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Logans Plan Men?s Store in Three Sisters Complex

Kash and Maliaka Logan plan to open Logan?s Menswear by June in the Three Sisters Building on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street.

What Will Mary Think?

Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody has stated to local business leaders that he would be on hand to publicly welcome Kohl?s department store at its April 20 grand opening. Kohl?s officially opened April 16.

Arcana Technological Solutions Inc.

Working as an information systems security officer at Tyson Foods Inc., Michael Arcana earned a reputation as a technological guru.

It?s Only Rock ?n Roll

A Tyson Foods-sponsored concert that could feature such legends as Bob Dylan, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, and Arkansas native Levon Helm is still in the planning stages for Walton Arena.

G.I. Joe Meets Geranimo

Mike Gauldin, former head of PR for Gov. Bill Clinton and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, has started his own company.

Get Shorty

Shorty Small?s, self-described as a ?great American restaurant,? plans to open a franchise in Fayetteville within the next six months.

NAPCO No Longer

Northwest Arkansas Paper Co., which was founded in Springdale in 1967, has moved its operations from Springdale to Little Rock. The firm closed its local office April 6.

No Depression for Lucinda

Former Fayetteville resident Lucinda Williams will grace the cover of the May-June issue of No Depression, an alternative country magazine in Nashville, Tenn.

Superior Abstract Offers Comfort to Home Buyers

Jody Davis opened Superior Abstract & Title Co. last November to offer Northwest Arkansas a comfortable place to finish the details of real estate business.

Premier Printing Inc.

Lured by the weekly swarm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vendors in Northwest Ark-ansas, Jay McDowell opened Premier Printing Inc. to offer a range of replication services.

Family Fun Draws Crowd

Springdale and Fayetteville are ready to kick off the Northwest Arkansas tourism season.

Blackwood Martin/CJRW Wins District ADDY

Blackwood Martin/CJRW of Fayetteville is the only local advertising agency to win a district ADDY Award from the American Advertising Federation.

Elkins Heads SPJ Effort

Don Elkins, anchor for television station KPOM, NBC 24/51, is spearheading the effort to establish a Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Big Acts Now a Rarity on Campus

Over the last decade, the University of Arkansas upgraded its athletic facilities to compete with the big-time programs across the country.

Fayetteville Makes Best of South Issue

A special spring issue of Southern Living magazine contains an article about Fayetteville being one of the best small towns in the south.

Hatchet Man Chops Own Credibility

We acknowledge that newspapers should be the last line of defense for free speech.

Shupe, Shupe: What?s the Difference?

The Benton County Daily Record reported on April 4 that ?Commissioner Andy Shupe? had participated in a meeting of the Rogers Planning Commission.

Bentonville Architect to Get a New Home

Harrison French Architects in Bentonville on March 6 secured a loan of $1.8 million from Arkansas National Bank of Bentonville to build a new office complex.

Acxiom Corp.

Little Rock technology firm Acxiom Corp., which employs 40 people at the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator in Fayetteville, recently announced it would cut employee pay by 5 percent.

Chicken Traders Thrive in Down Market

OK Industries Tops Area for Private Firms, Truman Arnold of Texarkana Leads State

Payment rates, timeline progressing on $12 billion farmer aid package

Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives elects new leaders

Arkansas Children’s CEO describes $50M historic gift origins, goals

UAMS receives $3.18 million grant for REAL Deal program