Arkansas Business articles from June 2006

Arkansas Business archives from June 2006

Top partners taking leave not unusual; Clark, Grundfest leave Rose, Mitchell.(LAW)
June 5, 2006... ONE MAY BE AN EXCEPTION, but two is a pattern and--as everyone in the news business knows--three is a trend. Capturing a lot of attention last month was the departure of Ron Clark, the CEO of Rose Law Firm PA of Little Rock, to become...

Tomato grower says lawyer stole control.(Management of Vestal Gourmet Foods Inc)
June 5, 2006... AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE A perfect fit between farmer Charles Vestal and attorney S. Graham Catlett of Little Rock. In 2004, Vestal agreed to run one of the first U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified greenhouse organic tomato farms, and...

Delays, rising interest rates can hammer builders.
June 5, 2006... WITH RISING INTEREST rates, the old cliche "time is money" becomes even more important for developers of commercial real estate. The sooner a building can be constructed and leased, the more money the developer will save on the project and...

Clear win.(Whispers)
June 5, 2006... Clearwater Consulting Concepts and its founders, attorney Theodore "Teddy" Skokos Jr. and Lance Talkington, won a decisive victory in federal court last month. Clearwater is a company based in the U.S. Virgin Islands whose primary purpose...

Sales price please.(contracts and management)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Remember the sale of 24-story Bank of America Plaza we told you about three weeks ago? That deal in downtown Little Rock closed at nearly $10.2 million. 200 West Capitol LLC of Reseda, Calif., bought the 268,598-SF tower. The...

Mechanical breakdown.(Whispers)
June 5, 2006... Undisclosed financial woes prompted a prominent Arkansas contracting firm to exit from at least four large construction projects. Trouble at Arkansas Mechanical Contractors Inc. of North Little Rock left three general contracting firms...

Union sues contractor.(Whispers)
June 5, 2006... One lawsuit against Arkansas Mechanical Contractors that has hit the courtroom involves the plumbing and pipefitting union Local Union 155, which claims it is owed at least $131,248. The union folks said Arkansas Mechanical didn't make...

Driving west.(Whispers)
June 5, 2006... Look for news of Little Rock's Riverside Motors migrating westward. A 3.5-acre tract was purchased adjoin mg the south side of the Crain Infiniti dealership at 1701 Col. Glenn Road. We're told the property will become the new quarters...

Pilot error.(Whispers)
June 5, 2006... Harrison banker William King Gladden apparently misjudged his speed and distance when he crashed his private plane while attempting to land on a private airstrip near Eureka Springs, the National Transportation Safety Board reported last week....

Secretarial treasure.(Editorial)
June 5, 2006... WE'RE HAPPY PRESIDENT Bush chose Henry M. Paulson Jr., chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group, to succeed John Snow as Treasury secretary. Let's hope the Bush administration isn't just putting lipstick on a pig, as some...

Bad decision.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 5, 2006... The Little Rock Sewer Commission made a horrific environmental decision at its May meeting that will result in 400,000 pounds of solid waste being released into the Arkansas River every year. The release point for the new Maumelle...

Wrecking ball?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 5, 2006... Nate Hinkel's "Fifth Monday" article in the May 29 issue, which covered the impending move of the Arkansas Travelers to North Little Rock and the history of baseball in Little Rock, was an excellent read. However, the cutline under a photo of...

When companies divorce.(Editors Note)
June 5, 2006... ARKANSAS BUSINESS AND Arkansas Times used to be sister publications. In 1995, the family experienced what is known as a "corporate divorce." Mom, Olivia Myers Farrell, got custody of Arkansas Business and some other publication titles; Dad,...

Antitrust and the Patriot Act.(Commentary)
June 5, 2006... WHAT IS THE FIRST THING that comes to your mind when you hear the word antitrust? Microsoft? Monopolies? Big Oil? Business leaders tend to think that only big companies need to worry about antitrust. The truth is that even small or...

Land transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... More than 54 acres in southwest Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.4 million. Alawest-AI LLC of Northport, Ala., bought the land on Mabelvale West Road from Bird Cold Storage Partnership, led by Robert and Sam Vogel The property was...

Square deal.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 13,600-SF office building in west Little Rock is under new ownership after an $850,000 deal. David Malek purchased the Square S Building at 2723 Foxcroft Road from J.R. and Sandra Stevens and Marjorie Trimble. The deal is financed...

Bank location.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 5, 2006... A 0.9-acre bank site drew an $841,000 sale. Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock acquired the location at the northeast corner of Springhill Drive and Smokey Lane from Woodcrest Co. LLP, led by James Matthews. The property...

Office acquisition I.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A half-acre office development in west Little Rock changed hands in a $700,000 deal. Truservice Community Federal Credit Union of Little Rock bought the 11001 Hermitage Road project from David and Cathy Hicks and Randy and Janet Jordan....

Maumelle property.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 2-acre commercial property in Maumelle rang up a $700,000 transaction. Sears Construction Development & Leasing LLC, led by Todd Sears, purchased the location from Bob Fewell. The deal is funded with a six-month loan of $630,000 from...

Office acquisition II.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 7,700-SF office building in Jacksonville sold for $450,000. The Lloyd & Marsha Friedman Living Trust acquired the 1415 W. Main St. property from Prachaya and Butsabon Taksakulvith. The 1.3-acre development previously was linked with a...

Northshore site.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Development of a commercial site in North Little Rock is in motion after a $372,000 deal. CTEH Properties LLC, led by John Ross, bought the 3.7-acre location on Northshore Drive from Pfeifer Family Ltd., led by Eugene Pfeifer m. ...

Diamond buy.(Real Estate contracts)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 3.3-acre property in North Little Rock is under new ownership after a $150,000 sale. Diamond State Oil LLC, led by Michael Coulson, purchased the 612 Rains Road location. The seller is the Cox Living Trust, led by Patrieia Cox. The...

KCA Purchase.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 5, 2006... A 9.6-acre residential property in west Little Rock drew an $810,000 deal. KCA Development LLC, led by Randy Alberius, acquired the 15123 Kanis Road property from the estate of Glen Reese Sr. The property now is tied to a one-year loan...

Ranch residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 5, 2006... A 4,200-SF home in west Little Rock's Glen Johnson Ranch neighborhood changed hands in a $750,000 deal. Bobby Wilkerson bought the house from Joseph and Brenda Blankenship. The deal is funded with a one-year loan of $1 million from Farmers...

Rural abode.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 12-acre residential spread in west Pulaski County rang up a $601,333 transaction. Terry and Rochelle Jones purchased the 3,600-SF home from Richard Hubbard Jr. and his wife, Jan. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $300,000 from...

Chenal sale I.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 4,200-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $580,000. Robert Chastain II and his wife, Tina, acquired the house from Darryl and Heidi Stone. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $179,000 held by NBA...

Wellington home.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 3,740-SF home in west Little Rock's Villages of Wellington neighbor hood is under new ownership after a $530,000 deal. Ray and Nancy Jones bought the house form Matthew and Jennifer Newsom. The deal is financed with a 15-year loan of...

Chenal sale II.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A 3,500-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood drew a $529,000 sale. Louis Toney Jr. and his wife, Tanya, purchased the house from Jimmy and D.J. Wilson. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $150,000 from Bank of...

Fitts funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
June 5, 2006... The owners of a commercial project in North Little Rock's Maumelle Curve Business Park landed a $1.8 million funding agreement. William and Sharon Fitts obtained the three loans from Bank of the Ozarks, a five-year loan of $1 million, a...

Multifamily mortgage. (Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions.
June 5, 2006... The owner of a 19-unit apartment project in Little Rock picked up an $800,000 financial package. Pardo Properties LLC, led by Valentine and Susan Hansen, received the four-year loan from BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Miss. The half-acre...

Workers' comp rates to change July 1.(INSURANCE)
June 5, 2006... The Arkansas Insurance Department said new workers' compensation rates will become effective July 1. "While the decrease is moderate, we are pleased to announce that the state's overall workers' comp rates continue to decline, with a very...

AT&T offers rural satellite broadband in Arkansas.(COMMUNICATIONS)
June 5, 2006... AT&T Inc. of San Antonio will offer satellite-based broadband Internet access service for rural homes and business. As many 25 percent to 30 percent of Arkansas households do not have any access to high-speed broadband, industry analysts...

Work begins on new Osceola power plant.(ENERGY)
June 5, 2006... Construction on the $1.3 billion Plum Point Energy Station in Osceola began last week. LS Power Associates of St. Louis is building the facility, which lies on 1,000 acres near the Mississippi River. Several Arkansas city utilities have...

UA Business College offers new retailing MBA program.(EDUCATION)
June 5, 2006... The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will offer a new Master in Business Administration program on retail and consumer products goods. The program's core curriculum will emphasize analytical...

Woods impresses select onlookers at clinic.(SPORTS BUSINESS)
June 5, 2006... Humidity, rolling fog, a 7:30 a.m. start time and even a raging cold couldn't stop Tiger Woods from enthralling a gallery of about 250 at a private clinic held last week at Warren Stephens' exclusive The Alotian Club golf course. Woods was...

Afco Steel exonerated in Colorado accident.(death of workers)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report last week on a horrific bridge collapse that killed a family of three in Colorado two years ago, and Afco Steel Inc. of Little Rock received no part of the blame. Afco...

Champion Parts' 1q profit up 49 percent.(Public Company Reports)
June 5, 2006... Champion Parts Inc. of Hope posted a net profit increase of 49.4 percent and a sales increase of 5.6 percent for its first quarter. Profit reached $239,000, or 7 cents a share, compared with $160,000, or 4 cents a share, during the same...

Wal-Mart foresees lower may sales.(Public Company Reports)
June 5, 2006... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville provided an estimate of its May sales, saying same-store sales rose 2.3 percent. That figure is near the low end of its forecast, which Wal-Mart claims was affected by steep gasoline and utility prices. The...

Simmons First National Corp.(Public Company Reports)
June 5, 2006... Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff has declared a regular 17 cents a share quarterly cash dividend payable July 3 to shareholders of record June 15.

Acxiom Corp.(Public Company Reports)
June 5, 2006... Acxiom Corp. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents a share payable on July 3 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 12.

Often overlooked implied warranties apply to a host of sales.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
June 5, 2006... People tend to associate the term "warranty" with the written statements provided to them with the purchase of a shiny new item. Less often considered are implied warranties, which may also attach automatically, without a writing, and accompany...

NWA lenders not hot on 50-year mortgage.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
June 5, 2006... A handful of northwest Arkansas lenders said they're not looking at the new 50-year mortgage product--not yet. Tim McClung, president of England Lending in Bentonville, said that if the product is available through the companies to which he...

Applebee's slated for Springdale.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
June 5, 2006... Apple Arkansas Inc. will open an Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar in Springdale. The restaurant is scheduled to open in August. Construction began in April on the 5,500-SF restaurant, said Barry Beam, director of operations for...

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce's 16th annual Small Business Awards Luncheon, which honors the U.S. Small Business Administration's small-business persons of the year in Arkansas, will be held at noon on June 6 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce's 16th annual Small Business Awards Luncheon, which honors the U.S. Small Business Administration's small-business persons of the year in Arkansas, will be held at noon on June 6 at the Wyndham Riverfront...

Two Stephens Inc. equity analysts are among the 2006 "Best on the Street" survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Two Stephens Inc. equity analysts are among the 2006 "Best on the Street" survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Nikolai D. Fisken ranked second among analysts for stock picking in insurance, nonlife. It is his second "Best on the Street"...

Hugh Patterson, 91, the publisher of the Arkansas Gazette from 1948-86, died May 29.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Hugh Patterson, 91, the publisher of the Arkansas Gazette from 1948--. 86, died May 29. Under Patterson's leadership, the newspaper won two Pulitzer Prizes covering the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis. He continued and...

Mountain Valley Spring Co. of Hot Springs said its Clear Mountain home and office delivery operation has bought the rights to distribute Mountain Valley Spring Water in the Memphis region.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Mountain Valley Spring Co. of Hot Springs said its Clear Mountain home and office delivery operation has bought the rights to distribute Mountain Valley Spring Water in the Memphis region from Best Waters of the Mid-South.

Themeparks LLC's Magic Springs.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Themeparks LLC's Magic Springs amusement park at Hot Springs has a new roller coaster, the X-Coaster, which takes riders upside down at 150 feet. The park says the 150 feet is the highest inversion among roller-coaster rides anywhere. The park...

Coldwell Banker Advantage Realty's Jacksonville branch recently participated in the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Business Expo.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Coldwell Banker Advantage Realty's Jacksonville branch recently participated in the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. Chamber members gave its booth the Business Choice Award. More than 500 people attended the event.

Riverfest.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Riverfest set a new attendance record over the Memorial Day weekend--242,000 passed through the gates during the three-day event.

Tom Coughlin, the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who pleaded guilty in January to fraud and tax evasion, will have a sentencing hearing on Aug. 11.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Tom Coughlin, the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who pleaded guilty in January to fraud and tax evasion, will have a sentencing hearing on Aug. 11. He faces a maximum 28-year sentence in prison and up to $1.35 million in fines.

CT&T Inc., a Little Rock engineering firm, has been hired by Sunrise Broadband Group Inc. of Broomfield, Colo., to coordinate design and construction management work in targeted cable television systems.(CT&T Inc contracts with Sunrise Broadband Group Inc)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... CT&T Inc., a Little Rock engineering firm, has been hired by Sunrise Broadband Group Inc. of Broomfield, Colo., to coordinate design and construction management work in targeted cable television systems. The design and mapping work includes...

Dillard's Inc. has chosen AfterBot Inc. of Atlanta to implement its Web-based Supplier Connect service.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Dillard's Inc. has chosen AfterBot Inc. of Atlanta to implement its Web-based Supplier Connect service. AfterBot will provide access to Dillard's supplier community beginning in August through additional functionality to the existing Dillard's...

Ritter Communications of Jonesboro has chosen a combined service by Genband and Pannaway Technologies Inc.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... Ritter Communications of Jonesboro has chosen a combined service by Genband and Pannaway Technologies Inc. for its broadband network services to 4,000 local businesses.

The Cashion Co. of Little Rock, an independent insurance agency, has been named a key producer by the member companies of Ohio Casualty Group of Fairfield, Ohio.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... The Cashion Co. of Little Rock, an independent insurance agency, has been named a key producer by the member companies of Ohio Casualty Group of Fairfield, Ohio. Only about 20 percent of the independent agencies make the key producer list based...

Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in April, declined in May. The index now stands at 103.2 down from 109.8 in April. The Expectations Index fell to 83.7 from 92.3--a level not seen since the aftermath of the...

ABF Freight System Inc. customer service centers in Ogden, Utah; Rockford, Ill.; Burlington, Vt.; and Carlisle, Pa., have earned the 2006 President's Quality Award.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... ABF Freight System Inc. customer service centers in Ogden, Utah; Rockford, Ill.; Burlington, Vt.; and Carlisle, Pa., have earned the 2006 President's Quality Award. The award recognizes facilities that have most successfully implemented the ABF...

Arkansas Racing Commission.(Business Briefs)
June 5, 2006... The Arkansas Racing Commission will conduct a public hearing to get input from interested parties regarding the adoption of regulations of games of skill at 11 a.m. on June 29 in Suite 500 of the 1515 Building at 1515 W. Seventh St. in Little...

Three Cheers for a leisurely lunch in the heights.(Business Lunch)(Restaurant review)
June 5, 2006... LIKE WATER-SKIING AT LAKE DeGray or watching fireworks at Riverfest, Cheers in the Heights exudes the carefree spirit of spring and summer. We practically get sunburned just thinking about the place--and waiting 15 minutes in the sun to be...

NWA mall remains nearly full as Pinnacle books.
June 5, 2006... AS DEVELOPERS CONTINUE to book tenants into the 1 million-SF Pinnacle Promenade in Rogers, which is scheduled to open on Oct. 4, Fayetteville's 24-year-old Northwest Arkansas Mall is humming along at 91 percent capacity. "Malls around the...

RCR builds stores in Wal-Mart's shadow.
June 5, 2006... RANDY CROSSNO, MANAGING director of Retail Capital Group LLC, said his office manages more than 750,000 SF of retail space for its Irvine, Calif., parent company. In January, Crossno started a satellite office of Silver Creek Properties...

Report: Arkansas ranks low in disciplining lawyers.(Notes)
June 5, 2006... Arkansas still has a long way to go in disciplining its lawyers, according to a recent report from Halt, a legal reform group based in Washington, D.C. Arkansas ranked 46th among states in Halt's "2006 Lawyer Discipline Report Card," which...

Bar exam results remain steady over past five years.(law examinations result)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... More students are taking the state bar exam than in years past and with comparable results. Last summer, 247 took the exam, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. There was an even bigger jump in the February test, taken by 151, a 48...

CSI, pre-law camps offered at ASU for high school students.(Notes)
June 5, 2006... Whether their favorite TV show is "CSI" or "Law & Order," high school students will get to act out a part in one of two camps offered this summer at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. The CSI Camp will provide hands-on experience at...

Work begins at New Arkansas Bar Center.(Renovation of Arkansas Bar Center)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... The Arkansas Bar Foundation broke ground last month on an addition to the new Arkansas Bar Center building in Riverdale. The center will house offices for the Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association. Renovation on the...

New UA law school dean breaks color, gender barrier.(LAW)
June 5, 2006... SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE to look much further than your own backyard to find what you need, which is what the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law recently found out in its search for a new dean. After a nine-month...

Attorney-client privilege threatened.(Commentary)
June 5, 2006... THE LAWS AFFECTING BUSINESSES in our country are dramatically increasing in complexity at an alarming rate. Even the bookshelves in my office attest to the explosion of laws and cases interpreting them. When my law practice began 33 years...

Largest law firms.(table)(Table)
June 5, 2006... Largest Law Firms Ranked by licensed attorneys in Arkansas Firm Name No. of Address Lawyers Phone, Fax, Web Site Hourly Managing ...

Grocery & Errand Delivery Service.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
June 5, 2006... Owners: Rhonda Triplett, Brandi McGeehee, Carolyn Matthews and Judy Pettus Phone: (501) 261-1606 Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Startup: March 2006 E-Mail: errand.delivery@yahoo.com Web Site:...

The Blue Cake Co.(Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Owners: Jan and Steve Lewandowski Address: 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock 72223 Phone: (501) 868-7771 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Startup: August 2005 E-mail:...

Allurin Accountant & Tax Services.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
June 5, 2006... Owner: Rena Stevenson Address: 3208 Asher Ave., Little Rock 72204 Phone: (501) 960-3099 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment Startup: January 2006 E-mail: exsonstenzens@aol.com Early advertising, even before the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 5, 2006... JUNE * 7--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) Time: 2-4:30 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Select. 201 S. Shackelford. Little Rock For more information, call (901) 544-0082. *...

BKD LLP.(ACCOUNTING)
June 5, 2006... Kyle W. Baldwin and Ken J. Rossi each were promoted to senior manager at BKD LLP of Little Rock. Curtis E. Strange was promoted to manager.

Phillip May joined May Construction Co. of Little Rock as a project coordinator.(CONSTRUCTION)
June 5, 2006... Phillip May joined May Construction Co. of Little Rock as a project coordinator. Scott Blackstock joined as a site manager. Paul Gandy was promoted from senior project manager to director of May Construction's northwest Arkansas business unit....

Lewis May, CEO of May Construction Co. of Little Rock, was named a lifetime national director for the Associated General Contractors of America after serving on the association's board of directors for 12 years.(CONSTRUCTION)
June 5, 2006... Lewis May, CEO of May Construction Co. of Little Rock, was named a lifetime national director for the Associated General Contractors of America after serving on the association's board of directors for 12 years. May also was awarded a...

Tracy Hayes was selected as president of the Greater Little Rock Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.(CONSTRUCTION)
June 5, 2006... Tracy Hayes was selected as president of the Greater Little Rock Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. JoAnn White was selected as president-elect, and Mickey White was elected vice president. Brandy Still was elected...

Wayne Narey, associate professor of English at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, and Karen Yanowitz, associate professor of psychology, were selected to serve as faculty fellows at ASU for the academic year 2006-07.(EDUCATION)
June 5, 2006... Wayne Narey, associate professor of English at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, and Karen Yanowitz, associate professor of psychology, were selected to serve as faculty fellows at ASU for the academic year 2006-07. Narey has been a...

U.S. Access Board.(GOVERNMENT)
June 5, 2006... John C. Wyvill, director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, Was appointed by President Bush to the U.S. Access Board, a federal agency on accessibility for persons with disabilities.

American College of Endocrinology.(HEALTH CARE)
June 5, 2006... Dr. Brendan C. Stack, vice chairman of the department of otolaryngology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock, was named a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology at the 2006 American Association of Clinical...

Danny W. Broaddrick became of partner at Hyden Miron & Foster PLLC of Little Rock.(LEGAL)
June 5, 2006... Danny W. Broaddrick became of partner at Hyden Miron & Foster PLLC of Little Rock. Broaddrick has been with the firm for six years. Dennis K. Wilson became of counsel at Hyden Miron & Foster. Wilson formerly held a private practice in Little...

Vivian Ozura joined Advantage Communications.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
June 5, 2006... Vivian Ozura joined Advantage Communications of Little Rock as an account executive.

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.(NONPROFIT)
June 5, 2006... Dr. Darrell G. Ragland and James R. Teeter were elected to four-year terms on the board of directors at the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care of Fort Smith. Ragland, who lives in Jonesboro, is a physician for First Care. Teeter currently is...

Technisource Inc.(TECHNOLOGY/TELECOM)
June 5, 2006... Thomas Moore was promoted to vice president of sales for the western region of Technisource Inc. of Little Rock.

Bob Franke joined Verizon Wireless of Little Rock as area business sales manager.(TECHNOLOGY/TELECOM)
June 5, 2006... Bob Franke joined Verizon Wireless of Little Rock as area business sales manager for Arkansas and several other surrounding areas.