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The Gypsy Opens in C.D. Location

John Dortch opened The Gypsy on Dec. 28 at 402 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville in the building that previously housed C.D. Lounge.

In a Crisis, Lead With Your Ears (John Newman Commentary)

It turns out that fixing troubled companies is not rocket science. Difficult? Yes. Painful? Always. But not all that complicated.

Health Care Managers Padding Benefit Packages

Some health care administrators creatively offset rising health insurance rates to maintain a competitive recruitment edge.

Health Insurance Premiums are High and Getting Higher

In 2001, employer health care plan premiums jumped 11 percent, and the average will be in double-digits again next year. The insurance industry doesn?t see any relief on the horizon.

Houndstooth Sales Up 16 Percent in December

Houndstooth Clothing Co. of Fayetteville had a 16 percent increase in same-store sales during December, said Michael Baker, who started the retro T-shirt company in 1992.

Wal-Mart Moves Import Buying In-House

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will move all of its import operations in-house beginning Feb. 1.

C-Tech Industries Reorganizes Springdale Operations

On Dec. 13, C-Tech Industries Inc. of Camas, Wash., announced its wholesale distributor of pressure washer parts and accessories, Spraymart, moved into a 40,000-SF facility at 1468 E. Mountain Road in Springdale.

Tyson Announces Board Additions

The Tyson Foods Inc. board of directors elected three new members at its quarterly board meeting.

AmericanConnection Restores Flights to St. Louis

On Jan. 8, Trans States Airlines/AmericanConnection plans to restore two flights each weekday from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to St. Louis that were temporarily canceled in August so two airplanes could be repainted.

Rainwater, Barrett Ready for Radio Rumble

?Conference Call,? the Memphis-originated sports talk show formerly carried in Northwest Arkansas by ESPN-affiliate KREB-AM 1190 (?The Fan?) of Bentonville, is no more.

We Told You So, D-G

We hate end-zone dances because, as one college football coach once said, we like to act like we?ve been there before. But this is one case of taunting that is deserved.

Oops … a Taxing Situation

A reader e-mailed us to say an item in the Best & Worst of 2001 section of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s Dec. 24 issue was inaccurate.

Tyson Purchase Took Most of Year to Complete

The biggest deal in Northwest Arkansas of 2001 almost became no deal at all.

National Home Centers Offer Ends

Dwain A. Newman and The Newman Family LLC announced on Dec. 27 that their offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of National Home Centers Inc. not already owned by Dwain Newman expired on Dec. 26

Southwestern Shares Upgraded

Friedman Billings Ramsey said Dec. 27 that it has upgraded shares of Southwestern Energy Co. to ?buy? from ?accumulate.?

Tyson Declares 4 Cent Dividend

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale declared a quarterly dividend on its stock at its quarterly board meeting.

Ayrshire Purchases Baldwin Real Estate

Former Baldwin Piano building tops list of recent real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas.

Russellville Aluminum Firm Fights Federal Fraud Charges

The U.S. government is trying to collect $5.2 million from a Russellville metal manufacturer that did business with a Florida company that defrauded the government for millions of dollars in the early 1990s.

Problems Continue to Mount for Tyson

When it rains it pours on Tyson Foods, and lately there seems to be a monsoon hovering over the Springdale headquarters.

United, They Conquer

United Bank in Springdale flexed a little muscle with its recent $1.85 million acquisition of the Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas branch at 670 E. Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville.

Brad Doyle appointed as a director on the United Soybean Board

New World Screwworm infestation is spreading

Tyson Foods to pay outgoing COO $10.578 million

Change-of-government question returning to Fort Smith board meeting