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Break Out the Boy George; All ?80s, All the Time is Here

Cumulus in northwest Arkansas changes the ?light adult contemporary? format of KDAB-FM, 94.9, with a switch to ?all 1980s music, all the time.

Know Your Band

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette?s recent feature story on The Band was really a critique of the new box set of The Last Waltz concert from 1978. Unfortunately, it had some inaccuracies.

BOK Financial to Issue 3 Percent Dividend

Tulsa?s BOK Financial Corp., which owns Bank of Arkansas N.A., will issue a 3 percent stock dividend on May 29 to shareholders of record by May 13.

Beverly Shows Encouraging 1Q

Fort Smith-headquartered Beverly Enterprises Inc. on April 30 announced generally improved first-quarter figures.

Delta Systems 1Q Revenue Recedes

Rogers motion-control solution leader Delta Systems Inc. on April 29 reported 2001 revenue of $6.11 million, down 9 percent from $6.75 million in 2000. Its quest for profitability improved dramatically, however.

Edgewater Suffers 1Q Net Loss of $13.9 Million

Edgewater Technology Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., formerly part of StaffMark Inc. of Fayetteville, reported a net loss of $13.9 million for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which ended March 31.

Acquisition Bolsters Tyson Foods 2Q Net Income

Tyson Foods Inc. said the Springdale company met Wall Street expectations with $65 million in second-quarter net income (or 18 cents a share).

Delta Systems Seeks Higher Revenue, New Projects in Coming Year

Delta Systems Inc., the Rogers PC-based motion-control solutions firm, has established several goals for 2002.

Kraft to Have New Home in Rogers by December

Kraft Foods project tops list of recent real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas.

CandL Glows, Grows as Pea Ridge ISP

Pettyjohn Inc., doing business as CandL Computer & Internet Services, has grown at a rate of about two new customers per day since becoming an Internet service provider in January.

Cingular Effort Touches Arkansas

In April, Cingular Wireless said it would invest $750 million in its south central network, which takes in three Arkansas markets.

I-pager, U-pager, We All Pager for I-pager

In May, Cingular started offering its Interactive Messenger Plus service to Northwest Arkansas.

Transit Leaders Plan Bus System

Trio piecemeals budget to upgrade Fayetteville public transportation.

Tyson, Wal-Mart Fleets Blanket U.S. Highways

Springdale?s Tyson Foods became the world?s largest protein company with its purchase of IBP Inc. A by-product of the merger has also made Tyson Foods a fair-sized trucking company.

Airways Freight Corp. Uses Informational Web Site

?Functional? and ?fast? are the hallmarks of Airways Freight Corp.?s freight forwarding services, and the same can be said for its Web site.

KC Flights Canceled, XNA Road now at $45M

There is no longer commercial air service from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill to either Kansas City or Little Rock, two of the area?s closest cities.

ANB Catches Webb

The holding company for Arkansas National Bank N.A., ANB bought out Webb & Bentonville Insurance Agencies in late April for what industry insiders suspect was a high six-figure deal.

Sitcom Envisions ?Hee-Haw? Meets ?Seinfeld?

Bill McFetridge, president of Ozark Film & Video in Springdale, has spent about $525,000 to produce and promote a test pilot for what he calls a ?country music sitcom.?

Goshen Golf Dreams Fading

It appears more and more likely that there will be no golf course in Goshen anytime soon.

Arkansas GIFT Plans Earns Four of Five Stars

In its June issue, Mutual Funds magazine rated the 57 ?Section 529? college savings plans throughout the nation.

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