Regions

Fayetteville Jewelers Hit by Recent Robberies

Two jewelry stores in the Northwest Arkansas Mall were robbed at about 4 a.m. on May 27.

Hight-Jackson Scores Big Regional Contract

Hight-Jackson Associates of Rogers recently landed a $24 million account with the Pittsburg, Kan., school district for construction and renovation of the district?s schools through 2006.

Ozark Shopper Invites Businesses to Sell Online

Father-and-son team Garry and Kelly Prophet created Ozark Shopper to offer online classified ads to individuals and companies in Northwest Arkansas.

Fayetteville Designer Goes Digital with New Venture

For less than $4,000, a graphic designer opened a new business to create videos similar to those on television music channels.

Arkansas Portable Toilet Rentals

Proclaiming himself the ?Toilet Tycoon? of Northwest Arkansas, Larry Palmer recently opened a local division of Arkansas Portable Toilet Rentals.

Cox Line Up To Be Uniform For Area

Cox Communications is currently working on about 25 of Fayetteville?s 60 ?nodes? as part of the $25 million renovation of the city?s cable television system.

Douglas Suffers Second Stroke

Bob Douglas, 76, former managing editor of the Arkansas Gazette and chairman of the University of Arkansas? journalism department, suffered a stroke on May 27.

Big Stories: Mail Boxes Smashed, Pig Attacks

Recent local media stories made Northwest Arkansas seem like the boondocks.

Commercial Boom Shifts From Offices to Retail

The influx of new office buildings, particularly in Benton County, has increased the demand for other commercial properties.

ABF Freight Set Heads for Television

ABF Freight System Inc., the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corp. in Fort Smith, will be featured later this month on several major television networks.

Springdale Touts Tyson de Mexico

Tyson Foods Inc. announced June 7 several international moves that the Springdale company feels will help it continue growing its chicken business.

Wal-Mart Shareholders Choose New Board Member

At its annual meeting June 1 in Fayetteville, 97 percent of Wal-Mart shareholders voted to add J. Paul Reason, president and chief operating officer of Metro Machine Corp., to Wal-Mart?s now 13-member board of directors.

Dillard?s Same-Store Sales Dropped in May

Dillard’s Inc., the Little Rock-based department store chain, said its May sales at its stores open at least a year fell 5 percent from a year ago.

Arends Arts Center Under Construction

Recent Northwest Arkansas real deals include church and school additions.

Rogers Readies for Traffic Flux in Real Estate Hotspot

Rapid expansion along Interstate 540 and Champions Boulevard has forced Rogers? city planners to plan for wider roads possible additional interstate interchanges.

Rogers’ Scottsdale Center Hops With Success

With Tom Hopper?s vision, Scottsdale Center has revitalized west Rogers by rnpumping life into the town?s economy.

NW Medical Hosts New Heartburn Relief

A gastroenterologist at Northwest Medical Center recently performed the first two EndoCinch System endoscopic procedures in Arkansas.

Fayetteville Company Feautured in Tech Magazine

Fayetteville?s Integral Wave Technologies made the May 1 issue of MIT Technology Review.

Goforth Set to Speak at Genesis

Fayetteville?s own Ron Goforth, general manager of Beta Rubicon Inc., will be the guest speaker June 12 at the next ?Coffee Break? held at the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator.

Arvest Offers ?Net? for High-Wire Trading

Arvest Asset Management?s Arvest1 division is taking online trading to the masses.

Tyson board chairman’s new contract includes $40 million cash incentive

Officials from Fort Smith and Poland sign Friendship Pact, mark arrival of F-35 jets

Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge slated for its 16th year

Gov. Sanders: Student proficiency scores up since LEARNS