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New quarters for banker

You’ve probably heard that James Stobaugh is retiring later this month after a 32-year career with Bank of America Corp. and its predecessors. But he won’t be a man without…

Here comes the SunCom

SunCom, an affiliate of AT&T, will open a 3,000-SF office in Fayetteville’s Singletree Plaza in March “or after,” says Randy Johnson, general manager of the company. Johnson describes SunCom as…

Take me club, please

On Feb. 17, Joker’s Comedy Club & Lounge will open in the Fayetteville building at 2217 N. College Ave. that previously housed Planet Rock, a nightclub that has been closed…

Remember P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.’s acquisition of Decker Transport Inc. and Van Houten Ltd. announced in November? P.A.M. Transportation did not reveal the purchase price of the Riverdale, N.J., companies…

Mold builder expands with new warehouse

Manufacturing Specialities Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is building a new $1.3 million, 40,000-SF warehouse at 2714 S.E. Industrial Parkway in Bentonville. MSI subsidiary MSI Moldbuilders will operate out of…

Sellers market for Mid Cities

Sellers Properties Inc. of Bentonville is building a 12,500-SF, steel-frame office building for Brass Eagle Inc. at 1201 Southeast 30th St. in Bentonville. The $837,500 structure will serve as Brass…

Advance token to Railroad Holdings

The Railroad Holdings LLC building at 119 E. Walnut St. in Rogers was refinanced Dec. 22 for $687,000 with Great Southern Bank of Springfield, Mo. The two-story, 12,000-SF building houses…

King of the road refinances building

Harold J. King, through its parent company King Industries Inc., refinanced his 12,700-SF building at 715 N. Bloomington Highway (71 Business) in Lowell. The $601,816 loan received Jan. 4 through…

Triad decides three is the magic number

Charles M. Cameron, trustee of the Cameron Trust, sold three Springdale office buildings Jan. 6 to Triad Properties LLC. Triad President Bob. L Downum and Secretary Sandra S. Downum signed…

Doctor building new Gentry office

Dr. Robert W. Weaver and Marlene W. Weaver of Gentry received a $600,000 construction mortgage Dec. 30 from First National Bank of Siloam Springs. The loan is for a new…

Restaurant sells as time goes by

Play It Again Sam’s, the restaurant and bar at 318 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville, sold Jan. 4 for $500,000 to James C. Huson and Teresa F. Huson of Goosewing…

Brolier operations expanding in Decatur

Larry Singleton, owner of the Jones Hamilton Co. in Decatur, bought 40 acres of farm land Jan. 4 from Ken Wilmoth of Decatur for $580,035 with a mortgage from Decatur…

Magnolia blossoms with more construciton

ARC Construction of Centerton took out six more construction mortgages worth $372,000 for lots at its Magnolia Crossing subdivision on U.S. Highway 62 west in Fayetteville. Ralph O. Walker, ARC…

Cornerstone Animal Hospital

Owner: Marty L. Turner Address: 2295 E. Zion Road, Fay- etteville, 72701 Phone: 501-521-4272 or 501-794-0238 Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday- Friday, 8 a.m.-noon p.m. Saturday Start-up date: Mid-November Marty…

Donald Sten-Tel Transcription Services

Owner: Cindy Donald Address: 216 1/2 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, 72764 Phone: 501-756-2256 or 1-888-438-7836 Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by telephone…

Nelms plans 20-acre car lot in Fayetteville

Don Nelms, owner of Honda, Acura, Lincoln-Mercury and Chevrolet dealerships in Fayetteville, plans to begin construction this summer of a 20-acre car lot on land he owns at the intersection…

Singletree Plaza filling with tenants

White River Angler opened last November in Fayetteville’s Singletree Plaza, the 15,000-SF shopping center on Millsap Road that was constructed earlier this year by John W. Cole. Bill Tenison, the…

Kinney closes mall tenant sought

The Kinney Shoes store in the Northwest Arkansas Mall closed at the end of January. The store owner, Venator Group Inc., formerly known as Woolworth Corp., announced last October that…

Triangle to close historic store

By Feb. 12, Triangle Co. plans to close its store in Fayetteville’s Oak Plaza Shopping Center, at 1216 N. Garland Ave. In the 1960s, the store — then a Ben…

Duck Head closing store

By the end of February, Duck Head Apparel Inc. plans to close its clearance store in the Factory Outlet Stores shopping center in Springdale. Lex Cannon, the store manager, says…

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