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Study Ranks KUAF Among Nation’s Best

A study commissioned by the federal Corporation for Public Broadcasting ranks KUAF in the top 10 percent of public radio stations in the U.S.

Democrat-Gazette Does Double Take, by George (Outtakes Opinion)

We noticed an almost duplicate page two weeks in a row in the Profiles section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Business Journal Should Police Editing Policies (Outtakes Opinion)

Business Journal polices headline bust.

Wagon Drives Diesel Downs (Real Deals)

Wagon Wheel Development LLC secures an $11.3 million mortgage through Bank of the Ozarks to begin work on the Diesel Downs truck stop site off Wagon Wheel Road and Interstate 540 and site construction will begin on the 23-acre Shoppes at Har-Ber Lakes.

Arvest Invests in Area Report

A nugget of Northwest Arkansas housing occupancy from Arvest’s Skyline Report.

Three More Anchors for Pleasant Crossing?

Weve heard that tenants Gordmans, Bed, Bath & Beyond and Sportsmens Warehouse will be anchoring the shopping center at Pleasant Crossing in Rogers.

Rupple Road Rumbles in Court

Lawsuits between Gary Combs and John David Lindsey raise talk of fraud and good deals gone bad.

Sage Partners Adds Office, Staff

Since its April opening, Sage Partners LLC, Fayettevilles hot new commercial real estate brokerage, has already added some serious firepower and expanded to Little Rock.

Fineberg Crosses a Commercial Line

Steve Fineberg, the commercial real estate broker at Lindsey & Associates in Rogers, will take his snappy, swing band-sound radio jingle a step further in June.

Paintball Gun Maker Awarded in Suit

A sister company to Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville was recently awarded $1.2 million by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

The Nature of the Crisis (Billie Ann Myers Commentary)

There is no Social Security crisis, but there is a need for nonpartisan discussion on the issue.

Bill Shelton (Editorial)

Bill Shelton maintained high standards for reporting the news.

Schools Left Holding Bag in Copier Firm?s Bankruptcy

Several Arkansas school districts are paying for copier repair service that they?ll never receive from Global Business Solution Inc. of Little Rock.

UnitedHealthcare Hooks Providers

UnitedHealthcare will ad 11 facilities and 500 physicians to its network in 2005.

Key-Person Policies Help Cover Brass

Key-person insurance indemnifies a business against the death or disablement of one of its key employees.

Claims Rain On Shelter

Dave Perdy, branch manager with Shelter Insurance Cos. in Springdale, said hailstorms between April 21 and May of 2004 resulted in about 2,000 claims at the center.

Proposed Health Plans May Provide More Coverage

Three sides debate over association health plans and alternative health care coverage introduced by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

MANA Plan Plunge Makes Real Splash

A lot of employers have dipped their toes into the consumer-driven health care pool, but Larry Shackelford is one of the few to do a cannon ball.

Insuring Hole-in-One Contests Par for Course

For $350, a sponsor can hold a contest where a golfer could win $10,000 for making a hole-in-one on a 170-yard par-3 hole.

Lindsey Scopes Southern View (Real Deals)

Lindsey Construction Co. of Fayetteville buys six building permits valued at $9.4 million to build 114 apartment units, and J.E. Dunn Construction Co. continues doing $6 million worth of site work construction for the new St. Mary?s hospital.

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property