Northwest Arkansas

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Springdale Gains Weight

The Carlson Co., which has made spring-testing equipment for the past 21 years from a plant in Clinton (Van Buren County), is building a 6,000-SF, $250,000 building in Springdale’s new…

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No More Daly in Rogers

After less than a year as a resident of Rogers, John Daley, the professional golfer, is leaving. Daly sold his house at 12 Razorback Road in the Pinnacle development on…

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Selling the Bank

The NationsBank building that occupies the east side of the Fayetteville square was sold April 22 for $4.3 million. NationsBank sold the 59,192-SF building to Argora Properties Limited Partnership of…

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Hunt for the Argosy

Nobody wants to talk about it, but we have reason to believe that J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell is placing an order for the new Argosy tractor that…

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Chef Leaving Holiday Inn

Thane Newton, who has served for the past two years as executive chef for the Holiday Inn of Northwest Arkansas, will leave that job May 26. Newton says he’ll take…

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Lightning Strikes

It was like a preview of the Year 2000 computer crash at the Washington County Courthouse in early May. During severe weather May 7, lightning struck the courthouse, damaging computers…

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Home Payment Woes

National Home Centers Inc. is $3.5 million behind on its accounts with trade vendors, according to its 10-K report recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. National Home has…

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Springdale Stores Secure $1.47 Loan

Six convenience stores in Springdale were used March 12 to secure a $1.47 million mortgage from NationsBank. The loan was signed by Jim Yates as general partner of JEY Investments…

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Colt Square Building Sold

Two buildings in the Colt Square development were sold April 23 for $325,000. Gregory Kent Smith sold the property at 2345 Green Acres Road to Northwest Professional Building LLC of…

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The Schaffer Indictments

Archie Schaffer, the director of media, public and governmental affairs at Tyson Foods Inc., was indicted Jan. 15 by a federal grand jury on the following counts: • One count…