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Blackwood, Thompson Murray Top ADDY Winners

Blackwood Martin/CJRW won 25 Addy awards from the Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation, a division of of the American Advertising Federation.

Columnist Left Out Important Point

D-G columnist should have informed his readers that he was previously paid to promote his hometown hero.

Peterson Produces Chickens Galore

Peterson Farms Inc. processes about 1.4 million broilers per week, and it sets, when at full capacity, more than 1.5 million eggs per week.

Peterson Ready to Crow

Peterson Farms enters a new era with COO Kerry Kinyon.

Arkansas Best, J.B. Hunt Rated ?Strong Buy?

John Larkin, an analyst with Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc. of Baltimore, Md., said in a Feb. 22 press release that he expects a significant earnings upswing in the near future for the American trucking industry.

Cannon to Appeal $6 Million IRS Claim

The Internal Revenue Service has notified Springdale?s Cannon Express Inc. that the truckload carrier owes $6 million in back taxes. It is appealing the decision.

P.A.M. Plans to Offer 3.5 Million Shares

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown plans a second issuance of stock.

Wal-Mart Puerto Rico Buys Rival

Wal-Mart Puerto Rico announced on Jan. 6 that it has acquired Supermercados Amigo, the largest supermarket chain in Puerto Rico.

Pinnacle Foods to Extend Fayetteville Plant Facilities

Plant renovations top list of recent real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas.

IBP Tech Integration Under Way for Tyson

Try merging the computer networks for 14 companies into one system in one year. That?s the challenge facing Gary Cooper, Tyson Foods Inc.?s vice-president of information services.

Awards Bestowed on Fayetteville Firms

Two Fayetteville tech companies received awards from the Arkansas Technology Transfer Society for their ?outstanding? efforts toward supporting technology and economic development in Arkansas.

Collier Partners with Home I.V.

Collier Drug Store on Dickson Street in Fayetteville recently became one of seven support centers for Home I.V. Specialists, a Jonesboro-headquartered infusion therapy provider.

Everyday Low-Cost Camping

Apparently, the 54th most interesting thing on Earth is fact that old folks are camping in Wal-Mart store parking lots.

Firms Try to Avoid This Man

No one in Northwest Arkansas wants to have to call Mark Myers, but as he put it, ?When you need me, you really need me.?

Limeys Leaving ASDA

Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought the British supermarket chain ASDA Group Plc. in 1999 for $10.8 billion, the Brits have been bailing.

Sellars Goes from GOP to AARP

We hear Sam Sellers is back in Arkansas. He?s now associate state director for the AARP, where he does lobbying and communications work.

Fayetteville VIPs Exchange Strong Allegations

Mayor Dan Coody and developer Gary Combs point fingers.

Developer Questions Fayetteville

Local developer and businessman Gary Combs said ?We?ve gone nuts in this city,? referring to Fayetteville?s new ideas within the city government.

IFworld Returns a Heavy Response

The city of Fayetteville asked 13 technology firms to type up a bid proposal to overhaul the city?s Web site. IFworld Inc. returned a 200-page answer.

Billion-dollar Brand: Thomas E. Wilson

Thomas E. Wilson was a name 100 years before he became a name brand.

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses

Fort Smith business leader John Taylor has died

Car-Mart completes $161.3 million securities transaction

Officials ask public to be on the lookout for bird flu in flocks