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The Region’s Top Radio, TV, Newspapers and Ad Agencies

Results from the latest lists measuring the top radio, TV, newspapers and ad agencies in the region.

Home-Cooking Approach Works at Airways Freight

The management at Airways Freight Corp. figures waffles in the morning and perhaps some spaghetti at lunch will help its employees feel right at home. It seems to work.

Springdale Bank Aggressively Slices off a Bigger Piece of Pie

Managing relationships has enabled First National Bank of Springdale to manage more money.

Culture Makes the Workplace

At No. 80 in Fortune magazine, Wal-Mart?s not too bad considering its size.

Survey Finds Bosses Ears Open

Walton College and IntelliMark build morale by appreciating ideas.

Boozman, Snyder Make Right Call

Hats off to Rep. Vic Snyder, a Democrat who recently cast his vote with the majority of Republicans to give President Bush a narrow 215-214 victory on the fast-track trade bill.

Liquid Lounge, Mickey Finn?s to Open in Late January

Some of the owners of Buster Belly?s Bar & Deli in Fayetteville have been busy getting two new Dickson Street bars ready to open by the end of January.

Rogers Kisor?s to be Shorty Small?s

Bill Kisor is in the process of selling his restaurant in Rogers? Scottsdale Center ? Kisor?s Grill & Bakery ? to Shorty Small?s, a chain of American grill restaurants based in Oklahoma City.

The Gypsy Opens in C.D. Location

John Dortch opened The Gypsy on Dec. 28 at 402 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville in the building that previously housed C.D. Lounge.

In a Crisis, Lead With Your Ears (John Newman Commentary)

It turns out that fixing troubled companies is not rocket science. Difficult? Yes. Painful? Always. But not all that complicated.

Health Care Managers Padding Benefit Packages

Some health care administrators creatively offset rising health insurance rates to maintain a competitive recruitment edge.

Health Insurance Premiums are High and Getting Higher

In 2001, employer health care plan premiums jumped 11 percent, and the average will be in double-digits again next year. The insurance industry doesn?t see any relief on the horizon.

Houndstooth Sales Up 16 Percent in December

Houndstooth Clothing Co. of Fayetteville had a 16 percent increase in same-store sales during December, said Michael Baker, who started the retro T-shirt company in 1992.

Wal-Mart Moves Import Buying In-House

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will move all of its import operations in-house beginning Feb. 1.

C-Tech Industries Reorganizes Springdale Operations

On Dec. 13, C-Tech Industries Inc. of Camas, Wash., announced its wholesale distributor of pressure washer parts and accessories, Spraymart, moved into a 40,000-SF facility at 1468 E. Mountain Road in Springdale.

Tyson Announces Board Additions

The Tyson Foods Inc. board of directors elected three new members at its quarterly board meeting.

AmericanConnection Restores Flights to St. Louis

On Jan. 8, Trans States Airlines/AmericanConnection plans to restore two flights each weekday from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to St. Louis that were temporarily canceled in August so two airplanes could be repainted.

Rainwater, Barrett Ready for Radio Rumble

?Conference Call,? the Memphis-originated sports talk show formerly carried in Northwest Arkansas by ESPN-affiliate KREB-AM 1190 (?The Fan?) of Bentonville, is no more.

We Told You So, D-G

We hate end-zone dances because, as one college football coach once said, we like to act like we?ve been there before. But this is one case of taunting that is deserved.

Oops … a Taxing Situation

A reader e-mailed us to say an item in the Best & Worst of 2001 section of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s Dec. 24 issue was inaccurate.

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