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Benton County Suit Leads to Dent in Check Cashers Act

The check cashers knew they were skirting the Arkansas Constitution by charging high-percentage ?fees? for ?deferred presentment? of personal checks.

Fight Coming for Post-grad Crowd

Fayetteville has always been Northwest Arkansas? entertainment capital.

Red Lobster, Jose?s Top Fayetteville Restaurants

Red Lobster, Jose?s top list of Fayetteville restaurants with $3.37 million and $3.30 million, respectively, in sales for 2000.

You Know?? Uno!!

We suspect that You Know?? Uno!! will be a grand success for the Fayetteville Dickson Street area, soon.

Dickson Street Diner to Open by Springfest

Nick Jeffries plans to open the Dickson Street Diner at 522 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville in time for Springfest, which is set for April 21.

Latest Heartland Index Shows Slowing Trade

Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss is reporting stagnant trade growth in the Midwest. Economists say it?s another sign the nation?s economy is slowing.

Local Architects Branch Out Again with Connecticut Office

Perry L. Butcher & Associates, Architects have further expanded its Rogers business by opening another branch office, the latest in Windsor, Conn.

Logans Plan Men?s Store in Three Sisters Complex

Kash and Maliaka Logan plan to open Logan?s Menswear by June in the Three Sisters Building on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street.

Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody has stated to local business leaders that he would be on hand to publicly welcome Kohl?s department store at its April 20 grand opening. Kohl?s officially opened April 16.

Arcana Technological Solutions Inc.

Working as an information systems security officer at Tyson Foods Inc., Michael Arcana earned a reputation as a technological guru.

It?s Only Rock ?n Roll

A Tyson Foods-sponsored concert that could feature such legends as Bob Dylan, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, and Arkansas native Levon Helm is still in the planning stages for Walton Arena.

G.I. Joe Meets Geranimo

Mike Gauldin, former head of PR for Gov. Bill Clinton and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, has started his own company.

Get Shorty

Shorty Small?s, self-described as a ?great American restaurant,? plans to open a franchise in Fayetteville within the next six months.

NAPCO No Longer

Northwest Arkansas Paper Co., which was founded in Springdale in 1967, has moved its operations from Springdale to Little Rock. The firm closed its local office April 6.

No Depression for Lucinda

Former Fayetteville resident Lucinda Williams will grace the cover of the May-June issue of No Depression, an alternative country magazine in Nashville, Tenn.

Superior Abstract Offers Comfort to Home Buyers

Jody Davis opened Superior Abstract & Title Co. last November to offer Northwest Arkansas a comfortable place to finish the details of real estate business.

Premier Printing Inc.

Lured by the weekly swarm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vendors in Northwest Ark-ansas, Jay McDowell opened Premier Printing Inc. to offer a range of replication services.

Family Fun Draws Crowd

Springdale and Fayetteville are ready to kick off the Northwest Arkansas tourism season.

Blackwood Martin/CJRW Wins District ADDY

Blackwood Martin/CJRW of Fayetteville is the only local advertising agency to win a district ADDY Award from the American Advertising Federation.

Elkins Heads SPJ Effort

Don Elkins, anchor for television station KPOM, NBC 24/51, is spearheading the effort to establish a Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

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