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Lowell Subdivision to Get 3 New Homes

Trim Line Design construction company of Springdale buys three building permits valued at a combined $417,126 to build three houses in Lowell.

Fayetteville’s Trinity Temple Gets Building Permit

Trinity Temple Assembly of God Church in Fayetteville buys a building permit valued at $375,000 for a multipurpose facility.

True Hogs Fans Must Show Their Wallets

Razorback fans may show their pride by buying the official University of Arkansas Alumni Association?s Las Vegas Bowl trip package. But they had better be prepared to show their wallets.

Springdale Population Doubles in Decade

Springdale?s population has grown 50 percent in the last decade, from 29,941 in 1990 to an estimated 44,800 in 2000. The result: More schools, with many more to come.

Eller Gets Donrey Outdoor; Nation Moves In

The ink had hardly dried on Donrey Outdoor Advertising?s sale to Phoenix, Ariz.-based Eller Media when another billboard-type business moved in to the western Arkansas market.

Rose & Woods Law Firm Moving to Dickson Street

Jim Rose and Rick Woods move their law firm Rose & Woods from 112 W. Center St. in Fayetteville to the city?s Three Sisters complex on Dickson Street.

Ex-Razorback to Open Fayetteville Art Gallery

Former Razorback and professional football player Bobby Joe Edmonds and his wife, Karen, plan an art gallery in 2,100 SF of the Three Sisters complex by Jan. 1.

Outsourcing Key to Walker Creative

Outsourcing keeps advertising and graphics firms in business. Walker Creative of Fayetteville, in turn, outsources work to freelancers.

Capital Integral to Integral Wave

Integral Wave Technologies Inc. of Fayetteville begins raising capital to start manufacturing its passive components for electronics.

Ferrell?s Farewell is a Good Deal for Him

Bobby Ferrell, the veteran SBC Communications Inc. spokesman, says retirement is already agreeing with him.

N.W. Arkansas? Highest-Paid State Employees

University of Arkansas men’s basketball coach Nolan Richardson tops our list of the region’s highest-paid employees.

Will Tyson Turn to Local Companies?

Tyson Foods Inc.?s offer to buy beef and pork producer IBP Inc. doesn’t silence speculation that the poultry giant might make a run on neighbors like Simmons Foods Inc. and Peterson Industries Inc.

Tyson Seeks IBP Acquisition After Lowering Debt Load

Tyson Foods’ $4.2 billion offer to acquire IBP Inc. follows a 1999 prediction by chairman and CEO John Tyson that his company would be in a position to ?go out and get somebody? after cutting its debt below $1.7 billion.

Walmart.com Passes Department Store Rivals

Figures for the week of Thanksgiving show that Walmart.com, the relaunched Web site for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., had more visitors than the sites of any of its department store rivals.

Election Failings (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Where does one start when assessing such a bizarre election?

Donrey Buys 3 Washington County Weeklies

Donrey Media Group acquires three newspapers from Ozark Newspapers Inc.

Edgewater Sells IntelliMark Division

Edgewater Technology Inc. sells IntelliMark, its information technology staffing and solutions division, and the division headquarters will be moved from Fayetteville to Little Rock.

State To Raise Sales Tax Soon

Beginning Jan. 1, Arkansas retailers will charge another half a penny for every dollar of goods and services sold.

Nebraska Meat Firm Will Use Irradiation

Omaha Steaks announces that it will use irradiation on its ground beef products to guard against bacteria.

Mercy-Rogers Buys 3-D Ultrasound Package

The medical center has added software and hardware worth about $45,000 to create 3-D imaging for its ultrasound equipment.

The Compass Report: Arkansas metro economic growth ranges from resilient to stable

Family, relationships fueled Kirkwood’s long career at AOG, Summit

Waterpark, ACME property, Miss Laura’s on Fort Smith board study session agenda

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: More consent decree work completed, Arvest Foundation 2025 grant tally