Arkansas Business articles from May 2006

Arkansas Business archives from May 2006

Nonprofits plant seeds of change in Delta City.(Minority-Owned Businesses)
May 1, 2006... In a town revered for its blues music but pitied for its economic blight, nonprofits work to change the tune one business at a time. On the banks of the Mississippi River in eastern Arkansas' Phillips County lies Helena--technically...

Unique furniture keeps coming: competition, economic pressures test veteran retailer's business skills.(Minority-Owned Businesses)(Sue Khoo of Unique Furniture speaks on her management)
May 1, 2006... Sue Khoo left Taiwan in 1973 for the United States with two suitcases and $1,000. By 1979, she had quit her job in the health care industry and begun importing furniture and art from the Orient. Soon she had five furniture stores in...

Pokey D's brings soul to River Market.(Chicago-style favorites and Southern soul food)
May 1, 2006... The recent expansion of Pokey D's restaurant, with its mix of Chicago-style favorites and Southern soul food, is injecting a little soul into Little Rock's River Market District. When it opened on the ground floor of the Heritage West...

Really big home.(Whispers)
May 1, 2006... Unofficially, we'll call it the largest single-family building permit in Little Rock. It weighs in at $5.1 million and will have 29,041 SF under roof. That SF figure is somewhat misleading though. A sizable chunk of it is devoted...

Cha-ching.(Whispers)
May 1, 2006... What's the price to attend a two-hour cocktail party with the former prez in the executive suite of his local library? According to the really fancy invitations some likely supporters received last week, it's $10,000. In order to...

Number please.(transaction between Fellowship Bible Church and Pulaski Academy)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... You might recall that back in January we told you about the big real estate transaction between Fellowship Bible Church and Pulaski Academy. The value of the west Little Rock deal was estimated at more than $16 million back then. We...

Coming attractions.(Alcoa Exchange Shopping Center)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... It's been a few months since we updated you on the $50 million Alcoa Shopping Center development in Bryant. Actually, a small piece of the 300,000-SF project on the southeast corner of Alcoa Road and Interstate 30 lies within the Benton...

Grounded.(Whispers)
May 1, 2006... Have you heard that Drake Aviation LLC of Springdale has been grounded? Its owner, Andrew "Andy" Sams of Rogers, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and listed $5.03 million in debts but only $385,000 in assets. Most of the...

Office sale.(Whispers)
May 1, 2006... A 30,400-SF office building in North Little Rock is under new ownership after a $1.8 million deal. NTP North Little Rock LLC of Memphis acquired the 2500 McCain Place property. The seller? Woodcrest Co. LLP, led by James Matthews.

Postponed.(Whispers)
May 1, 2006... Federal prosecutors objected, but U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes has granted a public defender's request to postpone the bank fraud trial of Little Rock businessman Warren Overton. Instead of May 30, the trial--which prosecutors think may...

Collection plate.(New Life Full Gospel Baptist Church sued Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Co.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Perfecting New Life Full Gospel Baptist Church of Little Rock is praying it can get some relief from its insurance carrier. Trouble started for the church on April 5, 2004, a fire broke out in the Perfecting New Life Center, a daycare...

Sweep city.(Whispers)(KTHV-TV)(Channel 11)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Television stations are notorious for rolling out some of their best offerings during "sweeps" months, one of which happens to be May. And we hear KTHV-TV, Channel 11, has a little treat planned. Mark Raines, news director at KTHV, said the...

Geezer gold.(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... Gov. Mike Huckabee formally launched the Arkansas Mature Worker Initiative last month, a new work force development program to help employers see how they can benefit by hiring older workers. There are good reasons all employers in the...

Telecommunting time?(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... Speaking last month at the Arkansas Executive Summit, Claiborne Deming, CEO of Murphy Oil Corp., said that $70 a barrel for oil was not good for the industry. Heck, it's not good for consumers either, and it's getting harder to defend the...

Global changes.(Publisher's Note)(Executive Summit at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College )
May 1, 2006... Competing in the global marketplace presents issues most of us don't have to think about on a daily basis. But the "Workplace of the Future," which was the focus of the 2006 Arkansas Executive Summit presented by the University of Arkansas at...

Vision or problem?(On Leadership)(employee management)
May 1, 2006... How often have you addressed a problem in your business only to find it recurring within a few days or weeks? More to the point, how useful would it be to find more permanent and lasting solutions? Whether the challenges which recur in your...

Tandem acquisition.(Woodland Heights Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Two Pulaski County nursing home projects sold in separate transactions totaling $7.6 million. Woodland Arkansas LLC of Chicago bought Woodland Heights Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, a 222-bed nursing home at 8701 Riley Drive in west...

Downtown buy.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 10,000-SF building in downtown Little Rock changed hands in a $1.8 million deal. Leonal and Joanna Kilgore of Wichita, Kan., acquired the Broadway Animal Hospital at 906 Broadway from S&D Holdings LLC, led by John Donaldson. The...

Steel transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 1, 2006... A 17-acre industrial property in east Little Rock is the centerpiece of a $1.6 million sale-leaseback deal. OSC Little Rock LLC of Overland Park, Kan., acquired the O'Neal Steel location at 8100 Frazier Pike from O'Neal Steel Inc. of...

Apartment buys.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 1, 2006... Two small North Little Rock apartments are under new ownership after a $650,000 deal. Fabin LLC, led by Dwight Dickerson, bought the 12-unit Ashwood Apartments at 2800 John Ashley Drive and the 11-unit Fenwood Apartments at 2225 Fendley...

Industrial deal.(production processes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... An industrial project in southwest Little Rock drew a $430,000 sale. The Gray Family Revocable Living Trust, led by Samuel Gray, purchased the 7623 Enmar Drive property. The seller is Rubber & Gasket Co. of America Inc., led by James...

Dupree property.(contracts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A Jacksonville commercial property sold for $245,000. Marck and Alma Gibson acquired the 1811 T.P. White Drive property from PTLJ Ltd., led by Thomas and Lawrence Dupree. The deal is financed with an 18-month loan of $245,000 from First...

Riverview home.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 5,350-SF home in west Little Rock's Riverview Point neighborhood tipped the scales at $1.3 million. Martin and Julia Sunde bought the house from Sam and Rosalinda Winstead. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $800,000 from...

Chenal sale I.(contracts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 6,600-SF mansion in west Little Rock rang up a near $1.2 million transaction. Charles and Sara Beshenich purchased the Chenal Valley home from David Pickering Jr. and his wife, Allyson. The residence previously was tied to an August...

River abode.(contracts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 5,110-SF home on the Arkansas River west of Little Rock changed hands in a $600,000 deal. Edwin and Mary Levy acquired the house from Al and Alice Deaver. The Deavers carried $540,000 of the sales price. The Deavers purchased the...

Chenal sale II.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 5,500-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $599,000. Terry and Susan Murray bought the house from Valley Home Builders LLC, led by Kevin Hannah. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $479,200 from E-Loan...

Chenal sale III.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 4,140-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood is under new ownership after a $500,000 deal. Eric and Ginger Miller purchased the house from Mark and Nancy St. Pierre. The deal is funded with a 30-year Joan of $400,000 and...

Beach house.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 3,380-SF home in North Little Rock's Willow Beach Estates neighborhood drew a $500,000 sale. John and Sharlette Lunsford acquired the house and 2.4 acres from Mark and Patricia Melton. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of...

Wingate funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A 93-room west Little Rock hotel was used to help secure a $15.5 million funding agreement. Little Rock Lodging LLC, led by James Koehler, obtained the 10-year loan from LaSalle Bank. The 1.8-acre Wingate Inn development at 1212 S....

Condo construction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 1, 2006... Construction of condominium space in downtown Little Rock is financed with a $9.1 million mortgage. Arkansas Riverview Development LLC, led by Brad Canada, received the loan from Metropolitan National Bank. The half-acre 400 W. Markham St....

Im loan.(Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A North Little Rock commercial property is backing two mortgages totaling $1.45 million. Steve Im got the 5 1/2-year loans from Regions Bank. The 3.78-acre development at 4120 E. McCain Blvd. also is tied to a November 2004 mortgage of $6...

Commission approves Telering sale in Europe.(COMMUNICATIONS)
May 1, 2006... The European Commission has approved Alltel Corp.'s sale of Telering, an Austrian wireless company that was a subsidiary of Western Wireless, which Alltel bought last year. The $1.6 billion deal will put Telering under T-Mobile Austria,...

New Alltel plan offers free calls to rival carriers.(Inside Business)
May 1, 2006... Alltel Corp. will allow its customers to make free, unlimited calls to as many as 10 phone numbers, even if they are not on an Alltel plan. The new plan, My Circle, lets Alltel customers with plans $59.95 or higher choose any combination of...

Beige Book: Little Rock construction activity strong.(COMMUNICATIONS)
May 1, 2006... The Federal Reserve Bank's 8th District experienced a modest expansion in economic activity in March and the first half of April, according to the Fed's "Beige Book" report. In it, the Fed reports continued service sector growth, with...

Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.8 percent.(EMPLOYMENT)
May 1, 2006... The state's unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to reach 4.8 percent in March, according to a report by the Department of Workforce Services. The U.S. jobless rate was 4.7 percent in March, according to a report released in...

UAMS gets $2.9m grant for breast cancer study.(HEALTH CARE)
May 1, 2006... Two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Arkansas Cancer Research Center in Little Rock have received a $2.9 million federal grant to study a new type of breast cancer vaccine. Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Ph.D., the...

Aged concrete plant turns mixed-use facility.(Inside Business)
May 1, 2006... The F&F Concrete Plant in Conway was the envy of the concrete industry when it opened 35 years ago. F&F president Felton O'Kelley wanted his plant to be a symbol of concrete's greatness, so on a 5.5-acre spread in south Conway he built the...

Champion Parts remains in black.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Champion Parts Inc., the Hope company that remanufactures automotive parts, reported an 8.3 percent increase in net sales to $21.7 million in 2005, compared with $20 million for 2004. Net income for the year was $37,000, or 1 cent a share,...

Murphy Oil reports flat earnings in 1Q.(sales and earnings)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Citing downtime and repair costs of its Meraux, La., refinery, which now looks like it won't be restarted until late this month, Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado reported flat first-quarter earnings and issued second-quarter guidance that misses...

Arkansas Best 1Q income declines.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith announced first-quarter net income of $6.1 million, or 24 cents a share, down 42 percent from $10.5 million, or 41 cents a share, for the same period last year. An accounting charge of 20 cents a share...

First Federal Bancshares sees slight earnings rise.(sales and earnings)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, the Harrison savings and loan holding company for First Federal Bank of Arkansas, reported a slight rise in first-quarter net income. The company reported net income of $1.98 million, or 38 cents a...

Deltic Timber 1Q profit up 52 percent.(Public Company Reports)
May 1, 2006... Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado said first-quarter net income increased 52 percent from the same quarter last year as interest in commercial property in Chenai Valley continued and the company's lumber manufacturing operations set new records...

P.A.M.'s 1Q income up 78.5 percent.(sales and earnings of P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown reported a 78.5 percent increase in net income to $5.2 million and a 92.3 percent increase in earnings per share to 50 cents for the first quarter, compared with earnings of $2.9 million, or 26...

Little Rock National Airport passenger numbers for March were up slightly over the same month in 2005.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Little Rock National Airport passenger numbers for March were up slightly over the same month in 2005. Last month 110,733 passengers boarded flights at the airport, compared with 109,381 in 2005. Airport spokesman Philip Launius said he...

The Arkansas World Trade Club will hold its World Trade Week 2006 luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on May 10 at the Little Rock Club atop the Regions Bank Building.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... The Arkansas World Trade Club will hold its World Trade Week 2006 luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on May 10 at the Little Rock Club atop the Regions Bank Building. The cost is $25. James McCarthy, senior commercial officer with the...

Bruce Oakley, the founder of Bruce Oakley Inc. of North Little Rock, a diversified bulk cargo and grain and fertilizer company, died April 19.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Bruce Oakley, the founder of Bruce Oakley Inc. of North Little Rock, a diversified bulk cargo and grain and fertilizer company, died April 19. He was 70. Oakley, of El Paso, founded the company in 1968. It ranked 28th on Arkansas Business' 2005...

The University of Central Arkansas at Conway, along with the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority and Arkansas Business, will co-host a half-day event May 3 to address the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... The University of Central Arkansas at Conway, along with the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority and Arkansas Business, will co-host a half-day event May 3 to address the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...

Charles Mazander of Benton has been elected chairman of the State Banking Board.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Charles Mazander of Benton has been elected chairman of the State Banking Board. Mazander is president of Mazander Engineered Equipment of Little Rock, which sells and services industrial equipment used in large commercial buildings and in...

William E. "Bill" Clark, chairman and CEO of CDI Contractors LLC, has been presented with the 2006 William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement from Fifty For The Future, a civic organization of Pulaski County business leaders.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... William E. "Bill" Clark, chairman and CEO of CDI Contractors LLC, has been presented with the 2006 William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement from Fifty For The Future, a civic organization of Pulaski County business...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Arkansas ranks 44th in the nation in the percentage of uninsured adults who don't get proper health care, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which says 37 percent of Arkansans are unable to get medical care when...

Paul Beran, president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University since 2001, is the new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Paul Beran, president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University since 2001, is the new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Beran will take over the Fort Smith campus on July 1. Sandi Sanders has been interim chancellor at...

Maj. Gen. Don C. Morrow, the adjutant general of Arkansas, announced his retirement effective July 15 at the National Guard Association of Arkansas' 56th annual general conference.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Maj. Gen. Don C. Morrow, the adjutant general of Arkansas, announced his retirement effective July 15 at the National Guard Association of Arkansas' 56th annu al general conference. Morrow was appointed as the adjutant general of the Arkansas...

"The Rules Have Changed--A Breakthrough Solutions Conference on Asset-Based Development" will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 18 at the Brinkley Convention Center.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... "The Rules Have Changed--A Breakthrough Solutions Conference on Asset-Based Development" will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 18 at the Brinkley Convention Center. The cost of the event, sponsored by VisionWorks, a program of the University...

The Arkansas Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators will hold a seminar focusing on reputation, leadership development and trends from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 25 at the Regions Bank Building in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
May 1, 2006... The Arkansas Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators will hold a seminar focusing on reputation, leadership development and trends from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 25 at the Regions Bank Building in Little Rock. The cost is $75...

AHEC hires Gullett as new NW director.(Area Health Education Center in northwest Arkansas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock announced on April 17 that it has hired Dr. Robert R. Gullett Jr. as the new director for the Area Health Education Center in northwest Arkansas. AHEC-NW, which has an office in...

Wal-Mart targets Hispanic customers.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 1, 2006... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is making a special effort to "understand and appeal to" Hispanic customers, CEO H. Lee Scott said at the company's second annual media conference, which was held April 18-19 in Rogers. Scott said...

Superior, partners to buy Mercedes lot.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 1, 2006... Superior Automotive Group of Fayetteville has partnered with Gary George, chairman and CEO of George's Inc. in Springdale, and Jim Lindsey, chairman and CEO of Lindsey Management Co. of Fayetteville, to buy the Mercedes portion of the Jones...

Jonesboro wants to build $17 million convention center.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
May 1, 2006... The city of Jonesboro will ask voters to approve a 1 percent sales tax June 13 to build a $17 million convention center and $4 million fire station. Jonesboro Mayor Doug Formon said the tax would last until the projects were paid off or 24...

Another Jonesboro eatery gets alcohol permit.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 1, 2006... Julio's, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Jonesboro, recently was awarded a private club permit to serve alcohol in the dry county. Tommy Rowe, a co-owner and kitchen manager, said Julio Diaz, another co-owner, always wanted to have a...

Construction company sues over dropped coverage.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
May 1, 2006... A West Memphis construction company is suing its insurance carrier for canceling its policy for being short on its premium. Heath & House Construction Co. Inc. said its $3,975 premium was due Aug. 21 to Conseco Insurance Group of Carmel,...

Max Recordings celebrates fifth anniversary.
May 1, 2006... In spring 2001, Burt Taggart Jr. was growing restless in Fayetteville. It had been five years since he had left Little Rock for the University of Arkansas, and he was losing interest in his architectural studies. He decided to come back...

Black businessman takes on Pine Bluff.(Minority-Owned Businesses)
May 1, 2006... Pine Bluff may be the most maligned city in Arkansas. Much of the criticism and jokes has been deserved. Years of embarrassing and often petty bickering and economically damaging divisions along racial lines at City Council meetings and...

Black-owned firms generate $89 billion in revenue in U.S.(sales and earnings of black-owned businesses)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Revenue generated by the nation's 1.2 million black-owned businesses rose 25 percent between 1997 and 2002 to $88.8 billion in 2002, while the number of such firms grew by 45 percent in the same five-year period, according to a report by the...

Total crop value down nearly $200 million in 2005.(List Overview)
May 1, 2006... Last year's wheat harvest was less than a fifth its typical size--only 8.32 million bushels, thanks to wet weather during the fall planting season. And that cost the state and its farmers about $100 million. According to statistics...

Holisticarkansas.com.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(by Lisa Armstrong)
May 1, 2006... Owner: Lisa Armstrong Address: P.O. Box 13465, Maumelle 72113 Phone: (501) 851-6608 Startup: January 2006 E-mail: holisticarkansas@swbell.net Lisa Armstrong wants her new Web-based directory, Holisticarkansas.com, to make the...

Tallulah.(selling upscale jeans, T-shirts, jewelry and handbags)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Owner: Christina McGehee Address: 5713 Kavanaugh, Little Rock 72207 Phone: (501) 663-6116 Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Startup: April 2006 E-mail: christina@tallulahboutique.com Though...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY * 1--CASA Volunteer Training Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Springdale Health & Wellness Center, 610 E. Emma, Springdale For more information, call (479) 845-6452. * 2--University of Central Arkansas Academic Advising...

Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants.(ACCOUNTING)
May 1, 2006... David R. Moore assumed the presidency of the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Moore is a shareholder in Will & Henderson P.C. of Texarkana.

Laura Stanley joined Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Ltd.(ARCHITECTURE)
May 1, 2006... Laura Stanley joined Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Ltd. of Fayetteville.

William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement presented by Fifty For the Future.(CONSTRUCTION)
May 1, 2006... William E. "Bill" Clark, chairman and CEO of CDI Contractors, received the 2006 William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement presented by Fifty For the Future, a civic organization of Pulaski County business leaders.

Ken Johnson, manager of Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, accepted the Excellence in Management Award.(GOVERNMENT)
May 1, 2006... Ken Johnson, manager of Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, accepted the Excellence in Management Award on behalf of the company from The National Association for Clean Water Agencies.

Charlie Stayton received a Josetta Wilkins Award from the Arkansas Department of Health & Human Service's BreastCare program.(HEALTH CARE)
May 1, 2006... Charlie Stayton received a Josetta Wilkins Award from the Arkansas Department of Health & Human Service's BreastCare program. Mattye Willis also received a Josetta Wilkins Award. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals in...

Hilary DeMillo joined Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock as press assistant/ publications coordinator.(HEALTH CARE)
May 1, 2006... Hilary DeMillo joined Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock as press assistant/ publications coordinator. In her position, DeMillo will serve as writer/ editor of "Vital Signs," ACH's monthly employee newsletter, and Pediatric Commentary,...

H. Todd Whatley of the Elder Law Practice of H. Todd Whatley P.A. of Bryant achieved certification.(LEGAL)
May 1, 2006... H. Todd Whatley of the Elder Law Practice of H. Todd Whatley P.A. of Bryant achieved certification as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation.

Mangan Holcomb Partners.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
May 1, 2006... Ross Darby was promoted to account services and new business manager at Mangan Holcomb Partners of Little Rock. Darby joined the company last year and previously was an account services assistant at the company.

Lee Stafford LLC.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
May 1, 2006... Jon Davis was named chief operating officer and partner at Lee Stafford LLC of Little Rock. Davis formerly was director of operations for the company.

Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches.(NONPROFIT)
May 1, 2006... Larry Mills, Poinsett County sheriff, was elected to the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches board of directors.

Ricky Harvey joined the development staff at Easter Seals Arkansas as communications specialist.(NONPROFIT)
May 1, 2006... Ricky Harvey joined the development staff at Easter Seals Arkansas as communications specialist. Harvey previously was a sports writer and copy editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Judge William Enfield of Bentonville received the 2006 Arkansas Citizen of the Year Award presented by the Arkansas Scottish Rite.(NONPROFIT)
May 1, 2006... Judge William Enfield of Bentonville received the 2006 Arkansas Citizen of the Year Award presented by the Arkansas Scottish Rite. The award honors outstanding Arkansans who have excelled in business, community or military services.

Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas.(NONPROFIT)
May 1, 2006... Susie Marks was named director of membership and statewide organizations for the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas. Marks has worked at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce as an assistant in the...

Dawn Prasifka joined the Centers for Youth & Families of Little Rock as executive director of The Centers Foundation.(NONPROFIT)
May 1, 2006... Dawn Prasifka joined the Centers for Youth & Families of Little Rock as executive director of The Centers Foundation. Sheila McLarty was named vice president of the Centers for Youth & Families' Center Corps Auxiliary. Greg Hatcher, owner of...

Don Pilkington of BMW of Little Rock was awarded a platinum honor 2005 Performance in Achievement Award by BMW of North America.(RETAIL)
May 1, 2006... Don Pilkington of BMW of Little Rock was awarded a platinum honor 2005 Performance in Achievement Award by BMW of North America. David Roberson also received platinum honor. Jack Tester and Karen Wimpee were awarded gold status Performance in...

David R. Cobb joined Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith as vice president and controller.(TRANSPORTATION)
May 1, 2006... David R. Cobb joined Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith as vice president and controller. Cobb previously was vice president and corporate controller for Smith International Inc. of Houston.

Central Arkansas Transit River Rail Trolley.(TRANSPORTATION)
May 1, 2006... Virginia Fry was selected manager of the Central Arkansas Transit River Rail Trolley of Little Rock and North Little Rock.