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Bank Commissioner Speaks to Rotary

A group of Rogers Rotarians sang ?Happy Birthday? to their guest speaker, State Bank Commissioner Robert ?Bunny? Adcock, before he took the podium on July 19.

Beverly Suitor Faces $10 Million Fraud Lawsuit

Peter R. Morris, president of PRM Realty Group LLC of Chicago, now is suing Formation Capital of Alpharetta, Ga., for fraud and breach of contract, saying he was misled about his $10 million investment in Beverly Enterprises of Fort Smith.

Diversity Key to Fort Smith Economy

Fort Smith city leaders plan to study how to maintain the city?s traditional manufacturing base while increasing service-industry jobs.

River City Aims For New Image

Fort Smith officials are using history and entertainment to attract visitors downtown.

Wally Properties Follows Wal-Mart Store Openings

John Alford of Wally Properties LLC and partner Charles Palmer have developed or redeveloped more than 1 million SF of space in former Wal-Mart stores, or in what?s called ?shadow? buildings near new Wal-Mart Supercenters.

Local Coffee Houses Brew Up Java Wars

A friendly competition is brewing among Fort Smith coffee shops, and Starbucks will open a store there in the fall.

Just How High Are Gas Prices? (James B. Bell Commentary)

Although gasoline prices have increased a great deal, they have not kept pace with rent, postage, meat, medical costs, college tuition or even the overall rate of inflation.

CAFTA Could Help Agri Companies (Editorial)

The U.S. Senate, in one of the closest votes in recent memory on a trade issue, has approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Pet Crematory Moves to Mountain

Shirlie and David Romans quit doing human cremations for funeral homes in 2004 and switched to pets, opening River Valley Pet Crematory and Cemetery in Dora.

Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status

The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.

Cooper Creates Shopping Center (Real Deals)

Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway buys a building permit valued at $4 million to build a 52,000-SF shopping center off Sixth Street in Fayetteville.

Cornerstone Finds Foundation in HMA

Wendell ?R.W.? Ross founded the Cornerstone Clinic in Van Buren in 1988. In 1996, he sold it to publicly traded Health Management Associates Inc. of Naples, Fla., which takes care of running the business while he cares for the patients.

ABC, OLN To Air Local Segments

ABC?s television show, ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,? which did a home remodel for Alma resident Colleen Nick and her family, has been rescheduled but no air date has been set.

Take 2 Adds Boob to Tube (Outtakes Opinion)

Take 2 Video?s latest TV ad encourages viewers to come in and get a new poster featuring local spokesmodel/waitress Jessica. We wonder just how racy Take 2?s commercials can get.

WMRC Print Ads Puzzle Patrons (Outtakes Opinion)

Washington Regional Medical Center?s new print advertising campaign makes fun of Northwest Arkansas? infrastructure, and the distance to competing hospitals, in a humorous way.

Go-Minis Offers Unique Storage Experience

Bill Locke opened Go-Minis, which allows customers to pack their own goods for delivery or storage.

Faux Painting A Foundation for New Business

Vicci Hull and Brenda Carpenter opened Unique Faux and Faux Designs by Brenda in Rogers. They do faux painting for new construction or redesigns in homes.

Neumeier?s Gets 3 Stars (Business Lunch)

Neumeier?s Rib Room of Fort Smith receives a three-and-a-half star rating for a business lunch.

Chains Take Top 10 Slots

For the first time since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal began tracking Fayetteville restaurant sales in 1997, the top 10 slots are all held by national chains.

U.S. Beef Plans Arby?s, Taco Bueno

United States Beef Co. plans to build a 3,400-SF Arby?s restaurant and a 2,600-SF Taco Bueno on 3.8 acres in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park.

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