Regions

Rogers Check-casher Faces Accusations

B&K Check Cashers of Rogers is up before the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies to answer a slew of allegations that the company violated the Arkansas Check-Cashers Act.

Fayetteville Fights Junk Yard Wars

A city of Fayetteville public works ordinance requires all commercial waste haulers to ask permission from the Fayetteville City Council if they want to offer roll-off service within the city limits.

Shale Rests at Root of Construction Problems

Shale forces some Northwest Arkansas developers to dig deeper into pockets.

Arvest Banks Raked Profits in 2001?s 3Q

Four of the five Northwest Arkansas banks that showed the best profits in 2001?s third quarter were properties of Arvest Bank Group Inc. in Bentonville.

FCC Order May Ease Spectrum Logjam

The Federal Communications Commission has taken a step toward making the wireless communications industry more attractive to carriers such as Alltel Corp.

Alltel Eyes Changing Future After Record Quarter, Year

Alltel 4Q income up 20 percent as Scott Ford prepares to be CEO.

Tech Park Names Confuse Public

Local confusion reigns regarding the difference between Fayetteville?s budding technology and business parks.

Cafe Santa Fe Gets Liquor Back

CSF Franchise Group is once again serving liquor at its Cafe Santa Fe restaurants in Bentonville and east Fayetteville.

Franchisees Apply for Closed KFC Stores

Existing franchisees have applied to take over eight KFC restaurants in Northwest Arkansas that closed because a franchisee in New Mexico filed for bankruptcy in December.

La Playa Opens in South Fayetteville

La Playa Mexican Restaurant opened Nov. 3 at 727 S. School St. in Fayetteville.

Squrley?s Serves Fusion Fare

Bill and Carol Lehman quietly opened Squrley?s on Halloween day in a building that previously housed a Rally?s hamburger restaurant at 1509 W. Sixth St. in Fayetteville.

Gonzalez Replaces The Dome

Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant opened Jan. 17 in the building at 1673 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville that previously housed The Dome Bar & Grill, which closed in December.

Lunch at Thanh’s Satisfies (Business Lunch)

Thanh?s Restaurant offers fantastic Vietnamese during a food review.

State Needs Leadership in 2002 (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Gov. Mike Huckabee and the Arkansas General Assembly have to contend with more than major budget decisions in 2002. They have an election year.

One-day Pack Rat Sale Brings in $77,000

The semi-annual clearance sale held Jan. 20 at Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville brought in about $77,000, and the outdoor sporting goods store was only open for four hours that day.

Employee Productivity Highest on Tuesdays

Executives think Monday and Tuesday are employees? most productive business days, according to a recent survey released by Accountemps Inc. of Fayetteville.

Tyson Pleads Not Guilty to all Conspiracy Charges

Tyson Foods Inc. on Jan. 24 released two letters from the Department of Justice?s Civil Rights Division that the Springdale company said proves there was no corporate conspiracy to violate United States immigration laws.

Seed-stage Fund Launched, Will Offer Capital to Startups

A $2 million-$5 million investment fund for developing technology companies was launched Jan. 24 in Fayetteville.

Siloam Springs Hospital Intends to Fire Quorum

The board of directors at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital recently announced the hospital?s intent to end its management relationship with Quorum Health Resources LLC of Brentwood, Tenn.

UA Fund Raising Ahead of Schedule

Fund raising is up about 25 percent for the first half of the fiscal year at the University of Arkansas, said Laura Jacobs, manager of development communications for the UA.

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

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report