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Payroll Co. Buys AutoTime of Fayetteville

The Payroll Co. of Springfield, Mo., buys AutoTime, a Web-based time-keeping system, from PayTime Inc. of Fayetteville for an undisclosed sum.

Organizers Start Rolling AVF Ball

About 12 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum.

Rheem Offers Internet Leads to Contractors

Rheem Manufacturing Co.?s Air Conditioning Division in Fort Smith partners with ServiceMagic Inc. to provide contractors with real-time Internet leads.

Aviation School Expands, Offers Class to NWACC

Bobby Purvis, owner and chief flight instructor of Fort Smith Aviation Academy LLC, receives a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide flight training to pilots who have finished officer training school.

NWA?s Future Lot Supply Outpaces Market Demand (Market Forecast)

About 8,621 homes sold in 2005 in Benton and Washington counties, according to the Northwest Arkansas Multiple Listing Service, an increase of about 13 percent from 2004 and about 26 percent increase from 2003.

Nexstar to Sell KFTA For $5.6 Million

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. of Irving, Texas, files with the Federal Communications Commission to sell KFTA-TV, Channel 24, in Fort Smith to Mission Broadcasting Inc. of Becksville, Ohio, for $5.6 million.

Equity Broadcasting In $267 Million Merger

Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp., of Boca Raton, Fla., says it will acquire Equity Broadcasting Corp. of Little Rock. The deal is valued at $267.4 million.

KNWA Hires News Director

Fayetteville?s NBC affiliate, KNWA, hires Scott Pickey to be the station?s news director.

Radio Duo Light Up the Laughter (Outtakes Opinion)

Sometimes we think it?s O.K. to turn on a little junior high humor and snicker ? as long as you?re in the car and no one knows about it.

Baldor Earnings Up 26 Percent

Baldor Electric Co. in Fort Smith announced on April 13 that it had $11.3 million in net earnings for the first quarter of 2006, up 26 percent from the same time period last year, according to a press release.

Wal-Mart Eliminates Guns From Some Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is phasing out sales of firearms in about 25 percent of its U.S. stores because of soft demand.

Mid-Tec Takes Cargill Expansion (Real Deals)

Mid-Tec Inc. of Anderson, Mo., starts construction on a $17 million expansion to the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Springdale and EWI Constructors Inc. of Fayetteville starts a project valued at $1.2 million.

Pinnacle Shaken, Not Stirred

The Pinnacle Group and General Growth Properties aren?t very happy with the folks running Sullivan?s Steakhouse.

ANB Financial to Open Office in Wyoming

Loyal Whispers readers may remember the Business Journal reported that ANB Financial N.A. of Rogers was looking to expand into the trendy tourist town of Jackson, Wyo.

Benz Dealership Lands New Owners

Readers looking to buy a new Mercedes-Benz will be making out their down payment checks to a new group that includes Gary George and Jim Lindsey.

Northwest to Get Spinal Tap

One of a handful of pediatric spine specialists statewide will soon be available to children in Northwest Arkansas.

Celebrate Publisher Sues Former Employer

We recently came across another interesting lawsuit. It seems that Mari See, publisher of Celebrate Northwest Arkansas magazine, has filed suit against her former employer, Goglanian Bakeries Inc.

May Day Might Present Problems

May 1 could mean more to you this year than you think. It?s Primero de Mayo, or International Labor Day, which marks the annual mobilization of labor unions. This year could be a little different.

Delta Holds Promise (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

The new leader of the Delta Regional Authority, Rex Nelson, finds reasons for optimism in the Arkansas Delta.

Area?s Top 10 ROE Banks Switch Positions

The top 10 banks by return on equity in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s annual list of private banks changed somewhat from year-end 2004 to 2005.

Bentonville sales tax revenue declines, other cities see gains

NYITCOM graduates 104 doctors during hooding ceremony

Subdivision sale the top Sebastian County property deal in early 2025

Central States announces leadership changes