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Hanna May Run for Fayetteville Seat

One of the sons of former Fayetteville Mayor Fred Hanna could be announcing soon his intentions to run for the Ward 2 city council seat that will soon be vacated by Randy Zurcher.

Cheesy Vendor Headed for Rogers

Kraft Foods will move into its new Rogers offices by December with 190 employees.

Fresh Faces Join Genesis Directors

On Feb. 13, the board of directors for the University of Arkansas Genesis Technology Incubator invited young tech guru Jeremy Webb to join their circle.

Loislaw.com Tulip Tiptoes

?Mum? is the word from Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer NV these days.

Rogers Check-casher Faces Accusations

B&K Check Cashers of Rogers is up before the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies to answer a slew of allegations that the company violated the Arkansas Check-Cashers Act.

Fayetteville Fights Junk Yard Wars

A city of Fayetteville public works ordinance requires all commercial waste haulers to ask permission from the Fayetteville City Council if they want to offer roll-off service within the city limits.

Shale Rests at Root of Construction Problems

Shale forces some Northwest Arkansas developers to dig deeper into pockets.

Arvest Banks Raked Profits in 2001?s 3Q

Four of the five Northwest Arkansas banks that showed the best profits in 2001?s third quarter were properties of Arvest Bank Group Inc. in Bentonville.

FCC Order May Ease Spectrum Logjam

The Federal Communications Commission has taken a step toward making the wireless communications industry more attractive to carriers such as Alltel Corp.

Alltel Eyes Changing Future After Record Quarter, Year

Alltel 4Q income up 20 percent as Scott Ford prepares to be CEO.

Tech Park Names Confuse Public

Local confusion reigns regarding the difference between Fayetteville?s budding technology and business parks.

Cafe Santa Fe Gets Liquor Back

CSF Franchise Group is once again serving liquor at its Cafe Santa Fe restaurants in Bentonville and east Fayetteville.

Franchisees Apply for Closed KFC Stores

Existing franchisees have applied to take over eight KFC restaurants in Northwest Arkansas that closed because a franchisee in New Mexico filed for bankruptcy in December.

La Playa Opens in South Fayetteville

La Playa Mexican Restaurant opened Nov. 3 at 727 S. School St. in Fayetteville.

Squrley?s Serves Fusion Fare

Bill and Carol Lehman quietly opened Squrley?s on Halloween day in a building that previously housed a Rally?s hamburger restaurant at 1509 W. Sixth St. in Fayetteville.

Gonzalez Replaces The Dome

Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant opened Jan. 17 in the building at 1673 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville that previously housed The Dome Bar & Grill, which closed in December.

Lunch at Thanh’s Satisfies (Business Lunch)

Thanh?s Restaurant offers fantastic Vietnamese during a food review.

State Needs Leadership in 2002 (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Gov. Mike Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly have to contend with more than major budget decisions in 2002. They have an election year.

One-day Pack Rat Sale Brings in $77,000

The semi-annual clearance sale held Jan. 20 at Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville brought in about $77,000, and the outdoor sporting goods store was only open for four hours that day.

Employee Productivity Highest on Tuesdays

Executives think Monday and Tuesday are employees? most productive business days, according to a recent survey released by Accountemps Inc. of Fayetteville.

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