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2009 Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Calendar of Events

It is just about that time again - the farmer’s markets are almost open.  I really love to visit them all across NWA because they are locally made goods and they are generally the best goods to be had.  Here is what they have going on in Fayetteville this year:
Saturday April 4th, 2009 – Opening [...]

School and Business closings Dec. 16 2008

Here is what we have found for today’s school closings. It is looking bad for Eastern Oklahoma and Washington County so if you are out and about please use extreme caution. Remember black ice is hard to distinguish so if the road looks wet treat it as ice. Also if you are [...]

Looking for a job in Northwest Arkansas?

Today at the John Q. Hammons convention center in Rogers, the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce is putting on a job fair. Here are the details from their website:
NWA Fall Job Fair
Monday, Oct. 20
Noon-7 p.m.
J.Q. Hammons Center, 3300 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers
Exit 83 off I-540
Free and Open to the Public
More than 2,500 job openings will [...]

The 2nd Annual Jack’s Baby Shower in Fayetteville

The JRG Foundation was formed in October of 2007 after the death of the founder’s only son, Jack. As a foundation, they offer financial assistance to families of critically ill babies at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. This Sunday (10/5) they are hosting the 2nd Annual Jack’s Baby Shower at Wilson Park in Fayetteville.
The 2nd Annual Jack’s [...]

The site is back and better than ever.

As you guys know recently our old site and 3 years of work were gone in the blink of an eye.  It took nearly a month to get the data back and get the new site online but here it is and it will be better than ever.
We will still be ranked highly by google [...]

Bear Stearns causing stocks to fall as fear of liquidity rises

Here’s a story that will make you think. When the Bear Stearns fiasco went down this past weekend, fear struck the investment market. Stocks of financial giants went south as concerns about other possible financial institutions and banks closing shop grew. Lehman Bros in particular was a concern, [...]

The Check is in the Mail Part 1 of 4

I really thought it would take longer to begin seeing the stupidity in the government?s decision to pay us off for our economic woes. Don?t get me wrong, I realize that the check coming in the mail from Uncle Sam will help a lot of people, myself included. However, I am certain that the economic [...]

Northwest Arkanasas School Closings March 4th 2008

Click here for December 16th 2008 school closings.
Final Update 7:14 AM 3/4/08
Ok scroll down for all of the school and business closings and my random updates from the morning as early at 4 AM. I am fairly certain that all schools are closed, and if you don’t have to leave you shouldn’t.
Road conditions are [...]

If You Build it…They Will Come

Ok, so here’s the update on the class A and class B office market in Northwest Arkansas. And yes, vacancies are high in some instances. But here’s the thing, they’ve always been higher. The amazing thing is the entire area continues to build a tremendous amount of offices and we manage to [...]

Growth vs. Non-Growth, Don’t Go to Vegas

Just as in recent presidential elections, the local political landscape is just as heated and divided, albeit the issues and candidates are extremely different. Rather than candidates, we argue over ideas, and rather than deficits and wars, we fight over growth.
Joe and I have had the pleasure to do our radio show at a [...]