Arkansas Business articles from November 2007

Arkansas Business archives from November 2007

ATRS looks at adding real estate; new leader revises course to diversify $12 billion pension.
November 5, 2007... PAUL DOANE, THE NEW executive director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, raised a few eyebrows when he advocated the pension fund increase its real estate investment goal from 5 percent to 10 percent. That position seemed...

Sam's Club wins liquor battle.
November 5, 2007... HE'S REPRESENTED STRIP CLUB OWNERS and Baptists, grocery stores and Moose Lodges. For or against, when people want a decision from Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control to go their way, Charles Singleton gets the call. During 20 years of...

Five years after FBI raid, Nelson Miller goes before a jury.(Freedom Financial Services Inc. )
November 5, 2007... THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ACCUSATION against former Little Rock mortgage broker Nelson Miller is mundane: He and his employees at Freedom Financial Services allegedly airbrushed loan applications to make borrowers look more creditworthy than...

Atwood released.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... John Atwood, the former CPA who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $550,000 from USA Drug, was released from state prison Oct. 5 after serving less than a year of a 10-year sentence. The 38-year-old was sentenced in October 2006 to 10...

In agreement.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... A hearing in the civil case was scheduled on Friday, after our deadline. LaFrance wanted a ruling on its breach-of-contract claim because Atwood had agreed to release his financial records but then allegedly pulled back the offer, according to...

Gutter ball.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... Professor Bowl of Little Rock is facing foreclosure after defaulting on loans totaling $6.2 million. BLX Capital LLC of New York also has asked a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge to appoint a receiver to take control of the west Little...

Mountain pass.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... Little Rock attorney and real estate investor Gene Cauley, the "while knight" who purchased struggling developer Tom Terminella's 440-acre Mountain Ranch development in Fayetteville for $17.14 million, is already close to getting his money...

Full Nelson.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... In August, Dixie Development's Ben Israel hired Flake & Kelley Commercial to fill and manage Nelson's Crossing II and III in Fayetteville. The tag-team known for its ability to pin down tenants seems to be working its magic. Home...

Clearing out.(Whispers)
November 5, 2007... But good news at Nelson's Crossing does not mean Israel is out of the woods just yet. A large and rather obscure sign near the intersection of Old Missouri Road and Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville gives notice of an auction on Nov. 13 by...

Rotten tomatoes.(Whispers)(Lange Trading Co. Inc. and Eclipse Berry Farms LLC sued Arkansas Tomato Shippers LLC )(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... It's looking like a bummer crop for Arkansas Tomato Shippers LLC of Monticello. Last month, Lange Trading Co. Inc. of Springfield, Ill., and Eclipse Berry Farms LLC of Oxnard, Calf., sued Tomato Shippers in U.S. District Court in Pine...

No net taxes.(Editorial)
November 5, 2007... THE INTERNET HAS ENTERED adolescence, and like many adolescents, its grown-up appearance can be deceiving. The Internet still needs parental guidance and a bit of coddling to help it grow up to be the big, strong economic engine that it can be....

Told you so.(ticket price of Hannah Montana concert)(Editorial)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... IN THIS SPACE, WE RECENTLY blamed under-pricing by the concert promoter for the outrageous prices being commanded by scalpers for tickets to Hannah Montana concerts, including the Dec. 1 date at Alltel Arena. We were gratified, then, to...

Catching up.(Publisher's Note)
November 5, 2007... LET'S CATCH UP ON BUSINESS developments around the state: * Acxiom Corp. initiates stock buyback plan while CEO Charles Morgan explains poor earnings performance. The market showed no excitement about the buyback last week as the stock...

'The step' is up to you.(Commentary)(leadership)(Column)
November 5, 2007... THERE'S A DIFFERENCE between spending time and investing time. Surfing YouTube for office funnies, chatting up colleagues in the hall or piddling with low-priority projects are ways to spend the business day. Rolling up your sleeves and...

A $3.5 million residence hall expansion at John Brown University in Siloam Spring is aiming for a September 2008 completion.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: A $3.5 million residence hall expansion at John Brown University in Siloam Spring is aiming for a September 2008 completion. The new 18,500-SF wing to North Hall will house 80 students. Nabholz Construction...

Plaza purchase.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A 21-story office building in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $9.2 million. Little Rock Union Plaza LLC of Tucson, Ariz., purchased the 235,600-SF One Union National Plaza at 124 W. Capitol Ave. The seller is Union National...

Multifamily sale I.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A four-unit apartment property in Little Rock changed hands in a $530,000 sale. Irwin Cantrell Properties LLC, led by Jim Irwin, bought the half-acre property at 1405 Cantrell Road from the David M. Hammond & Jackie D. Hammond Family...

Multifamily sale II.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A small apartment project in south Little Rock is under new ownership after a $485,000 deal. S&M Investors LLC, led by Justin Muller, acquired 3415 Town and Country Drive property. The seller is Malcom LLC, led by Patrick and Peggy...

Edgehill transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... A 5,520-SF home in Little Rock's Edgehill neighborhood drew a $1.94 million transaction. Stephen LaFrance Jr., and his wife, Wendy, purchased the house from Jerry and Sue Maulden. The deal is linked with a 10-month loan of $2.49...

Heights home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A 4,762-SF home in Little Rock's Park View neighborhood rang up a $918,000 deal. Matt and Susan Estes acquired the house from C.D. Buford Jr. and his wife, Julie. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of $734,000 from Riverside Mortgage...

Chenal abode.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A 5,000-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $895,000. Rajesh Mehta bought the house from Pickering Inc., led by David Pickering Sr. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $313,500 held by Twin City Bank of...

Downtown condo.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... A 1,813-SF condo in downtown Little Rock changed hands in a $608,000 deal. Sandy Kelley purchased the 11th-floor unit in the 300 Third project from Tibbs Real Estate Investments LLC, led by Pat, Andrew and James Tibbs. The property...

Construction loan.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
November 5, 2007... Development of a 9.8-acre commercial project in North Little Rock is in motion with a $9.6 million construction loan. Richardson Properties LLC, led by Keith Richardson, obtained the five-year loan from Twin City Bank. The Riverpointe...

Office funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Owners of a 40,000-SF office building in west Little Rock picked up a $3.6 million funding agreement. Ashton Investments LLC, led by John Flake and Doyle Rogers, received the 10-year loan from Lasalle Bank of Chicago. Ashton...

Church mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... A Little Rock congregation landed a $935,000 financial package. Trinity United Methodist Church got the loan from Centennial Bank of Little Rock. The 5-acre development at 1101 N. Mississippi St. was tied to an October 1998 mortgage of...

Doda financing.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... A 1.78-commercial project in west Little Rock is backed with a $750,000 mortgage. Doda Construction LC, led by David Bruning and Douglas Meyer, secured the five-year loan from Regions Bank of Birmingham, Ala. The land near the southwest...

State manufacturing jobs down almost 3 percent.(MANUFACTURING)
November 5, 2007... Arkansas manufacturing jobs have fallen 2.8 percent since August 2006, according to the 2008 Arkansas Manufacturers Register, an industrial guide published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. of Evanston, Ill. MNI reports that Arkansas...

Malvern plant closing to leave 250 jobless.(MANUFACTURING)
November 5, 2007... Precision Industries of Malvern will be shut down in December, cut ting the jobs of 215 production line and support employees, 11 administrative workers and 24 managers. Precision Industries is the aluminum product manufacturing division of...

Crossett plywood mill to lay off 300 workers.(MANUFACTURING)
November 5, 2007... Georgia-Pacific of Atlanta will idle one of its plywood mills at Crossett and lay off 300 workers in the face of a housing slump that has cut demand for plywood. The company, in a statement to the Ashley County Ledger, blamed "current...

Deltic Timber's income falls 96% in 3rd quarter.(Public Reports)(Financial report)
November 5, 2007... Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado, hit by a decline in commercial real estate sales, said third-quarter net income fell 96 percent to $245,000 or 2 cents a share, compared with $6.4 million or 51 cents a share for the year-ago period. ...

First Federal income down 82% in 3rd quarter.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. of Harrison said third quarter net income fell 82 percent to $301,000 or 6 cents a share, compared with $1.7 million or 33 cents a share last year. For the first three-quarters of the year. income...

Arkansas best income drops 40% in 3rd quarter.(Public Reports)(Financial report)
November 5, 2007... Arkansas Best Corp. said third-quarter net income declined 40 percent to $189 million or 75 cents a share, compared with third quarter 2006 net income of $31.5 million or $1.24 a share. Wall Street analysts expected earnings of 88 cents a...

P.A.M. Transportation earnings plummet.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown said third-quarter net income was $36.178 or $0.00 a share, down 98.9 percent when compared with $3.3 million and 32 cent a share for the same period of 2006. Wall Street analysts expected...

Acxiom sets date for shareholder meeting.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... Acxiom Corp. has set the day for its annual shareholders meeting for 10 a.m. Dec. 21, at the Acxiom River Market Building in Little Rock. The firm, whose plan to sell out and go private was abandoned earlier this year, also declared a dividend...

AERT completes private placement.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale has completed a $10 million private stock offering. Each share of Series D 8 percent convertible preferred stock is initially convertible into 10 shares of AERT's common stock at...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has declared the regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 9 cents a share payable Nov 29 to stockholders of record on Nov 15.

Home BancShares Inc.(Public Reports)
November 5, 2007... Home BancShares Inc. declared a regular $0.045 a share quarterly cash dividend payable Dec. 21 to shareholders of record Nov. 30. The dividend represents a $0.005 a share, or 12.5 percent increase over the previous quarter and $0.02 a share, or...

Michigan firm buys AMC in Conway.(INSURANCE)
November 5, 2007... First Mercury Financial Corp. of Southfield, Mich., will buy all the outstanding stock of American Management Corp. of Conway. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other conditions. The companies did not disclose a purchase...

PSC OKs rate increase of 4.1% for CenterPoint.(ENERGY)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved CenterPoint Energy Co.'s request to raise rates, but not as much as it first sought. Under the settlement agreement by the PSC, CenterPoint's overall rates will rise by 4.1 percent a...

Arkansas mineral leases to be auctioned off.(ENERGY)
November 5, 2007... At least 175,000 acres of land in the Fayetteville Shale and Smackover gas plays in Arkansas will be auctioned off in November by a public Houston-based energy company. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has tapped Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse, a...

FCC approves sale of Alltel to two firms.(COMMUNICATIONS)
November 5, 2007... The Federal Communications Commission has approved the sale of Alltel Corp. to TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners. Alltel expects the merger, worth $26 billion, to close before Thanksgiving. When the deal is complete, stockholders...

President Bush visits Stribling Group in Rogers.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(Company overview)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... President George W. Bush visited northwest Arkansas on Oct. 15 and stopped by the Stribling Group in Rogers to promote the importance of small business to the American economy. Stribling Packaging Inc., founded in 1984 and a leading...

Crye-Leike opens office, its second in Springdale.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Memphis-based Crye-Leike Realtors recently opened its second Springdale branch at 2704 American St. The office was formerly home to Jerri Jenkins & Associates. Jenkins and her staff will be joining the Crye-Leike family with Jenkins...

Partnership brings national name to state.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... After signing on with national commercial real estate company Grubb & Ellis, Solomon Partners of Bentonville has a new name and plenty of new projects in the works. Beau Barrett, Paul Esterer, Randy Lawson and Clinton Bennett, managing...

2 companies announce Pocahontas plans.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... Dynarex Corp. of Orangeburg, N.Y., which makes disposable medical products, said last week that it will open a distribution center in Pocahontas, spending $1.5 million and employing 40 people. The company will be housed in a building once...

Ritter seeks to offer cable TV in Jonesboro.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... Ritter Communications has asked the city of Jonesboro for permission to offer cable television in the city. The Jonesboro firm already offers Internet services to Jonesboro residents and cable TV to northeast Arkansas. Suddenlink...

Community Health closes deal on Jonesboro hospital.(NE Journal: A Look at News From Northeast Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... Community Health Systems Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., completed a deal last week that sold its interest in Northeast Arkansas Medical Center at Jonesboro for an undisclosed price. Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. of Memphis bought 51 percent...

Odom's Tennessee Pride.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... Odom's Tennessee Pride will expand its processing facility at Little Rock, adding 14 positions and bringing total employment to more than 330 people. Odom's, which has been producing sausage products for more than 60 years, has production...

The 28th annual Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame Awards Banquet will be held Nov. 15 at the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The 28th annual Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame Awards Banquet will be held Nov. 15 at the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society, honors men and women of Arkansas for their...

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its...

The Arkansas Hospitality Association, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Health, has launched an online food safety course for food service workers.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... The Arkansas Hospitality Association, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Health, has launched an online food safety course for food service workers. Employees can receive their Arkansas food safety certification, good for three...

FedEx Corp. will increase the net average shipping rate for FedEx Express by 4.9 percent in January.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... FedEx Corp. will increase the net average shipping rate for FedEx Express by 4.9 percent in January. The increase comes from a 6.9 percent increase in standard list rates, offset by a 2 percent reduction in the fuel surcharge. The new rates...

Smoke on the Water Barbecue & Music Festival at Pine Bluff has been named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA's magazine, AAA Southern Traveler.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... Smoke on the Water Barbecue & Music Festival at Pine Bluff has been named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA's magazine, AAA Southern Traveler. This year, more than 150 barbecue cooking teams from 22 states traveled to Regional Park to compete...

Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC of Little Rock, has added a former U.S. Department of Justice tax litigator, Anton L. Janik Jr., to head a tax controversy practice for the firm, which will provide clients specific expertise in disputed matters that arise under state and federal tax laws.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC of Little Rock, has added a former U.S. Department of Justice tax litigator, Anton L. Janik Jr., to head a tax controversy practice for the firm, which will provide clients specific expertise in...

Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Ltd. of Little Rock and Fayetteville said its design for the Acxiom Data Center in Little Rock has been voted by the membership of the American Institute of Architects Arkansas Chapter as the membership's favorite new Arkansas building of 2007.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Ltd. of Little Rock and Fayetteville said its design for the Acxiom Data Center in Little Rock has been voted by the membership of the American Institute of Architects Arkansas Chapter as the...

Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind.(Business Briefs)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind at Little Rock has opened a new manufacturing line to make T-shirts for the Navy. Start-up plans for the T-shirts include production of 20,000 shirts a month for the first three months of 2008 at a...

White County Medical Center at Searcy has been selected to receive the first American Data Network Quality Grant.(Business Briefs)
November 5, 2007... White County Medical Center at Searcy has been selected to receive the first American Data Network Quality Grant. The $5,000 grant was awarded in support of WCMC's community outreach program focusing on medicine reconciliation.

Hot Springs company seeks leftover oil, gas.
November 5, 2007... TRADESTAR RESOURCES CORE of Hot Springs is scouring the country for any oil and natural gas left behind in abandoned or unused wells. The company, whose penny stock is publicly traded, buys leases for onshore oil and natural gas wells that...

Acxiom stockholders suffer; Murphy family rises to No. 2.(Overview)
November 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] THE ANNUAL LIST OF TOP stockholders is a reminder that Arkansas companies have brought impressive wealth to many. But the past year was kinder to some than others. Take, for instance, the Acxiom Corp....

Notice of probate.(Legal Notices)
November 5, 2007... IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION--9TH IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No PDE2007-1625 CARRIE J BLOCK, DECEASED NOTICE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT: 7 Riviera Circle Little Rock, Arkansas...

Sales call.(Whispers)(appointments of Leslie Heizman )(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Leslie Heizman had the chance to fill the general manager void at KARK-TV, Channel 4, but turned it down to remain general sales manager at KTHV-TV, Channel 11. KARK, owned by Nexstar Broad casting Group of Irving, Texas, lost its general...

Correction.(Whispers)(Correction notice)
November 5, 2007... The name of Ross Alan Hope, an investor in a North Little Rock office site, was spelled incorrectly in an Oct. 22 Real Deals item.

Immigration front.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
November 5, 2007... A couple of news articles last week detailed an unlikely organized effort on the part of an eclectic mix of Arkansas entities melding to deter the targeting of illegal immigration in the state. The story originated with the local Associated...

Decimals matter.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... In an Oct. 22 editorial complaining about Democrats and labor unions, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Jimmy Warren, treasurer of the Steelworkers and the AFL-CIO, was being paid $825,262 a year. Unfortunately for Jimmy Warren, he...

Hall of Bob.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
November 5, 2007... Longtime morning ratings horse Bob Robbins, the cowboy-hat-wearing disc jockey on KSSN-FM, 96.1, recently got word that the country music scene's bigwigs in Nashville were tipping their hats in his direction. Country Radio Broadcasters...

Yuppie yuk-yuk.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
November 5, 2007... We got a little laugh from a series of house ads the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has been using to promote itself to advertisers looking to reach affluent readers. The ads rank the D-G among other central Arkansas media outlets in terms of...

From the publisher.(ArkansasSports360.com)
November 5, 2007... ArkansasSports360.com welcomes a new hand to our growing sports coverage: Chris Bahn, who in sports vernacular is our "midseason acquisition" from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, where he provided Razorback coverage from Fayetteville. He'll be...

Caption this!
November 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's the ArkansasSport360.com Caption This! Contest. Grace Riley snapped this shot of UA defensive coordinator Reggie Herring and coach Houston Nutt during the Hogs' game versus Auburn in Fayetteville. A picture...

Disenchantment is flying.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(competitions of Houston Nutt)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 2007 Arkansas football season has put a new spin on the slogan "banner year." Houston Nutt has been the subject of the usual message board and sports columnist criticism, but now a few of the Arkansas fan...

Weekly referendum.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(training of football coaches)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Houston Nutt appears to be experiencing the norm for a struggling college football coach these days. Sports Illustrated.com college football writer Stewart Mandel on Oct. 17 placed Nutt in his group of "Dead Men Walking," or coaches certain to...

'Miracle' big-league turnout on Nov. 10.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Some of the brightest young stars in Major League Baseball, including a few with Arkansas connections, will be appearing at the Little Rock Junior Deputy fields, off Cantrell Road near Cajun's Wharf, on Nov. 10 for a benefit that will raise...

Fab four.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(competitions of professional basketball)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... With the Arkansas RimRockers no longer in existence, there might Be a demand for some occasional professional basketball in the market. OK, stop laughing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But seriously, we know of a ready-made group of...

Speaking out.(THE PLAYING FIELD)(competitions of football)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... "You can't just come out and start shooting home runs." --Razorback offensive coordinator David Lee on the Razorbacks' game performance. (The Morning News, Oct. 16, 2007) "We thought that would be enough to win the game." ...

Penthouse & outhouse.(Football 101)
November 5, 2007... NATHAN BROWN [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The University of Central Arkansas junior quarterback's performance against Texas State on Oct. 18--a school record seven touchdown passes, including six in the first half--made that Thursday...

Sports etiquette 101: I'm sick and tired of it and I can't take it anymore!(opinions of Houston Nutt about football)(Viewpoint essay)
November 5, 2007... The first few weeks of this Arkansas Razorback football season have gotten under my skin. The booing. The wearing of black to protest UA coach Houston Nutt. The verbal daggers and athletic directors on radio call. in shows. ...

Recruitnik revelations.(THE PLAYING FIELD)
November 5, 2007... All of a sudden some of those 20 summertime commitments the University of Arkansas football program landed aren't so solidly in the Razorbacks' corner. Such is the world of college football recruiting and commitments, which in many cases are...

Hogs' travails simply trace to luck, recruiting.(FOOTBALL: University of Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... It Vanderbilt and Alabama had possessed quality place-kicking in 2006, the discussion among Arkansas Razorback fans might not be about Houston Nutt these days. If the ball bounced a little differently in 2007, those same fans might be just as...

Calls the hogs.(FOOTBALL: University of Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... The former University of Arkansas All-America defensive end looks at the Razorbacks' season and forecasts the November schedule: Few Surprises To This Point So far in Arkansas' season, the most surprising game to me was the Kentucky...

The annual question on whether the Arkansas Razorbacks should play in-state competition has centered on the Hogs taking the field with Arkansas State.(NOTES)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The annual question on whether the Arkansas Razorbacks should play in-state competition has centered on the Hogs taking the field with Arkansas State. But University of Central Arkansas football coach Clint Conque, speaking to the Little...

With its win over Nicholls State on Oct. 27, UCA improved its record at Estes Stadium in Conway.(NOTES)
November 5, 2007... With its win over Nicholls State on Oct. 27, UCA improved its record at Estes Stadium in Conway to 17-2 over the past four seasons.

UCA's football program, when it schedules D-I bowl division teams, is looking at schools such as Louisiana Tech (which opened the Bears' season), Rice, Tulane and the like.(NOTES)(University of Central Arkansas)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... UCA's football program, when it schedules D-I bowl division teams, is looking at schools such as Louisiana Tech (which opened the Bears' season), Rice, Tulane and the like. UCA President Lu Hardin said the Bears are negotiating to play Tulane,...

Conque mentioned stadium expansion when he spoke to the Little Rock Touchdown Club.(NOTES)
November 5, 2007... Conque mentioned stadium expansion when he spoke to the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Estes Stadium comfortably seats 10,000, while overflow crowds at the stadium this season have topped 12,000. "We'll need to look at expansion of the stadium...

Bears on course to battle for crown.(FOOTBALL: University of Central Arkansas)
November 5, 2007... It began as a mild ripple. University of Central Arkansas quarterback Nathan Brown outdueled his highly publicized counterpart, Sam Houston State's Rhett Bomar, the University of Oklahoma transfer, in a 35-14 victory at Huntsville, Texas,...

Johnson, Burns stop tribe's opposition; duo likely to finish 1-2 in tackles all-time in Sun Belt.(FOOTBALL: Arkansas State University)
November 5, 2007... Arkansas State University could be well-represented in the National Football League Draft after Indian defensive backs Khayyam Burns and Tyrell Johnson complete this Sun Belt Conference season. Burns, the Fort Smith Northside product and...