Regions

Area Builders Tune Into Granite

The Tunes invested more than $500,000 in equipment to cut granite slabs from Italy and Brazil into countertops for their Northwest Arkansas customers.

Mortgage Mania Keeps Marching

Interest rates may be on the rise and the home refinancing boom over, but loan origination offices have been popping up in Northwest Arkansas, and the industry shows no sign of slowing.

Good People, Training Help Smaller Companies Compete

Eric Duca & Associates Inc., an ERA real estate agency with offices in Springdale and Rogers, is on track to do $55 million in sales this year with just 17 or fewer agents working throughout the year.

Butters Caf? and New Orleans Style Po-Boys (Business Lunch)

We brought in the big dogs to sample the home cooking at Butters Caf? and New Orleans Style Po-Boys in Bentonville.

Holiday Shopping Looks Strong (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

Arkansas economic outlook promising for short term Holiday season and long term because of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

Banks Must Split Share of $8.22B In Area Deposits

Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank continues to have a stranglehold on the market, with $2.22 billion in deposits in Benton and Washington counties, or a 43 percent share of the market.

Retailers Celebrate ?Holidaze?

Retailers have turned the entire fourth quarter in ?the Christmas season.?

It?s About Time for Amendment 2 (Editorial)

We?ve hollered in these pages about the need for enlightened state corporate taxes and economic development tools until we?re blue. So we?re glad the voters approved the ability to issue general-obligation bonds for infrastructure projects.

Bubba?s BBQ Planned for Springdale

Randy Dawson plans to open Bubba?s Big Time Texas BBQ & Sports Bar at 100 Emma Ave. in Springdale between Jan. 15 and March 1.

Plaza Restaurant Plans Bentonville Move

Kathy Nelson, owner of The Plaza Restaurant in Rogers? Village on the Creeks, said she plans to move the business this spring to Bentonville Colonnade.

Kobe Opens In Bentonville

Kobe Japanese Restaurant opened Nov. 15 at 1113 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville.

Arsagas Consider Collier?s Corner

The Arsagas have been talking with Collier Drug Stores Inc. about opening a small coffee shop in 800 to 1,200 SF of the Collier?s building at 100 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville.

$137K Chopper Sale Good Promo for Sam?s

The sale of a $137,000 motorcycle on the Sam?s Club Web site Nov. 1 was a risky but successful promotion for the company, said Doug McMillon, executive vice president for marketing at Sam?s.

Report Says Pros Shun Craftsman Tools

Although Sears sells $3.1 billion worth of hand tools a year a recent contractor survey from Merrill Lynch Global Securities indicates consumers buy Sears Craftsman hand tools.

Job Training Business Gears Up Customer Base

Fayetteville Shredding Co. has been developing quietly, but is ready to take on more customers. The not-for-profit operation and is wholly owned by Life Styles and serves area individuals with developmental disabilities.

Hospice Moves Toward Goal

The 4th annual Circle of Life Hospice Voyage event has so far raised $116,500, a 25 percent increase over last year?s tallies of about $93,250.

3Q Home Improvement Flat, Merrill Lynch Report Says

Merrill Lynch Global Securities of New York City said home improvement appears to have been flat nationally in the third quarter, compared to the same quarter of 2003, and slightly down from the second quarter of 2004.

Biologists to Discuss Cave Springs Cave

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the state?s Karst Resources Support Team will hold an informational meeting on Dec. 8 to address the Cave Springs Cave recharge zone.

Credit Union Assets Gain 5 Percent for Arkansas Best

Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union in Fort Smith, the largest credit union in Northwest Arkansas, saw its assets climb about 5 percent from $72.9 million in 2002 to $76.6 million last year.

NWA Counties Top Bank Deposit List

Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties are near the top of the list of counties in the state with the highest dollar value of bank deposits, as of June 30, 2004.

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain

UAMS announces 40 new full-tuition scholarships for Fall 2026