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Business Travelers Tackle Hogs for Hotels? Attention

With Tyson?s acquisition of IBP Inc. and Wal-Mart?s continued success, almost all of Northwest Arkansas? hotels cater to the business traveler.

Hotels Leave Standing Room Only

Average Northwest Arkansas room generated $11,417 last year, and chains dominated the market.

Hotel Construction Frenzy Cools as Occupancy Rates Drop on I-40

Low interest rates and a strong economy drove a hotel construction boom in the late 1980s, but some say the bloom is off the economic boom, and hotels are reeling from market saturation.

IBP Quietly Goes About Big-Time Business

Tyson-IBP merger shines spotlight on little-known South Dakota giant.

Just How Big Will Tyson Become?

The merger of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc. will make for the 74th-largest company in the United States, according to Fortune 500?s revenue figures for 2000.

Beef Industry More Reserved About Merger

Industry officials representing both the pasture and the hen house have been watching carefully the merger proceedings of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc.

SST Gets Incentive to Lease Joplin Facility

A $75,000 forgivable loan was enough in July to entice Systems & Services Technology Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., into selecting Joplin, Mo., for a new 30,000-SF operations facility.

Target Construction to Begin Soon

The sale of 12.8 acres of land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park II to Target Corp. of Minneapolis was completed Aug. 21, and construction should begin in a few weeks on a 124,767-SF Target store at that location.

Cargill in Springdale Closes Turkey Deal

On Aug. 27, Cargill North American Turkey Operations, also known as Cargill Honeysuckle White, bought the turkey and chicken processing subsidiaries of Rocco Enterprises Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Arkansas State Bank Names Allen Chairman

Delbert E. ?Pete? Allen Jr. has been named chairman of the board of Arkansas State Bancshares Inc. and Arkansas State Bank in Siloam Springs.

Accounting Not to Blame for Foreign Merger Woes

When U.S. companies buy foreign companies, the result is usually a decrease in stock value, but the problem isn?t because of different accounting methods.

NWACF Secures More Endowments

The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation in August landed four more endowments that total $406,000.

Tyson Acquisition Coincides with Executive Stock Apending

This summer has seen a flurry of local insider trades.

Family Foot Health Center Offers Podiatric Care

One and a half months after finishing her residency, Dr. Brooke Bisbee opened Family Foot Health Center in Rogers.

Sinfully Sugarless Caters to Fayetteville Sweet Tooth

When Carol Fitch began searching for sugar-free foods for her diabetic mother and husband, she had trouble finding edibles that didn?t taste like cardboard.

Country Music Gets its Twang Back

KKIX, 104 FM, is back on top in Northwest Arkansas? Arbitron ratings.

Newspapers Show True Colors When They Get Beat

Bill Simmons, political editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, did his readers a disservice on Aug. 21 when he wrote about Jim Hendren?s confession of an extramarital affair as if the announcement was an act of Hendren?s own volition.

Hart and Haynes Buys Thomas Land

Residences and church additions top local real estate deals.

Staffmark Alleges Fraud; Edgewater Says ?Too Late?

Staffmark Investment LLC claims that Edgewater Technology Inc. committed fraud by deceiving it regarding operating costs of the staffing division that Stephens Group Inc. of Little Rock purchased last year for $190 million.

Newroads Offers New SDSL Service

CLEC Newroads Telecom is introducing SDSL and wireless service to Benton and Washington counties.

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal