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Wal-Mart to Sell McLane, Merit

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on May 2 that it had signed agreements to sell its McLane Co. business and Merit Distribution Services for about $1.5 billion total.

Tyson, McDonald?s Trampled by Canadian ?Mad Cow? Case

Shares of Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. beef processor, and McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest hamburger chain, fell sharply on May 20 after Canada said it had confirmed a case of mad cow disease.

Delta Still Expects Profit by Second Quarter

Rogers? Delta Systems Inc. on May 12 released its first quarter results for the period ended March 31.

Morning News Posts Hefty Circulation Gain

The Morning News had a circulation gain of more than 8 percent on weekdays (to 39,333) and 10 percent Sundays (to 42,006) for the six-month period ended March 31, 2003, when compared to the six-month period ended March 31, 2002.

Morning News Meeting Coverage Mind Numbing (Media Review)

We opened the May 12 issue of Fayetteville edition of The Morning News and saw that half of the front page was eaten up by meeting-advance stories.

CFOex Steers Cannon Back From the Brink

Two days before Cannon Express Inc. would have gone broke, a three-man strike team from CFOex Inc. was called in to attempt a corporate turnaround. That was Aug. 19, and the Springdale company is still truckin?.

Remmels Made Decision to Sell, Herrington Says

Phil Herrington offered a profound apology when the owners of Rebsamen Insurance Co. learned in October 2000 that he had been in talks for months about selling the company to Regions Financial Corp.

He Said a Mouthful

May 5 marked the first anniversary of a curious legal settlement between Golf Entertainment Inc. of Springdale (a.k.a. Sienna Broadcasting Corp.) and an entity called Genesis Trust.

In the Clear

Arvest Asset Management, the broker dealer and financial services arm of $4.5 billion Arvest Bank Group Inc., is changing clearing houses.

Filming to Start May 31

A publicist for Billy Bob Thornton, the actor from Arkansas, said filming of the movie ?Crystal? is scheduled to begin May 31.

Tyson Foe May Leave State

Some officials from Sanderson Farms Inc. of Laurel, Miss., visited El Dorado on May 7 and spent most of the day at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant.

Doe?s Dough

Jim and Teresa Huson are going to open a Doe?s Eat Place in Bentonville, but the Husons have been tight lipped about their investment.

Bad Help Wanted

The most unusual help-wanted ad caught our eye recently.

Penchant for Pension

The state?s largest pension fund has selected a new property manager for three of its Little Rock properties.

Deffenbaugh Joins Bulls

Fayetteville native Tommy Deffenbaugh has been named assistant basketball coach at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

De Nile Not Just a River in Egypt (John H. Newman Commentary)

We are all capable of amazing denial.

Folks, It?s Called ‘Compromise’ (Editorial)

We wonder if any of the legislators have ever heard that politics is the art of compromise.

Cornerstone Apartments Construction Continues

Lindsey Construction Co. purchases 25 building permits valued at a combined $12.1 million to add to a new Fayetteville apartment complex; plus, a look at other important real estate transactions.

Best Sports Moves to Evelyn Hills

Guy Davis consolidated his two Fayetteville Best Sports stores into a larger central location in Evelyn Hills shopping center in early May.

Local Hearts Get Drug-Coated Stents

St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers was the first Northwest Arkansas hospital to use a new drug-coated stent, just days after the Food and Drug Administration approved it for the treatment of blocked coronary arteries.

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