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If some new questions raised by NCAA investigators can?t be answered satisfactorily, Houston Nutt?s Arkansas Razorbacks will have much more to worry about this fall than who their starting quarterback will be.

Wal-Martians Orbiting UA

We hear a group of Wal-Mart employees couldn?t get a meeting room in the University of Arkansas? Kimpel Hall during this year?s shareholders meeting week because they group trashed the room and stopped up toilets in the building last year.

Dave ?Stokes? Kids

Dave Stokes, the former managing editor of Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Times, was arrested June 5 by Rogers police on charges of harassment and terroristic threatening.

From CEO to Baseball Star

We noticed a Rawlings baseball autographed by David Glass, former CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., listed for sale on e-Bay.

House Speakers Visit UA

All three first-term speakers of Houses of Representatives in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri will be speaking at the University of Arkansas July 6.

Private Fort Smith Plant Closing

Label Art Inc.?s Fort Smith plant, home to 14 full-time employees in the 25,000-SF facility, will be closing its doors for good Aug. 3.

Here?s Why Fryar Crossed the Road

Ozark Mountain Poultry hopes to cash in on future dark meat boom.

Fryar Back Doing What He Knows Best

The ownership of Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc. in Rogers has distinct ties to Twin Rivers Group in Fayetteville. The two companies are now competitors.

Roll Off Eyes Big Bucks

Although faced with tough competition from Waste Management Inc. of Tontitown, after just six months Roll Off Service Inc. of Springdale is already hauling more than its share of business.

Schwyhart Reaches the Pinnacle of Rogers

After meager beginnings as a gas station attendant, Bill Schwyhart has been instrumental in the 600-acre, $1 billion development going on at the intersection of Interstate 540 and Arkansas Highway 94 in Rogers.

Commercial Boom Shifts From Offices to Retail

The influx of new office buildings, particularly in Benton County, has increased the demand for other commercial properties.

Road am-Bush Falls Through

For whatever reason, President Bush has relented on his threat to pull $93 million from the Interstate 49 project.

Times Record Gives Unbiased Coverage of Editor?s Arrest

We?d like to commend the Southwest Times Record of Fort Smith for its unbiased coverage of the arrest and resignation of its editor, Jack Moseley.

The Region’s Office Real Estate Lease Guide

The region’s largest office/retail properties. (Due to space and readibility concerns, only the top ten properties, minus ammenities and percent occupied, are available online.)