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Hunt Buys $1.3 Million Home

J.B. Hunt pays $1.3 million for a home in the Rogers? Pinnacle subdivision.

Bentonville Best Western Sells

Monte and Pat Shell of Shell Investments LP sold the Best Western Inn at 2307 S.E. Walton Blvd. to Hotel Contractors LLC, of which Tansukhla ?Tom? Bhakta and Kenneth Mourton are members, for $3.5 million on May 14.

Bentonville Software Firm Ads 135 Customers

Bentonville software firm Strategy Systems already has 135 new subscribers for its new Strategy Live! Software.

HOK Architecture Firm Holds Springdale Charrette

Helmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc., the Kansas City architecture firm that designed the University of Arkansas? Baum Stadium and does business as HOK, recently held a planning exercise, or charrette, related to 750 acres in west Springdale.

Shaw Did it All Before Retiring From Trucking

Willis Shaw made a name for himself in the trucking industry.

Breakout Bankers Beam Over Market?s Potential

Three accomplished executives left prominent, secure positions to start three separate banks from scratch in the already super-served Northwest Arkansas market.

Plaza Not Too Posh

Developer says Bentonville Plaza offers vendors easy access to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office, not posh digs.

Crossland Keeps Truckin?

Family team and focus on details drives Crossland Construction Co.?s revenue.

Dixie Creates Rogers Expo Center

Ben Israel has changed the agenda for his $1 million investment in the old Consumer IGA Supermarket Building off of Walnut Street in Rogers.

Fineberg Keeps Clients Hip to Specialty Market

Steve Fineberg?s personality and tenacity have made him a star agent of Lindsey & Associates in Rogers.

More than the Water Is Hot

Retail and office development bubbles up in Hot Springs.

Pinnacle Gang Gets Feet Wet in Lowell

Two bold forays into Lowell recently by The Pinnacle Group are not a signal that the quartet behind the 500-acre Pinnacle Hills district wants to conquer the entire region.

Siloam Springs Offers Commercial Draw, Too

Commercial development follows Siloam Springs? population growth.

TIF Could Spur Development Along Rogers I-540 Corridor

Rogers Mayor Steve Womack plans to pitch a TIF to the City Council as a way to spur economic development along Interstate 540.

Burgers to the Rescue? (Ron Goforth Commentary)

Gorforth asks if burger flipping jobs are the answer to Arkansas? economic woes.

Fortune Finds Five Arkies (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Arkansas companies perform well among the elite Fortune 500.

Parties Compare Well With Look at Returns (Kerry L. Watkins Commentary)

GOP Gets traditional market nod, but ‘timing’ is risky.

Philly Grill & Kabob House Offers Strange Combo

Eclectic entr?e offerings don?t necessarily mean great cuisine.

Lindsey Gets Green In Rogers (Real Deals)

Lindsey Construction Co. of Springdale recently bought 20 building permits valued at a combined $4.2 million to build The Greens at Blossom Way apartment complex in Rogers.

Steel Deal Yields Building for Wal-Mart Vendors

Burt Hanna and David Slone plan to build a four-story, 396,000-SF office building in Bentonville for vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic