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The Coleman Company Building New Bentonville Office

AK Enterprise of NWA recently purchased a building permit valued at $2.9 million to construct an office building in Bentonville.

Good Riddance to Check Cashers (Editorial by Gwen Moritz)

The Arkansas Supreme Court finally, finally realized what should have been obvious nine years ago: The Check Cashers Act of 1999, which tried to legitimize the usurious practice of payday lending, was a blatant violation of the state constitution.

About Time (Editorial)

The ruling in November by the state Supreme Court declaring the Arkansas Check Cashers Act unconstitutional was long overdue.

Alliance Aimed at Keeping Local Business Alive, Well

Two Fayetteville entrepreneurs have started an alliance to help other small business owners raise awareness about the importance of shopping locally.

China Stimulus Reflects Extent of Global Turmoil (Touchpoints by Andrew Jensen)

The initial excitement around the world markets on Nov. 10 when China announced a $586 billion stimulus wore off like a sugar rush as optimism quickly turned to skepticism.

Diamond State Ventures Seeds New Fund with $75M in Capital

Diamond State Ventures II will invest between $75 million and $90 million in the next five years.

Leading Like ‘the Dickens’ Inspires Scrooge Mentality (Human Factor by Jeffrey Wood)

Fifty years ago the heartless task master routine worked. It doesn’t now, at least not in white-collar offices.

Bath Junkies Clean up With Do-It-Yourself Idea

Bath Junkie has grown from a small kiosk to over 70 stores nationwide with successful custom blending concept.

Alice in Bondland and Pirates of the Carribbean (Commentary)

As the country has signaled by a large margin that they are ready for change in Washington, so too have investors signaled a stark change in their risk appetite.

Metropolitan and Terminella Turn in Final Briefs

Metropolitan National Bank and Tom Terminella turned in their final legal arguments to Washington County Circuit Court Judge Kim Smith.

Jerry Dou Moves to Century 21

Jerry Dou, a Realtor whom we featured along with Ryan Russell for their respective NWAFiresale.com and NWABankowned.com Web sites, has moved to Century 21 Exclamation Realty of Rogers.

Mathias Properties? Retail Center Gets Tenants

Mathias Properties? Wedding Place retail center is gaining tenants.

More Restaurants Coming to Fayetteville

Restaurant development continues in Fayetteville despite economic woes.

Bentonville Cosmetic Business Growing

Premier Dermatology and Skin Renewal Center is adding 2,300 SF to their Bentonville location to expand the cosmetic side of the business.

Gas Prices Something to be Thankful For

From just less than $4 a few months ago, Northwest Arkansas is enjoying nearly the lowest gas prices in the nation

Lee Scott Gives Final Thoughts

A couple weeks before the announcement Lee Scott would be succeeded by Mike Duke as CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Scott shared his thoughts with associates on Barack Obama’s election as the 44th President of the United States.

Gullet’s Gourmet More Than Just Okay

Grant Gullett, who has been involved in Fayetteville’s restaurant scene for years, including stints with Grub’s Bar and Grille and Lou Lou’s Fish Shack, opened his own eatery in May.

Springdale To Plan During Downturn

Springdale released a preliminary report of a master plan for the area surrounding Arvest Ballpark.

Wal-Mart Buys Wind; Steps up Food Giving

Wal-Mart will purchase wind power from a wind farm in Texas to power it Texas stores.

BancorpSouth Opens In Rogers’ MetroPark

BancorpSouth made its full-fledged Northwest Arkansas introduction with a soft opening at MetroPark in Rogers on Nov. 23 and will celebrate with a grand opening of its 9,000-SF, two-story branch on Dec. 5.

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