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Candlewood Shines Bright

The 2005 annual subdivision profile features Candlewood subdivision in Fayetteville.

Copeland?s Sales Hit $5.2M Again

For the second year in a row, Copeland?s Famous New Orleans Restaurant in Rogers had $5.2 million in total sales, which makes it No. 1 in Northwest Arkansas in terms of sales volume and the No. 2 restaurant in the state.

Lin?s Garden Chinese Opens in Bentonville

Yueh Lin opened Lin?s Garden Chinese Restaurant in Bentonville on Feb. 7.

Rick?s To Reopen In Early April

Rick Hall said he plans to reopen Rick?s Iron Skillet in early April.

East Buffet Gets Three Stars

Much like its variety of food offerings, East Buffet?s clientele is certainly diverse. College students, suits and retirees alike filled the dining room.

EWI Eyes Clear Creek (Real Deals)

EWI gets Clear Creek II Apartments bid. Commerce starts construction on Harps.

NWA Realty Inc. Staffs Veterans

Mike Robinson said he had a twofold attraction to EXIT ? the company?s unique approach to its agent relationships and the fact that it?s a fast-growing company in North America.

The Turning Point Offers Relaxation

The Turning Point offers a variety of services including temporary henna tattoos and Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient form of touch massage that has more to do with stress relief than muscle manipulation.

Bentonville Agents, Miller Enjoy Great Sales Years

Clint Miller, vice president of Griffin Company Realtors, has himself to thank for one of the largest year-over-year sales increases in Northwest Arkansas.

Communications Group To Open Fayetteville Office

Little Rock-based Paschall & Associates Strategic Communications will open an office on the fourth floor of the E.J. Ball Building in downtown Fayetteville in mid-April.

Parkway To Offer Higher Insured CD Accounts

Parkway Bank of Rogers has begun offering a unique product for wealthy customers and municipalities. The bank can take certificates of deposit that will be federally insured up to $10 million ? 100 times as much as most banks offer.

Arkansas Nonfarm Jobs Up, Unemployment Down

Arkansas was up slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003.

House Passes Art Museum Bill

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 2480 on March 21 by a vote of 85 to 0 (with 15 representatives not voting).

WAC Wins Most ADDY Awards

The Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville won the most 2004 awards from the Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation.

Half of NCAA Tourney Airs in HDTV on KFSM

KFSM, Channel 5, didn?t air the first three rounds of the NCAA college basketball tournament in high-definition television. But the final three rounds of ?March Madness? will be in HDTV.

Morning News First With Boozman Details (Outtakes Opinion)

The Morning News was the first area newspaper to report that Dr. Fay Boozman had been killed March 19 in Rogers when part of a barn ?gave way and crushed him.?

Times Publishes Carl?s Last Column (Outtakes Opinion)

We gigged the Northwest Arkansas Times in our March 14 issue. So Greg Harton, the Times? current executive editor, called to tell us the newspaper re-published Carl?s last column from 1983 on March 6 instead of doing a feature obit.

Pleasant Crossing Plans for Imax

Pleasant Crossing developers have another ace up their sleeve: an IMAX theater.

Nabholz Sees Employees Depart

We noticed that three upper-level management folks at Nabholz Construction Corp. in Rogers have jumped ship lately.

Miller Eyes Land by Center

Clint Miller, vice president of Griffin Company Realtors in Springdale, recently bought 70 acres across from the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center.

Connections: New hires announced at Walton School of Medicine

Arkansas Research Alliance adds 3 to academy

James Hendren steps down from Venture Center board

Group adds 2 leaders, to meet for Jan. 21 event