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New Family Entertainment Facility Coming to Rogers

It?z, a dining/entertainment venue for kids, plans to open a restaurant in the Rogers/Bentonville area.

Jones TV May Produce Holocaust Documentary

Jones Television, a nonprofit station in Springdale supported by the Harvey and Bernice Jones Foundation, is in the works to obtain national funding to produce a documentary on Betty Schimmel of Scottsdale, Ariz., a Holocaust survivor.

FSB Begins Wealth Management Division

Sam Scott, former CPA and business development officer at Greenwood & Associates Inc., is now the lead ?wealth strategist? for FSB in Rogers.

MNB Buys Clear Creek Lot

Metropolitan National Bank bought a lot in the Clear Creek addition in Johnson.

Community Banks? ROA UP

Mary Beth Brooks, president and CEO of the Bank of Fayetteville, said the bank?s net income grew substantially in 2005.

Arvest Drops Fee for Bill Pay

2006 may be the year for innovative, competitive banking products in Northwest Arkansas.

UA May Add Equestrian or Lacrosse as Women?s Sport

The University of Arkansas? Women?s Athletic Department may add equestrian or lacrosse as a sport to make sure it meets the standards of the proportionate male-to-female ratio in athletics based on the student body ratio.

Cricket’s Kitchen Serves Inexpensive, Yet Unremarkable Dishes

Cricket?s Kitchen gets two-and-a-half stars in our lunch review.

Coughlin Fan Club Still Believes in Big Tom (Commentary)

Tom Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart executive expected to plead guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion, still has supporters in Northwest Arkansas. But how well do we really know people we meet in social situations?

Courser Says Wal-Mart Debate Nothing New

A study released by the conservative, business-backed Competitive Enterprise Institute says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is good for American consumers and the U.S. economy.

Tyson CEO, Other Execs See Smaller Bonuses in 2005

John Tyson, the chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, received a smaller bonus in 2005 than in 2004.

Beverly Stockholders To Meet Feb. 14 on Merger Proposal

Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith said it will hold a special stockholders meeting on Feb. 14 to allow a vote on its planned merger with Fillmore Capital Partners.

Wal-Mart Warns 4Q Profits Could Disappoint

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said on Dec. 5 that its fourth-quarter profit would be at the low end of its forecast ? 82 cents to 86 cents per share ? after a disappointing December.

AERT 4Q Unaudited Sales Up 55 Percent

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. reported fourth-quarter unaudited gross sales of $24 million, up 55 percent from $15.5 million during the same time last year.

America?s Car-Mart Opens Two Dealerships

America?s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville announced on Dec. 29 the opening of two new dealerships ? in West Plains, Mo., and in Claremore, Okla. ? bringing the total number of Car-Mart dealerships to 83.

Wal-Mart?s Coughlin to Plead Guilty

Thomas Coughlin, the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has agreed to plead guilty later this month to federal wire-fraud and tax-evasion charges, according to a Jan. 7 story in The Wall Street Journal.

LaBarge Looms Large

LaBarge Inc. of St. Louis looks to small mountain town to build some of its most intricate and high-tech assemblies for defense and commercial purposes.

RFID Can Track Rings, Roosters

IntelliMark Inc. develops RFID technology to track the location of everything from randy roosters to $10,000 rings.

Data-Tronics Focuses On Technology?s Future

Fort Smith?s Data-Tronics develops information technology solutions.

KonaWare Seeks Arkansas IT Cluster

KonaWare Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., has opened an office in Harrison and is on the IT cluster bandwagon.

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property