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Baldor Declares Dividend

The Baldor Electric Co. board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share, payable Jan. 2 to shareholders of record Dec. 12.

Lectures Provide Financing Info

Experts help entrepreneurs get going with loans for small businesses.

Historic Theater Sold Out

On Nov. 2, four developers sold the historic Ozark Theater building in Fayetteville for $2.1 million to Centra Industries Inc. of Springdale.

Sunbelt Whipping Rivals

Sunbelt Business Advisors of the Ozarks Inc. has apparently been ?taking names? lately in the business brokerage sector.

The Kennedys Take on the Tysons

The law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among those joining in the aid of property owners near the Oklahoma and Missouri borders accusing Springdale?s Tyson Foods Inc. of polluting Grand Lake in Oklahoma.

Restaurants Eye Prime Location

The former Cafe Santa Fe location at 25 E. Center St. in Fayetteville appears to be a hot spot for restaurateurs.

Thiel’s Working

We identified Fayetteville City Council member Brenda Thiel as unemployed in our Nov. 12 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

Justis Around the World

Shiloh Travel closed its doors Nov. 21 after 30 years of serving Northwest Arkansas travelers.

Area is Rich in Opportunities

This week?s Business Journal features a picture of $1 million ? pg 29. That?s really $1 million in cash. Now imagine 93,000 piles like that one.

Wal-Mart?s Miracles Appear to Never Cease

Amid, or maybe because of, all the bad economic news comes yet another good quarterly earnings report from our friends in Bentonville, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Business Executives Drawn to Golf

Northwest Arkansas could be facing a golf glut with too many new courses.

Tee Times Not the Problem

Golf glut may land market in the rough.

Hang in There for 2002?s 2Q

Few would argue that Arkansas and the United States aren?t in a recession, even though there?s been no ?official? pronouncement. The only questions are how bad will it be, and how long will it last?

The Skybox is the Limit

Buzz about stadium amenities centers on Greenwoods, Arvest.

Turner Takes ?the Fifth? Even Regarding His Name

When James Turner was deposed by Van Kleef, the Bank of Dardanelle?s attorney, he repeatedly cited his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

Buyers Blowing Gaskets Over Dealer?s Legal Mess

Bank of Dardanell settles suit for $563,761.

UA Kicks Off $500 Million Campaign

The University of Arkansas officially announced its $500 million ?Campaign for the Twenty-First Century? on Oct. 26, but the main campus of the UA system already has raised $270 million of that amount in gifts and pledges since July 1998.

Webster Offers Online Security Degree

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Webster University has teamed with the American Society for Industrial Security to launch an online version of its graduate degree in ?organizational and business security management.?

Nationally Recognized Doctor Joins St. Mary?s Cardiology

Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas recently attracted a renowned cardiologist to its growing staff of heart specialists.

Bean Counters Come Northwest Arkansas to Stay

Local acountants move into Northwest Arkansas as spouse of big-business employee.

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

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report