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Nichols, Edson Open Bl? Lounge

Paul Nichols and Katie Edson, both of Van Buren, open The Bl? Lounge in the Fayetteville Mercantile Building on West Avenue.

Pinnacle Air Recovers Jet After Theft, ‘Joy Ride’

Pinnacle Air LLC of Springdale lost a $7 million charter jet for a few hours on Oct. 8 after a 22-year-old took it for a 350-mile trip from Florida to Georgia, then took five friends for a ?joy ride.?

Seasonal Store Sees Success

Mike and Tina Williams opened a second Halloween Express store in Rogers? Frisco Mall this season.

Audio Dimensions to Open in Rogers

Audio Dimensions plans to open a 2,900-SF store in Rogers? Village on the Creeks shopping center by Nov. 1.

Springdale Center Rebounds In 2004

Springdale Health & Rehab Center graduated from our Least Profitable Nursing Homes list this year into the black.

Store Redecorates Medical Concept

Hal DeJarnatt is in the process of redesigning his Springdale store, Kim Lor Medical, to have more appeal to the customer. The softer design, which includes floor models of different products and antiques, is geared toward women.

Skyline Signals Healthy Leasing

Here?s a heads up on the third-quarter information from the Arvest Bank-commissioned Skyline Report will officially be released on Oct. 25.

FDIC Reports Market Data

Banks in the two-county area are competing for $6.03 billion in deposits, up 15.5 percent from $5.17 billion a year before.

Pricey Booths Miff BBQ Vendors

Fayetteville?s Bikes, Blues and BBQ festival held Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 attracted about 200,000 people this year. But some local food vendors felt squeezed by the competition.

BSA Business Grows Big

The Business Journal told readers about Bentonville Software Associates LLC back in January. At that time, the fledgling company had about 10 customers and the list has since grown to about 25.

Local Biz Sells Religious Chips

According to a recent article in The New York Post, Kerusso, a Springdale-based Christian apparel and gift company, is cashing in on the nationwide poker craze while spreading the Gospel with its ?Faith Chips.?

Gambling Machines Prove Popular

Speaking of gambling, we hear things are getting hot in St. Paul (Madison County).

Developers Eye Airport Project

Boone County Regional Airport in Harrison might be getting a $7.5 million airport by early 2007.

Carraba?s to Open In Rogers

We hear Carrabba?s Italian Grill has signed a lease with the Pinnacle Group to build a restaurant in Rogers.

The Region’s Largest Hospitals and Nursing Homes

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual lists of the region’s largest hospitals, most profitable nursing homes and least profitable nursing homes.

Companies Seek Technical Training to Fill Skilled Jobs

UAFS and NTI teach technical skills valuable to local companies and award technical diplomas, certificates and associate degrees with which students can earn salaries rivaling those of four-year degrees.

New Dean Sees Balance In UA?s Business School

A look at the Sam M. Walton College of Business examines whether the current curriculum in all business schools is preparing graduates for business in the real world.

Companies Saddle Up For Training Stampede

Organizational development trainers are readying future CEOs for managing hurdles.

Bentonville Schools Could Go Paperless

Superintendent Gary Compton has a plan that could save the Bentonville School District millions of dollars a year and help the environment.

Fayetteville Private School Offers New Chinese Classes

After requests from parents, The New School in Fayetteville has added Mandarin Chinese as an after-school class to first-graders on up.

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