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Famous Dave?s Opens at Scottsdale

Famous Dave?s Bar-B-Que opened a restaurant in Rogers? Scottsdale Center on June 23.

Roma Pizzeria Opens in Rogers

Shelia Keene opened Roma Pizzeria in Rogers? Village on the Creeks shopping center at the end of May.

Las Palmas Gets Four Stars (Business Lunch Review)

We were ready to shake our maracas after a recent visit to Restaurant? Las Palmas in Rogers.

Ozark Herb & Spice Opens In Bentonville

Ozark Herb & Spice offers herbal supplements and more.

Rut and Strut Outdoor Supply Opens in Elkins

Rut and Strut Outdoor Supply is offering sportsmen supplies from a new shop in Elkins.

GE Suit Not Expected to Snuff Cannon?s Fuse

Springdale?s Cannon Express Inc. was sued on June 11 in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, by GE Capital Corp., a division of the publicly traded conglomerate General Electric Co. of Fairfield, Conn.

AERT Opens Third Plastic Recycling Facility

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale, which manufactures a wood-and-plastic decking product sold by Weyerhauser, announced on June 26 that it has begun operating a plastic recycling facility in Alexandria, La.

Car-Mart Sales Jump 22 Percent in 4Q

America’s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville said revenue from continuing operations in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, which ended April 30, increased 22 percent to $42.2 million, compared with $34.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

ABF Revises Rates, Arkansas Best Buys Rigs

Fort Smith?s ABF Freight System Inc. announced on June 20 that it is revising its general rates and charges on July 14.

Tyson Reaches Wastewater Deal

Tyson Foods, Inc. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Missouri to resolve issues relating to past dischargee of wastewater at operations in Sedalia, Mo.

Morgan Stanley Downgrades J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to underperform in its peer group, according to the recent rating change that Morgan Stanley Investment issued on June 23.

KFSM Edges Past KHOG in Nielsens

KFSM, Channel 5, retook the lead during the 10 p.m. newscast from KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, in the 11-county dominant market area in Nielsen Media Research?s household ratings for May.rnBut it was by a very slim margin.

Gibbs Leaves NBC for Sterne, Agee

Steve Gibbs left his job as the main weatherman at NBC 24/51, KPOM/KFAA, on June 27.

Morning News Promotes Sissom

The Morning News announced on July 1 that Thomas Sissom will become the newspaper?s new editorial-page editor.

Lovelace Dreams Big for Costa Rica

Ariel Lovelace?s plan for $430 million worth of projects in Costa Rica include a charter commercial jet service, casino boats, a gasification plant, a synthetic fuel refinery and the rebuilding of the Costa Rican railroad.

CEI Ranks Among Top U.S. Engineering Firms

CEI Engineering Associates Inc. has been around Northwest Arkansas for 30 years, but during that time the firm has also worked hard to gain a national reputation.

XNA Wins With Architects

The best commercial architecture project in Northwest Arkansas within the past 10 years is Alice Walton Terminal at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill.rnThat?s the result of a poll conducted by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

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