Regions

Arvest Runs for the Oklahoma Border

Arvest banks are popping up here like derricks from the 1920s oil boom that still turn black gold into greenbacks.

Heritage Gushes for Oil Town Bank

The mirror opposite of Arvest State Bank in Tulsa, Okla., Arvest WestStar Bank in Bartlesville, Okla., has garnered about 50 percent of the area?s commercial market.

Arvest Retail Prototype Plays Well

Arvest State Bank in Tulsa, Okla., caters to the customer.

Democrats Support Incentives for Business

Carson leads candidates in fundraising efforts.

Business Better Get Political

Business better wake up before the 2003 session or get left in the wake of some powerful bills that other political groups will press to a vote.

Crowne Plaza, Radisson Coming to Fayetteville

The two largest hotels in downtown Fayetteville are about to undergo major renovations.

German Restaurant Changes to Bistro V

Peter Steinhart is expanding the menu at one of his Dickson Street restaurants to include not only German but French, Italian and maybe even Mexican cuisine.

Hickory House Goes Mexican

Prairie Creek Hickory House, one of Northwest Arkansas? best-known restaurants, is under new management and ? in addition to the regular menu ? has added a Mexican food menu.

Smokehouse Expanding ? Maybe

Frank Sharp is renovating the Fayetteville building at 205 W. Dickson St. that previously housed the Ozark Natural Food Co-Op to ?probably? be used as the bakery for the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse.

Dowd?s Catfish House Earns Four Stars

Nestled in the backyard of the upscale office centers in Benton County is the newest good ol? boy catfish restaurant on the block. And this is a good one.

Hendren?s Games Don?t Fool Everyone

It?s hard to say who was more shameful last week: 3rd Congressional District candidate Jim Hendren or the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Hotels Lure Briefcase Traffic to Suitcase Rooms

Residence Inn by Marriott in Springdale markets to extended-stay business travelers who plan to be in Northwest Arkansas for at least four nights.

Business Travelers Tackle Hogs for Hotels? Attention

With Tyson?s acquisition of IBP Inc. and Wal-Mart?s continued success, almost all of Northwest Arkansas? hotels cater to the business traveler.

Hotels Leave Standing Room Only

Average Northwest Arkansas room generated $11,417 last year, and chains dominated the market.

Hotel Construction Frenzy Cools as Occupancy Rates Drop on I-40

Low interest rates and a strong economy drove a hotel construction boom in the late 1980s, but some say the bloom is off the economic boom, and hotels are reeling from market saturation.

IBP Quietly Goes About Big-Time Business

Tyson-IBP merger shines spotlight on little-known South Dakota giant.

Just How Big Will Tyson Become?

The merger of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc. will make for the 74th-largest company in the United States, according to Fortune 500?s revenue figures for 2000.

Beef Industry More Reserved About Merger

Industry officials representing both the pasture and the hen house have been watching carefully the merger proceedings of Tyson Foods Inc. and IBP Inc.

SST Gets Incentive to Lease Joplin Facility

A $75,000 forgivable loan was enough in July to entice Systems & Services Technology Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., into selecting Joplin, Mo., for a new 30,000-SF operations facility.

Target Construction to Begin Soon

The sale of 12.8 acres of land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park II to Target Corp. of Minneapolis was completed Aug. 21, and construction should begin in a few weeks on a 124,767-SF Target store at that location.

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