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Tire Central Plans Area Chain

C. Roy Wright said the newly constructed Tire Central in Lowell will be the flagship location for a chain of up 20 stores throughout the area.

Brown to Leave Morning News

Wesley Brown, business editor at The Morning News, plans to leave around Jan. 1 to begin work as a business reporter in Donrey Media Group?s Little Rock office.

RoArk and CJRW Hound Best of Show

RoArk Printing Inc. in Rogers and Cranford Johnson Robinson & Woods in Little Rock recently won the ?Zandi,? or best of show, award for a brochure entered into a national corporate communications design contest.

Harton Hears a ?Wooo-Pig-Sooie?

Greg Harton, executive editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette?s Fayetteville section, took University of Arkansas basketball fans to task Dec. 2. rnOur question is, where the heck has Harton been?

No Cotton for Eli Whitney

We didn?t know the inventor of the cotton gin is playing quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels, but it?s the gospel according to Wally.

Tyson Pauses Production at Two IBP Plants

Production was suspended on Dec. 3 at two IBP Inc. beef plants and was reduced at two other company beef plants because of market conditions, a press release from the unit of Tyson Foods Inc. said.

Wal-Mart Single-day Sales Rise

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported record single-day sales for Friday, Nov. 23, of more than $1.25 billion at the company’s domestic Wal-Mart stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets.

Hopper Purchases Remaining Pinnacle Land

Tom Hopper of Tallchamps LLC on Sept. 14 got three loans totaling $6.72 million from Regions Bank of Rogers and First Security Bank of Rogers to purchase the remaining lots and acreage not sold at northwest Arkansas? most exclusive subdivision.

Ivy, Khaki Mean Green for Myriad

Myriad Semiconductor in Rogers has added some heavyweights to its already impressive list of collegiate clients.

Myriad Facilities for Sale on 2nd

Myriad, which makes and supports photolithography equipment on six continents, is once again conducting local operations out of its 4,000-SF corporate facility on Walnut Lane near Beaver Lake.

Fayetteville Ranks Fairly Well on Econ List

Policom Corp., an independent economics research firm based in Jupiter, Fla., recently released its seventh annual study that rates the economic strength of the 318 metropolitan statistical areas in the nation.

Lewis & Clark Bets on White Christmas

Darrell Potts has come up with a unique idea. If it snows two inches on Christmas day, everything his customers purchased at Lewis & Clark Outfitters from Nov. 17 to Dec. 18 will be free.

Poor Richard?s Sports a Sweet Site

Poor Richard?s of Rogers touts a rich history and provides company information on its Web site.

Siccardi Zoo Spawns Creative Environment

If visitors to Coenco Inc.?s headquarters in Fayetteville didn?t know Frank Siccardi was building souped-up fans, they might suspect he was building an ark.

Coenco Fans Profits for Growing Client Base

As president and founder of Coenco Inc. in Fayetteville, Frank Siccardi has parlayed a poultry farm experiment he started 19 years ago into a $1.5 million climate control business aimed at improving circulation and energy efficiency in large buildings.

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