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Kennedy Gives 2004 Investment Strategy

Robert E. Kennedy, a University of Arkansas business professor from 1957 to 1999, took time after a Christmas partry drop-in at Garner Asset Management LLC in Fayetteville to talk about investment strategies for the new year.

Bank of Arkansas Tops October Mortgage Race

Bank of Arkansas paced the Washington County mortgage market in October. It made $19.83 million worth of mortgage loans or about 12.24 percent of all of those made that month in the county.

Local Retailer Says Christmas Looks Good

Mason Hiba said his stores were showing a double-digit sales increase as of Dec. 16 when compared to the same period of the Christmas season in 2002.

Boomtown Contractors Busted by License Board

Howard Williams, administrator of the state Contractors Licensing Board, said he has a total of 11 contractor violations from Northwest Arkansas set for Jan. 9 hearings.

American Eagle to Open XNA Maintenance Facility

American Eagle Airlines said recently that it will open a new maintenance facility at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill.

Arts Live Launches Scholarship Fund

A $5,000 donation helps Arts Live Theatre Inc. launch a scholarship fund to enable area youth to participate in Arts Live classes and programs including after-school classes, summer camps and stage productions offered by Arts Live Theatre.

St. Edward?s Doctors Test PDAs in Lab Coats

Sixteen doctors at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith are part of a pilot group for the Cerner Millennium Mobile system, using personal digital assistants they can carry in a lab coat pocket to record patient information.

PCC Drives Toward Goal

Northwest Arkansas? oldest elite golf community, Pinnacle Country Club, made big changes during 2003.

Welcome to NWA! Connects Newcomers With Trustworthy Local Businesses

Welcome to NWA! and its co-owner Theresa Thompson are in the business of connecting Northwest Arkansas newcomers with trustworthy and efficient local businesses and services.

Pinnacle Group Had Huge Impact in 2003

J.B. Hunt, Bill Schwyhart and Tim Graham, who do business as The Pinnacle Group in Rogers, are named the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s ?Newsmaker of the Year? for 2003.

Cross Gunther Witherspoon & Galchus PC Expands to Fayetteville

Little Rock-based Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus P.C. recently expanded its offices to Fayetteville?s downtown square.

Class Action Granted Against Poultry Firms

A judge grants class-action status to property owners who claim waste from Tyson Foods Inc., Simmons Foods Inc. and Peterson Farms Inc. spilled into the northeastern Oklahoma lake and depreciated the value of their lakefront property.

Hoya?s COO Starts Local Project Englebrecht ?Thumper-dink?

Roy Englebrecht is a minority owner and chief operating officer of Oscar De La Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions.

California Builders Start Siloam Springs Projects

Two investors from California apparently have big plans for Siloam Springs.

Commercial Permits Crackle in Bentonville

Bentonville led the commercial building boom in Northwest Arkansas with a total of 68 building permits purchased through the first eleven months of 2003. The permits had a total value of $123,398,293.