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Rate of Growth Begins to Slow in Northwest Arkansas

Despite strong economic conditions and rising population, shortage of workers hampers regional growth Economic development in Northwest Arkansas is continuing but at a slower rate than last year. Professor Craig…

Clement Pappas Buys Ozark Valley Products

Ozark Valley Products of Springdale was purchased Sept. 2 by Clement Pappas & Co. for an undisclosed amount. Ozark Valley Products, founded in 1992, was the only significant first processor…

1982 Chateau Petrus?

It’s next to the Nikes For the vast majority of wine drinkers, a hallway closet may be as good as a wine cellar, says The Wall Street Journal. In a…

Of Market Crashes, Russia, Politics, Roads

Too much is happening to ponder one issue, so here are some random thoughts on issues of the day: ~ Last week’s stock market tumble shifted characterizations from market correction…

Sir Speedy

Owners: Carroll and Patrick Marbury Address: 1900-A S. Pleasant St., Springdale, 72764 Phone: 501-872-9500 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Start-Up Date: July 22 Carroll Marbury and his son, Patrick Marbury,…

Har-Ber Meadows Offers Diversity

Har-Ber Meadows is designed to appeal to all kinds of buyers, from young families buying their first home to retired people who need a smaller house. Planners divided the development…

Padgett Business Services

Owners: Melisa K. and Phillip M. Akens Address: 101 Parkwood St., Suite G, Lowell, 72745 Phone: 501-770-3829 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Start-Up Date: Aug. 4 Padgett Business Services is…

Democrat-Gazette Launches TV Ad Campaign

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette recently launched a television campaign to promote its Northwest Arkansas edition. Blackwood Martin/CJRW, the newspaper’s agency, produced the ads, which are apparently a series of testimonials. Sue…

Stadium Scoop Leads to Press Conference

We’d like to credit Dana Gieringer of the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas for getting the scoop on Aug. 28 that Frank Broyles, athletic director at the University of Arkansas,…

Here?s Lookin? At You, ?Bogyman?

We were perplexed when the Business Matters section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette carried a huge front page headline on Aug. 30 stating: “The new BOGYMAN BACTERIA.” The section’s center spread…

Nelms Misquoted by MEDIAWEEK

Don Nelms, who owns several Fayetteville car dealerships, says he was misquoted when a reporter from MEDIAWEEK wrote that Nelms was unhappy with the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas’ ad…

Mortgage Brokers Benefit From Lower Interest Rates

The Arvest Bank Group has a strong presence in each of the largest cities of Northwest Arkansas as well as in several smaller communities, so it’s not surprising that, collectively,…

Poultry Companies Export Chickens Around The World

The nations’ 50 broiler companies all participate, either directly or indirectly, in the export business, says Bill Roenigk, vice president of the National Broiler Council. Ships carrying frozen poultry may…

~ PUBLIC COMPANY PROFILE: NATIONAL HOME CENTERS INC. ~

OUTSTANDING SHARES: (as of April 6,1998): 7,142,251 COMPANY MARKET VALUE (based on Aug. 26 stock price of $1.0625): $7,588,642 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION NametttOther Annual tAll Other YeartSalarytBonustCompensationtCompensation Dwain A. Newman, chairman/CEO…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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