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BSA Releases Study on Software Piracy

Arkansas recently made the Business Software Alliance?s list of the Top 10 States with the most improved software piracy rates.

Wal-Mart Sells Cards of Heroes and Villains

Topps Co. shipped a new series of 90 ?Enduring Freedom? cards to Wal-Mart Stores across the country in early November.

Karat Carat Site Earns Top Review

Karat Carat?s sharp-looking Web site is as brilliant as one of the jewelry store?s diamonds.

Donrey Shifts Reporters from Business Desk

Donrey Media Group is reassigning two of its area business reporters to work on general news coverage.

Palmer Hired at KFSM

Shawn Palmer will take over Dec. 3 as news director at KFSM, Channel 5, in Fort Smith.

Programming Tweaked at ?The Eagle?

Commuters who start their workday at 9 a.m. may have noticed that KJEM, 93.3 FM, ?The Eagle,? has taken ?The Outlaw? Tommy Smith and Roger Scott?s ?Rock ?n? Roll Breakfast? morning show off the air by that hour.

Printer?s Error Causes Confusion

We apologize for the confusing page jumps in the last issue of the Business Journal.

Cannon Express Reports Diminished 1Q Figures

Cannon Express Inc. of Springdale said on Nov. 14 that first-quarter revenues were down about $890,000 from the same time last year as a driver shortage and less demand for services weakened the trucking company.

Delta Systems Operates Steady Quarter

Net sales for Delta System Inc.?s third quarter ended Sept. 30 were up 3 percent compared with 2000?s third frame.

First Federal Bancshares Cash Stacks Up

Harrison?s First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. on Nov. 14 said its cash and cash equivalents for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were up 326.1 percent to $37.7 million.

National Home Quarterly Net Income Swells

National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale said net income for the third quarter increased from last year ? up to $705,000, or 10 cents per share, from $68,000, or 1 cent per share, last year.

IBP Purchase Boosts Tyson Foods 4Q

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on Nov. 12 reported higher fourth-quarter earnings, which were boosted by the chicken processor?s purchase this year of beef and pork processor IBP Inc.

Wal-Mart Profits Increase Less Than Usual

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported an 8 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter profits as consumers sought low-priced goods in the stalled U.S. economy.

Baldor Declares Dividend

The Baldor Electric Co. board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share, payable Jan. 2 to shareholders of record Dec. 12.

Lectures Provide Financing Info

Experts help entrepreneurs get going with loans for small businesses.

Historic Theater Sold Out

On Nov. 2, four developers sold the historic Ozark Theater building in Fayetteville for $2.1 million to Centra Industries Inc. of Springdale.

Sunbelt Whipping Rivals

Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks Inc. has apparently been ?taking names? lately in the business brokerage sector.

The Kennedys Take on the Tysons

The law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among those joining in the aid of property owners near the Oklahoma and Missouri borders accusing Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. of polluting Grand Lake in Oklahoma.

Restaurants Eye Prime Location

The former Cafe Santa Fe location at 25 E. Center St. in Fayetteville appears to be a hot spot for restaurateurs.

Thiel’s Working

We identified Fayetteville City Council member Brenda Thiel as unemployed in our Nov. 12 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

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