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Profiles of Startups in Northwest Arkansas

Mold Solutions and Finders Keepers are open for business in northwest Arkansas.

New Plan for Old P.O. and Other Restaurant News

Donna Russell and Bruce Bradshaw have been negotiating with Ron Bumpass to least the historic Old Post Office building in the middle of the downtown Fayetteville square.

The Sale Barn Cafe gets Four Stars

The only thing keeping The Sale Barn Cafe from being rated even higher is that it?s only open two days a week.

Securities Commissioner Seeks to Intervene in Suit

Arkansas Securities Commissioner Michael Johnson has filed a motion to intervene in a controversial lawsuit involving Golf Entertainment Inc. of Springdale and an organization called Genesis Trust.

USDA to Audit Tyson, Others

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is among four meat packing companies that the U.S. Department Agriculture wants to audit.

Magazine Names Hunt Among Best Trainers

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was in March named among the ?Training Top 100,? as determined each year by Training magazine.

Wal-Mart Says Sales for Spring Remain on Target

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville expects same-store sales percentage growth to be in the low-single digits for March and in the high single-digits in April.

Car-Mart Beats Earnings Estimate

America’s Car-Mart Inc. on March 6 posted quarterly earnings above its own estimate, saying it took lower-than-expected losses from loans it extended to customers.

Lipper Locks In on BOK Mutual Fund

BOK Financial Corp. recently saw its short-term income fund get named the best in a class of 91 similar products by Lipper Analytical Services.

BM Wins Most ADDY Awards

Blackwood Martin/CJRW was the big winner at the Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation?s 2003 awards banquet.

Murray Featured in Inc. Magazine

Andy Murray, CEO of ThompsonMurray, was featured in the March 1 issue of Inc. magazine.

Art Directors Form Local Organization

A new nonprofit organization for visual communications professionals in advertising and the media will hold its first meeting March 18.

Are We There Yet? (Media Review)

We?ve shaken our heads at many of Wally Hall?s columns in the past but usually understand that facts are often overlooked in opinion writing.

Wal-Mart Tops List of the Region’s Employers

With more than 23,000 employees in 2003, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the list of the region’s employers.

Diesel Prices Hit Eight-year High

Truckers were paying more for diesel in late February than any other time during the last nine years.

Jones Makes Texas-sized Estate Claims

Jerry Jones will presumably be made whole for $11 million he invested with M. David Howell Jr. in August, thanks to an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of America in Los Angeles.

Simmons Goes Back to Future

Thirty-one-year-old Todd Simmons is taking over many of the duties formerly held by CEO Buddy Pilgrim at Simmons Foods Inc.

Bumpers ?Laments? Not Running for President

The toughest decision Dale Bumpers ever made was not running for president of the United States. He talks about that and growing up in a new autobiography.

Childhood in Arkansas

The publisher wanted a book about what it was like to grow up in a small town in Arkansas during the Great Depression.

Lowe?s Plans New Store

On Feb. 18, Bennie Westphal and Matthew Cobb asked the Fayetteville Planning Commission for a lot split to make room for construction of a new Lowe?s store in west Fayetteville.

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