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AAF Ad Confuses Homeless Issues with Car Sales (Outtakes Opinion)

Automatic Auto Finance’s television ad featuring a homeless man, a gorilla and a man in a banana suit seems to be in bad taste.

A.R.C. Banks Persimmon Place (Real Deals)

Eight parties recently bought houses from A.R.C. Construction Development Inc. of Rogers in Fayetteville’s Persimmon Place subdivision, and Next Generation Residential LLC recently sold five lots with houses from April through June in Fayetteville’s Sage

Vision Technologies Rolls Out Cameras

Lee Thompson, president and CEO of Vision Technologies Inc. of Rogers, said his company will produce up to 1,000, 200-pound cameras for the U.S. Navy.

Technology Companies Garner Research Grants

Since June, five Fayetteville technology companies have been awarded a combined $1.45 million in grants.

Sales of Food Fatten Hotels? Bottom Line

Sales of food and beverages account for roughly 34 percent of revenue at five of Northwest Arkansas? hotels that specialize in food and banquet service.

Independent Movie to be Shot in Area

Another movie is about to be filmed in Northwest Arkansas. “War Eagle” is supposed to be a coming-of-age buddy film that involves baseball themes and a boy named “Wheels,” who is wheelchair bound.

Hotels Book Up for Hog Football

Hotels are booking up fast for University of Arkansas Razorback football games scheduled this fall in Fayetteville ? some are sold out for all home games.

Stephens Opens Firm in South Carolina

Stephens Inc. of Little Rock opened a private client office in Columbia S.C., on July 13.

Ballyhoo Delivers Cruisin’ Ads

If you’ve wondered about the delivery truck with rotating signs that’s been cruising around Northwest Arkansas, it’s Tony Cristee’s business, Ballyhoo Delivery.

Rogers Might Nab In the Raw Restaurant

In the July 10 edition of the Tulsa Business Journal, Tara Hughes, co-owner of In the Raw Sushi restaurants in Tulsa, mentioned a possible franchise move into the Rogers area.

Katzfey Takes Job at Fairchild Construction

Rick Katzfey, who had been the chief meteorologist at KNWA for three years, left the NBC affiliate in July and took a job as vice president of business development at Fairchild Construction Inc. of Bentonville.

Professor Co-authors Article in BusinessWeek

Tim West, an associate professor of accounting at University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business, helped author an article in an upcoming issue of Business and Professional Ethics Journal, according to a brief in BusinessWeek.

Walton’s African Voyage Spurs Grant

A trip to Africa about four years ago spurred S. Robson Walton’s interest in preserving wilderness.

Was Sam Right? (Gwen Moritz Commentary)

Sam Walton didn?t approve of corporate philanthropy. Thank goodness that?s one of his ideas the company has moved away from.

Clean Air Act Goes Into Effect on July 21 (Editorial)

Go out and eat a smoke-free meal at your favorite restaurant on July 21, when the state?s new Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 goes into effect.

Shogun to Open on Dickson

Shogun Steak House will open a fourth location at 313 Dickson St. in Fayetteville, and Tim?s Pizza opened a Springdale location in June.

Eat This! Gets Three and 1/2 Stars (Business Lunch)

A New York-style pizza joint, Eat This!, gets 3.5 stars in our food review.

RoArk Wrangles Regional Business

At 32, The RoArk Group Inc. of Rogers has hit its stride and is being led by a third generation Garman.

Congress Leans Toward Telecoms on Internet Future

Big businesses that laid the broadband network are on the verge of creating a tiered payment system they say will free up space on the “superhighway.”

ABA Announces Fayetteville Team

The American Basketball Association announced on July 4 that it will add a team from Fayetteville to its lineup this fall.

Honored Anthony building houses University of Arkansas wood, housing research

UA survey shows more Arkansans suffer from depression

ORT ridership breaks record in 2025

Fort Smith airport traffic on pace to top 2024