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Abundant Office Space Seen on Area?s Horizon

Year-end 2006 marked the fourth consecutive reporting period of positive net absorption, which is quite remarkable considering the amount of vacant space and the amount of construction activity in the area.

Private Carriers Chart Courses

One has a $200 million fleet of jets. One has a fleet of two planes. Both help keep the Northwest Arkansas economy soaring.

Compromised House Bill (Editorial)

Sometimes in politics, compromise can be a good thing.

Rational Decision Making Still Valuable (R. R. Goforth Commentary)

Appropriate analytical tools, most likely best provided by the private sector, have long been needed but are just now being developed and made available.

Lazenby Lines Out Warehouse Space (Real Deals)

Bill Lazenby of Fayetteville recently broke ground on a commercial project in north Springdale that will be valued at $8 million upon completion.

Hybrid Sales on Rise

Sales of hybrid vehicles are increasing in Northwest Arkansas.

Arkansas Best Corp. Rolls Out ?Regional?

Arkansas Best uses new operating model to enter regional markets.

Valley Bankers Seek Purchase

A group of investors is seeking $10 million in private stock subscriptions so they can purchase an unnamed south Arkansas bank and relocate its headquarters to Tontitown.

Signature Closing on Bank Purchase

White River Bancshares Inc. of Fayetteville received its final approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on March 23 to purchase the Bank of Brinkley.

Flake Shakes Up Orion

Flake & Kelly of Little Rock has started managing Orion Real Estate Services? properties in Northwest Arkansas, but isn?t buying out the Springdale company.

Barber Starts Real Estate Firm

Brandon Barber established Barber Real Estate LLC as the new brokerage arm of The Barber Group of Fayetteville on April 1.

Beau Terre Management Changes

Colliers Dickson Flake Partners is taking over management and leasing of Beau Terre Office Park in Bentonville.

Williams to Tee Off

Steve Williams of Fayetteville is finalizing a lease agreement that will allow him to reopen a driving range on Wedington Drive.

Agracel Commercial Space Fills

The Agracel Professional Park in Bentonville recently added two new tenants: Jet Stream Lending and The Hayes Company Inc.

Kearney Shifts From Little Rock

General practice attorney Jack Kearney opened his Fayetteville office March 1.

Jeweler Opens Rogers Location

Owner Bret Boulton has opened a second location of the Bentonville jewelry store Heart?s Desire.

DaySpring Offers Blessings Unlimited

DaySpring Cards of Siloam Springs has created a new company called Blessings Unlimited.

Van Conversion Co. Planning Expansion

Presidential Conversions Inc. of Fayetteville recently expanded into Jonesboro and may be moving operations south within the next two years.

Support Fining Payday Lenders (Billie Ann Myers Commentary)

I have a hard time understanding how anyone could question the need for House Bill 1036. This is the law. Here is the penalty for breaking it.

State Should Use Surplus For Improving Schools (Editorial)

We join the governor, Richard Weiss, the director of the state Department of Finance & Administration, and House Speaker Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, in advocating that more than half the projected $844 million state budget surplus be dedicated solely to sc

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal