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Carriage Square to Get More Woodworks Homes

A look at important real estate transactions.

Medical Society Pushes Tort Reform Legislation

The Arkansas Medical Society is hoping the Arkansas Legislature will heed its warning cry on the need for tort reform.

Nursing Shortage Hits Hospitals Where it Costs

The nursing shortage and continued double-digit cost increases are two issues health care companies will face again this year, said Nancy Weaver, an investment counselor with Stephens Inc.

Iraq, Rate Fluctuations Will Rule Investor Fate

Rebecca Garner, president and chief investment officer of Garner Asset Management Co., said the biggest single trend she sees among investors headed into 2003 is a cry for dividends.

Real Estate Market Should Remain Strong

The local real estate market is projected by some to be in good shape well into the millennium?s first decade.

Retail to Rally Late

Daniel Barry, a retail analyst with Merrill Lynch Global Securities in New York, said sales increases for the first two quarters of 2003 will be down compared to previous years but should recover in the second half of the year.

MarketFoods to Open New Stores, Cafe

MarketFoods Ltd. LLC plans to use the Market at Pinnacle Point in Rogers as a prototype for new stores in Tulsa and Chicago.

On The Mark Sports Bar & Grill Great for Impromptu Lunch (Business Lunch)

We could not have picked a better site for a recent spur-of-the-moment lunch. On The Mark Sports Bar & Grill in Fayetteville provided our group with good food and fast.

McKee Foods Tops Biggest Deals List

McKee Foods Corp.’s 180,000-SF expansion of its Little Debbie Snacks plant in Gentry tops the list of the region’s biggest deals of 2002.

Benton County Hospitals Have Big Plans in ?04

It?s obvious from construction and expansion plans at area hospitals that no matter the national forecast for the health care industry, it?s thriving in Northwest Arkansas.

Huckabee Remained Bold On More Than Education

Gov. Mike Huckabee took a lot of strong stances during 2003.

No Siesta for Fiesta Square

Sam Mathias, who owns 86,223 SF of Fiesta Square, and John Stuckey, who owns the rest of it, haven?t had much trouble keeping tenants.

A Day in the Life of NW Arkansas

Benton and Washington counties produce amazing stats even on an average, ordinary Tuesday.

Deposit Data Bucks Two-County Trends

Market share data released in November by the FDIC suggest the smell of bank deposits in Northwest Arkansas is wafting from Washington County.rnBut that may only be because CD rates stink.

Suspicious Package Offered by Alumni Association

Once again, the Alumni Association is offering a bowl package for Hog fans that just doesn?t add up to much of a deal.

We?ll Drink to That

Both the official bowl package and the Alumni package offer free admission to the Wild Horse Saloon.

Wing Clipping for Bird?

Action has yet to be taken, but Allen W. Bird III, a former lawyer with the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, may soon be barred from practicing in federal court.

Lynch Mob Forms

A new wealth management team has been formed within the Fayetteville office of Merrill Lynch.

In the Fast Lane

A pair of commercial real estate types have teamed up for a new venture: Lane Real Estate Services Inc. in Rogers.

Cafe Santa Fe Closes

In mid-December, CSF Franchise Group closed its Cafe Santa Fe restaurant at 1860 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville.

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

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report