Regions

New Restaurants Planned for CMN

Hamburger and barbecue restaurants are currently in the works for Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park.

Goldens Open Mermaids In Former Pizza Inn Spot

Todd and Nickki Golden planned to opened Mermaids Seafood Restaurant on Nov. 10 in the 2,900-SF building at 1815 Green Acres Road in Fayetteville that previously housed a Pizza Inn restaurant.

Shorty Small?s Closes Area Restaurants

Shorty Small?s closed its two Northwest Arkansas restaurants on Oct. 28, saying ?facility costs were too high and negotiations to lower those costs broke off … forcing the closure of the properties.?

Grace Manufacturing Has Grate Idea

Grace Manufacturing Inc. of Russellville appears to be on a roll with its Microplane kitchen graters.rnMicroplane graters and zesters are available primarily through three national chains: Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table and Bed, Bath and Beyond.

American Concrete Comes to Rogers

David Stephenson and Rushard Hudson have a new concrete operation in Rogers.

Poultry Processing Rules State Manufacturing Sect

Among the largest manufacturing firms in Arkansas, the top four overall have major operations in the Arkansas River Valley or Northwest Arkansas.

Pfeifer to Sell OneSource to National Home Centers

National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale announced on Oct. 30 that it has reached an agreement to purchase OneSource Home and Building Centers of Little Rock, a 101-year-old business.

Brandon, Moldenhauer, Hash To Build $3.5M Office Building

Gary Brandon, Margie Moldenhauer and Brett Hash plan to build a three-story, 28,350-SF building at the site of an old Shoney?s restaurant just north of Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall.

Candy Out at Mall As Bluebirds Fly In

Scott Tanner closed Candy Creations in October. The store had operated in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall under that name since Tanner bought it in 1998, said Alice Church, the mall manager.

NWACF Awards $95K to Nonprofits

Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. has awarded $95,750 in grants to ten regional nonprofit organizations.

Triad Partners With Sparks

Sparks Health System in Fort Smith agreed Oct. 28 to a partnership with Triad Hospitals Inc. to operate the health system and build a new hospital.

Baldor Program Pays for Itself

Baldor Electric Co. officials have always prided themselves on the energy-efficient motors produced at the company?s plants worldwide and at its headquarters in Fort Smith.

Mexico Viejo Good For The Price (Business Lunch)

Mexico Viejo gets a three-star food review.

Bed Bugs Offers Unique Items, Looks To Add More

Offering unique gifts and home d?cor for babies and children, Bed Bugs of Rogers has found a niche in Northwest Arkansas. Lisa Gray opened the store in May, catering to young couples and families in the area.

RabBoar Provides Tech Solutions To Local Businesses

Having offered information technology services to large companies since 1992, RabBoar Enterprises recently began offering specialized information-technology services to local businesses.

Nexstar Buys NBC 24/51

JDG Television of Muskogee, Okla., sold its Fayetteville television station,, NBC 24/51, KPOM/KFAA, to Nexstar Broadcasting Group of Irving, Texas, on Oct. 16.

Audit Docks Newspaper Circ

The Audit Bureau of Circulations has docked The Morning News? ?average paid circulation? by 1,082 daily (Monday through Saturday) and 555 on Sundays for the 12-month period that ended March 31.

D-G Tells Wal-Mart How the Cow Ate the Cabbage (Opinion)

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette had an excellent editorial on Oct. 30 about 245 illegal workers being nabbed by U.S. immigration agents at 61 Wal-Mart stores.

Thanks for the Graphic (Opinion)

While we?re bragging on the Democrat-Gazette, we would also like to say thanks for publishing a chart every time the U.S. Department of Commerce issues new gross domestic product numbers.

P.A.M.?s Revenue Is up; Net is Down

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. released its third quarter earnings on Oct. 27. While operating revenues increased 14 percent to $74.2 million compared with 2002?s third quarter tally of $65.1 million, net income decreased from 2002.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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