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Paper & Ink

Paper & Ink Owner: Lori Top Address: 1852 Crossover Road, Suite 1, Fayetteville 72701 Phone: 501-973-2770 Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday Start-up date: June 1 Email address:…

Newspaper Alliance ?Smells Like Acquisition?

Donrey Media Group’s expansion was among the factors that prompted an “alliance” announced Aug. 19 between Community Publishers Inc. and Wehco Media Inc.’s northwest edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Wehco…

Daily Record Unveils Redesign

Bentonville’s Benton County Daily Record, hometown paper of Community Publishers Inc., published its first redesigned edition Aug. 29. The new look — which features front-page story descriptions, larger headline type…

What About the Other Gun and Living Will?

Although it’s still not clear exactly what the working agreement is for editorial copy between the Northwest Arkansas Times and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette (see story Page 10), it is…

As Predicted Here, Herrod is no King

Two things were interesting about the D-G’s lead sports story on Aug. 27, which scooped the area’s other dailies by detailing NCAA sanctions that are being self-imposed by the UA…

National Home Centers Inc.

National Home Centers Inc. announced that, for the second quarter ended July 31, net income was $312,000, or four cents per share, compared with net income of $449,000, or six…

Chairman Retiring from USA Truck

J.B. Speed, chairman of USA Truck, has announced he will retire from his position at the Van Buren-based company at the quarterly board meeting Oct. 18. Robert M. Powell, president…

Aarow Flies Out of State

Oklahoma City-based AARO Broadband Wireless Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aarow Environmental Group Inc., showed growth in its first quarterly report since the parent company left Northwest Arkansas….

Construction Begins at Pinnacle Hills

Construction began in late August on the planned 200-room Pinnacle Hills Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center in Rogers. Pinnacle Hospitality Group LLC, the financial partners of Pinnacle Hills, consists of…

Butterfield Trail Village to Add 72 New Cottages

Butterfield Trail Village, a life-care retirement facility in Fayetteville, has begun construction on 72 new three-bedroom cottages. The total cost of the project will be about $18 million. The additional…

Building Permit Purchased for New Springdale Hotel

WB Hotels LLC purchased a building permit worth $3.34 million for the new Residence Inn going up in Springdale. Construction has begun on the hotel, which is shooting for an…

Golf Course Condos to Line SCC Layout

Upscale condominiums are planned for the new nine holes at Springdale Country Club. Gary Brandon Enterprises on Aug. 8 secured a loan of $1.28 million from Springdale Bank & Trust…

Red Rock Rolls With More Units

Red Rock Development Inc. on Aug. 1 got 21 separate loans totaling $1.26 million from J.B. Hunt LLC to build more houses in the Southfork subdivision in Lowell. Tim Graham,…

Springdale to Get New Retail Building

Phillip Taldo and Gary Griffin of One Springdale Inc. on Aug. 8 got a loan of $874,000 from Springdale Bank & Trust to begin construction on a retail office building…

Dickson Street Gets Something Urban

Something Urban, a women’s fashion store in Fayetteville, is relocating to Dickson Street after a $24,000 renovation of the former Texaco gas station by building owner Lamar Pettus. Something Urban,…

Genesis Lands Virtual Satellite

Arkansas’ slow-to-crank technology sector is on the verge of a multi-billion dollar jump start. Internationally renowned satellite communications engineer Bob Friedman, who operates two companies at the University of Arkansas’…

Advanced Cabling Cleans Up in Hotels

Advanced Cabling Systems, the Little Rock firm that opened a Springdale office June 1, got the local contract to install high-speed voice and data cable infrastructure in five of John…

Faucette Turns On Students With Web

Fayetteville’s Faucette School of Real Estate, a click-and-mortar school housed in the offices of Coldwell Banker Faucette Real Estate, launched its information-based Web site in July. Since that time, Faucette…

Embrace the Risk, or Remain At Risk (Commentary)

Do you want to run out of money during your retirement? Do you think the stock market is too risky? You can’t have it both ways. If you are saving…

Walton Fortune Too Big To Buckle

Thanks to the Waltons, the aggregate wealth of the state’s richest families increased during the past year. Outside of the Wal-Mart fortune, however, times were tough for Arkansas’ wealthiest of…

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal