Business
City in top 12 of places to retire
Posted: September 16, 2009 6 a.m.When it comes to communities to retire in, Bella Vista has been chalking up high rankings for years. CNNmoney.com still has the Arkansas-Missouri border community near the top of its list.
Students excel at John Brown University
Posted: September 16, 2009 6 a.m.Three Bella Vista residents have been named to John Brown University's academic honor roll of distinguished students in the Advance Degree Completion Program.
Karaoke anyone!
Sing for your supper at Shrimpman's every Thursday
Posted: September 9, 2009 6 a.m.Looking for some new fun in Bella Vista when it's too dark for golf and tennis.
Local construction company certified as 'green professionals'
Posted: September 9, 2009 6 a.m.Ken Tomlin, President of Tomlin Construction Co., Inc. recently received the designation of Certified Green Professional.
State highway officials to meet in Bella Vista Thursday
Posted: August 19, 2009 7:23 p.m.Members of the highway commissions from Missouri and Arkansas will meet next week in Bella Vista to show support for the proposed Bella Vista bypass. The luncheon, hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Council, will be Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Bella Vista Country Club. In addition to the commissioners, transportation officials and members of the congressional delegations from both states are expected to attend. Local elected officials and community leaders will also be invited.
Local store officials apply for state lottery tickets
Posted: August 19, 2009 7:03 p.m.Two convenience stores in Bella Vista have applied for licenses to sell lottery tickets.
Home prices down across the city
Posted: August 5, 2009 7:25 p.m.In the last six months, the number of Bella Vista homes listed for sale with Realtors has dropped by about 100.
Upcoming Chamber events
Posted: August 4, 2009 7:25 p.m.Champion Speaker Series The Aug. 19 event will feature Andrea B. Thomas of Wal-Mart.
CARD RESULTS
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:38 p.m.Duplicate Bridge Bella Vista Duplicate Bridge winners July 7 were: N/S - Bob and Sally Dungan, first; Lillian Timmons and Billie Herriott, second; Sue Van Hook and Dick Shore, third; Ralph Seeck and Barbara Fielding, fourth; Ray and Sheelah Lynch, fifth.
Chastain inducted into national organization
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:38 p.m.Carla L. Chastain, president of Chastain Financial, has been inducted into the National Association of Professional and Executive Women. The association is dedicated to providing the networking resources, education and marketing services necessary to empower professional and executive women nationwide.
Bass joins First Community Bank in Missouri
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:37 p.m.The board of directors of First Community Bank announced that John F. Bass has joined the company as vice president of commercial lending. Bass will be located in the Neosho, Mo., office at 230 W. Spring St. First Community Bank, headquartered in Batesville, Ark., operates 13 banking locations and a mortgage origination office. Missouri locations include Neosho, Goodman and Jane. Arkansas locations include Batesville, Cave City, Highland, Bald Knob, Searcy and Cabot.
Edward Jones ranks highest in satisfaction
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:37 p.m.For the fourth year out of the past five, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 Full-service Investor Satisfaction Study. Bella Vista has four Edward Jones financial advisors : Chris Donovan, David Dalton, Earl Scroggin and Kevin Yingst.
Dallas bank awards grant to Affordable Housing Program
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:37 p.m.A Northwest Arkansas group that rehabilitates homes for seniors, single parents, and disabled persons, has received a $350,000 Affordable Housing Program grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, through Metropolitan National Bank in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This groomer comes to the pet
Posted: July 29, 2009 7:37 p.m.Having spent 15 years in the corporate world - as both a vice president with Citibank and a marketing manager with GE Money - Rogers resident Melvin Torres knows a thing or two about suits and ties. But he recently traded in all that. And when he did, the scenery around him changed dramatically as well. "Step into my office," Torres said on July 7 as he stretched to climb aboard his new place of employment. Since January, his office has been the back of a Mercedes Sprinter van. Rather than a desk, chair, computer monitor and spreadsheets, this new office space is equipped with an assortment of dog shampoos, shower heads, hoses and a sink equipped to handle the biggest and smallest of pets. The van is covered on all sides with the logo of Aussie Pet Mobile, the nation's largest mobile pet-grooming business. For the past six months, Torres has been driving his Aussie Pet Mobile from client to client, across northwest Arkansas, cleaning people's dogs, cats and other animals. Despite the unst