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But Can He Dribble?

We recently checked eBay, the online auction site, and found several Arkansas items for sale. There’s a world of treasures – or junk – out there in cyberspace depending on…

Hertz so Bad

We hear some of the Wal-Mart shareholders who flew into the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting on June 4 had a little trouble finding Fayetteville….

UUUPS!

On June 1, United Parcel Service began inspecting all packages that contain breakable goods. The packages are opened and inspected when brought in to be shipped to make sure the…

Ground Broken for Medical Offices

Stephen Griffen of Budget Tire and Supply in Fort Smith is building a $2.4 million medical office building in Fay-etteville’s new CMN Business Park. May Construction Co. recently broke ground…

Candlewood Glows with New Subdivision

McIlroy Bank & Trust of Fayetteville granted Candlewood Development LLC a $2.2 million loan April 13 for a 46-acre residential development in Fayetteville. The property, just north of Vandergriff Elementary…

Land Paves Way for Dobbs Expasion

Kent and Connie Dobbs, owners of Kent Dobbs Automotive Inc. of Springdale, purchased three acres adjacent to their car dealership at 3558 S. Thompson St. The $1.4 million expansion was…

MNT Rocks Fayetteville

Little Rock real estate developers James A. Moses, Jim Nosari and Everett Tucker are building a 7,000-SF office complex for the General Services Administration of the United States government in…

Lindsey Kantz Stop Building

Jim Lindsey is building a 56,500-SF office/retail center adjacent to the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Store that’s going in on Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Lindsey’s mini-shopping center will be called Kantz Place,…

Sherwood Can’ Get ‘Overland’ He Bought

Ronnie and Becky Sherwood of Springdale bought Lowell’s Overland Square April 28 with a $960,000 loan from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The 16,200-SF facility at 200 S. Bloomington St. in…

Downtown Building Under New Ownership

Brian and Melissa Reindl, through their management company, Reindl Properties, bought Fayetteville’s Olde Warehouse building May 3 from the John Sugg Family Trust. The Reindls paid $900,000 for the 73,000-SF…

Laboratory Landing Locally for Wal-Mart

Bentonville’s Bertschy Industrial Park will soon be the home of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. A 15,000-SF custom office building/testing facility is being built for the company by Charlton Development Co….

Family Egged on by Poultry Producer

Gary and Angela Zisman are starting a 40-acre poultry farm at 10149 Ruby Hall Road in Gentry. The Zismans financed the operation April 6 with a $615,000 loan from First…

Fayetteville Mall Tops List of NWA Commercial Centers

At 822,232 SF, the Northwest Arkansas Mall is more than twice the size of its nearest competitor Fayetteville’s Northwest Arkansas Mall remains the area’s heavyweight when it comes to commercial…

Hardware Store Counts 55 Years of Successes

Holding ‘country store’ values close, the Johnson family knows how the hardware business has changed Larger chain stores sell more products and see more traffic, but Fayetteville’s Johnson Hardware stands…

Cafe Santa Fe Aims for 40 by End of 2000

Ghazi partners Glenn and Issa plan new restaurant specializing in steak and vegetables Fayetteville-based Cafe Santa Fe plans to have 20 Mexican restaurants open by the end of the year…

Ghazi Partners to Open New Restaurant

Steve Glenn and Ghazi Issa plan to open a steak, seafood and vegetarian restaurant by August in the Fayetteville building that housed the original Ghazi’s Pesto Cafe at 1150 N….

McDonald’s Chairman Visits Area Franchise

Jack Greenberg, chairman of McDonald’s Corp., flew into Northwest Arkansas on June 2 to tour the NASCAR-theme McDonald’s in Bentonville. The restaurant is operated by franchisees Bill and Walter Mathews…

Arvest Plans New Bank Charter for Fort Smith Area

Arvest Bank Group is expanding into Fort Smith, and that’s a move that will put some banking interests of two of the state’s wealthiest families – the Waltons and the…

McIlroy, Arvest Top Mortgage List

With the results in for the first four months of the year, McIlroy Bank & Trust Co. leads Washington County in number of mortgages issued. Washington County Abstract & Title…

Brooks Graphics

Owner: Brooks Swink Address: 339 N. West Ave., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-571-19999 Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: Jan. 1 Washing silk screens in his bathroom sink…

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property