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Athletic Club Owners to Fight Foreclosure

The owners of Fayetteville Athletic Club, served with foreclosure papers on Feb. 25, have become collateral damage in the failure of ANB Financial.

New Home Inventory Dips Below 1,000

The Northwest Arkansas absorption rate slowed during the fourth quarter of 2008 according to The Skyline Report prepared for Arvest Bank by the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business.

Networking Event Honored NWABJ ‘s Fast 15

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal on Feb. 24 honored 15 young professionals featured in the inaugural Fast 15 issue.

Met Bank Shakes Up Senior Management

Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock announced March 3 it had hired James Stobaugh as president of its Northwest Arkansas region and as the president of Washington County.

Mercy Launches New Cardiac CT Program

Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas is launching a Cardiac CT program that will utilize diagnostic imaging technology at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers.

Tyson to Complete Sale of Beef Plant

Tyson Foods’ sale of the Canadian beef plant Lakeside Farm Industries to XL Foods Inc. is moving forward, following a review by the Canadian Competition Bureau.

Car-Mart Net Up 8 Percent for 3Q

America?s Car-Mart of Bentonville posted an 8 percent increase in net income during its third quarter ended Jan. 31, 2009, on overall revenue growth of 3.3 percent.

Wal-Mart Keeps Rolling; Dubai Dan Pulls Italian Job

Wal-Mart hammered expectations for February same-store sales, announcing a 5.1 percent increase at its U.S. stores on March 5 versus its own quarterly guidance of zero to 2 percent growth and analyst predictions of 2.4 percent.

Democrat-Gazette Newsroom Forces Furloughs

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newsroom is instituting a mandatory furlough policy for its employees.

A Mother?s Advice Needed in D.C. (Commentary by Andrew Jensen)

If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.

J.B. Hunt Cuts Employee Perks

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently informed employees it was immediately ending company 401(k) matches, vacation carry over and annual raises.

Foreclosed Owner Once A Model For Met

Katherine Shoulders, co-owner of the Fayetteville Athletic Club, was part of a seemingly innocuous campaign for Little Rock-based Metropolitan National Bank.

United Derided in Health Care Report

The latest National Payor Survey from DAVIES, one of the largest public affairs agencies in the country, wasn’t kind to UnitedHealthCare.

Chili’s in Springdale Closes Doors

The Chili’s Grill & Bar on Sunset Avenue in Springdale has been stripped of its signs and is listed for sale by Equity Commercial Realty.

Two New Eateries Open in Fayetteville

Two new restaurants open in Fayetteville.

Liquor Laws Still Blue For Now

Blue law still intact.

Stanford Difference

No one is able to say for sure just how much Arkansas money is tied up – or lost entirely – in the Stanford Group, the Houston investment firm that has (had?) a medium-sized office in downtown Little Rock.

Vype Hype

While most recent media news relates to layoffs and cutbacks at newsrooms around the nation, one local publication is growing.

What’s Your 2009 Marketing Plan? (Commentary)

Why sticking to your guns with an intelligent marketing plan can increase your company?s market share, even in a down economy.

Legislative Wasteland (Editorial)

The recent kerfuffle over a resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his election as president was another of those ridiculous distractions that are entirely too common at the Arkansas General Assembly.

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