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Stephens Opens Firm in South Carolina

Stephens Inc. of Little Rock opened a private client office in Columbia S.C., on July 13.

Ballyhoo Delivers Cruisin’ Ads

If you’ve wondered about the delivery truck with rotating signs that’s been cruising around Northwest Arkansas, it’s Tony Cristee’s business, Ballyhoo Delivery.

Rogers Might Nab In the Raw Restaurant

In the July 10 edition of the Tulsa Business Journal, Tara Hughes, co-owner of In the Raw Sushi restaurants in Tulsa, mentioned a possible franchise move into the Rogers area.

Katzfey Takes Job at Fairchild Construction

Rick Katzfey, who had been the chief meteorologist at KNWA for three years, left the NBC affiliate in July and took a job as vice president of business development at Fairchild Construction Inc. of Bentonville.

Professor Co-authors Article in BusinessWeek

Tim West, an associate professor of accounting at University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business, helped author an article in an upcoming issue of Business and Professional Ethics Journal, according to a brief in BusinessWeek.

Walton’s African Voyage Spurs Grant

A trip to Africa about four years ago spurred S. Robson Walton’s interest in preserving wilderness.

Was Sam Right? (Gwen Moritz Commentary)

Sam Walton didn?t approve of corporate philanthropy. Thank goodness that?s one of his ideas the company has moved away from.

Clean Air Act Goes Into Effect on July 21 (Editorial)

Go out and eat a smoke-free meal at your favorite restaurant on July 21, when the state?s new Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 goes into effect.

Shogun to Open on Dickson

Shogun Steak House will open a fourth location at 313 Dickson St. in Fayetteville, and Tim?s Pizza opened a Springdale location in June.

Eat This! Gets Three and 1/2 Stars (Business Lunch)

A New York-style pizza joint, Eat This!, gets 3.5 stars in our food review.

RoArk Wrangles Regional Business

At 32, The RoArk Group Inc. of Rogers has hit its stride and is being led by a third generation Garman.

Congress Leans Toward Telecoms on Internet Future

Big businesses that laid the broadband network are on the verge of creating a tiered payment system they say will free up space on the “superhighway.”

ABA Announces Fayetteville Team

The American Basketball Association announced on July 4 that it will add a team from Fayetteville to its lineup this fall.

FDIC Reports Show Steady First Quarter

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. published its quarterly edition of state profiles, a summary of state-by-state banking and economic trends, on July 6.

AVF Organizers Seek Companies

About 20 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather at the University of Arkansas’ Innovation Center in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum on July 6.

Future Economy Relies on Education (Market Forecast)

The best answers to economic development are in making critical investments in ourselves. The state needs to simultaneously create better jobs and better workers.

KHBS+ Retakes 10 p.m. Lead

KHBS+ retakes the lead during the 10 p.m. newscast in Northwest Arkansas for the month of May after KNWA wins the important time slot in the November ratings period, according to data compiled by Nielsen Media Research.