Arkansas Business back issues from July 2008:
Lions working to raise $30m for new facility.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)(Lions World Services for the Blind)
Jul 07, 2008; ... THREE YEARS AFTER LIONS World Services for the Blind announced plans to build a new headquarters in downtown Little Rock, the nonprofit is still working to raise the $30 million needed. The campaign "is structured for us," said Ramona Sangalli, Lions World Services' executive ...
Contributions up, but capital giving to Heifer stalled: documents show drop in funding for building.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
Jul 07, 2008; ... THANKS MAINLY TO A BIG grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, total contributions to Heifer International were up more than 20 percent in the fiscal year that ended last week--to a record $126.5 million. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But internal documents obtained ...
Economy concerns some nonprofits: opinion mixed on effects to charitable donations.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
Jul 07, 2008; ... PHYLLIS HAYNES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Arkansas Foodbank Network, has already seen a drop in the amount of food donated to her organization in 2008. The nonprofit's biggest event, the Letter Carriers Food Drive, held in May, collected 79,000 pounds of food, off about 28 ...
Hospital CEO change.(Whispers)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock has lost its founding CEO. Lynn Weaks, who had been CEO of the hospital since September 2004, resigned last week to become administrator of the lames H. & Cecil C. Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital in Johnson City, Tenn. The ...
Not so yummy.(Whispers)(Velo Rouge Brasserie )(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... So Velo Rouge Brasserie in downtown Little Rock was closed for "the holiday week of June 30-July 5," according to a sign on its door. And being the naturally curious Whispers staff you know and love, and being unable to ask a question of the restaurateurs directly, we called ...
Grass farm troubles.(Whispers)(Quail Valley Farm of Little Rock)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Roger C. Gravis, owner of Quail Valley Farm of Little Rock, is facing foreclosure again. BancorpSouth Bank, the successor to American State Bank, is seeking to foreclose on the grass farm because Gravis defaulted on loans totaling $885,639, according to its lawsuit filed in ...
Tax troubles.(Whispers)(HomeTel)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration filed a $945,000 tax lien against a Louisiana telephone company. The DF&A filed the paperwork in Pulaski County Circuit Court against HomeTel Inc. The DF&A said the company owes the money for Arkansas sales taxes ...
Bankruptcy troubles.(Whispers)(Trendsetter International Marketing Inc)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... A Rogers businessman recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and listed $1.2 million in debts. Timothy Salmonsen, who was an owner of Trendsetter International Marketing Inc., reported only $206,000 in assets. Salmonsen's attorney, Robert Teague of Rogers, ...
More ADA lawsuits.(Whispers)(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... We reported a few months back that Arkansas could see more lawsuits claiming businesses have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately, we were right. Three Cabot shopping centers were sued last month by Rickey Stringfellow, who suffers from multiple ...
Cutting entitlements.(Editorial)
Jul 07, 2008 ... REMEMBER DAVID WALKER? He was the comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office until he resigned in frustration earlier this year. Like him or hate him--and there are plenty of reasons for either feeling--he was an outspoken gadfly ...
Time use.(Survey)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN, BUT occasionally those taxes we all pay to run various government agencies provide some interesting statistics, though we're unsure just how useful much of the information might be. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, in its 2007 ...
[Cartoon].(Editorial)(Cartoon)
Jul 07, 2008; ... FISHING HAS BEEN GOOD! WE JUST OPENED AND WE'RE ...
On notice.(Editorial)
Jul 07, 2008; ... A FEW WEEKS BACK, I MONOPOLIZED a shockingly large amount of taxpayer time getting acquainted with Heath Abshure, who was appointed commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department by Gov. Mike Beebe in November. I like and respect his Huckabee-appointed predecessor, Michael Johnson, but ...
Tyson Foods purchases Indian poultry processor.(AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS)
Jul 07, 2008; ... Tyson Foods Inc. is making another move into an emerging market. The company has bought 51 percent of Mumbai, India-based Godrej Foods Inc., a subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet Ltd. The new venture is called Godrej Tyson Foods and is expected to reach initial annual sales of $50 ...
Class-action lawsuit filed against Riceland.(AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS)
Jul 07, 2008; ... A class-action lawsuit was filed last week by Arkansas rice farmers against Riceland Foods Inc. in Lonoke County Circuit Court. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the tainted rice that entered the 2006 rice crop. The contaminated genetically engineered rice ...
Lincoln talks health care with small-business owners.(HEALTH CARE)
Jul 07, 2008; ... With the majority of uninsured workers in the United States either self-employed or working for small businesses, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has put forth a plan that she says would make health insurance more affordable, predictable and accessible for small businesses and the ...
AERT CEO says 2008 best, worst of times.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)
Jul 07, 2008; ... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. CEO Joe Brooks posted his second letter to shareholders this year in advance of the company's July 24 annual meeting with its stock at an 11-year low. Citing the slumping housing market and a class-action lawsuit filed in March ...
Pine Bluff Chamber names co-directors.(ECONOMIC)
Jul 07, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Ann Green and Michelle Rocha, two staff members of the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, have been named co-directors of the Greater Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Green will direct the community and membership divisions, ...
Korean company to drill in Fayetteville Shale Play.(ENERGY)(SH Energy & Chemical Ltd)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008; ... A Korean company has acquired 3,000 acres of mineral rights in the Fayetteville Shale Play and was to begin drilling last week. Prime Income Asset Management said SH Energy & Chemical Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, acquired the rights in Van Buren County from Source Rock Energy of ...
Cease-and-desist order issued on Maumelle man.(BANKING & FINANCE)
Jul 07, 2008; ... The Arkansas Securities Department issued a cease-and-desist order last week against Timothy Alonza Lilly of Maumelle, who does business as Covenant Senior Advisors LLC, for violating the Arkansas Securities Act. The order from Securities Commissioner A. Heath Abshure said Lilly ...
America's Car-Mart joins Russell 3000 Index.(Public Company Reports)
Jul 07, 2008 ... America's Car-Mart Inc, joined the broad-market Russell 3000 Index when Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes. Annual reconstitution of Russell's U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by ...
Bank of the Ozarks Inc.(Public Company Reports)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Bank of the Ozarks Inc. has raised its quarterly cash dividend from 12 ...
Construction progress payments and retainage.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
Jul 07, 2008; ... Construction contracts generally embody a unique and complicated system of payment for work completed, consisting of progress payments coupled with retainage. Industry form contracts and general practice call for the general contractor to receive periodic payments (usually monthly) based ...
Greenland Composites gets Home Depot distribution deal.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
Jul 07, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An award-wining "green" product manufactured locally is expanding and capturing new markets. Greenland Composites' product, Smart Stone, is a lawn and garden stepping-stone made entirely of recycled or recyclable materials. With sawdust and ...
NARMC sees completion of $25 million patient tower.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)(North Arkansas Regional Medical Center )(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008; ... North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison recently completed a 124,000-SF, $25 million patient tower. The new structure will add 71 private patient rooms, a women's center with a nursery and birthing suites, an employee health and wellness center, a rehabilitation ...
Chambers Bank, developers sued; securities fraud alleged.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
Jul 07, 2008; ... Multiple investors filed suit against Chambers Bank of North Arkansas and a group of area developers in federal court June 19. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs accuse the defendants of securities fraud for marketing a Florida townhouse project that never came to fruition. ...
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., has named Ronald King as vice president and general manager of the Hawker Completions Center at Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Hawker Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., has named Ronald King as vice president and general manager of the Hawker Completions Center at Little Rock. King worked previously at Eaton Heavy Duty ...
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has closed the previously announced sale of its utility, Arkansas Western Gas Co. of Fayetteville, to SourceGas LLC of Lakewood, Colo., for $230 million.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has closed the previously announced sale of its utility, Arkansas Western Gas Co. of Fayetteville, to SourceGas LLC of Lakewood, Colo., for $230 million. The sale of the utility takes Southwestern out of the natural gas distribution business. Southwestern ...
Randy Zook has been named president and chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, effective July 28.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Randy Zook has been named president and chief executive officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, effective July 28. He ...
Little Rock National Airport.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Ron Mathieu has been named the new executive director at Little Rock National Airport. He became deputy executive director in January 2006, and since December 2007, he has been performing the duties of the executive director with the departure of ...
Acxiom Corp. has been named Best Marketing Organization in the 2008 American Business Awards, commonly known as "The Stevies.".(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Acxiom Corp. has been named Best Marketing Organization in the 2008 American Business Awards, commonly known as "The Stevies." The company was also named a finalist in five ...
Krebs Brothers celebrated its 75th anniversary of business in Arkansas with the grand opening of The Restaurant Store in North Little Rock at 4310 Landers Road, directly across Highway 67/167 from McCain Mall.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Krebs Brothers celebrated its 75th anniversary of business in Arkansas with the grand opening of The Restaurant Store in North Little Rock at 4310 ...
Alltel Corp.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Alltel Corp. said it will continue to expand its wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution data optimized) Revision A technology at ...
The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Entergy Arkansas Inc. could raise its customers' average monthly bills so it can buy the 789-megawatt, gas-fired Ouachita Power Facility at Sterlington, La., in a $210 million deal with Cogentrix Energy Inc.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Entergy Arkansas Inc. could raise its customers' average monthly bills so it can buy the 789-megawatt, gas-fired Ouachita Power Facility at ...
Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell the packing, feedyard and fertilizer assets of Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. of Brooks, Alberta, and its subsidiary Lakeside Packers to XL Foods Inc., a Canadian-owned beef processing business, for $107 million.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell the packing, feedyard and fertilizer assets of Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. of Brooks, Alberta, and its subsidiary Lakeside Packers to XL Foods Inc., a Canadian-owned ...
Acxiom Corp. has been selected by Conde Nast Publications to integrate its traditional direct marketing programs with its integrated, multi-channel digital marketing initiatives to deliver a superior return on marketing investments for the company.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Acxiom Corp. has been selected by Conde Nast Publications to integrate its traditional direct marketing programs with its integrated, multi-channel digital marketing initiatives to deliver a superior return on marketing investments for the ...
McCain Mall in North Little Rock has a couple of new stores.(Business Briefs)
Jul 07, 2008 ... McCain Mall in North Little Rock has a couple of new stores. Xclusive Locker Room opened its first store in central Arkansas in ...
Doe's meets expectations: great food, cheerful service.(Doe's Eat Place )
Jul 07, 2008 ... AS WE DUCKED THROUGH the splintering doorway of Doe's Eat Place on West Markham Street, words like "dive" came to mind. The yellowed checkered linoleum, worn completely through in spots to the concrete underneath, bore scars of decades past. Don't, however, judge Doe's by its ...
Organizer of 'Breaking the Veils' exhibit has ties to Arkansas.(Nonprofits & Corporate Giving)
Jul 07, 2008; ... AN EXHIBIT OF ISLAMIC ART at the Clinton Presidential Library its close to home for one of the key organizers. "Breaking the Veils: Women Artists From the Islamic World" opened June 21 and continues through Sept. 14. Among the organizers of the exhibit is the ArtReach Foundation ...
List of Arkansas' largest nonprofits is new, improved.(Overview)(Company rankings)
Jul 07, 2008; ... ARKANSAS BUSINESS' ANNUAL list of the states largest non-profit organizations is new and improved. This year's list ranks the 25 largest nonprofits--primarily grant-making private foundations and operating foundations that raise money for a specific beneficiary--by total assets ...
Southern Photo Center.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)
Jul 07, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Owner: Matt Teeter Address: 315 N. Bowman Road, Little Rock, 72211 Phone: (501) 227-0234 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-up: June 2, 2008 E-mail: ...
3WireDesigns.(New Businesses: A Listing of Business Start-Ups in Arkansas)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008; ... Owner: Chris White Address: 14 Torey Pines Drive, Little Rock, 72210 Phone: (501) 258-8209 Fax: (501) 572-9036 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Start-up: Jan. 1, 2008 E-mail: chriswhite@3wiredesigns.com Web ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Jul 07, 2008 ... MONTH 7--How to Write a Business Plan Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: 1099 President Drive, Arkadelphia Fee: $35 For more information, call (800) 862-2040 * 8--Free Educational Seminar/Luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Edward Jones, 10506 Stagecoach Road, Suite ...
ABC Supply Co. Inc.(DISTRIBUTION)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Todd David has been promoted to managing ...
Lyon College.(EDUCATION)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David L. Heringer has been named dean of enrollment services at Lyon College in ...
Arkansas Association of Colleges & Employers.(EDUCATION)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Ed Rayburn has been elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Colleges & ...
American Academy of Nursing.(EDUCATION)(Susi Sifford)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Susi Sifford, assistant professor of nursing at Arkansas State University, has been selected as a pre-doctoral scholar in academic geriatric nursing for 2009-2011 by the American ...
Southern Regional Education Board.(EDUCATION)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Ken James, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education, has been elected vice chairman ...
Bibby Transportation Finance.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Sean Campbell has been promoted to business development officer for the freight bill funding division that services the Arkansas region for Bibby Transportation Finance. Campbell, ...
Union Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Jason Sullivan has joined Union Bank of Mena as a loan officer. Before ...
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Auxiliary.(HEALTH CARE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Lue Verne Cunningham has been elected president of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Auxiliary. Other officers elected were Carl Johnson, treasurer; ...
Dr. Shiva Nallur has joined St. Vincent Clinic East in Little Rock.(HEALTH CARE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Dr. Shiva Nallur has joined St. Vincent Clinic East in Little Rock. Nallur's ...
Center for Arkansas Legal Services.(LEGAL)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Rosalind Mouser of Pine Bluff has been recognized as the .Jefferson County VOCALS Pro Bono Attorney of the ...
Arkansas Bar Association.(LEGAL)
Jul 07, 2008 ... John L. Rush has been appointed to both the senior task force and the investment committee of ...
Mangan Holcomb Partners.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alexis Gullick has joined Mangan Holcomb Partners in Little Rock as an account ...
Public Relations Society of America.(MARKETING/MEDIA)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Markham Howe, director of university relations at Arkansas State University, recently received the Crystal Award from the Arkansas ...
City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock.(NONPROFIT)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shannon Butler has been named executive director of City Year Little ...
Cindy Edgar and Shelia James have joined Crye-Leike Realtors as sales associates in its North Little Rock office on JFK Boulevard.(REAL ESTATE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Cindy Edgar and Shelia James have joined Crye-Leike Realtors as sales ...
Arkansas Realtors Association.(REAL ESTATE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jane Hall, an agent with Crye-Leike, recently received the Graduate, Realtors ...
Orion Capital Partners.(REAL ESTATE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ben Lester has joined Orion Capital Partners as vice president of the firm's ...
Real Estate Buyers Agent Council.(REAL ESTATE)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Bill Tobias has obtained his accredited buyer representative designation from the ...
Stock summary.
Jul 07, 2008 ... <Pre> Stock Summary 7/2/2008Weekly YTD Arkansas Public Company Stocks CloseChangeChange Acxiom Corp. (ACXM)11.44 -12.54%-2.31% A.E.R.T. (AERT) 0.57...
Chef Paul expanding?(Whispers)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Paul Uher and the investors at LMK Inc. of Hot Springs are considering expanding their company into Little Rock. Uher, who goes by "Chef Paul" and who with other investors owns Chef Paul's restaurant in Hot Springs, said "discussions are in the works," but would not comment ...
Closing up shop.(Whispers)(Havertys Furniture Cos closes its locations)(Brief article)
Jul 07, 2008 ... Havertys Furniture Cos. of Atlanta will close both its North Little Rock location and Little Rock locations within the next six months. The North Little Rock location will fall first. Its last day in business will be Sept. 21. Manager Greg Rolston said that a couple ...
Dog days.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
Jul 07, 2008; ... There's a new news source in North Little Rock and it's paper-free. The Web site www.Dogtownwire. net began posting news about North Little Rock in May when D.J. Smith, a former reporter for The Times of North Little Rock, and Scott Miller, who runs www.argentanews.com, decided ...