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Recession Should be Over Soon

Our first reaction to the National Bureau of Economic Research making the official call that the United States is in a recession: Well, duh. Talk about stating the obvious.

There is Room for Optimism (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

News of the day shakes confidence, but there?s room for optimism about next year?s rebound in the Arkansas and national economies.

Mason Sells Departure, Plans Bargain Cellar

In August, Mason Hiba sold Departure, one of two stores he had in the Northwest Arkansas Mall, to Sergio Naumoff of Farmington.

ADEQ Director Overturns Waste Board?s Denial

A proposed expansion to the Waste Management Tontitown Landfill moved forward Nov. 30 when Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Interim Director Richard Weiss approved the certificate of need for expansion.

Tyson Course Likely to be Unique to Area

World-renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. nodded in agreement when Johnson Planning Commission Chairman Bud Curry hinted that the planned ?world-class? course in his town could host a major tournament in the future.

ABF Freight System Repeat Web Winner

ABF Freight System Inc. of Fort Smith, the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corp., has been honored for the second-straight year as one of the Web Business 50 Award winners.

Bell Sounds for Round Two of CommunityCare Grants

CommunityCare Foundation Inc. announces its second round of grants for 2001.

NWACF Gets More Agency Endowments

Two more agencies set up endowments in November with the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation, which serves as the lead public foundation operated in connection with CommunityCare.

Petsitters Launched Holiday Opening

Husband and wife Terry and Teri Collins launched Home Sweet Home Petsitters in time to oblige holiday travelers who don?t want to board their family pets.

Tire Central Plans Area Chain

C. Roy Wright said the newly constructed Tire Central in Lowell will be the flagship location for a chain of up 20 stores throughout the area.

Brown to Leave Morning News

Wesley Brown, business editor at The Morning News, plans to leave around Jan. 1 to begin work as a business reporter in Donrey Media Group?s Little Rock office.

RoArk and CJRW Hound Best of Show

RoArk Printing Inc. in Rogers and Cranford Johnson Robinson & Woods in Little Rock recently won the ?Zandi,? or best of show, award for a brochure entered into a national corporate communications design contest.

Harton Hears a ?Wooo-Pig-Sooie?

Greg Harton, executive editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette?s Fayetteville section, took University of Arkansas basketball fans to task Dec. 2. rnOur question is, where the heck has Harton been?

No Cotton for Eli Whitney

We didn?t know the inventor of the cotton gin is playing quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels, but it?s the gospel according to Wally.

Tyson Pauses Production at Two IBP Plants

Production was suspended on Dec. 3 at two IBP Inc. beef plants and was reduced at two other company beef plants because of market conditions, a press release from the unit of Tyson Foods Inc. said.

Wal-Mart Single-day Sales Rise

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported record single-day sales for Friday, Nov. 23, of more than $1.25 billion at the company’s domestic Wal-Mart stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets.

Hopper Purchases Remaining Pinnacle Land

Tom Hopper of Tallchamps LLC on Sept. 14 got three loans totaling $6.72 million from Regions Bank of Rogers and First Security Bank of Rogers to purchase the remaining lots and acreage not sold at northwest Arkansas? most exclusive subdivision.

Ivy, Khaki Mean Green for Myriad

Myriad Semiconductor in Rogers has added some heavyweights to its already impressive list of collegiate clients.

Myriad Facilities for Sale on 2nd

Myriad, which makes and supports photolithography equipment on six continents, is once again conducting local operations out of its 4,000-SF corporate facility on Walnut Lane near Beaver Lake.

Handshake opens at Fayetteville Public Library

Arkansas Children’s receives historic $50 million gift from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Coach Curry race complaint, Fort Smith hires engineering director

The Supply Side: Walmart touts gains with Vizio in first year