Arkansas Business back issues from March 2008:
John Glasgow to Dillard's: 'call off the dogs'.(CDI Contractors Inc.)(Dillard Inc.)
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN the management of CDI Contractors LLC of Little Rock and half-owner Dillard's Inc. was under tremendous stress in the days before CDI's chief financial officer disappeared on Jan. 28. On Friday, Jan. 18, Melinda Glasgow saw her husband, John, in tears ...
The player: activist investor takes issue with Dillard's; signs indicate upcoming proxy battle.
Mar 03, 2008; ... AT FIRST, JAMES, MITAROTONDA ASKED nicely for Dillard s Inc. to change its management In a June 28 letter, Mitarotonda asked Dillard's CEO William Dillard for a meeting to discuss several ways to improve the company, including better merchandising and unlocking the value of ...
East exits.(Whispers)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Did you know the lone Arkansas representative has left the board of directors at IberiaBank Corp.? James East, 69, resigned from the corporate board and affiliated boards for unstated personal reasons but will remain chairman of the central Arkansas advisory board for Little ...
Speaking of IberiaBank.(Whispers)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The corporation sold a $30.4 million piece of Pulaski Bank's national credit card portfolio for $6.9 million. The bank's credit card operations had a total outstanding balance of $58.8 million at year-end 2007. The receivables sold were linked with customers outside ...
Out with the young.(Whispers)(Buckley O'Mell, Miranda Toombs and Chris Lash appointed at Arkansas Young Professionals Network)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The Arkansas Young Professionals Network has elected a new board of directors, with only one director held over from last year. And yes, some women made the cut. Buckley O'Mell of Flake & Kelley Commercial was elected executive director, the presiding position, after ...
Reading the tea leaves.(Whispers)
Mar 03, 2008 ... John Meyer, Acxiom Corp.'s new top executive, said in mid-January that he'd probably spend about a month-and-a-half getting a feel for the company "and then start making some decisions." So last week's announcement about office space consolidation should have surprised no one ....
Doctor's orders.(Whispers)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The latest in a string of bad news for Dr. Stephen Maes of Harrison is his Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. Maes, who owned the Harrison Internal Medicine practice between December 1998 and Oct. 8, listed $1.3 million in debt and less than $700,000 in assets. Most of the ...
More trouble for Maes.(Whispers)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Trouble for Maes surfaced in 2004, when a patient accused him of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed in Boone County Circuit Court. A similar complaint was filed by another patient in the same court in 2005. Maes denied the allegations in court filings, and the cases have been ...
Innovate Arkansas.(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2008 ... BIT BY BIT, ARKANSAS APPEARS to be working its way into building the base it needs to develop a healthy economy for the 21st century. The latest move came last week with the startup of Innovate Arkansas. Winrock International launched the private, not-for-profit business entity, ...
The answer to our problems ...(Editorial)(Cartoon)
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE ARKANSAS SPORTS COOP ...
Support for ASU.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Now is the time for all things Arkansas State University to come together--whether we are called Indians, Red Wolves or Wolves. If you went to school or graduated from ASU, grew up or live in Jonesboro or work in Craighead County or northeast Arkansas, no matter who the coaches, ...
Real-world experience welcomed in classroom.(Commentary)
Mar 03, 2008; ... FOR YEARS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS have asked the Arkansas Department of Education about the possibility of asking a local professional to teach a class for which they have no teacher on staff. Usually, the pairing would have been a great fit--a local engineer taking on a single physics ...
Vacant warehouse.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... An industrial project in south Pulaski County shifted ownership in a $2.85 million transaction. Safe Harbor-Arkansas LLC of Dallas bought the Levi Strauss distribution center at 15000 Panatela Parkway. The seller is Levi Strauss & Co ....
Burger combo.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A pair of burger projects in Pulaski County changed hands in a combo sales-leaseback deal topping $1.6 million. Realty Income Corp. of Escondido, Calif., purchased the Back Yard Burgers at 2511 McCain Blvd. in North Little Rock for $1.05 million and 305 N. Shackleford Road in ...
Cycle sale-leaseback.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A motorcycle development in southwest Little Rock is under new ownership after a $1.95 million sales-leaseback transaction. Partners Land Development II LLC, an affiliate of Little Rock's Hickingbotham Investments, acquired the Jones Harley-Davison project at 10210-300 ...
Partnership buyout.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Broadway Park LLC)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Ownership of a parking development and more in downtown Little Rock was consolidated in a $650,000 deal. Broadway Park LLC, led by Brett Pitts, bought out the interests of National Garages Inc. of Detroit in the half-acre Enterprise Rent-A-Car development at 200 Broadway. ...
Rural acreage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... About 65 acres near Roland rang up a $650,000 transaction. Don and Linda Morrow purchased the property from Quest Management LLC, led by Robert Thomason. The deal is funded with a three-month loan of $350,000 from Quest ...
Commercial trio.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Three commercial properties in south Little Rock sold for $585,000. Girmay Properties LLC, led by Mebrat and Neguse Girmay, acquired the 0.45-acre 3330 Fair Park Blvd. project and the 1.45-acre 5418-20 Asher Ave. development from Paul Eller. The deal is ...
Church property.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A Little Rock congregation added to its holdings in a $465,000 transaction. St. Mark Baptist Church bought the half-acre 5516 W. 11th St. project from Arkansas Home Medical Inc., led by Jeremy Riddle. The property previously was linked with a November 2005 ...
NLR commercial sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(North Little Rock)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A North Little Rock commercial project drew a $260,000 sale. BTCNLR LLC, led by Brian Todd Scott, purchased the Cherub's Closet project at 5345 JFK Blvd. The seller is M&J Enterprises LLC, led by Michael Powell. The deal is backed with a $221,000 loan from U.S. Bank ...
Hickory creek home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 4,764-SF home in west Little Rock's Hickory Creek neighborhood tipped the scales at $960,000. 713 LLC, led by William Bishop, acquired the house from Travis Creed Jr. and his wife, Lisa. The residence ...
Riverview residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Regions Bank (Rogers, Arkansas))(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 6,866-SF home in west Little Rock's Riverview Manor neighborhood changed hands in a $750,000 deal. James and Smitha Thomas bought the house from Robert and Arleta Power. The deal is funded with a 15-year loan of $600,000 and a five-year loan of $75,000 from ...
Maisons abode.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 5,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Maisons neighborhood rang up a $715,000 transaction. Chris Wall purchased the house from EMW Construction Inc., led by Edward Wright. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of ...
Shadowlawn house.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 3,356-SF home in Little Rock's Shadowlawn neighborhood is under new ownership after a $665,000 sale. Norman Vascocu Jr. acquired the house from James and Rebecca Gaston. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $417,000 from Pulaski Mortgage Co. of Little Rock and a 20-year ...
Hickory Grove home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 3,050-SF home in west Little Rock's Hickory Grove neighborhood sold for $595,000. Bryan and Alpha Burkhalter bought the house from Evans-Markus LLC, led by Robert and Lori Evans and James and Melinda Markus. The deal is funded with a six-month ...
Vigne transaction.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A 3,300-SF home in west Little Rock's Vigne neighborhood drew a $525,000 transaction. Steven and Caryn Smith purchased the house from Distinguished Homes LRD LLC, led by Michael Love and Erick Stock. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of ...
Industrial funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Joseph T. Ryerson and Son Inc.)(Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... An industrial project in east Little Rock was used to help secure a $425 million funding agreement. Joseph T. Ryerson & Sons Inc. of Chicago received the eight-year loan from ...
BJ services to build regional HQ at Searcy.(ENERGY)
Mar 03, 2008; ... BJ Services Co. of Houston announced plans last week to locate a new regional headquarters at Searcy that will employ about 150 by the end of the year. The move will allow BJ Services to provide pressure pumping and other oil field services to the natural gas industry in the ...
St. Joseph's Mercy buys Heritage Physician Group.(HEALTH CARE)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... St. Joseph's Mercy Health System of Hot Springs has bought the Heritage Physician Group, which has eight clinics in Hot Springs. The purchase price was more than $10 million, said Tim Johnsen, CEO of St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center. The Heritage Physician Group had ...
Class-action suit targets AERT over ChoiceDek.(MANUFACTURING)
Mar 03, 2008; ... A group of law firms has filed a class-action lawsuit against Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale and distributors Lowe's and Weyerhaeuser over AERT's ChoiceDek product, and an AERT executive called the lawsuit "scurrilous" and "reckless." In ...
State expects aerospace to increase 5,000 jobs.(MANUFACTURING)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Arkansas economic developers expect the state's aviation and aerospace industry to need 5,000 new jobs over the next 10 years, and a new alliance of educators, business and government will work to help Arkansas meet that need. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission ...
Harvel to head Clark County ED effort.(TOURISM)(Economic Development Corp.)(Paul Harvel)(Chamber of Commerce of the United States)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Paul Harvel, who took over as president and chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas just two years ago, said last week that he will leave to become president and CEO of the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County at Arkadelphia ...
J.B. Hunt chairman sells 1 million shares.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Wayne Garrison, chairman of J.B. Hunt Transport Services inc. of Lowell, sold more than 1 million shares of the company's common stock last month, according to a Securities l Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC on Feb. 22, Garrison reported he sold the ...
AERT pays off bonds, loan, refunds previous obligation.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc., in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, disclosed that it paid off and terminated the Series 2003 bonds and a $1 million loan to Regions Bank and then refunded a prior 2003 industrial development bond obligation. ...
Baldor declares dividend, schedules annual meeting.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Baldor Electric Co. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents a share payable on March 31 to shareholders of record on ...
Deltic Timber sets dividend, annual meeting for April 24.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Deltic Timber Corp. has declared a quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents a share to be paid March 17 to stockholders of ...
First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. of Harrison has declared a 16 ...
Simmons First National Corp.(Public Company Reports)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Simmons First National Corp. declared a regular 19-cents-a-share ...
Acxiom vacating offices, selling aircraft.(REAL ESTATE)
Mar 03, 2008; ... After saying in December that it would evaluate its real estate holdings, Acxiom Corp. said last week that it would vacate its Little Rock offices in Riverdale and Chenal and make its downtown River Market District building its official headquarters. Acxiom also announced that ...
LM Glasfiber, the Danish maker of wind-turbine blades, turned out the first blade made at its temporary site last week.(Inside Business)
Mar 03, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: LM Glasfiber, the Danish maker of wind-turbine blades, turned out the first blade made at its temporary site last week. The company is building a $150 million plant at the Little Rock Port, but has hired 190 workers to get a head start on orders ...
Sierra Club honors 'Green' Sam's Club.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
Mar 03, 2008; ... In what has to be some kind of first, the Sierra Club has given a positive recognition to a Sam's Club. The environmental activist organization with more than 1.3 million members nationwide hasn't exactly seen eye-to-eye with Sam's Club parent company Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of ...
Clear Channel's KEZA takes back no. 3 spot.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
Mar 03, 2008; ... San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications' KEZA-FM, "Magic" 107.9 took back its No. 3 slot in the market, according to the recently released Arbitron fall 2007 ratings. In the spring, the station had lost theNo. 3 slot to KBVA-FM, "Variety" 106.5, which plays mostly light ...
Dougherty brothers named official doctors for Naturals.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Drs. John and Chris Dougherty of The Agility Center in Bentonville have been named the official team doctors of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The Naturals are the minor league, Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and will begin play at Springdale's Arvest Ballpark on ...
Charles Welch has been named Henderson State University's 15th president.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Charles Welch has been named Henderson State University's 15th president. Welch, who is chancellor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, will officially assume presidential duties at ...
Maverick USA recently launched an online career center at www.maverickhobs.com.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Maverick USA recently launched an online career center at www. maverickhobs.com. The Maverick USA companies, including Maverick Transportation LLC and ...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Wal-Mart Foundation gave $296.2 million in 2007 to some 4,000 communities and organizations with Arkansas receiving the largest amount at $28.2 million.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Wal-Mart Foundation gave $296.2 million in 2007 to some 4,000 communities and organizations with Arkansas receiving the largest amount at $28.2 million. Wal-Mart customers and associates ...
FleetPride Inc. of The Woodlands, Texas, the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts and services, has bought certain assets of Oklahoma Truck Supply of Tulsa.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... FleetPride Inc. of The Woodlands, Texas, the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and ...
Acxiom Corp. had six clients speaking at the third annual Marketing Sherpa E-mail Summit in Miami last week.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Acxiom Corp. had six clients speaking at the third annual Marketing Sherpa E-mail Summit in Miami last week. The presenters offered ...
Bobby Lee Trammell, 74, who recorded the "Arkansas Twist" and served in the state House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002, died Feb. 21 at Jonesboro.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Bobby Lee Trammell, 74, who recorded the "Arkansas Twist" and served in the state House of Representatives ...
The Peabody Little Rock and the city of Little Rock have announced plans for a redesigned Riverfront Park to include a new children's adventure playground, Peabody Park, scheduled to open in May.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The Peabody Little Rock and the city of Little Rock have announced plans for a redesigned Riverfront Park to include a new children's adventure playground, Peabody Park, scheduled to open in May. The hotel will provide ...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc..(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would buy about $9 billion of toys, shoes and other goods from China this year, despite a rising exchange rate and ...
Arkansas Forestry Association.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The Arkansas Forestry Association is hosting a workshop for landowners on the benefits of creating a green tree reservoir from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 15 at the Brinkley Convention Center. A green tree reservoir is forested lowland that is temporarily ...
The Arkansas Committee on Foreign Relations will present three speakers in March: author and journalist Steve LeVine on March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Linda Jewell on March 10, and former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish on March 26.(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The Arkansas Committee on Foreign Relations will present three speakers in March: author and journalist Steve LeVine on March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Linda Jewell on March 10, and former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish on ...
MetLife Inc..(Business Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Eduardo Castro-Wright, 53, president and chief executive of the U.S. division of ...
North Little Rock's Office of Youth Services has been named as one of the Best Practices on At-Risk Youth and High School Dropout Prevention by the U.S. Conference of Mayors Research/ Education Foundation.(Business Briefs)(Conference news)
Mar 03, 2008 ... North Little Rock's Office of Youth Services has been named as one of the Best Practices on At-Risk Youth and High School Dropout Prevention by the U.S. Conference of Mayors Research/ Education Foundation. The office ...
Brooks named exec of the year; others recognized.
Mar 03, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARY BETH BROOKS, president and CEO of Bank of Fayetteville, was named Business Executive of the Year at the 2007 Arkansas Business of the Year Awards ceremony in Little Rock on Tuesday. About 850 people filled the Wally Allen Ballroom of the ...
Largest trade & professional associations.
Mar 03, 2008; ... <Pre> Largest Trade & Professional Associations Ranked by number of members AssociationNo. of Address, Phone, Fax Members 1 Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation227,383 (1) ...
McCray Catering.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
Mar 03, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McCray Catering Owner: Brad McCray Address: 107 E. Markham St., Little Rock 72201 Phone: (501) 804-2833 Fax: (501) 374-7626 Hours: All hours, by appointment Startup: December 2007 ...
Curly Willow Designs.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Curly Willow Designs Owner: Monica Griffin Address: 2241 Bill Foster Highway, Cabot 72023 Phone: (501) 605-0677 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Startup: Feb. 7, 2008 E-mail: curlywillowdesigns@gmail.com ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 03, 2008 ... * 5--Legacies & Lunch-Bill Bowen Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Darragh Center, Main Library, 100 S. Rock St., Little Rock Fee: Free For more information, call (501) 918-3049 * 9--Governor's Conference on Tourism Location: Rogers For more ...
Legal notices: probate.
Mar 03, 2008 ... NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS FIFTEENTH DIVISION ESTATE OF SELMA ANN SHADLE, DECEASED LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: Grace Health Care, 3300 Alcoa Road Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas 72015 DATE OF DEATH: October 26. 2007 DOCKET NO.: PDE ...
Pulaski County's most wanted.(Whispers)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Of the 3,590 businesses deemed delinquent by the Pulaski County Treasurer's Office, there are, as always, some front-runners. The following are Pulaski County's Most Wanted: * Arkansas Core Exchange & Salvage Co. Inc. of Sherwood most blatantly disregards its tax-paying duty, ...
Down by the river.(Whispers)
Mar 03, 2008 ... A boat storage/warehouse project next door to the Dillard's Inc. headquarters rang up a $1.25 million transaction. Yankboys LLC, led by Wallace T. Rowland and David Ashmore, acquired the marina project at 1900 Cantrell Road. The seller was the ...
Family feud.(Whispers)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... An intra-family lawsuit with allegations of fraud hit Pulaski County Circuit Court recently. Tracy Barger DeJong of Maryland and Nancy Barger Nurmesviita of Texas sued William J. Barger in connection with a February 2004 sale of 20 acres north of Adams Field. The ...
Do touch your dial.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
Mar 03, 2008; ... The best way to remove a Magic 105 bumper sticker from your car is with a hot compress and razor blade. At least that's Tom Wood's advice. Wood has been with KMJX-FM, 105.1, since before the station began its nearly 28-year run. March 3 at about noon will be the station's final ...