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SmitCo Opens Second Popeyes

SmitCo Eateries Inc. of Pine Bluff opened its second Northwest Arkansas Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant on Aug. 9 at 2325 W. Walnut St. in Rogers.

WSE Steers Around Frances, I-80 Pileup

Hurricane Charley and a 35-car pileup in Wyoming caused shipping woes for Willis Shaw Express of Elm Springs.

United to Offer Flights Between Chicago, XNA

United Airlines will soon begin three daily nonstop flights between Chicago and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill. The airline also said it will also add one new daily nonstop flight to Denver.

Regions Plans ATM Network

Regions Bank is working on creating an automatic teller network in Washington County with six new ATMs in the planning stage.

Arkansas Housing Starts Lag Seven-state Region

In the first quarter of 2004, Arkansas fell 4.1 percent behind the U.S. average in percent change in housing permits. Arkansas showed 9.5 percent change for the quarter.

Licensing Board Cracks Down On Residential Violations

Seven contractor violations from Washington and Benton counties are slated for Oct. 20 hearings.

Expo Entices Decision Makers

About 4,000 people attended the ninth annual Northwest Arkansas Business Expo on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Springdale.

Active Voicing Offers Audio, Video Services

Former TV and Tyson Foods man James Spencer has launched Active Voicing, an audio/video and multimedia production company.

Learning Rx Comes to Northwest Arkansas

Kent and Melissa Sorrells of Little Rock have brought their cognitive learning center Learning Rx to Northwest Arkansas. They’ve hired Jerry F. RunnerSmith away from the Clear Springs School in Eureka Springs to operate a local center.

Wal-Mart?s Opening Day Wows (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

The siren song of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter proves irresistible.

Eads Bros. Co. Weathers 103 Years of Business

One of the state?s oldest companies, Eads Bros. Furniture Co. of Fort Smith, has withstood fire, flood, high winds and the Arkansas River Valley economy for 103 years.

HOPE Inc. Feeds Cancer Research

There are more than 174 clinical trials devoted to cancer research in Arkansas. Helping Oncology Patients Excel Inc., a nonprofit organization in Springdale, is trying to get even more off the ground.

Retail Furniture Market Changes

With the urbanization of Northwest Arkansas, traditional furniture stores may go the way of the bundling bed.

Check Out New Law (Editorial)

A new age in checking begins on Oct. 28, when the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act goes into effect.

Contemporary Furniture Stores

Two ?mod? furniture stores have cropped up in North Fayetteville to serve growing niche.

Equipment Suppliers Proclaim Color King

High-end office equipment ? namely printers, scanners, copiers, facsimiles and the latest hybrids of all four ? is evolving toward value-added document management.

Upscale Trappings Make Statement

Businesses break out checkbooks, turn to designers, to make the right statement with their workplace.

Customers Crave Original Products

Designers and furnishings dealers like Glenda Milam in Springdale said home and office owners are looking for originality in the pieces they are purchasing, even if that means country-French is on the way out.

Emelia?s Kitchens Gets 5 Stars (Business Lunch)

Emelia?s Kitchen receives a rare five-star review from the Business Journal?s critics.

Edwards Builds Brookhaven (Real Deals)

Edwards Design and Construction Inc. of Springdale recently bought 50 building permits valued at a combined $25 million to construct 472 apartment units off Powell Street in Springdale.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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