Arkansas Business articles from October 2004

Arkansas Business archives from October 2004

Millions being spent on hospital construction: St. Mary's price tag estimated at $140 million.(Hospitals)
October 4, 2004... HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION activity across Arkansas reflects a mix of expansion and renovation work with a heavy dose of replacements for aging facilities. At $140 million, the biggest of the bunch is the new St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. ...

De Queen hospital on life support while LR facilities thrive.(Hospitals)
October 4, 2004... ONCE AGAIN, THE MOST surprising item on this year's Arkansas Business list of hospitals and medical centers ranked by net income is the performance of Northwest Medical Center of Washington County. When the Springdale hospital closed the...

Maverick's Williams could speed trucking changes.(Maverick Transportation Inc)(Steve Williams)
October 4, 2004... TRUCKING COMPANIES BEWARE! When Steve Williams takes over this week as chairman of the American Trucking Associations, it will no longer be business as usual. Expect a shake-up. Williams would like to change the face of the trucking industry....

Block 2 news.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Remember we told you a couple of months ago that the Block 2 Development in downtown Little Rock wasn't cash-flowing, according to our inside source? Well, some creditors are now suing the Block 2 Limited Partnership in an attempt to...

More Block 2.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A source close to the Block 2 management company, NAI Cohen-Esrey Reals Estate Service Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., said "the project has been struggling for years." Cohen-Esrey took over the management chores in May 2003 that were previously...

Record setter?(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... We don't know of an Arkansas connection, but a recently announced bank transaction involving two northern California bank holding companies is an eyebrow-raiser. WestAmerica Bancorp of San Rafael is paying a reported five times book value...

Residential acreage.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A residential real estate developer in west Little Rock added to its holdings in a $1.7 million deal. Rocket Properties LLC, led by Ron Tyne, bought 101 acres for its Woodlands Edge project, west of the Brodie Creek development. The...

Commercial transaction.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 9,000-SF commercial building in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $1 million. Segraves-Lewis Financial Centre LLC, led by Dwight and Mary Segraves and David and D.M. Lewis, bought the 10901 Financial Centre Parkway project, home to a...

Prof sues college.(University of Arkansas)(Bufford Satcher)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff professor is once again suing the university--this time because he is going to be terminated. Bufford Satcher, who has taught history at the university since 1981 and has been fully tenured since 1987,...

Burger buy.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A fast-food project in downtown North Little Rock rang up a $1 million transaction. FRP Broadway North Little Rock LLC, led by David Flis, purchased the 0.6-acre Burger King development at 403 E. Broadway. The seller? An outfit...

Correction.(Whispers)(Correction Notice)
October 4, 2004... The Arkansas Rice Depot has not moved to the Barrett Hamilton Building as stated in the Sept. 27 issue of Arkansas Business. The nonprofit is in the middle of a capital campaign to raise $1.3 million, so it can move to meet expanding needs....

Accelerate Arkansas.(Editorial)
October 4, 2004... MUCH OF THE $200,000 study commissioned by Accelerate Arkansas, a volunteer organization that wants to build a plan for creating knowledge-based industries and jobs in Arkansas, simply told us what we already knew. While reminding us once...

An encouraging word.(students enrollment)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... WHILE ADMITTEDLY THE state has only one way to go--and that's up--it's still heartening to see that enrollment at Arkansas colleges and universities is at an all-time high. The state Department of Higher Education reported fall enrollment...

Justice served.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 4, 2004... WORDS FAIL TO DO PROPER justice when speaking of the life and legacy of Richard Sheppard Arnold, who died Sept. 20. Serving as a judge on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 1980, he has been rightly praised as one of the nation's...

Election musings.(Publisher's Note)
October 4, 2004... JUST HOW BORING CAN AN election season in Arkansas be? We're enduring a dullness that makes me yearn for a good, old-fashioned Bill Clinton vs. Frank White matchup. For months we had the distinction of being characterized as one of the...

McCain Park sale.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 320-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock is under new ownership after a $12.3 million deal. Trivest NcCain LLC of Dallas bought McCain Park Apartments at 3900 McCain Blvd. from McCain Development Co., led by Andy Collins. The...

Church transaction.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A Sherwood church changed hands in a $555,000 transaction. Clifton Family LLC, led by Norman and Shirley Clifton and Terry and Sarah Isbell, purchased the Connected In Christ Church at 9900 Brockington Road from the United Methodist Church,...

Prestige purchase.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A Jacksonville realty office rang up a $400,000 deal. Alma and Marck Gibson acquired the home of Century Prestige Realty at 1813 T.P. White Drive from The Smith Living Trust, led by William and Jo Ann Smith. The deal is backed with a...

Multifamily deal.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A small apartment project in North Little Rock drew a $370,000 deal. Park Hill Partners LLC, led by Todd Hart and Blake, Larry and Carol Lazenby, bought the units at 3109-3111 JFK Blvd. from John and Angelica Rogers. The deal is...

Trust acquisition.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 15-acre commercial property in north Pulaski County sold for $358,000. Johnson Trust Investments, led by Gary Johnson, purchased the 6205 John Harden Drive location. The seller is Marple Auto Sales Inc., led by Roy Marple. The deal...

Chenal manor I.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 7,000-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood tipped the scales at $1.4 million. William and Robyn Richardson acquired the house from James T. Phelan. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $1 million from Bank of...

Chenal manor II.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 4,736-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood is under new ownership after an $890,000 deal. Winfred and Cynthia Garrison bought the house from David Picketing St. and his wife, Mary. The deal is financed with a...

Prospect abode.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 2,908-SF home in Little Rock's Prospect Terrace neighborhood changed hands in a $750,000 deal. John and Patricia Bailey purchased the house from James Cairns Jr. Cairns bought the homesite for $66,000 in May 1994 from H. Hall McAdams...

Canal residence.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 3,100-SF home in Little Rock's Canal Pointe neighborhood rang up a $615,000 transaction. James and Linda landers acquired the house from Emmitt and Kaye Henderson. The residence previously was linked with a pair of August 2002...

Hickory home.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 4,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Hickory Pointe neighborhood drew a $525,000 sale. Darin and Christine Hicks bought the house from Graham Smith Construction LLC. The deal is funded with a 30-year loan of $333,700 from...

Chenal house.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 4,529-SF home in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood sold for $510,000. Paul and Allison Young purchased the house from Daniel and Nancy Lohr. The deal is backed with a three-month loan of $333,700 from Bank of the Ozarks. ...

Reserve funding.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A 248-unit apartment project in west Little Rock is financed with a $20.1 million funding agreement. The Reserve at Chenal Valley Apartment LLC, led by George Walker III, obtained the 41-year loan from Reilly Mortgage Group of McLean, Va....

Stonewood project.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Stonewood Apartments Ltd)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Development of a 52-unit apartment project is in motion with a $1.8 million mortgage. Stonewood Apartments Ltd., led by Rev. Hezekiah Stewart Jr., received the 20-year loan from PNC Bank of Louisville, Ky. The 7.6-acre property at 3600...

Krispy loan.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The Krispy Kreme Doughnut project in west Little Rock is backed with a $1.16 million financial package. Bonita-KK LLC, led by Arthur Johnson Jr. and Richard Taylor, got the five-year loan from Bank of Oklahoma in Tulsa. The near...

Pike Plaza note.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... A North Little Rock retail project was refinanced with a $585,000 agreement. Pike Plaza Shopping Center LLC, led by J.D. Ashley Sr., secured the five-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. The 13-acre Pike Avenue Shopping Center...

Kinco financing.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Kinco Properties LLC)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The home of a Little Rock construction firm was used to secure a $720,000 funding agreement. Kinco Properties LLC, led by Doug Wasson, obtained the four-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. The 8-acre development at 13001 Col....

Antique mortgage.(Real deals: a look at important real estate transactions)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The owners of an antique business in Little Rock's Riverdale area landed a $560,000 mortgage. James Clements and Reggie Marshall received the five-year loan from Metropolitan National Bank. The Marshall Clements development at 1509...

Deming: high demand to keep oil prices high.(Banking & Finance)
October 4, 2004... Increasing demand, limited reserves and the expensive prospect of intensive exploration will continue to keep oil and gas prices relatively high, Claiborne Deming told a luncheon crowd of about 400 at Little Rock's Statehouse Convention Center...

Wal-Mart bumps buyback plan to $10 billion before S&P shift.(Inside Business)
October 4, 2004... The board of directors for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced a $10 billion share buyback program last week, replacing a previously announced $7 billion plan, in anticipation of changes in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index that could lead to a...

Bank of the Ozarks issues securities.(Inside Business)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Bank of the Ozarks Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Ozark Capital Statutory Trust IV, last week issued 15,000 trust preferred securities, liquidation amount of $1,000 per trust preferred security, for a cumulative price of $15 million. The...

New LRAFB housing to be taxed.(In Full View)(Little Rock Air Force Base)
October 4, 2004... DESPITE ALL THE PRESSURE SHE'S received, Pulaski County Assessor Janet Ward can't and won't exempt from property taxes the Little Rock Air Force Base's new and renovated housing being developed by American Eagle Communities. Even though...

Judge halts Wal-Mart case to await ruling.(Retail)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Discovery in the sex-discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be halted until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California can resolve an appeal of the class-action certification. The Wall Street Journal reported the...

Clinton to speak at LR Chamber.(Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce)(Bill Clinton)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker Nov. 16 at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting and Luncheon. The luncheon, scheduled for the Statehouse Convention Center, takes place just two days before...

Glass investments buys part of Brownstone.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(Gary Brandon Enterprises Inc.)(Glass Investments LLC )(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Gary Brandon Enterprises Inc. sold 150 acres of what had been part of the Brownstone Development to Glass Investments LLC for $5.7 million in September. Glass Investments appears to be owned by David Glass, chairman of the executive...

Lowell water park plans on hold.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(Lowell water park)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Developers of the Makahiki Beach Adventure Waterpark have postponed the Lowell water park's opening date to find another site for the attraction. The Pinnacle Group--the powerhouse Rogers development firm led by Bill Schwyhart, J.B. Hunt,...

Oscar's Prime Rib opens in Rogers.(NW journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(Oscar's Prime Rib & Steak House )(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Dennis Day of Memphis opened Oscar's Prime Rib & Steak House in Roger's Scottsdale Center on Sept. 29. Day bought the 7,100-SF building that previously housed Shorty Small's from Bill Kisor for $2.7 million. Since then, he has spent $1.25...

Entergy Arkansas customers will see their bill increase by an average of 38 cents a month after the state Public Service Commission allowed the company to recover up to $8.5 million because of the state's passage and then repeal of electric deregulation.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Entergy Arkansas customers will see their bill increase by an average of 38 cents a month after the state Public Service Commission allowed the company to recover up to $8.5 million because of the state's passage and then repeal of electric...

Acxiom Corp. has signed a contract with Information Resources Inc. of Chicago to provide data center operations and information management platform to IRI's technology to collect and analyze consumer information.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Acxiom Corp. has signed a contract with Information Resources Inc. of Chicago to provide data center operations and information management platform to IRI's technology to collect and analyze consumer information. The 15-year contract, including...

The Hilton Little Rock.(Rankings)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The Hilton Little Rock has been ranked No. 1 in guest loyalty among the 246 full-service Hilton hotels. The Little Rock Hilton recently opened an additional 80 new rooms and is now up to 168 rooms. The final 95 rooms in the $23 million...

Washington Group International, the company building the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, has set an all-time-high safety record at 5 million hours of continuous effort without an accident resulting in a lost day away from work.(Business Briefs)(2004 America's Safest Companies award)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Washington Group International, the company building the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, has set an all-time-high safety record at 5 million hours of continuous effort without an accident resulting in a...

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Dr. Richard F. Jacobs has been appointed president of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, the state's largest pediatric research facility with a total of $17 million in grant funding. Jacobs will continue in his position as...

SBC Communications Inc. has abandoned plans to sell up to 650,000 telephone access lines, which could have raised more than $1 billion for the regional telephone group.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... SBC Communications Inc. has abandoned plans to sell up to 650,000 telephone access lines, which could have raised more than $1 billion for the regional telephone group, according to a report in the Financial Times. CenturyTel Inc. and Alltel...

Steve "Wildman" Wilson of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, along with other local wildlife experts, officers and biologists, will discuss the coming hunting season at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Nixon Library.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Steve "Wildman" Wilson of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, along with other local wildlife experts, officers and biologists, will discuss the coming hunting season at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Nixon Library, 308 W. Main St., in Jacksonville....

Magic Springs and Crystal Falls.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Magic Springs and Crystal Falls theme park at Hot Springs says more than 400,000 people visited the park this past summer. The record attendance was an increase of 37 percent over 2003 and 60 percent over 2002.

Bank of the Ozarks began offering banking services to businesses and consumers in Texarkana, Texas, last week.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Bank of the Ozarks began offering banking services to businesses and consumers in Texarkana, Texas, last week. The office is currently in a temporary location at 5604 Summerhill Road, and the bank expects to announce a site for its permanent...

Fort Smith officials say a new call center operated by ChaseCom LP of Houston will open with 140 jobs.(Business Briefs)
October 4, 2004... Fort Smith officials say a new call center operated by ChaseCom LP of Houston will open with 140 jobs. It be located in an old call center operated by West Corp., which closed last May, laying off 350 workers. Also, Trane Inc. plans to invest...

Tyson Foods Inc.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Tyson Foods Inc. continues to provide shipments of food to relief agencies in Florida, Alabama, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands that have been hit by recent hurricanes. Since Hurricane Ivan hit last month, the company has donated 87,000 pounds...

Pulaski Bank & Trust has signed an agreement with Certegy Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Pulaski Bank & Trust has signed an agreement with Certegy Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., to provide credit card and merchant processing services.

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominees for induction in its 2004 class.(Business Briefs)
October 4, 2004... The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominees for induction in its 2004 class. Arkansas Farm Bureau and Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce sponsor the hall, which honors major contributions to Arkansas agriculture,...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stores will host the second annual Speaking of Women's Health community health event Oct. 8-9.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. stores will host the second annual Speaking of Women's Health community health event Oct. 8-9. Some 4.8 million free copies of Speaking of Women's Health: The Book: Recipes for Living Well, a book of tips and recipes on...

UAMS set research record of $106 million in 2004.(Hospitals)(University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
October 4, 2004... EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LIFTING might be trendy advice for the fitness-conscious elderly, but working out and pumping iron doesn't necessarily produce positive results for every aging body. Early results from a study by researchers at the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 4, 2004... * 5--MS Office 2000 PowerPoint I and II Training Coarse Time: 1-5 p.m. Location: Arkansas Tech University, Russellville Fee: $110 For more information, call (479) 964-0541. * 5--Starting a Business in Arkansas ...

Long-term care hospital opens at Springdale.(Hospital Notes)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Regency Hospital Co. last week opened a 25-bed Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) hospital located within the Northwest Medical Center of Washington County at Springdale. The new hospital will provide acute hospital services to patients suffering...

Hospital association meets this week.(Hospital Notes)(Arkansas Hospital Association Hill)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The Arkansas Hospital Association Hill hold its 74th annual meeting and trade show Wednesday through Friday at The Peabody Little Rock. This year's theme is Healthy Healthcare--Medicine's New Horizon. It will focus on the evolution from...

Northwest Health goes smoke-free.(Hospital Notes)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Northwest Health System Inc. will be smoke-free as of Jan. 10, 2005. An announcement was made to employees in mid-July that the system would not allow any patient, visitor or employee to smoke anywhere on the premises of a Northwest Health...

Arkansas Business list: hospitals & medical centers.(Hospitals)
October 4, 2004... ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CENTERS Ranked by net income according to most Medicare cost report available to Arkansas Business Net Income Hospital ...

On tour in Eureka.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Eureka Springs)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The Eureka Springs Advertising & Promotion Commission is down to three in its most recent quest for an advertising and marketing firm to handle its all-important, one-year, $500,000 tourism account. Lynn Berry, the commission's marketing...

More anchors away.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Word 'round Little Rock anchor desks last week was that another KATV-TV, Channel 7, newscaster won't have her contract renewed. Krista Platzer disappeared last week from the Allbritton Communication Corp. ABC affiliate's 10 p.m. weekday...

Web winners.(Outtakes: an inside look into Arkansas media)(Aristotle)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The deep-thinkers at Aristotle have flexed their creative muscle and been rewarded thusly: 12 awards from the 2004 national WebAwards competition, which honors achievements in Internet marketing and Web site development. The Little Rock Web...

Recent trends shape Stephens' investment strategies.(Special Advertising Section)(Interview)
October 4, 2004... Stephens Capital Management (SCM), an operating division of Stephens Inc., was formed in 1982 to capitalize On market opportunities--producing investment strategies for institutional and individual investors. During the past 22 years, SCM has...

Owning is better with SBA 504.(Special Advertising Section)
October 4, 2004... In a decade of high-cost, high-tech, facilities, machinery and equipment, you as a small business owner are faced with the fiercest competitive environment in this nation's history, Small business owners are also learning the hard way that you...

Family limited partnerships: great tool for estate planning and asset protection.(Special Advertising Section)
October 4, 2004... One of Benjamin Franklin's famous quotes was "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Old Ben could not have foreseen that in today's estate tax environment, death is also a taxable event! Under the current federal estate tax...

Don't pass up the tax avantages of life insurance.(Special Advertising Section)
October 4, 2004... Taxes are always a Problem for affluent Americans. Fortunately, taxpayers still have access to many tax-advantaged programs, including tax-deductible retirement plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s, tax free municipal bends, and tax-deferred...

The case for small business investment.(Special Advertising Section)
October 4, 2004... If you make an outlay of money in hope of some future income or profit, by definition, you are an investor. Have you ever thought about where people invest the most money? Would the largest investment of money be in real estate or stocks like...

Investment strategies in the current market enrollment.(Special Advertising Section)
October 4, 2004... The U.S. stock market, over time, tends to move upward in sync with the growth of the U.S. economy. However, this movement is anything but steady. Consider the performance of the widely followed index of large company stock performance,...

The buzzword in buildings is 'green'.(Architects Engineers)
October 11, 2004... A COMMON-SENSE ENVIRONMENTAL movement is rapidly sweeping through the building industry. It includes architects and engineers, construction companies and building owners. It will involve a lot more in the future. Reduced to its basics,...

Fay Jones' philosophy lives on: proteges continue architect-educator's legacy of innovation.(Architects Engineers)(Obituary)
October 11, 2004... FAY JONES' OLD FRIENDS and former colleagues are giddy to talk about the late architect's projects, especially if it's one they had the privilege of working on. But the same men strain for the proper superlatives to describe the person who...

Transplace plugs into new system, execs and IPO possibility.(initail public offering)
October 11, 2004... FROM VIAGRA TO potato chips, Sheetrock to spark plugs, Transplace Inc. has kept its clients goods on the go for four years. Now the Plano, Texas, company is shifting its own gears. Since December, the third party logistics (3PL) and...

$820,332 and counting.(Whispers)(U.S. Bank sues Warren Overton for loan default.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Have you heard that Warren Overton agreed to another consent judgment involving a loan default? U.S. Bank, through its Hot Springs operations, was awarded a $220,280 judgment in connection with a promissory note signed by the leveraged...

No. 2.(Whispers)(Rock's One Bank & Trust sues Warren Overton.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... The consent judgment with U.S. Bank predates another one we told you about Sept. 6. You might recall that one involved Little Rock's One Bank & Trust. Overton signed an Aug. 31 consent judgment of $600,052 (which includes attorney...

Residential spread.(Whispers)(Cooper Land Development Inc. )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... A 368-acre land deal in west Little Rock added up to a $2.4 million transaction. Cooper Land Development Inc. of Rogers acquired the land west of David O. Dodd Road and north of Crystal Valley Road. The seller is Dyke Industries Inc.,...

Girls, girls, girls.(Whispers)(Peaches owner has sued the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... A Jacksonville strip-club owner has sued the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to keep signs that say his establishment is a "gentlemen's club." The ABC board told Dennis Martindill, who owns Peaches, that while his private club can...

New retail.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... A $2.5 million retail project is in the works along North Little Rock's East McCain Boulevard. An unnamed franchise restaurant that's new to the market is set to go as the first tenant in the 15,200-SF center. Site work should begin...

Checkout chatter.(Whispers)(Chenal Parkway)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Perhaps you've heard the on-again, off-again talk that Kroger is going to expand its Chenal Parkway grocery store in a big way. The notion remains under consideration but is just that for now--talk. We understand the would-be expansion...

Going mobile.(Whispers)(Rolling Hills Properties LLC)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... A 21-acre mobile home development in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.6 million. Rolling Hills Properties LLC, led by Harry and Kyung Kim, bought Rolling Hills Mobile Home Park at 4300 Bowman Road. The sellers? Bill and...

Grave issue.(Whispers)(Chicot County Coroner LaPorsha Stanton likes to bury her dispute with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Chicot County Coroner LaPorsha Stanton probably would like to bury her dispute with the Arkansas Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission first was upset with Stanton because she was three months late filing her 2003 statement of financial...

Million-dollar manor.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... A 7,458-SF mansion in west Little Rock's Chenal Valley neighborhood attracted a $1 million sale. Tom Formicola acquired the home from Harold and Gayla Reynolds.

Radio waves.(Whispers)(Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Did you hear Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. of San Antonio and Archway Broadcasting Group LLC of Atlanta have settled a lawsuit involving a Little Rock oldies station? In July, Clear Channel sued Archway over its slogan for its 106.3...

Hot sale.(Whispers)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Turner Lloyd said he's selling the Coffee Beanery on West Markham and the one on Chenal Parkway. "I'm retiring," Lloyd said. But not entirely. Lloyd's still going to hold onto his Coffee Beanery kiosk in McCain Mall, however.