Arkansas Business articles from November 2004

Arkansas Business archives from November 2004

State deposits still shifting to local banks.
November 1, 2004... WITH A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS, Arkansas bank deposits have continued their trend out of large multistate banks and into locally owned banks. And banks have made it convenient for customers to do just that: The number of bank offices in the...

Don't touch that television dial: despite audience diffusion, TV still reaches masses of consumers.
November 1, 2004... CONSIDER TODAY'S CASUAL media consumer, but try not to get a headache. He goes home after a hard day at the office. He flips on the TV, where he can watch the local news. Or there's Shepard Smith reading the day's headlines on Fox and a...

Wal-Mart revamps in-store advertising.(Wal-Mart TV Network)
November 1, 2004... COKE HAS SPORADICALLY advertised on Wal-Mart's in-store television network, mainly for special promotions. "It's something that we're continuing to look at, [but] it's just not one of the major tools we're taking advantage of right now,"...

Curiouser and curiouser.(Whispers)(Pool Fish Distributors Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The news last month that a Lonoke goldfish distributor had been charged with obstructing a federal grand jury investigation was enough to raise the eyebrows of even the jaded "Whispers" crew. It's not just the sheer novelty of the idea that...

New brokerage.(Whispers)(Chirs Collier to start new brokerage)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Warning: The following information is completely unconfirmed by the folks involved, but our source are good, so we'll go ahead and tell you. Merill Lynch sales star Chris Collier has left the brokerage and taken Mike Arthur, Matt McDaniel,...

More Conway retail.(Whispers)(Conway Commons)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Add retail chains Old Navy and Kirkland's to Conway's popular Conway Commons, which already houses Target, Kohl's, Pier 1 Imports, Belk, Home Depot and others. Old Navy should open sometime around February and Kirkland's even sooner.

ESI news.(Whispers)(ESI Group Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Remember the story of the defunct ESI Group Inc. of Little Rock? In case you forgot, its former owner Rod Ford walked away from the computer networking company's nearly $2 million debt in 2000. But just before he left, ESI's profitable...

Country Club manor.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 6,575-SF mansion near the Country Club of Little Rock sold for $1.8 million. CGAH LLC, led by Nancy Stephens, bought the house from James and Linda Landers.

College trouble.(Whispers)(several cases filed against Arkansas Baptist College of Little Rock )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Arkansas Baptist College of Little Rock has found itself at the center of several collection lawsuits this year. It recently was hit with a default judgment of $10,460 from McGraw-Hill Inc. of New York for an unpaid account dating back...

Baptist sues doc.(Whispers)(Baptist Health of Little Rock files case against Dr. Todd P. Smith)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... When Dr. Todd P. Smith took out a $185,000 loan with Baptist Health of Little Rock in 2002, he promised he would practice medicine in the Little Rock area during the life of the loan. But if Smith stopped practicing in the Little Rock area...

Mini transaction.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A mini-storage project in southwest Little Rock projects tipped the scales at $2.4 million. Commercial Centers LLC, led by James Dunlap Jr., bought the Stagecoach Self-Storage development at 8001 Stagecoach Road. The seller? ...

CPA trouble.(Whispers)(certified public accountant)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Dr. M. Bruce Sanderson of Little Rock blames the poor health of his relationship with the IRS on the accounting firm of Howland & Norris of Little Rock. For more than a decade, the firm and its CPA Bobby Ring handled Sanderson's tax and...

Deja vu all over again?(presidential elections)(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... ONLY ONE MORE DAY AND it'll all be over. At least we hope it will. Every four years we think the presidential races can't get any worse, and this year's is no exception. Both sides have resorted to personal attacks and scare tactics in a...

Downtown.(Editorial)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... SOMETIMES THINGS COME together like a train wreck. Occasionally they come together as planned. If you haven't been to downtown Little Rock lately, things are rapidly progressing toward the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library on...

Trust me on this.(Commentary)
November 1, 2004... IF DONALD TRUMP REALLY wanted to see what his army of "Apprentice" weenies were made of, he'd fly the whole bunch down to Springdale for a run though on the ropes challenge at the Charles N. McKinney Life Adventure Center. Not to turn The...

Bank building.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(National Bank of Arkansas)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... BANK BUILDING: The $3.5 million National Bank of Arkansas building is taking shape in west Little Rock. The 16,000-SF structure at 11711 W. Markham St. should be completed in April. Hydco Inc. of North Little Rock is the general contractor. The...

Mobile acquisition.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Rolling Hills Properties LLC from Bill and Margaret Leggett)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 21-acre mobile home development in west Little Rock changed hands in a $1.6 million deal. Rolling Hills Properties LLC, led by Harry and Kyung Kim, bought Rolling Hills Mobile Home Park at 4300 Bowman Road from Bill and Margaret Leggett....

Burger buy.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(FRP Broadway North Little Rock LLC buys Burger King )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A fast-food restaurant in downtown North Little Rock tipped the scales at $1 million. FRP Broadway North Little Rock LLC, led by David Flis, purchased the Burger King project at 403 E. Broadway from USRP Funding 2001-A Ltd. of Dallas. ...

Commercial land.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A commercial developer assembled almost 8 acres in west Little Rock in deals totaling $1 million. John Rees acquired the land in two deals from Kenneth Duckworth, $787,000, and Linda and Maurice Converse, $252,000. The deal is funded...

Multifamily sale.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 16-unit apartment project in North Little Rock is under new ownership after a $537,000 deal. Arkansas Homevestors LLC, led by Tom and Sarah Clark and Tim and Traci Willis, bought Lynn Lane Apartments at 4412 Lynn Lane from Amata B. Smith...

Warehouse deal.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Spontaneous LLC with Arnold's Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A beauty supply warehouse in southwest Little Rock drew a $385,000 transaction. Spontaneous LLC, led by Daniel Waymack, purchased the 8023 Interstate 30 project. The seller is Arnold's Inc., led by Russell Walker. The 1.1-acre...

Condo purchase.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(condominium)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A condominium in downtown Little Rock sold for $380,000. The Russell C. Chambers Irrevocable Trust acquired the sixth-floor unit in the Arkansas Capital Commerce Center at 200 S. Commerce St. from Moses Family Investments LLC, led by Jimmy...

Office transaction.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Office space in a downtown Little Rock project rang up a $188,000 deal. Paxton and Courtney Singleton and Mark Plunkett bought the third-floor space at 217 W. Second St. from Gans 92 Partnership, led by Jimmy Moses. The deal is funded...

Chenal abode I.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 7,458-SF mansion in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood tipped the scales at $1 million. Tom Formicola purchased the home from Harold and Gayla Reynolds. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $700,000 from Wells Fargo...

Chenal abode II.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 5,900-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood changed hands in an $838,000 deal. Jerry and Debra Ware acquired the house from Billy Hartness Construction Co. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $436,000 from...

Chenal abode III.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A 4,640-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $725,000. Patrick and Patty Boyd bought the house from Larry and Cathy Patrick. The deal is funded with an eight-month loan of $600,000 from Twin City Bank of North...

Quality funding.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(QFI-Little Rock AR LLC got a loan from Wells Fargo Bank Northwest )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The owner of Little Rock's Quality Foods landed a $12.18 million funding agreement. QFI-Little Rock AR LLC, an affiliate of Performance Food Group of Richmond, Va., obtained a 22-year loan through Wells Fargo Bank Northwest of Salt Lake...

Residential loan.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... About 86.5 acres in Sherwood was used to secure a $2.4 million financial package. JBBS LLC, led by Byron McKimmey, Billy Morden, Steven Deere and the Jean Arehart Living Trust, received the 11-month loan from Twin City Bank. The land...

Acxiom buys Chinese company.(Technology & Computers)(ChinaLoop)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Acxiom Corp. has bought ChinaLoop, a data management company in Shanghai, China. The price paid for the four-year-old, 62-employee business was not released. Company leader Charles Morgan described the acquisition as "not a large company...

Cingular deal opens opportunities for Alltel.(Communications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Cingular Wireless' $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless last week has opened up what is expected to be a free for-all scurry for all major wireless telephone firms to buy more than $650 million worth of the new company's assets it has been...

Developers plan 17-story building in downtown LR.(Inside Business)
November 1, 2004... Developers last week announced plans for a 17-story, $45 million residential tower for downtown Little Rock near the River Market District. The tower, being developed by Moses Tucker Real Estate Inc. of Little Rock, would be called "300...

Fake cashier's checks linked to Internet scams.(Banking & Finance)(Arvest Bank )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Counterfeit cashier's checks bearing the name of Arvest Bank of Fayetteville are likely part of a widespread seam involving Internet sales, according to a bank spokesman. The Federal Deposit Corp. said fake cashier's checks using Arrest's...

Companies invest in 'distressed' areas.(Inside Business)(Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Bank of the Ozarks Inc. is among six corporations that are lead investors in a $15 million initiative to improve the economy in economically distressed areas of the Midsouth. Bank of the Ozarks and the other companies--Entergy, AmSouth,...

Sparks and Triad call off joint venture.(Health Care)(Sparks Health System and Triad Hospitals Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Sparks Health System in Fort Smith said its plans for a joint venture with Triad Hospitals Inc. of Plano, Texas, are off. Sparks first announced the venture, which would have formed a new corporate entity with Triad, a year ago. The new...

Deltic's third-quarter income up 1,152 percent.(Public Company Reports)(Deltic Timber Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Deltic Timber Crop. said third-quarter income was $42 million, or 34 cents a share, a 1,152 percent increase over the $334,000, or 3 cents a share, for the same quarter of 2003. Sales for the quarter were up 41 percent to $43.3 million,...

Murphy income soars as oil prices rise.(Public Company Reports)(Murphy Oil Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Murphy Oil Corp. said third-quarter net income rose to $118.7 million from $68.7 million last year, beating analysts' estimates. Net income amounted to $127 a share, up from 74 cents a share during the same quarter last year. Earnings from...

First Federal reports 12% rise in net income.(Public Company Reports)(First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... First Federal Bancshares reported a 12 percent increase in third-quarter net income. The bank reported net income of about $2 million, or 39 cents a share, an increase from the $1.9 million, or 35 seats a share, for the previous period....

Cytomedix Inc., the Little Rock biotechnology company, has licensed the use of its key patents-based wound therapies to Health Systems Inc. of Sikeston, Mo.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Cytomedix Inc., the Little Rock biotechnology company, has licensed the use of its key patents-based wound therapies to Health Systems Inc. of Sikeston, Mo. Specific terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.

So far, $1.65 million has been invested in the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's economic development campaign, called "Together ... Jobs for the River Valley.".(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * So far, $1.65 million has been invested in the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's economic development campaign, called "Together... Jobs for the River Valley." The goal for the campaign is $2.2 million. Rod Coleman, president of ERC...

Because of the growing Mexican population in Arkansas, Mexico plans to open a consulate office in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Because of the growing Mexican population in Arkansas, Mexico plans to open a consulate office in Little Rock. Counsel General Carlos Garcia de Alba said the Little Rock office will also serve Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Memphis. Arkansas'...

The Little Rock Planning Commission has put the final nail in the coffin for the proposed Summit Mall by rezoning the 100-acre property at Shackleford and Interstate 430 to mixed use, commercial and office space.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * The Little Rock Planning Commission has put the final nail in the coffin for the proposed Summit Mall by rezoning the 100-acre property at Shackleford and Interstate 430 to mixed use, commercial and office space. The developer of Summit Mall...

The State Banking Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Nov. 23 to hear an application by Parkway Bank of Portland.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * The State Banking Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Nov. 23 to hear an application by Parkway Bank of Portland to relocate its main banking facility to Rogers.

Charlie Daniels.(Business Briefs)(registered voter sttatistics in Arkansas)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Secretary of State Charlie Daniels said last week that the number of newly registered voters in Arkansas has reached 162,062 in 2004. The total number of registered voters in Arkansas stands at 1,685,527, which is the highest in state...

The Federal Communications Commission last week gave approval to Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * The Federal Communications Commission last week gave approval to Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. With the purchase, Cingular becomes the nation's largest cellular telephone company Atlanta-based Cingular...

The De Queen City Council has approved the purchase of the 25-bed De Queen Hospital, which was bankrupt and faced closing, by Pacer Health of Miami for $4.1 million, to be paid over 30 years.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * The De Queen City Council has approved the purchase of the 25-bed De Queen Hospital, which was bankrupt and faced closing, by Pacer Health of Miami for $4.1 million, to be paid over 30 years. A bankruptcy judge must still give approval to the...

FedEx Freight Corp. has named Patrick L. Reed to be executive vice president and chief operating officer.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * FedEx Freight Corp. has named Patrick L. Reed to be executive vice president and chief operating officer Reed previously served as president and CEO for FedEx Freight East at Harrison (the old American Freightways trucking company). Reed now...

Arkansas Water: New Challenges--New Solutions, a conference to discuss increasingly complex water issues, will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 19 at the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center at Ferndale.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Arkansas Water: New Challenges--New Solutions, a conference to discuss increasingly complex water issues, will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 19 at the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center at Ferndale. Registration is $25 and includes lunch and...

Officials have set Dec. 16 to open a 17-mile stretch of road that eventually will become Interstate 49, which will link Kansas City, Kan., and Shreveport.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Officials have set Dec. 16 to open a 17-mile stretch of road that eventually will become Interstate 49, which will link Kansas City, Kan., and Shreveport. The new road connects Texarkana and Fouke in southwest Arkansas. It will be called U.S....

Interior Design Associates (IDeA) of Little Rock won two gold awards for design excellence at a competition held recently at Natchez, Miss.(Business Briefs)(from American Society of Interior Designers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Interior Design Associates (IDeA) of Little Rock won two gold awards for design excellence at a competition held recently at Natchez, Miss. The South Central Chapter of the American Society of Interior Design gave IDeA the awards for the new...

Polshek Partnership Architects of New York, which designed the $165 million Clinton Presidential Library scheduled to open this month, has won a national design award for excellence in architecture.(Business Briefs)(from Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * Polshek Partnership Architects of New York, which designed the $165 million Clinton Presidential Library scheduled to open this month, has won a national design award for excellence in architecture. The award came from the Smithsonian's...

McClain puts hospital on road to recovery.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(Penny McClain, chief executive of Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... When Penny McClain was hired as CEO of Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital in May 2002, the city-owned facility, was circling the drain with a $2.4 million net loss. The hospital's unaudited annual Medicare cost reports showed only a $296,166 net...

Sales up 8 percent after smoking ban.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Five months after Fayetteville's restaurant smoking ban went into effect, sales at restaurants were up 7.9 percent (April through August) from $56.2 million to $60.3 million when compared to the same five-month period in 2003. Sales in...

Former worker alleges abuse.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)(Hedger Brothers Block Co. Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A former foreman of Hedger Brothers Block Co. Inc. of Jonesboro has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging he was physically abused by a company manager. James Dollison of Pine Bluff said he started working for the concrete supplier...

Liberty Banks buys insurance agency.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)(Town and Country Insurance Agency Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Liberty Bank of Arkansas of Jonesboro has announced it bought Town and Country Insurance Agency Inc. of Jonesboro for an undisclosed amount. Town and Country specializes in commercial business insurance and employee benefit programs. It...

Ameris negotiating hospital takeover.(NE journal: a look at news from Northeast Arkansas)(Ameris Health Systems LLC with Baptist Memorial Health Care)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Ameris Health Systems LLC of Nashville is negotiating final details with Baptist Memorial Health Care before taking control of two hospitals in Mississippi County. Ameris Health President Joe Herring said he doesn't have any plans to lay...

Political ad spending disappoints local TV execs.(Media)
November 1, 2004... WHILE A STEADY STREAM of narrow-margin polls reminds Arkansas voters that neither of the presidential candidates has shored up The Natural State, the candidates' campaigns are abandoning television ads here like a bad episode of "The...

KNWA axes Nielsen, tempers Fort Smith storm.(Media)
November 1, 2004... IN A TOWN FREQUENTED BY tornadoes, the most important part of the evening news is often the weather forecast. After changing television station NBC 24/51 to KNWA on Aug. 13 and focusing the NBC affiliate's coverage on northwest Arkansas,...

Arkansas Business list: daily newspapers.(Media)(Directory)(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: DAILY NEWSPAPERS Ranked by average daily circulation in 2003 2003 2002 Newspaper Average Circulation Average Address...

Arkansas Business list: weekly newspapers.(Media)(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS Ranked by weekly circulation 2003 2002 Newspaper Average Average Address, Phone ...

Arkansas Business list: 25 largest banks in Arkansas.(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: 25 LARGEST BANKS IN ARKANSAS Ranked by deposits in Arkansas as of June 30, 2004 State Number of Where Branches...

Arkansas Business list: bank market share in select counties.(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: BANK MARKET SHARE IN SELECT COUNTIES Ranked by share of countywide deposits as of June 30, 2004 State No. of Where Branches...

JPMS Cox PLLC.(Accounting)(appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... J Phillip W. Cox will join Little Rock's JPMS Cox PLLC (formerly Jeffrey Phillips Mosley & Scott) later this month as partner. Cox has more than 30 years of professional tax experience and was formerly partner and director of tax services for...

Marlon Blackwell, architecture professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has received a commission to work with a Mississippi landscape architect to design an "urban.(Architecture)(Indianapolis Museum of Art)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Marlon Blackwell, architecture professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has received a commission to work with a Mississippi landscape architect to design an "urban oasis" for art and nature for the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

East-Harding Inc.(Construction)(Ron Lazenby appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Ron Lazenby has joined Little Rock's East-Harding Inc. as project manager. Lazenby has 25 years of experience.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has received the Commitment Award.(Education)(from Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has received the Commitment Award from the Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence.

Arkansas State University.(Education)(Elizabeth E. Hood appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Elizabeth E. Hood is the new associate vice chancellor for research and technology transfer at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro.

Crafton Tull & Associates Inc.(Engineering)(appointments at Little Rock's I.C.E.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... James P. Mulkern, Aaron Gaylor and Corey Imhoff have been hired by Little Rock's I.C.E., a division of Crafton Tull & Associates Inc. of Rogers. Mulkern is an electrical designer. Gaylor is a structural engineer. Imhoff is a mechanical...

TME Inc.(Engineering)(Gary A. Griffis and Mark A. Mergenschroer appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Gary A. Griffis and Mark A. Mergenschroer have joined the consulting engineers division of TME Inc. in Little Rock. Griffis is a senior fire protection designer with NICET IV certification. Mergenschroer is a fire protection designer.

FirsTrust.(Financial Services)(Lisa Whitworth and Stephanie Parker appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Lisa Whitworth and Stephanie Parker have joined FirsTrust, a trust company serving customers of Twin City Bank in Little Rock, First State Bank in Conway and Community Bank in Cabot. Whitworth is vice president. Parker is trust administrator.

St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center.(Health Care)(Gina Seabaugh appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Gina Seabaugh has joined St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock as vice president of orthopedic and neurological services. Seabaugh will serve as a liaison between St. Vincent and physicians.

St. Vincent Visiting Nurse Association has received the Achievement Award.(Health Care)(from Arkansas Institute for Performance and Excellence)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... St. Vincent Visiting Nurse Association has received the Achievement Award from the Arkansas Institute for Performance and Excellence.

Mark V. Williamson Co. Inc. of Little Rock has been selected to be part of a group of insurance agencies.(Insurance)(Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Mark V. Williamson Co. Inc. of Little Rock has been selected to be part of a group of insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America "Best Practices" Study Group.

First Arkansas Insurance.(Insurance)(W. Walker Sloan promoted)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... W. Walker Sloan of First Arkansas Insurance in Little Rock recently became a member of the company's PaceSetter agents.

Sells/Clark.(Marketing)(Drew Finkbeiner and Amy Jackson appointed)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Drew Finkbeiner and Amy Jackson have become account executives at Sells/Clark in Little Rock. Finkbeiner takes care of the Acxiom Corp. and Conway Regional Health System accounts. Jackson manages accounts including TAC Air, Southwest Regional...

Northwest Arkansas Mall.(Marketing)(Bridgette Elkins promoted)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Bridgette Elkins has been promoted to marketing manager at Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville. Elkins has been the assistant marketing manager at the mall since 2002.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.(Media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Elizabeth Caldwell of North Little Rock has been named managing editor for the news bureau in the office of communications and marketing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock.

Stock summary.(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... STOCK SUMMARY 10/27/04 Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 24.50 7.83% 32.08% A.E.R.T....

I see.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Did you know Arkansas is home to the National Federation of Opticianry Schools? The nonprofit organization, which represents 32 opticianry schools in the United States and Canada, relocated from Richmond, Va., to Mountain Home. "The...

White-collar woe.(Whispers)
November 1, 2004... Have you heard that Global Title Co. of Sherwood has closed its doors? Accompanying that commercial demise is a line of disgruntled customers. Allegations of misappropriation of client funds abound. The financial irregularities...

That sweeping feeling.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Note that this week marks the first of November sweeps, a fore-week period during which the networks and local TV affiliates attempt to wow viewers with "very special episodes," guest stars, multi-part news investigations and other programming...

Credit where credit is due.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Arkansas Business Whisper-philes will recall an item we filed last week regarding American Schools Inc. of Little Rock, which operated as Information Technology Education Center and offered computer training. The company filed for Chapter...

Old news is good news.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Somehow we totally missed Target Media Partners' recent purchase of The Trucker newspaper from Landmark Community Newspapers Inc. That led to an error in last week's item about former Pine Bluff Commercial editor Tom MacDonald--who's since...

Making waves.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Of Little Rock made a splash at the International Bottled Water Association's 2004 Aqua Awards in Tampa, Fla., earlier this month. The awards honor the industry's best advertising and public relations work....

Taming the 'wanting machines': affluent parents work to prepare children for financial responsibility.(Wealth Management)
November 8, 2004... "YOU KNOW IT'S BAD when you go to Wal-Mart and you stand in the toy aisle for 30-40 minutes looking for something you don't have. You know something has gone wrong there." C. Ann Fleming of Bryant--chief operating officer of Fleming...