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L&E Equity Continues Meadowlands Additions

John David Lindsey and Kirk Elsass plan four more lots at Fayetteville?s Meadowlands subdivision.

Lindsey-Moore To Add Homes in Bentonville

John David Lindsey and Jason and Pat Moore of Lindsey-Moore Investments plan five more homes in Bentonville?s Turnbridge Wells subdivision.

South School Avenue Looks for an Identity

The loss of commercial air flights out of Drake Field makes an already tough economic situation in south Fayetteville worse.

Seasonal Merchants Thrive on Holidays

For the Christmas shopping season, the Northwest Arkansas Mall will have two new in-line stores and about a dozen additional kiosks and carts among its seasonal retailers.

Chalfant Plans for Steady Fiber Diet

Space Photonics, the Fayetteville fiber optics research start-up, plans to release new components next year.

Arkansas Absent at IT Conference

A UA professor says no high-tech company from the state has ever participated in the decade-old Knoxville, Tenn., conference.

Nelms Auto Web Site Going Interactive

The simple, clean Web site will go interactive in December, designers say.

Nelms Considers Selling Dealership

Don Nelms might sell his Lincoln Mercury dealership to Superior Automotive Group.

Wal-Mart Weight-Loss Deal Donates to Charity

A vendor to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. offers to help one of the retailer’s vice presidents lose weight.

Barnes & Noble Might Copy CDs by 2001

Barnes & Noble plans to have digital CD ?burning? (copying) capabilities at all of its stores, including the one in Fayetteville, by the end of 2001, sources say.

Ross Marketing Signs with Elvis on the Air

Ross Marketing plans to take Elvis expert Steve Christopher on the road.

Tale of the Trout Closes After 23 Years

One of the oldest restaurants in Benton County calls it quits.

Dallas Developer Sets Sights on Arkansas

Developer Randy Winski says the subdivision, called Bent Tree, will be the first of its kind in the area.

Reporter: Columns Can’t Criticize Advertisers

A former Democrat-Gazette Wal-Mart reporter says newspaper management discourages columns that criticize advertisers.

Rogers Schools To Add Elementary

The unnamed school, which will be the 11th in Rogers, is scheduled to open in August.

Northwest Health Unleashes Personal Health Portal

A new online service could link patients, employers and doctors ? and help Northwest Health keep clients and increase market share.

Mercari Technologies Tackles Supply-Chain Problems

A Fayetteville company plans two products that tap into the $5 billion-a-year supply-chain technology industry.

Mercari Products Have Great Potential, Experts Say

With Mercari’s InitiaLink and NeoCtex, vendors and retailers could meet in cyberspace and save labor costs.