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Commercial Real Estate Vacancies in NWA Below ‘Healthy’ (Commentary)

A return to positive job growth is needed for real improvement in the professional office and commercial retail sectors.

Feds Scrutinizing Gene Cauley’s Real Estate Deals

Gene Cauley’s real estate dealings and holdings attract subpoena-empowered scrutiny from federal investigators

Arvest Passes $1 Billion Mark in Mortgage Closings

Arvest officials are pleased with accelerated pace of mortgage business.

New Sports Radio Station Might Add Local Flavor

A new all-sports radio station is negotiating to add local talent to ESPN-dominated lineup.

Bentonville Business Find New Homes

Sam?s Club?s occupancy of the Superior Building in Bentonville sent at least two companies looking for new digs.

Rogers Company Helps Streamline Home-buying Process

A new approach in advertising might bring potential home-buyers closer to banks and mortgage companies.

Sam?s Club Happy With Marketing Efforts

CEO Brian Cornell says public?s reaction to marketing effort and new offerings has been better than expected.

Convenience Stores Get “Spark”

Wal-Mart has made some of its concept stores more recognizable.

May Disputes Talk of Change in Ownership

The president of a Little Rock general contracting company says financial troubles have been overblown.

Martians Launch ‘New Media’ Co.

Mars Advertising Inc. of Bentonville will soon tap into the $2.4B social media industry.

Wal-Mart Seeks Share of Electronics Market

Wal-Mart is making over, and beefing up, its electronic departments in an effort to win more consumers’ business.

NWACC’s Retail Institute Seeks Heavenly Dividends

Bentonville community college puts students on fast track to employment within Northwest Arkansas? thriving retail economy.

‘Locally Grown’ Baby Food Maker Enters Retail Market

Fayetteville mom gets in on burgeoning local foods movement with a line of baby food.

New Home Purchases Join Strong Refi Trend

The past 18 months hosted wild swings in the mortgage market as credit standards careened from one extreme to the other, but conditions might be calming.

Geraldi?s Serves up Fresh Italian Food in Fayetteville (Food Review)

Geraldi?s garners four forks on our lunch review.

Attention to Quality Customer Service Yields High Returns (Commentary)

Customer service needs to be brought back to the forefront and emphasized not only in training, but in the maintaining and running of our businesses.

True Confessions of a Little Rock Lawyer (Opinion)

Gene Cauley knows best: Amends must be made for bad acts.

Annual Buzzwords Ignite Supplier Fires (Opinion)

The smell of honeysuckle, the sound of “achoos” from fresh cut hay and the proclamation of the next ideology revolution from the world’s largest retailer.

Clinard Breaks Ground on Women’s Health Care Facility (Real Deals)

Clinard Construction recently broke ground on a $2.2 million facility for Lifespring Women’s Healthcare in Bentonville.

Harps Food Grows Amid Market Turmoil

Despite the tumultuous economy, Harps Food Stores Inc. is on a growth path that has it gobbling up stores and erecting new buildings.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

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