Regions

Wal-Mart Shareholders Draw Celebs

Anticipation always surrounds the list of Hollywood types who are expected to join Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives Lee Scott and Tom Coughlin, on stage at the retailer?s annual shareholders meeting June 2-4 in Fayetteville.

Tyson Information Techs Take Over Kmart Building

Tyson Foods Inc. has moved about 250 information systems workers into 73,000 SF of space at the former Kmart building at 2231 W. 6th St. in Fayetteville.

Hall’s Divorce Becomes Public Fodder

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor Wally Hall’s divorce settlement gets a public airing.

APE Gets Military Research Grant

Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc. (APEI) of Fayetteville just won a $750,000, Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Army Research Labs.

Brazilian Restaurant Coming to CMN Business Park

Steve and Ping Chen of Fort Smith have plans to build an 8,000-SF Brazilian-style steakhouse in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park.

Another $8M to Beef Up Swanson Plant

Pinnacle Foods Group of Cherry Hill, N.J., plans to spend another $8 million to increase production at the plant this year.

Ozark Brewing Co. Closes in Fayetteville

Ozark Brewing Co. closed on May 9 after occupying one of the most prominent locations on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street for 21 days shy of a decade.

Cafe Santa Fe Closes in Fayetteville

The Cafe Santa Fe restaurant in downtown Fayetteville closed on May 10.

Tyson Plans Dividend, Cutbacks for Pork

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has announced that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share on Class A common stock and 3.6 cents per share on Class B common stock.

First Pharmacy Since FDR Lands in Lowell

Triphama Inc., doing business as Lowell Pharmacy, is the only pharmacy in one of America?s fastest growing cities.

Nock, Alexander Plan 12-story, $20M Hotel

John Nock and Richard Alexander plan to tear down 75 percent of the seven-story Mountain Inn of Fayetteville, 60,000-SF structure to make room for a new 12-story hotel.

Madison Leaves Wal-Mart For Wright, Lindsey & Jennings

Eva Madison, assistant general counsel for employment litigation at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is leaving the world?s largest company.

Arkansas Housing Starts Lead Seven-state Region

For the fourth quarter of 2003, Arkansas was first out of seven regional states and outpaced the U.S. average in percent change in housing permits.

Population Guesses Rescore Need for Roads

Population projections for the Little Rock/North Little Rock metropolitan statistical area and the Northwest Arkansas MSA show that the latter is growing more than twice as fast as its Southern sister.

Moducell Fosters Miniature Electronics

Ron Foster?s company, Moducell Inc. is working on the development of a miniature fuel cell that runs on methanol.

Lee Scott?s Mission (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Wal-Mart?s CEO impressed a Little Rock audience, but the world?s largest company still doesn?t understand media relations.

Area Road Woes Could Kill Boom

The area?s surging population and traffic counts indicate about $1.3 billion worth of new highway construction is needed right now. That work isn?t expected to be started, let alone completed, anytime soon.

Beetle Destruction Could Chew $1 Billion Out of Forest Oaks

Since 1999, red oak borer beetles have killed 50 million oak trees along some of the most scenic highways in the Arkansas Ozarks, including state Highway 7 near Pelsor and Highway 23, also known as the ?Pig Trail,? in north Franklin County.

Haynes Limited Only by Imagination

A Rogers-based firm blends environmental concerns with big business.

Subtract This (Editorial)

There?s been a battle ? mostly words ? going on for a decade over stock option expensing.

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal