Arkansas Business articles from May 2008

Arkansas Business archives from May 2008

Counting the cost of historic work: library project hits $21 million; opening expected in 2008.
May 5, 2008... FEW WOULD ARGUE THE Arkansas Studies Institute development in downtown Little Rock won't be a grand project when it opens late this year. The 66,383-SF center in the River Market district is poised for recognition as a showcase of historical...

Provider law likely heading back to court.
May 5, 2008... AFTER A 10-YEAR BATTLE IN the federal court system, the any willing provider law appeared to be settled in 2005 when it went into effect. But now AWP, or the Patient Protection Act of 1995, is on track to return to court, and one state...

Franchises gain momentum in Arkansas.
May 5, 2008... TWO YEARS AGO, FEW PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS had heard of Zaxby's. Since then the "fast-casual chicken franchise has hatched nine locations across the state and continues to multiply with oddly unflinching confidence in a teetering economy. Three...

Lions update.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... Perhaps you heard that Lions World Services for the Blind was backing off from its plans to develop a new campus in downtown Little Rock. That comes as news to Ramona Sangalli, the nonprofit's president and CEO. "The development of...

Family business.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... Bank watchers picked up on a family connection that went unnoticed by us--and unmentioned by the people involved. Conner Eldridge, the 30-year-old executive vice president and soon-to-be CEO of Arkadelphia's Summit Bank, is the son-in-law...

Greasing the wheels.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... In March your Whispers staff noted the development of horizontal drilling techniques for oil. Similar drilling technologies for natural gas opened up exploration in the Fayetteville Shale Play in north-central Arkansas. While geologists...

Growing pains.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... Though your Whispers staff hates bearing bad news, we must tell you that lofty expansion plans for Fire Fall Grill & Bar, a Dixie Restaurants Inc. concept, seem to have fallen to earth. "At this point we don't have any others planned,"...

The Siren's call.(Whispers)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Mindy Van Kuren-Shaw is many things. She's a real live Siren, meaning she's a member of the dance team that cheers on the Twisters arena football team, based in North Little Rock. She's now also a cover girl, gracing the April 30 issue of...

Plumbing problems.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... A Hillsboro, Ill., subcontractor said it hasn't been paid by an Arkansas contractor for several Wal-Mart projects it did in 2006. The amount Vogel Plumbing Inc. said it is owed by McBurnett & Jernigan Construction Inc. of Violet Hill (Izard...

Still galling.(Editorial)
May 5, 2008... EVERYONE LOVES TO READ about how much money someone else makes. That has long been what many love about Arkansas Business--unless, of course, the person whose finances are being scrutinized is you. Somehow, though, the exposure of what...

Gas at $10 a gallon?(Editorial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... THE ALMOST DAILY INCREASES in oil--and gasoline--prices certainly are adding to this country's economic problems (even if it isn't, strictly speaking, a recession) and will cause an even greater slowdown in economic activity in the coming...

[Cartoon].(Cartoon)
May 5, 2008... I HOPE THIS WON'T EFFECT MY ALLOWANCE--AT LEAST I'M NOT LAST AGAIN! 49TH IN COLLEGE GRADUATES [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION P. KIRKPATRICK * ARKANSAS BUSINESS.

Home Ec.(Editor's Note)
May 5, 2008... MY RECENT COLUMN ON college expenses ("Varsity Drag," April 14) clearly struck a nerve with Arkansas Business readers. One correspondent wrote, "Every parent is saying 'Amen,' sister!" Another reader said I had reminded her of one advantage of...

An investment in education.(Commentary)
May 5, 2008... EVERY DAY, PARENTS SEND their children off to school in hopes that they will receive a good education. While most students graduate with a solid understanding of reading, writing and math, some may argue that a significant number of these young...

Lone Star buy.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... The Block 2 Development in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $9 million in a foreclosure sale. LSF5 Block 2 LLC, an affiliate of Lone Star U.S. Acquisition LLC of Dallas, made the lone bid on the three-building project after...

Tandem transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Mainstream Technologies Inc. and Bank of the Ozarks Inc. teams to acquire bank building)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Two companies teamed together in a $4.3 million deal to acquire the 77,800-SF Federal Reserve Bank Building in downtown Little Rock. Bank of the Ozarks Inc. owns more than 39,000 SF of office space on the first, third and fourth floors....

Jivan acquisition.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Ownership of a commercial property in north Pulaski County transferred in a deal valued at $1 million. Jivan Inc., led by Kamlesh Jivan, bought the 4.4-acre location near the northeast corner of O'Neal Lane and Eric Place, on the south...

Country Club Home I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A 5,332-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock rang up a $2 million sale. The J. Warren Simpson Revocable Trust acquired the house from the Carol Meyer Residence Trust. The deal is backed with a $1 million loan from Riverside Bank of...

Rural purchase.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A rural spread in west Pulaski County changed hands in a $1.73 million deal. Christopher and Janet Smith acquired the 58-acre property near Ferndale from the Suzanne Lindsay Bradshaw Revocable Trust. The acreage was purchased for...

Chenal downs abode.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Michael L. Quick Family Revocable Trust )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A 5,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Downs neighborhood sold for $1.1 million. The Michael L. Quick Family Revocable Trust bought the house from Gary and Jacquelynn Childers. The residence previously was tied to a May 2002...

Country Club Home II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A 2,760-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock drew an $885,000 transaction. 1822 Properties LLC, led by John T. Lewis, purchased the house from Chuck Hamilton Construction Inc. The deal is funded with a one-year loan of $900,030...

Country Club Home III.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A 4,400-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock sold for $767,000. James Johnson III and his wife, Suzanne, acquired the house from William Clark II and his wife, Christy. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $250,000 from...

Arbors house.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A 4,300-SF home in The Arbors area of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood changed hands for $740,000. Paul and Kassandra White bought the house from Shields-Harrison Custom Home Builders Inc., led by Gary Shields. The...

Courts property.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A 5,000-SF home in The Courts area of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood is under new ownership in a $650,000 deal. Scott and Gina Richburg purchased the house from Richard and Sharon Rogala. The deal is financed with a one-year...

Maisons home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... A 5,300-SF home in the Maisons area of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $600,000. Adnan Bhutta and Iram Bakhtawar acquired the house from Timothy and Judith Goodson. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $417,000...

LaMarche residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Cartus Financial Corp. purchases property)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A 4,500-SF home in the LaMarche area of west Little Rock's Chenal Valley sold for $501,000. Cartus Financial Corp. of Danbury, Conn., purchased the house from Steve and Kebby McElhanon. The relocation firm then sold the property for...

Ace mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
May 5, 2008... The owner of a 592,035-SF warehouse project in Maumelle landed a $225 million funding agreement. Ace Hardware Corp. of Oakbrook, Ill., obtained the financing through a group of lenders led by Bank of America. Ace bought the 27.9-acre...

Cargill won't rebuild meat plant at Booneville.(AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS)
May 5, 2008... Cargill Value Added Meats said last week that it would not rebuild its Booneville meat processing plant, which was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday. The decision came despite economic incentive offers from local officials and the state...

Pizo to begin construction on $29m Blytheville plant.(MANUFACTURING)
May 5, 2008... Pizo Operating Co. LLC broke ground last week on a $29 million facility at Blytheville. Pizo, created through a partnership between Nucor Corp. and The Heritage Group, will process electric arc furnace dust from the Nucor Hickman and Nucor...

ThermoEnergy, Babcock plan to build pilot facility.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)
May 5, 2008... Babcock Power Inc. of Danvers, Mass., and ThermoEnergy Corp. of Little Rock said the companies plan a joint effort to commercialize ThermoEnergy's zero air emission power plant design, called ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System, or TIPS. ...

Murphy Oil's 1q income soars on high oil prices.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... Murphy Oil Corp. reported first-quarter net income of $409 million, or $2.14 a share, up from $110.6 million, or 58 cents a share, during the same quarter last year. Wall Street analysts had expected a profit of $1.94 a share. The oil...

ThermoEnergy executives see compensation decline.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... Dennis C. Cossey, chief executive officer, president and chairman of ThermoEnergy Corp., saw a substantial drop in compensation last year, according to the proxy filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The head of the wastewater...

P.A.M. Transportation posts $2.8 million 1st-quarter loss.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown reported a first-quarter net loss of $2.83 million, or 29 cents a share, compared with net income of $1.26 million, or 12 cents a share, for the same quarter of 2007. Operating revenue was...

Tyson Foods reports losing 5 million in second quarter.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... Tyson Foods Inc. said it lost $5 million, or 2 cents a share, in its second quarter amid high feed and fuel costs, compared with a profit of $68 million, or 19 cents a share, during the same quarter last year. Sales were up slightly,...

Baldor names VP of audit, sets 2q dividend.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... Haldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith has named Larry L. Johnston to be vice president of audit service. Johnston, from Hot Springs, joined Baldor in May 2007. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock accounting graduate is a licensed CPA in...

Plum Creek earnings decline in first quarter.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... Plum Creek Timber Co. of Seattle, the timberland REIT that is the biggest private landowner in Arkansas, posted first-quarter earnings of $38 million, or 22 cents a share, compared with $45 million, or 25 cents a share, for the same period of...

Fayetteville shale increases Southwestern Energy profit.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... Southwestern Energy Corp. of Houston reported first-quarter profit of $109 million, or 31 cents a share, up from $51 million, or 15 cents a share, for the same quarter last year. The company, which has major holdings in central Arkansas'...

Deltic Timber Corp.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... * Deltic Timber Corp. announced a quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents, payable June 16 to shareholders of record as of June 2.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... * J. B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share, payable May 30 to stockholders of record on May 12.

Equity Media Holdings Corp. of Little Rock has entered into a second credit amendment with Silver Point Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Foothill Inc.(Public Company Reports)
May 5, 2008... * Equity Media Holdings Corp. of Little Rock has entered into a second credit amendment with Silver Point Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Foothill Inc. The lender group has agreed not to exercise its rights with respect to existing defaults. The...

Declining newspaper circulation.
May 5, 2008... Declining Newspaper Circulation Newspaper Circulation % Change 1 USA Today 2,284,219 up 0.3% 2 The Wall Street Journal 2,069,463 up 0.4% 3 The New York Times ...

Acxiom to employ 100 in Poland by end of year.(Inside Business)
May 5, 2008... Acxiom Corp. is expanding its global operations to a facility at Gdansk, Poland. Hiring at the "global services center" will begin in May, and operations at the leased facility should start up later this year, said company spokesman Dale...

Securities Commissioner files suit over casino.(LEGAL)
May 5, 2008... Arkansas Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a Heber Springs man and his companies of securities fraud and registration violations. The lawsuit, filed in Cleburne County Circuit Court against...

Wave Enterprises brings Nautique boats to market.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 5, 2008... Nick Bartelt has always been passionate about helping others discover and enjoy the water. Bartelt, who was a professional water skier before becoming an operations manager with Kimberly-Clark, recently opened Wave Enterprises LLC in...

Crosses Cross paths at Bank of Eureka Springs.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 5, 2008... The Bank of Eureka Springs has a new CEO, but the name on the door won't change. Long-time Chairman and CEO John Cross announced on April 14 he would be stepping out of the roll and promoting his son, Charles Cross, who was already the...

Democrats hold edge in Northwest Arkansas.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
May 5, 2008... The Huffington Post sure makes it easy to see where folks in this corner of the state are sending their political dollars. Just type in a city or ZIP code and you'll get a list of everyone who has donated to a presidential campaign in 2007,...

Fikes Truck Line.(Business Briefs)(promotion of Gary Salisbury and Jerry Davis )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Gary Salisbury has been promoted to president and CEO of Fikes Truck Line of Hope. Jerry Davis has been promoted to executive vice president. Jim Smith, owner and former president, will continue in his position as chairman. The changes took...

The Arkansas Trucking Association will hold its 2008 Business Conference May 8-9 at the Embassy Suites and John Q. Hammons Convention Center at Rogers.(Business Briefs)(Conference news)
May 5, 2008... The Arkansas Trucking Association will hold its 2008 Business Conference May 8-9 at the Embassy Suites and John Q. Hammons Convention Center at Rogers. Speakers include Ray Kuntz, chairman of the American Trucking Associations; Bob Beckel,...

Little Rock National Airport has added an "airfare watchdog" to its Web site, www.lrn-airport.com/airlines.(Business Briefs)(Website overview)
May 5, 2008... Little Rock National Airport has added an "airfare watchdog" to its Web site, www.lrn-airport.com/airlines. The new feature, searches the Web for the lowest airfares, including unadvertised specials, from Little Rock to other destinations...

Windstream Corp. now offers 12-megabits per second Internet service in certain areas and is expanding its 3- and 6-Mbps service.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Windstream Corp. now offers 12-megabits per second Internet service in certain areas and is expanding its 3- and 6-Mbps service. Almost all Windstream customers with broadband addressable lines now have 3-Mbps service. Comcast Corp. has...

Clear, the fast-pass for airport security, said the Clear lane has been used more than 10,000 times at Little Rock National Airport since the program began last summer.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Clear, the fast-pass for airport security, said the Clear lane has been used more than 10,000 times at Little Rock National Airport since the program began last summer. Clear has signed up over 145,000 people nationwide.

The Arkansas State Chamber/ AIA Small Business Council will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 7, in the State Chamber office at 1200 West Capitol Ave. in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... The Arkansas State Chamber/ AIA Small Business Council will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 7, in the State Chamber office at 1200 West Capitol Ave. in Little Rock. Among items on the agenda, is discussion of plans for the Small Business...

Arkansas Health Center at Benton.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Arkansas Health Center at Benton, a skilled nursing facility, has paid $149,786 in back wages to 123 current and former certified nurse assistants and licensed practical nurses after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won't charge a fee to cash customers' economic stimulus checks--even with no purchase.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won't charge a fee to cash customers' economic stimulus checks--even with no purchase. The retail giant normally charges up to $3 to cash payroll or government checks. Sam's Club warehouse stores will also cash the checks...

Arkansas Chapter No. 64 of Institute of Real Estate Management, one of 88 IREM chapters worldwide, received high honors in IREM's Chapter Star Recognition Program.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Arkansas Chapter No. 64 of Institute of Real Estate Management, one of 88 IREM chapters worldwide, received high honors in IREM's Chapter Star Recognition Program. The chapter, serving Arkansas, was recognized for sponsoring real estate...

Wal-Mart Foundation has donated $1.5 million to America's Second Harvest for hunger relief efforts.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Wal-Mart Foundation has donated $1.5 million to America's Second Harvest for hunger relief efforts. The contribution will provide approximately 16 million meals and add thousands of children to the organization's BackPack program, which...

Collette Honorable, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, has been named to serve on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions.(Business Briefs)
May 5, 2008... Collette Honorable, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, has been named to serve on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions, a joint federal and state government forum that will study technological and...

Appeal and lawsuit challenge ADEQ permits.(Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality )
May 5, 2008... THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT of Environmental Quality s road to regulating the fluids used in natural gas exploration in the Fayetteville Shale Play has been a rocky one. The department developed "general permits" establishing the guidelines...

Panel discusses progress toward more broadband.
May 5, 2008... AN ADVISORY GROUP WORKING to improve statewide access to broadband Internet service is coming a step closer to that goal, John Ahlen, president of the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority, said last week. Ahlen was among state...

Whole hog expands through licensing.
May 5, 2008... BROTHERS MIKE AND RON Blasingame and Mike Davis, owners of the original Whole Hog barbecue restaurant on Cantrell Road in Little Rock, chose a different route of business expansion than franchising. The three entrepreneurs chose to spread the...

Candy Bouquet sours on franchisee.
May 5, 2008... CANDY BOUQUET INTERNATIONAL INC. of Little Rock recently filed a lawsuit against a former franchisee. Candy Bouquet accused Gina McClendon, who owned three Candy Bouquets franchise stores in Colorado, of bombarding other franchisees with a...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 5, 2008... May * 6--Visual Communications Workshop Time: Noon-1 p.m. Location: Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, One Chamber Plaza, Little Rock Fee: $25 For more information, call (501) 312-5737 * 6--Essentials of Customer...

Harding University.(EDUCATION)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cheri Pierson Yecke has joined the faculty and administration of Harding University at Searcy as dean of graduate programs and will also serve as an associate professor. In her role as dean, Yecke will be coordinator...

Richland Elementary School.(EDUCATION)
May 5, 2008... Jennifer Smith, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Richland Elementary School in West Memphis, has been named the 2008 Ag-in-the-Classroom Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Farm Bureau. She receives an expense-paid trip to represent...

University of Central Arkansas.(EDUCATION)
May 5, 2008... Steven Sanderson, president and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, has been presented the University of Central Arkansas' Distinguished Alumnus Award. Before his appointment in 2001, Sanderson was dean of the college of arts and sciences...

Harding University.(EDUCATION)
May 5, 2008... Daniel Adams, professor of art, has received a Teacher Achievement Award from Harding University at Searcy. Adams is the faculty sponsor for Red Brick Studios, a student graphic design studio. Other Harding faculty members who received Teacher...

Union Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kevin Barham has joined Union Bank in Benton as commercial loan officer.

Arkansas Federal Credit Union.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
May 5, 2008... Rodney Showmar has been promoted to chief operating officer of Arkansas Federal Credit Union of Jacksonville. Also, Terry Vick has been promoted to chief lending officer.

Mark Gaydos has joined Investment Professionals Inc. at the Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock as a financial consultant.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
May 5, 2008... Mark Gaydos has joined Investment Professionals Inc. at the Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock as a financial consultant. Gaydos has more than 10 years of experience as an investment professional. Also, Paul Johnson has been named manager of...

Mary A. McGehee, a senior research analyst at the Arkansas Department of Health, has been selected to serve on the U.S. Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the African-American population.(GOVERNMENT)
May 5, 2008... Mary A. McGehee, a senior research analyst at the Arkansas Department of Health, has been selected to serve on the U.S. Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the African-American population. As a member of the nine-person committee, she will...

Medical Office System.(HEALTH CARE)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Adam Childers has joined Medical Office Systems of Russellville as a marketing representative. Childers oversees marketing efforts as well as new business for the company, which provides billing services for health...

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.(HEALTH CARE)
May 5, 2008... Dan Humes has been promoted to director of engineering services at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center at Harrison. A master electrician, he has been a member of the engineering services department at NARMC since 1990.

Conway Regional Health System.(HEALTH CARE)
May 5, 2008... Richard Tyler has been hired as director of human resources by Conway Regional Health System. Tyler comes from the Arkansas Department of Health, where he also worked as the director of human resources. He has more than 25 years of experience...

American Cancer Society.(HEALTH CARE)
May 5, 2008... Emily Pearce has been promoted to health initiative director for the American Cancer Society in Arkansas. Prior to her promotion, Pearce was a health initiative representative for the Little Rock Metro area responsible for managing patient...

Arkansas Optometric Association.(HEALTH CARE)(appointment of Chris Morris, Frank Selman and Shane Ford )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Dr. Chris Morris of Rogers has been elected president of the Arkansas Optometric Association. Other newly-elected officers include: Dr. Frank Selman of Magnolia, president-elect; Dr. Shane Ford of Conway, vice president; and Dr. Beatrice Reed,...

Stock Summary.
May 5, 2008... Stock Summary 5/1/2008 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 12.31 5.94% 5.12%...

NWA home trouble.(Whispers)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Another northwest Arkansas residential real estate investor and developer has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Ira Zakariadze, a management professor at Missouri State University and who did business at Olika Investments Inc. in Springdale,...

Hospital response.(Whispers)
May 5, 2008... Universal Health Services Inc. said it doesn't need any information from another hospital to be successful. Universal is building a new hospital in Fayetteville, which is expected to open early next year. We told you last week that...

Landing a big fish.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
May 5, 2008... A small advertising shop in downtown Little Rock has landed a rather large account. Eric Rob & Isaac Ad Guys, located above the Flying Fish, reeled in St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center of Hot Springs and plans to unveil a new advertising...

News about a newscast.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
May 5, 2008... The winner of The Associated Press' "Best Newscast" award in the Little Rock market is newcomer Fox 16 News, which airs on KLRT-TV, Channel 16. "We've got good viewership and critical acclaim," Chuck Spohn, the station's vice president and...

A creative type.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
May 5, 2008... Heifer International has hired its first creative director in an effort to bring more strategy to the publications and materials it produces. Bill Fitzgerald, formerly associate creative director at CJRW, has taken the post, which is...

And the EPpy goes to?(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Arkansas Business Publishing Group websites make as finalists for the EPpy Awards)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Two Web sites designed and hosted by Arkansas Business Publishing Group's Flex360 division--ArkansasBusiness.com and ArkansasSports360.com--have made the cut as finalists for the 2008 national EPpy Awards. The awards are presented by Editor &...

From the publisher.
May 5, 2008... One of the most serious problems bracing Arkansas businesses today is how to provide their employees with quality health insurance that is affordable for both employee and employer. Recognizing the day-to-day difficulties employers face, we at...

Benefiting Arkansas: health issues for employers.(Special Report)
May 5, 2008... Benefiting Arkansas: Health Issues for Employers A Symposium Presented by Arkansas Business and the University of Central Arkans, May 7, 2008 UCA Reynolds Performance Hall 9:15-9:30 a.m. Welcome ...