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Subs See Costs Rise As Economy Slows

Even though skilled labor is in short supply and material costs are still high, construction is still booming in Northwest Arkansas.

Construction Sites Prone To Rising Theft Numbers

Area construction sites have been targets of theft recently, and subcontractors are doing all they can to prevent thieves from stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment and supplies.

Bonefish Grill Opens First Restaurant in Rogers

Bonefish Grill, the state’s first such restaurant, opened at the Shoppes at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers Aug. 28.

P.F. Chang?s Slated For Pinnacle Promenade

P.F. Chang?s China Bistro will open its second state restaurant at the Pinnacle Promenade in Rogers Oct. 2.

Kobe to Open Second Sushi Grill

Soonae Lee and Sang Choi plans to open their second Kobe Japanese Restaurant in Fayetteville at the Steel Crossing retail center at CMN?s Business Park in November.

Blue Plate Caf? Food Review (Business Lunch)

Blue Plate Caf? gets two-and-a-half stars in our lunch review.

Fast-Growing Flintco Wins National Award

The Flintco Companies Inc. recently was named the 2006 ?Minority Construction Firm of the Year? by the U.S. Department of Commerce?s Minority Business Development Agency.

Fayetteville Law Partners Split

Don Elliot and Tim Smith left Odom & Elliot law firm in Fayetteville to form Elliot & Smith PA in mid-September.

Northwest Tops State?s Largest Malls List

Northwest Arkansas has the top three shopping centers in the state, led by Fort Smith?s Central Mall.

Inc. 500 List Honors Two Arkansas Companies

Little Rock?s Bell-Corley Construction and EagleOne Logistics of Fort Smith made Inc. magazine?s 500 list, an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation.

Agent Begins Selling Beaver Lake Condos

Pre-selling is well underway for the Grandview Heights at Beaver Lake condominiums ? even thought groundbreaking isn?t scheduled until later this fall and a building permit has yet to be purchased.

Park at West End Gears up for Winter

The Park at West End, an amusement park with a Ferris wheel and carousel in Fort Smith, proves to be a downtown attraction for the city during the summer and hopes to continue that through the winter months.

Summer Proves Kind For Fort Smith Tourism

Several summer events propels Fort Smith?s tourism industry.

Northwest Arkansas? Economy is Key to State?s Vitality (Market Forcast)

Statistics prove Northwest Arkansas? role in state?s economy.

Cox, KHBS-KHOG In the Air Over Digital

Due to difficulties negotiating a contract, Fort Smith and Fayetteville?s ABC affiliate, KHBS-KHOG-TV, Channels 40/29, said its digital high definition signal may no longer be carried by Cox Communications.

KATV Plans New Sports Bureau

Little Rock?s KATV-TV, Channel 7, said it would open a sports bureau in Fayetteville.

Hadnot Joins E-magination

Jim Hadnot, former art director for Tyson Foods, joined ad agency E-magination Group of Fort Smith as its creative director.

Bad Day for the Repo Man

A sheriff?s report describes rift between owner and mechanic.

Cobblestone Debuts Stone Meadows Subdivision (Real Deals)

Cobblestone Homes purchased 40 building permits for a total of $38.9 million to build a 42-acre subdivision called Stone Meadows in Bentonville, and Aaron Nickell Homes is building three buildings, including one for its home office, in Lowell for a cost $

Alumni Celebrate 10th Forty Under 40 Class

More than 320 people attended the Business Journal?s Forty Under 40 event at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers on Aug. 29, where Steve Reinemund, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, was the evening?s guest speaker.

Waterpark, ACME property, Miss Laura’s on Fort Smith board study session agenda

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: More consent decree work completed, Arvest Foundation 2025 grant tally

Former USA Truck execs buy the company, will remain based in Van Buren

Adobe Analytics: Online holiday sales grew 6.8% to $257.8 billion