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Tyson Nets More than Expected

Despite its current legal battles, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on Jan. 28 reported significant improvements during the fiscal first quarter.

Wal-Mart Competitor Files Chapter 11

Kmart Corp., the chief rival of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., sought protection from creditors in mid-January after years of falling sales and failed turnarounds.

First Baptist Church to Upgrade Facilities

Church renovation tops list of recent real deals in Northwest Arkansas.

Wal-Mart Customers Check it Out

Retailer is testing four self-checkout scanning systems in U.S. stores.

Bio-tech Firm Beats Bacteria

Safe Foods invests $2 million in disinfectant, plans to open Northwest Arkansas R&D office.

Sale, IPO Loom Large for VSC During 2002

Bob Friedman, chairman and CEO of Virtual Satellite Corp. in Fayetteville, said he expects to either sell his company or make an initial public offering during 2002.

In Technology We Trust? (Guest Commentary)

With the stock market events of last year, the image of “tech” became rather tarnished?and for those who equate tech with e-commerce and dot-coms, its image is downright corrupted.

Acquiring Millennium Communications LLC, which did business as MC2K, solidified Arkansas.Net?s dominance of the local market by bringing in 5,000 new dial-up customers in Benton and Washington counties.

MC2K Integration Going Smoothly

Kenny Douglas, MC2K?s general manager, said firm?s of MC2K?s size experience growth pains even if they?re the state?s fifth largest ISP. So Arkansas.Net?s Jan. 18 acquisition of the company was a natural progression.

Looking for Perfect Chicks

Poultry industry taking a wait-and-see approach on possibility of cloning the perfect chicken.

Chicken Cloning Would Redefine Industry

If all goes well, Origen Therapeutics of California believes it can produce millions of cloned chickens in just a few months? time.

Dixieland Computers Site Needs Work

Dixieland Computers has a decent online brochure but could revamp its online presence to get a better Web site review.

Fire, Flood, ?49 Ford Shaped Williams? Life

Doyle Z. Williams, dean of the University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business, learned the value of education while growing up in the rural South.

Variety Is the Game Plan at Newroads

Wayne King, founder of Newroads Telecom Inc. in Fort Smith, said there?s no reason for businesses to view the Internet as a necessary evil.

Venture Capital Loosens up for Growing Firms

In recent years, the lack of available venture capital has been the local death wail of developing technology companies. Now a quartet of venture capital funds is honed in on Northwest Arkansas.

Investment Committee Names Alpha Wolves

The Alpha Fund?s investment committee will consist of a ?Who?s Who? of local business leaders.

Bootsie Eyes Senate

Bootsie Ackerman, executive director of the Downtown/Dickson Enhancement Project, told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal that she is close to announcing her candidacy for the soon-to-be vacated District 7 state Senate seat.

JurisDictionUSA Sues Loislaw.com

JurisDictionUSA Inc. of Phoenix has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the owner of Web-based technology company Loislaw.com Inc. of Van Buren.

Club on the River in the Rough

The Club on the River may remain nothing more than a river if lot sales don?t pick up soon.

UARK Bowl Strikes Interest

The UARK Bowl on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street is still over a month away from its grand opening and groups have already booked events there as far away as Dec. 15.

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal