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On the Rocks Plans to Open in Ice Plant

Cal Canfield has landed his first tenant after the $1 million renovation of the 99-year-old Fayetteville Mercantile Building.

Tusk?s Pulls out from Dickson Street

Tusk?s Bottling Co., which opened in October at 200 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville, closed in April.

New Owners Reopen Dickson Street Diner

The Dickson Street Diner at 522 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville reopened April 19 under new management. It had been closed since March.

Cathy?s Corner Slings Down-home Cooking

Siloam Springs restaurant receives 3.5 stars in a recent food review.

Rio Bravo Cantina opened a restaurant in Fayetteville in October 1997 and broke the city?s record for monthly food sales. With sales that high in its first month, Rio Bravo had nowhere to go but down.

Waiter, There?s a Buzz in my Soup

Restaurant owners wake up and realize the honeymoon is over.

Tyson?s Big Purchase the Exception in 2001

Tyson Foods Inc.?s September acquisition of IBP Inc. was one of the few major mergers in the food industry during an economically strapped 2001.

Survey Shows IT Field Can Lead to Advancement

About 53 percent of leadership positions in corporate information-technology divisions are filled by existing employees, a national survey recently conducted by Robert Half International Consulting Inc. found.

WRMC Sponsors Cardiac Conference

On April 19-20, Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville hosted a cardiology conference featuring two heart research experts.

Mercy Hires Illinois Man as Chief Operating Officer

Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas hired Edward Mirzabegian to fill the newly created position of chief operating office.

Pace to Receive Award from Education Foundation

The Fayetteville Education Foundation plans to present its first ?Apple Award? to Pace Industries Inc. of Fayetteville in recognition years of support from the company.

Franchisees File $3M Suit Against Cafe Santa Fe

Two former franchisees filed a lawsuit April 24 in Washington County Circuit Court against CSF Franchise Group of Fayetteville.

Lenders Credit, Arkansas Capital Corp. Lock Horns

A Fort Smith man came to Arkansas Capital Corporation Group in Little Rock in February to apply for $100,000 in funding for a new business idea. Beyond that, the two parties agree on virtually nothing.

Banking Brothers Duel

Close-knit family backs competing Lynch bankers.

Get Real on Education (Commentary)

Let?s get real. As long as we keep expecting the quality of parents to improve before we improve the quality of our schools, we are never going to get anywhere.

Central Security Systems Features Digital Video Recording

Since opening in January, Central Security Systems LLC has sold and installed about 50 electronic security systems. But co-owner Drew Perry said that?s barely the beginning.

Rogers Woman Opens Dental Staffing Firm

As owner and operator of Dental Staffing Specialists Inc., Hughey places dental assistants, hygienists and office staff in temporary and permanent positions.

Bob Douglas Dies at Age 77

Robert R. ?Bob? Douglas died April 7 at Fayetteville?s City Hospital after a series of strokes, the first of which occurred last year.

Rand McNally Thinks it?s 1962

The 2002 Rand McNally Road Atlas, the bible of road trippers, contains maps of only four Arkansas cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff and Hot Springs.

And the Award Goes to ?

Nancy Skaarer was laid off by KHBS/KHOG, about a week before the station learned the only first place award it will receive this year from The Associated Press is for a report Skaarer wrote.

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