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Transit Leaders Plan Bus System

Trio piecemeals budget to upgrade Fayetteville public transportation.

Tyson, Wal-Mart Fleets Blanket U.S. Highways

Springdale?s Tyson Foods became the world?s largest protein company with its purchase of IBP Inc. A by-product of the merger has also made Tyson Foods a fair-sized trucking company.

Airways Freight Corp. Uses Informational Web Site

?Functional? and ?fast? are the hallmarks of Airways Freight Corp.?s freight forwarding services, and the same can be said for its Web site.

KC Flights Canceled, XNA Road now at $45M

There is no longer commercial air service from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill to either Kansas City or Little Rock, two of the area?s closest cities.

ANB Catches Webb

The holding company for Arkansas National Bank N.A., ANB bought out Webb & Bentonville Insurance Agencies in late April for what industry insiders suspect was a high six-figure deal.

Sitcom Envisions ?Hee-Haw? Meets ?Seinfeld?

Bill McFetridge, president of Ozark Film & Video in Springdale, has spent about $525,000 to produce and promote a test pilot for what he calls a ?country music sitcom.?

Goshen Golf Dreams Fading

It appears more and more likely that there will be no golf course in Goshen anytime soon.

Arkansas GIFT Plans Earns Four of Five Stars

In its June issue, Mutual Funds magazine rated the 57 ?Section 529? college savings plans throughout the nation.

The Buck Shops Here

It seems a whitetail buck decided to check out the everyday low prices recently at an Iowa Wal-Mart store, making for several anxious moments around the produce section.

Shiloh Shies Away From School Buyout

There apparently won?t be a buyout of Immanuel Christian Academy in Rogers by Shiloh Christian School in Springdale.

Wal-Marti Gras

Residents of New Orleans are still fighting over a Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for the site of a former housing project, but it looks like things are going Wal-Mart?s way.

P.A.M, J.B. Hunt Dedicate Efforts, Grow Revenue

Robert Weaver’s team at P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. clued in to dedicated contract services before most of its truckload carrier brethren.

Arvest-Fayetteville Tops its Record ROE

Arvest Bank in Fayetteville, formerly McIlroy Bank & Trust, enjoyed its best return on equity (22.23 percent) in the bank?s rich 131-year history.

State Charters Dwindle, but Fee Hike, Arvest Keep Bank Department Afloat

State Bank Department continues to lose charters, but Arvest merger and an increase in the assessment fee are making up for the lost revenue.

Bank of America Builds Comeback with Service

Bank?s high-end, high-touch investment products appeal to two-county corporate community.

Bank Home Page Offers Hometown Feel

The Bank of Fayetteville earned 3.5 mice for its recent Web page review.

Bank of Rogers Fills Community Niche

Dick McLelland got tired of large banks buying the community banks he headed in Northwest Arkansas. After the second time it happened, he decided to start his own.

Burden Falls on School Officials

Administrators at the local level, and bureaucrats at the Arkansas Department of Education, have to start standing behind teachers dealing with the parents of problematic or subperforming students.

Wal-Martians, We Salute You

Although its rise to be the largest company in the nation and the world has created some animosity from rivals, we congratulate Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

First Security Bank Hops After Clients

Since opening its first office in Northwest Arkansas three years ago, Searcy-based First Security Bank has established six locations in the area and scraped out a creditable share of the business.

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain