by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Benton County Draws Washington County Businesses
We hear two more Washington County firms have opened offices in Benton County.
Author: Talk Business & Politics
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Cable TV Cos. Try to Bring Satellite Customers Back
The telecom and cable companies currently involved in an ongoing convergence battle are spending big bucks on advertising to gain and keep customers.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
CDI Works On Dillard?s Store (Real Deals)
CDI Contractors LLC of Little Rock and Rogers recently bought a building permit valued at $8 million for work on a new Dillard?s store in Rogers and Sharp Development LLC of Bentonville recently acquired a building permit for a two-story for a 24,000-SF b
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Solar Splash Set For Fayetteville
For those who wish to watch technology churn the Northwest Arkansas waters, the 13th annual Solar Splash will be held June 21-25 at Lake Fayetteville.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Springdale Firm Looks At Building Data Center
A tier IV data center may be in the works for the Springdale Technology Park within the next two years. Todd West, president of Springdale-based MTS Inc., said his company is doing research on the area?s needs for such a center.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Bailey?s Bakery & Eatery (Food Review)
Bailey?s Bakery & Eatery in Fort Smith makes 2.5 stars in our business lunch review.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
UA Studies Pathogens That Resist Antibiotics
University researchers are trying to quantify Campylobacter, a pathogen that contaminates nearly all retail raw broiler chicken carcasses, and trying to get rid of it.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Applebee?s Slated for Springdale
Apple Arkansas Inc. will open an Applebee?s Neighborhood Grill and Bar in Springdale. The restaurant is scheduled to open in August.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Elkins, Katzfey Leaving KNWA
The co-anchor and chief meteorologist are both leaving KNWA.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Salser Leaving KHBS for Church
Charles Salser, who has been chief meteorologist at KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, since 2000, will leave the ABC affiliate June 1 to be life groups pastor at Life Church in Oklahoma City.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
CJRW/NW Moves, Opens Seattle Office
CJRW/Northwest moved in mid-March to a new office in Clear Creek Tower at 4100 Corporate Center Drive in Johnson.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
KHBS Anchor Loses Bridge, Recovers Well
Craig Cannon’s dental bridge came loose on May 25 as he reported a story about the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market. Cannon, evening news co-anchor for KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, caught the bridge…
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Five Reporters Leave Morning News
We don?t usually write about the musical-chair movements of reporters at the area?s daily newspapers, but with five reporters leaving The Morning News at about the same time, it seemed noteworthy.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Fitness Franchise Opens
Two Fitness Together studios have opened in Bentonville this year.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Sharp Opens Nightbird Books
After 20 years of bookkeeping for her husband, architect Robert Sharp, Lisa Sharp launched Nightbird Books, one of Fayetteville?s newest businesses.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Area Oversupplied With ‘Young & Rustic’
The ?predominant consumer lifestyle? group in Northwest Arkansas is ?young & rustic,? according to research by Claritas Inc. and Market Insite Group Inc.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Stephens Analysts Make WSJ List
Two Stephens Inc. equity analysts are among the 2006 ?Best on the Street? survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Stephens Family Splitting Business
The heirs of Jack and Witt Stephens announced on May 22 that they would be reorganizing the family business into two entities with both separate and joint business interests.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Area Lenders Not Hot On 50-Year Mortgage
A handful of Northwest Arkansas lenders said they?re not looking at the new 50-year mortgage product ? not yet anyway.
by - June 5, 2006 12:00 am
Old Ideas Make Downtowns New
Although Jane Jacob?s work mostly concerned itself with very large cities like New York and Boston, the ramifications of what she had to say 40 years ago has an effect on what city planners and developers do in Northwest Arkansas today.