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Northwest Arkansas Following Fayetteville?s Lead

While Fayetteville officials consider passing the impact fee on building permits, Bentonville may be ready to follow suit.

Magazine Names Springdale Product in 100 Best

Evapo-Rust, made by Harris International Laboratories of Springdale, was named one of this year?s 100 best inventions in the world by Research & Development Magazine.

AHEC Faculty Keeps Pharmacists Updated

Fayetteville?s Area Health Education Center continues to provide many of the continuing education services needed for pharmacists in Northwest Arkansas

American Investors? Policyholders Left in Lurch During Liquidation Appeals

While American Investors Life Insurance Co. of Little Rock appeals its liquidation, policyholders are fighting off creditors.

Giving Employees Control Prevents Burnout

The best way to prevent employee burnout is by giving workers more control, said Daniel C. Ganster, chair of the University of Arkansas? management department.

Lawyers Fight Urge to Splurge

Nursing home verdicts encourage attorneys to advertise.

Price of Freedom Still Cheap

The internationally televised address was only an executive confirmation of what the rest of us have thought since the Sept. 11 attacks on our cities ? America is at war.

Wal-Mart Brass Bags Big Bucks

Together, the top five Wal-Mart leaders earned 43.3 percent of the total compensation for public-company executives in Northwest Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas Mall Food Court Offers Standard Fare

We don?t normally head to the mall to eat lunch, but lots of folks work there or find themselves shopping there during the noon hour, so the food court is the logical choice.

Tusk?s Bottling Co. to Open on Dickson

Jim Oliver is renovating the building at 200 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville to reopen it as Tusk?s Bottling Co. by the third week of October.

Shakey?s Custard, Says ?y? Not

Shakey?s Frozen Custard has dropped the ?y.?

Nibbles Moves to Original Site

Suzie Stephens has moved Nibbles Food Emporium back to its original location at 3290 N. Lee Ave. in Fayetteville.

Everybody?s Food Co. Takes Over Anne?s Cafe Spot

David Rodriguez opened Everybody?s Food Co. in July in a space on the south side of the downtown Fayetteville square that previously was occupied by Ann?s Cafe, owned by Ron and Ann Welker.

Wal-Mart Sells 500,000 American Flags

On Sept. 11, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw sales of gasoline cans jump by 900 percent and television antennas by 400 percent at its 2,600 stores across the United States.

Survey Says Applicants Don?t Do Proper Homework

Accountemps Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., which operates a Springdale office, asked 150 executives from 1,000 of the nation?s largest firms about the most frequent mistakes made by candidates during job interviews.

Chamber Uses Web to Attract R?sum

The Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce is already getting results from the latest features introduced on its Web site, www.rogerslowell.com.

American, Northwest Cancel XNA Flights

Three of the 46 round-trip flights leaving the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) were canceled permanently in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, said Scott Van Laningham, executive director of the airport in Highfill.

ABF Freight Provides New Service to Mexico

ABF Freight System Inc., the largest division of Fort Smith?s Arkansas Best Corp., announced it is now providing daily direct service to Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico, after gaining border clearance through El Paso, Texas.

Small Business Development Center Supported by Statistical Study

Small Business Development Center clients created 1,175 new jobs in Arkansas in 1999, according to a study released by the University of Arkansas SBDC.

Traveler by Andr? Totes Upscale Luggage

Northwest Arkansas resident Willie Ming co-owns and manages Traveler by Andr?, a new luggage and travel accessory store in the Three Sisters building on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

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