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What?s Hot! Brewing on Dickson

On Sept. 4, Stephen Davis and his wife Darlene opened What?s Hot!, a coffee shop, inside their Smoothie King store at 309 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville.

Bentonville Meat & Seafood Co. Impressed Visitors

Bentonville Meat & Seafood Co. offers unsurpassed quality and selection in its deli as well as a clean and friendly atmosphere.

Razorbacks Make More Moolah at Home

The Razorbacks football program earned $2.53 million in ticket and luxury box sales for its Sept. 8 game at newly expanded Reynolds Stadium.

Billingsleys Donate $9.3 Million to UA, Children?s Hospital

George and Boyce Billingsley of Bella Vista will provide almost $8.4 million to the University of Arkansas to fund scholarships and endowed chair positions in four colleges and to assist the athletic department.

Washington Regional Names Women of the Year

On September 10, four women were selected as Northwest Arkansas Women of the Year by Washington Regional Medical System.

Former Tyson Target Diversifies into Beef

Smithfield Foods Inc. on Sept. 7 agreed to buy privately held Packerland Holdings Inc., the fifth-largest U.S. beef packer, for $250 million.

New Store Prompts Lodgepole Pack?ing

Work began in early July on the new building for the Pack Rat Outdoor Center at the corner of Gregg Avenue and Sunbridge Drive in Fayetteville.

Garrison Sells $1.33 Million Worth of J.B. Hunt Stock

Wayne E. Garrison, chairman of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., sold 55,000 shares of the company?s stock between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29.

The Paint Center Inc. Rolls Out Brand-Name Selections

Steve Houston depends on his 15 years of color-mixing experience and a computer system to produce hues for professional and amateur painters in Northwest Arkansas.

Rogers Man Opens 24-Hour Gymnasium

Excluding the cost of the business itself, Andy Godfrey invested an estimated $40,000 to launch a new version of his favorite gym.

Absolute Net Tech Seeks Small-Business Clients

Steven Lewis wants to simplify technology for small businesses and home offices in Northwest Arkansas with his new firm, Absolute Net Tech.

Alliance Changes Page Size, Times Redesigns its Look

Pages in the three daily ?alliance? newspapers became 1.5 inches narrower on Aug. 20.

Boone Shows a Little Leg

Clint Boone, chief meteorologist for CBS-affiliate KFSM-TV, got caught on camera with his suit pants … well, off. And it?s not even time for October sweeps.

D-G Writer Has Conflict of Interest

Otis Kirk, the D-G?s celebrated new recruiting beat writer, benefits financially from perpetuating positive news about University of Arkansas athletic recruiting.

Morgan Stanley Dealing with Destruction

Arkansas? offices for Morgan Stanley have been instructed not to comment about its loss in the World Trade Center attack or the company?s standing going forward.

Brass Eagle Inc. Dispels Hacker?s Hoax

The Nasdaq stock market suspended trading of Brass Eagle Inc. shares for two hours on Aug. 24 after a computer hacker sent out ?hundreds, if not thousands? of e-mails containing misinformation about the company?s finances.

Delta Systems Cooks Up $1.3 Million of New Orders

Bentonville automation and control leader Delta Systems Inc. reported on Aug. 16 that it received ?significant? new orders during the second quarter.

J.B. Hunt Places $70 Million Equipment Order

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell has ordered containers and chassis worth more than $70 million from Wabash National Corp.

Superior Financial Assets Increase

Unitary thrift holding company Superior Financial Corp. recently announced that through the quarter ended June 30, its total assets are up 2 percent to $1.69 billion.

WMT Sales Untouched by Tax Rebate

The world?s largest retailer said the U.S. tax rebate has had little effect on sales.

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