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AG Will Supply Centerton Grocery

Ralph Walker’s Allen Ralph & Carl Construction & Development Co. built the 21,000-SF Barry’s Apple Market on Commercial Street in Centerton. On July 6, People’s Bank & Trust Co. of…

Storage Units Added by Fayetteville Business

Allied Storage Limited got a $450,000 loan June 21 from Arkansas National Bank to add 80 new storage units to its property at 85 W. 15th St. in Fayetteville. Company…

Insty-Prints Needs Instant Room to Grow

McIlroy Bank & Trust Co. of Fay-etteville is financing Michael Andrews’ $400,000 construction of his new Insty-Prints store at 659 Appleby Road in Fayetteville. The printing services business has outgrown…

Mullikin Remodels Springdale Office

Randy Mullikin’s advertising firm, The Mullikin Agency, is remodeling and refinancing its 4,000-SF office building at 6200 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale. Bank One of Tulsa, Okla., issued Mullikin a…

Cafe Santa Fe plans new concept eatery

Tom Flores, president of CSF Franchise Group of Fayetteville, said he is considering a new concept eatery that would be about half the size of the company’s Cafe Santa Fe…

Eureka Pizza to Franchise

Rolf Wilkin, owner of Fayetteville-based Eureka Pizza, said the company’s marketing director, Chad Needham, plans to open the first three Eureka Pizza franchise eateries. Wilkin said Needham has yet to…

Panera Bread Co.

Panera Bread Co. 3286 N. Front St. Fayetteville This the most crowded new restaurant in Northwest Arkansas — at least during lunch time. The parking lot can’t handle the overflow…

Chinese Company Targets Farmington for Tractor Outlet

A China-based company plans to make Farmington the headquarters for its U.S. distributorship. Agracat Inc. Tractors of Arkansas, founded by Jim Steele, Mel Robinson and Charles Foster, is hoping to…

Old Navy Sales Double Rival

Sales at the Old Navy store that opened Aug. 1 in Fayetteville’s Spring Creek Centre have been “going through the roof,” said Michael Wade, the store’s manager. Wade said August…

Life Styles Benefits from Annual Polo Event

The 11th annual Polo in the Ozarks, which raised $40,000 at its 1999 event for Life Styles Inc., is expecting and even larger amount when all the numbers are tallied…

Dinnertime Calls Should Surge Soon

As the location for electricity generation becomes a matter of choice, fierce financial competition waits to erupt. Arkansas and other states have elected to deregulate electricity generation, making room for…

The Brick Room

The Brick Room Owner: Betsy McNeil and Chandi Owen Address: 105 W. Poplar St., Suite B, Rogers 72756 Phone: 501-936-9979 Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday- Friday and 9…

Uptown Downtown Dress Shop

Uptown Downtown Dress Shop Owner: Geneva Nanson Address: 121 S. 2nd St., Rogers 72756 Phone: 501-636-7005 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday Start-up date: July 17 After 30 years…

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…

Wing: Cutting PBS ties necessary, more local shows coming

Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms named to prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholar program

AG Griffin creates new role to advise on AI

Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set on A-State campus