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State Police Looking for New HQ

Arkansas State Police eyeing site for new headquarters.

Building Reputation That Lasts (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

The pressure is on to move the state forward.

New Banks Seize Share of Deposits

Top dog Arvest Bank loses market shares with flood of new banks into Northwest Arkansas.

Blair House For Sale

Griffin Company Realtors is listing a house that has a history as rich as its $1.9 million price tag.

Dixie Development Goes Okie

Dixie Development & Management LP is making its first major venture into the Oklahoma commercial real estate market.

Crye-in? Time for Realtor

Crye-Leike Realtors hasn?t even started selling out of its newly-built Rogers branch, but the sixth largest real estate company in the country already is expanding in Northwest Arkansas.

Legacy Changed Colors

There have been some rumblings that The Barber Group?s Legacy building has a different type of exterior than originally approved by the City of Fayetteville.

Dillon?s Days are Numbered

Dillon?s Food Store?s last foothold in Northwest Arkansas is Prairie Grove, but it too may be in its last days.

Waste Not Highfill

Three Fayetteville investors paid Sheila and Ray Threet $400,000 on Oct. 16 for a waste management company in Highfill.

ARA Numbers Skewed

A blanket statement from the Rogers Board of Realtors was recently issued through the Arkansas Realtors Association that said numbers reflecting sales in that area have been skewed.

Daly Hits Bogie Baskets

Dardanelle?s own John Daly has opened a restaurant near Memphis.

By Any Other Name (Barry Goldberg Commentary)

Organizations become cynical when leaders substitute a new name for real change. I once knew a CEO who insisted on addressing his broadcast e-mails to ?Team.?

?Year of the Dog? Ready for Release

The author of ?Year of the Dog,? a book about Springdale High School?s 2005 state championship football season, says the publication will hit the streets in late November or in the first week of December.

Sites Compete For ?Community?

Two Web sites, both with a self-described ?community focus,? have launched recently as resource guides for Northwest Arkansans.

Kids Book Turns Profit

Even though turning a profit ?wasn?t her thing? when writing a children?s book, Bentonville author Yvonne Stewart has raked in just under $25,000 on sales of it since 2004.

Raving for KNWA?s Rant (Opinion)

KNWA-TV Channels 24/51, Northwest Arkansas? NBC affiliate, has started to air a segment on its newscasts called ?The Rant.?

Forum Sharpens Leaders

The CEO Forum of Arkansas seeks to raise the level of business leadership in Northwest Arkansas.

Lobbyists Hired to Bolster Budgets

In 2004, the city of Fayetteville hired a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm to help deliver the pork. Now the city is living high off the hog.

AAM Bullish On ?Everyman?

As it celebrates it?s 20th anniversary, Arvest Asset Management is the largest broker dealer in Northwest Arkansas and has between $5 billion and $6 billion in assets.

Financial Adviser Offers Three Wealth Management Tips

Mike Eldredge, a financial adviser for Beall Barclay Wealth Management, has three valuable tips for his high net-worth clients as they approach retirement.

Real Deals: Tyson Foods buys former Cargill plant for $23 million

Velocity NWA launches leadership storytelling series

Report shows continued weakness in Arkansas’ manufacturing sector

Payment rates, timeline progressing on $12 billion farmer aid package