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North Gulley Development Goes Bust

A company called North Gulley Development LLC filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in March.

Rodeo of the Ozarks Hopes To Buck Rain

Named one of the nation’s top five large outdoor rodeos by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2008, the Rodeo of the Ozarks opens its gates at 6 p.m. nightly.

Tyson Prepares Fuel from Fat

Tyson Foods Inc. is getting closer to having a valuable use for all that chicken fat and grease.

Special Occasions Says It’s ‘150% Closed’

Special Occasions, one of the divisions of Curry’s Inc., is 150 percent closed according to the marquee in front of the building.

Recreation Area Still Closed Due to Ice Damage

The Lake Wedington recreation area west of Fayetteville will be closed until Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Fayetteville’s Greenhouse Grille Grows

The Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville has decided it could use a little more space.

Berdals Purchase Four Parcels on South School (Real Deals)

Maximino and Raquel Berdal recently purchased four parcels on South School Avenue in Fayetteville for $1.6 million.

Risky Business For Nonprofits (Commentary by Keith Ekenseair)

In today’s economic times, many organizations are tossing out the notion of maximizing interest income because they are struggling to have adequate cash to meet current operating needs.

Paygo (Commentary by Jeff Wood)

Obama wants Congress to pass a new “pay-as-you-go” plan – requiring Congress to pay for any new programs either by raising taxes or by cutting the budget in other places.

Wal-Mart Opens a Refreshed Neighborhood Market

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened a 36,000 SF Neighborhood Market store near the upscale Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers June 24.

Zortees Gives Design Power to the People

At Zortees, located in Forest Park Plaza at the intersection of Wedington and Garland avenues, designs are generated on a computer, then transferred to fabric via a digital printer. Once a design is complete, the image can be transferred onto a T-shirt re

CPA Numbers Climb Despite Consolidation

There’s been subtraction going on at accounting firms in Northwest Arkansas for the last year.

Web Site Calculates Entrepreneurial Odds

An online calculator developed by Fayetteville-based EquityNet LLC will give would-be entrepreneurs a glimpse at their odds and offer up food for thought.

Office Supply Dealers Hustling

Office furniture and equipment dealers say business has slowed in Northwest Arkansas.

J.J.’s Grill n’ Chill Coming to Fayetteville

A popular Rogers eatery will soon expand into Fayetteville. J.J.’s Grill n’ Chill, which opened on Walnut Street in Rogers in December, will open a location on Wedington Drive in September.

To-Do list(?)

In this space last week we asked the question, “What now? As a region, as a people and as a collection of cities, What-Fricking-Now? What are the collective goals of…

Let’s get excited

The region’s prosperity will come from new businesses and growing existing ones.

Willin-N-Able playing Fri before the 4th in Van Buren!!

Willin-N-Able will be performing at Sister’s Gourmet Bistro in Van Buren, AR starting at 5:30 this Friday Night, July 3rd, 2009. Come enjoy a night of Great Music, Food and…

UAFS senior officer to tour Japan

Dr. Ray Wallace of Fort Smith, provost and senior vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has been selected as a participant on a forthcoming tour of…

Widders, Pendergrass take new jobs at UAFS

Pat Widders has been named the new executive director of career services and high school articulation projects at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and Meighan Pendergrass was named…