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Stars Touch Down At UA Track Center

The Arkansas Stars, a National Indoor Football League team, will be playing at the Randall Tyson Indoor Track Center on the University of Arkansas campus.

Ar-Tech Offers New Data Back-Up Service

For a fee between $39 and $129 a month, Ar-Tech Computer Solutions of Rogers will bring in a computer with a large hard drive, hook it up to a client?s server and copy up to 1.2 terabytes of data.

Whirlpool?s Layoffs Ripple Through Banking Community

Whirlpool Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich., announced 730 more layoffs at the company?s Fort Smith plant as it prepares to begin operations at a new manufacturing facility in Mexico.

Premier Advertising Named Small Business of the Year

The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce selected Premier Advertising Specialties as the 2005 Small Business of the Year.

Builders Shuffle at Shadow Valley

Shadow Valley lot owners will now have some new builder choices.

The Bank of Fayetteville Checks In

The Bank of Fayetteville will unveil an interest-earning checking account for the masses.

Payday Lenders Political Contributions Top $20,000

Check Cashers show their love for the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Call Hung Up on Justice

More on the defunct business agreement between VeriSource Inc. of Rogers and Advanced Control Solutions in Bentonville.

When a Bono isn?t a Bono

Fayetteville?s KFSM, Channel 5 confuses Bono for Bono.

52 Entities Apply for New Bank Branches

How Northwest Arkansas? six counties and some of the state?s most active banks stacked up for the year.

CPI, Gray Matters Partner in Tulsa

Community Publishers Inc. of Bentonville hired Gray Matters LLC, parent company of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, to manage and operate three of its recently acquired publications in Tulsa beginning Jan. 1.

Razorbacks Go Regional On Cox Sports Television

Cox Sports Television will televise at least seven Razorback sporting events, produce a new monthly news magazine, called ?Hog Tales? and rebroadcast three weekly and monthly coach?s shows.

Meteorite Magazine Lands in Fayetteville

A quarterly journal dedicated to meteorites will be published from the University of Arkansas? Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences beginning in February.

Maloney Marketing Makes Move to ?Green? Workweek

In an effort to conserve natural resources, Maloney Marketing Group of Cave Springs is allowing its employees to work four 10-hour days.

The Region’s Largest Internet Service Providers

PG Telco Internet of Prairie Grove tops the list of the region’s largest Internet service providers.

Decorators Deck Walls with Light

Affluent Northwest Arkansas residents will pay as much as $12,000 to have someone else deck their walls with Christmas lights.

Wal-Mart Hogs the News: On Fear and Loathing in Bentonville

No company made more news this year than Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which launched a major public relations blitz as critics ramped up attacks and the company?s No. 2 executive resigned amid allegations of theft and fraud.

House of Webster Thrives on Jams

Family-owned House of Webster has a long history in the corporate gifts business. Dale Webster, president and CEO, shares the secret ingredients to success.

La Fonda A 3-star Dining Experience (Business Lunch)

La Fonda Mexican gets 3 stars in our lunch review.

Hurricanes and the Municipal Bond Market (Rebecca H. Garner Commentary)

The ripples of hurricanes Katrina and Rita consist of more than water, coming in the form of municipal entities and companies that provide insurance to municipal bond issues.

Wright Lindsey Jennings adds 4 new partners

Southern Bancorp names Jeremy Loftin as COO

The Systems Group buys facility in Jonesboro

Methodist Family Health opens its Jonesboro facility