. That's quite the opposite, of course, of what Acxiom Corp.'s Charles Morgan told his employees last...

Bananarama.(On Leadership)(decision making-business growth factor)
June 13, 2005... A FEW YEARS AGO I SPOKE AT a conference in London where I was privileged to share the platform with Tim Jones, who was then managing director of the Retail Bank at NatWest, one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom. Tim talked about his...