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Todd M. Wulf DC, PA

Chiropractor Todd Wulf practiced his work on the University of Arkansas? women?s athletic teams for a year and a half before opening his own practice in Rogers.

Butler a ?Fan? of Rainwater

KREB, 1190 AM ?The Fan? in Bentonville has added Little Rock talk-show host Randy Rainwater to its afternoon sports lineup.

Former Wal-Mart CEO Prompts Royals? Return

For the first time in five years, KREB will carry the full season of Kansas City Royals major league baseball games.

The Greatest of Saturday Night

Local newspaper overlooked the crowning of boxer Hasim Rahman as the best professional boxer in the world on Saturday, April 21.

Bishop, Walker: What?s the Difference?

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal published a two-page advertisement for its Business of the Year Awards in the April 16 issue and referred to Alice Bishop as ?Alice Walker.?

Baldor Sales Drop

Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith announced first-quarter net sales of $150.2 million, down 5 percent from $158 for the same period of 2000.

Edgewater Quarterly Figures Rise

Edgewater Technology Inc., the Wakefield, Mass., e-technology business, announced that revenue was up 9 percent to $7.7 million and net income up 142 percent to $4.7 million for its ?continuing operations? in the quarter that ended March 31.

National Home Centers Claimed Fourth-Quarter Loss

National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale said the company had a net loss of $419,000 for the fourth quarter of 2000, which ended Jan. 31.

Wal-Mart?s Scott Solidly Compensated

Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., received about $2.7 million in salary and bonus last year, a 36 percent increase over the amount he received the year before becoming head of the world?s largest retailer.

Real Estate Transactions in Northwest Arkansas

Springdale Gets Financing for New Elementary School

Safe Guards Can Stop Theft

Retail and service-oriented businesses that don’t ask for identification from customers who present checks, debit or credit cards should start.

E-fulfillment Race Tightens for Firms

Dot Deliver LLC, an integrated logistics service provider in Grandview, Mo., is the latest company trying to crack Northwest Arkansas? e-fulfillment market.

Beta Rubicon Goes to the Bayou

Ron Goforth, general manager of Beta Rubicon Inc. in Fayetteville, was a presenter April 25 for the Louisiana Board of Regents at a statewide technology conference in Baton Rouge, La.

United Bank Reigns Again in Returns

For the second-straight year, United Bank in Springdale has gotten a better return on its assets than any other bank in Northwest Arkansas.

Statewide Top Bank Performers

Statewide top bank performers listed by return on assets.

The Bank of Rogers Web Site: Three Mice

The Bank of Rogers certainly offers a wide variety of links and services on its Web site.

Banking by the Letter

About 10 percent of the 142 state-chartered banks in Arkansas have problems sufficient to warrant special regulatory attention, according to the State Bank Department?s chief bank examiner, Julian Rainey.

Bank Buy in the Works

The parent company of Fayetteville?s Community Bank of North Arkansas is selling its interest in a Russellville bank.

An Abstract Perception

Some local abstract companies have raised their ire over Superior Abstract & Title Co. of Springdale, which the head of the state licensing board said is using a common form of false advertising in the industry.

Recovery Under Way

The Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs hired Perry Butcher & Associates Architects of Rogers to design and Kinco Construction Co. of Springdale to rebuild a 15,000-SF convention center that was lost to fire in February.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report