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Warehouse Planned

A $900,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank & Trust is being used to finance the construction of a warehouse complex in Fayetteville. The mortgage was issued May 1 to Fayetteville Warehouse…

January Floors Expanding

Tom January Floors Inc. of Fayetteville is using a $600,000 loan from First Federal Bank of Arkansas in Harrison to construct a new building. Tom January and his wife, Catherine,…

Ad Agency Buys Building

Springhill Farms LLC of Elkins bought a 3,288-SF office building in Colt Square on May 5 for $252,000 ($76.64 per SF). The purchase was financed with a $245,000 mortgage from…

Doctor Takes Two Loans

Dr. Scott A. Bailey and his wife, Leslie, borrowed $595,800 in two loans against their home at 568 Rockcliff Road in Fayetteville. Bailey, an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Parkhill Clinic for…

Convenience Stores Consolidated

G. Marty Williams of Fayetteville received a $433,000 loan from Citizens Bank of Fayetteville on April 8. The loan is due May 1, 2000, and has a 9.5 percent fixed…

Loan Finances Home

Patrick Demaree and his wife, Reba Pearl, received a $332,000 loan from the Bank of Bentonville on May 2. The loan is secured with a house the couple is building…

Building Secures Line of Credit

Harold G. and Dorothy Schwartz of Paris received a $300,000 mortgage from Springdale Bank & Trust on May 8. The loan, which is classified as a line of credit, is…

Agricultural Land Secures Load

William A. and Jennifer Thurman of Prairie Grove received two mortgages totaling $970,738 from the Bank of Fayetteville on May 7. The loans are secured with 160 acres of agricultural…

AQ Chicken House

Address: Arkansas Highway 71-B, Springdale Drive Time: 5 minutes from downtown Springdale Turnaround Time: 5 minutes for entrees AQ Chicken, with 50 years’ experience in the business, knows how to…

Northwest Arkansas Spawns Major Trucking Companies

It seems an unlikely scenario. Four major trucking companies, including the nation’s largest, based in one of the more inaccessible regions of the country. Yet, Northwest Arkansas, with its winding…

Trial set for Cannon Express

A $20 million lawsuit filed against Cannon Express Inc. of Springdale is scheduled for trial in September in Lufkin, Texas. The lawsuit is a consolidation of three separate suits filed…

Dioxin Found in Tyson Chickens

Star City Grower, Pine Bluff Plant Investigated “Chickens don’t normally come with dioxin, so there’s got to be some source for it someplace, and we’re trying to find it.” -Archie…

Wal-Mart Add

“I estimate they get a better return on investments with the supercenters because the supercenters turn over inventory faster. … They’re moving into lower margin areas. The important thing is…

Wal-Mart By The Numbers

Although some stockholders seem concerned about stagnant prices, analysts say stock in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is poised to reach an all-time high by the end of the year. With cheers…

Bistro Repo?

A writ of possession was filed June 11 in Washington County Circuit Court empowering the sheriff to repossess Campbell Street Bistro in Fayetteville from its owner, John Strong. A lawsuit…

The construction of a seven-story, sheet-metal flue alongside the E.J. Ball building in Fayetteville has some business owners on the historic downtown square coughing mad. However, Alett Little, city planning…

Rolls Photo Op

We told you last issue about Lamar Pettus, the Fayetteville lawyer who’s vowed to run a campaign against the city’s proposal to borrow money to pay for a town center….

Dentech Remnants Rotting

Dentech Systems Inc. of Springdale must be liquidated quickly or the company’s assets will diminish through vandalism and exposure to the summer temperatures, says Jill Jacoway, the Fayetteville attorney appointed…

Downtown Openings

With another retail business gone from downtown Fayetteville ? Hays and Sanders Bookshop – and Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe moving, there’s more space available for leasing. Lamar Alexander, who owns the…

Thompson Eying House Seat

“Lyell Thompson of Fayetteville, who has served on the Washington County Quorum Court since 1981, says he’s thinking about running for a state House of Representatives seat that’s been monopolized…

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