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Fayetteville Bank Names Director, Makes Donation

Fayetteville lawyer Woody Bassett joined the Bank of Fayetteville?s board of directors in early August.

Blessed Be the Tithe That Unbinds Liability

Right financial planning makes members? donations more efficient gifts for everyone.

A Touch of Glass Offers Sparkle

Del and Pat McCall of Springdale recently opened A Touch of Glass to wash windows for their customers.

K & L Home Center Retails Manufactured Homes

During the first year of business, the staff of K & L Homes expects to sell about 60 homes.

Closet Crisis Benefits Cancer Patients

Glenda and Gary Baltrusch opened Closet Crisis to help patients through the financial hardships of cancer.

Wine Column Is Tale of Four Cities

We can?t help reading Robert Neralich?s wine column every Wednesday in the food section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. We like a man who speaks his mind.

‘Radio Free Europe’ Older Than REM

We like REM as much as anybody, but the term Radio Free Europe didn?t originate with REM?s 1981 single by that name.

Purple Dawgs May Not Be Heard

The only way to hear Fayetteville High School?s football team this season may be from the stands.

Bottom Line: Reader Misses Point

We enjoyed Ken Booth?s Aug. 14 letter to the editor of the Benton County Daily Record.

Area?s Largest Employers Huddle in Two Cities

Of the largest Northwest Arkansas employers, Siloam Springs and Springdale companies make up half of this year?s Northwest Arkansas Business Journal listing.

Arkansas Best Corp. to Buy Back Shares

Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith announced on Aug. 13 it was buying back all outstanding shares of its $2.875 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock.

Baldor Electric Co. Dividends Drop 61 Percent

Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith on Aug. 14 declared a regular dividend of 13 cents per share on the company?s common stock for the third quarter.

Delta Systems Gross Profit Margin Rises

Bentonville?s Delta Systems Inc. improved its gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, compared with last year?s second quarter.

National Home Centers Net Income Swells

National Home Centers Inc. said net income for the quarter ended July 31 jumped by 261 percent to $1.1 million (or 16 cents per share) compared with net income of $312,000 (or 4 cents per share) in the same period last year.