by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The dollar value of processed mortgages in Benton and Washington counties increased a whopping 145 percent from about $5.82 billion in calendar 2003 to about $14.26 billion in calendar 2004. But lenders say people are buying homes, too.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have affected the cost of construction materials across the nation. In Rogers? Saddlewood Development, house prices have gone up from $3 to $3.50 per SF, largely because of the hurricanes.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Atlas Construction of Arkansas LLC in Fayetteville has been sued by a homeowner and is facing two other lawsuits filed this year. In all, the company has been involved in eight other lawsuits in Washington County since 2001.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The Celtic Grill in Bentonville gets 3.5 stars in our lunch review.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Within the next two years, downtown Fayetteville will have at least 236 new condo units. Construction hasn?t even started on The Barber Group?s seven-story Legacy building, but 60 percent of its condos have already been spoken for.)
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Figures show that our region?s estimated available funding falls very short of our transportation needs.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Reporters Sydney Hart and Tom Yazwinski are leaving KNWA to go to work for KARK-TV, Channel 4, in Little Rock.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Sports anchor Eric Sullivan leaves KFSM, Channel 5.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recently won a Circle of Excellence award from the national SPJ organization.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The fake ghost picture on Page 1 of the Benton County Daily Record gave us the creeps.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The Benton County Daily Record cracked us up with this headline: ?Weekend deer-death case ruled justifiable homicide.?
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
James H. Cone Inc. of Little Rock buys a building permit valued at $5.8 million, and Crossland Construction Co. of Rogers buys a building permit valued at $3.9 million. Includes October mortgage activity.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Pro-Wal-Mart film ?Why Wal-Mart Works? premieres in Rogers as a kickoff for the fundraising campaign for the proposed Northwest Arkansas Museum of Science and Technology.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Ping Chen of Fort Smith spent more than $3 million to open an ?authentic? Brazilian steak house in Fayetteville.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The opening of a Haagen-Dasz ice cream store and Gloria Jean?s coffee shop in the Fayetteville train depot are behind schedule. They?re now slated for February.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
The Bank of America office on the downtown Fayetteville square at 1 E. Center St. will close in early February.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Ozark-based thrift Priority Bank will soon open a Mission Boulevard location as a full-service banking office.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Parkway Bank of Rogers announced that it had elected five Northwest Arkansas residents to its board: Oneida Larimore, Mickey Rapier, Mike Necessary, Dave Covington and Dean Eisma.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties are near the top of the list of counties in the state with the highest dollar value of bank deposits, as of June 30.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Fort Smith Dixie Cup Federal Credit Union sees its assets climb 5.8 percent from $10.8 million in 2003 to $11.4 million last year.
