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Crowne Plaza, Radisson Coming to Fayetteville

The two largest hotels in downtown Fayetteville are about to undergo major renovations.

German Restaurant Changes to Bistro V

Peter Steinhart is expanding the menu at one of his Dickson Street restaurants to include not only German but French, Italian and maybe even Mexican cuisine.

Hickory House Goes Mexican

Prairie Creek Hickory House, one of Northwest Arkansas? best-known restaurants, is under new management and ? in addition to the regular menu ? has added a Mexican food menu.

Smokehouse Expanding ? Maybe

Frank Sharp is renovating the Fayetteville building at 205 W. Dickson St. that previously housed the Ozark Natural Food Co-Op to ?probably? be used as the bakery for the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse.

Dowd?s Catfish House Earns Four Stars

Nestled in the backyard of the upscale office centers in Benton County is the newest good ol? boy catfish restaurant on the block. And this is a good one.

Hendren?s Games Don?t Fool Everyone

It?s hard to say who was more shameful last week: 3rd Congressional District candidate Jim Hendren or the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Hotels Lure Briefcase Traffic to Suitcase Rooms

Residence Inn by Marriott in Springdale markets to extended-stay business travelers who plan to be in Northwest Arkansas for at least four nights.

Business Travelers Tackle Hogs for Hotels? Attention

With Tyson?s acquisition of IBP Inc. and Wal-Mart?s continued success, almost all of Northwest Arkansas? hotels cater to the business traveler.

Hotels Leave Standing Room Only

Average Northwest Arkansas room generated $11,417 last year, and chains dominated the market.

Hotel Construction Frenzy Cools as Occupancy Rates Drop on I-40

Low interest rates and a strong economy drove a hotel construction boom in the late 1980s, but some say the bloom is off the economic boom, and hotels are reeling from market saturation.

IBP Quietly Goes About Big-Time Business

Tyson-IBP merger shines spotlight on little-known South Dakota giant.

Just How Big Will Tyson Become?

The merger of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc. will make for the 74th-largest company in the United States, according to Fortune 500?s revenue figures for 2000.

Beef Industry More Reserved About Merger

Industry officials representing both the pasture and the hen house have been watching carefully the merger proceedings of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc.

SST Gets Incentive to Lease Joplin Facility

A $75,000 forgivable loan was enough in July to entice Systems & Services Technology Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., into selecting Joplin, Mo., for a new 30,000-SF operations facility.

Target Construction to Begin Soon

The sale of 12.8 acres of land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park II to Target Corp. of Minneapolis was completed Aug. 21, and construction should begin in a few weeks on a 124,767-SF Target store at that location.

Cargill in Springdale Closes Turkey Deal

On Aug. 27, Cargill North American Turkey Operations, also known as Cargill Honeysuckle White, bought the turkey and chicken processing subsidiaries of Rocco Enterprises Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Arkansas State Bank Names Allen Chairman

Delbert E. ?Pete? Allen Jr. has been named chairman of the board of Arkansas State Bancshares Inc. and Arkansas State Bank in Siloam Springs.

Accounting Not to Blame for Foreign Merger Woes

When U.S. companies buy foreign companies, the result is usually a decrease in stock value, but the problem isn?t because of different accounting methods.

NWACF Secures More Endowments

The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation in August landed four more endowments that total $406,000.

Tyson Acquisition Coincides with Executive Stock Apending

This summer has seen a flurry of local insider trades.

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

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property