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Getting There

Has anyone ever asked you how to get somewhere? Maybe it was to the local store, the next town, or for advice on one of life’s important decisions. We are…

Eureka

Tourism town seeks solutions Even with a seven-story statue of Jesus watching over them, the people of Eureka Springs just can’t seem to get a break. For the past seven…

Mathias to Build Two KFC Mini-stores

Mathias Properties of Springdale plans to build two KFC convenience stores — one in Springdale and one in Rogers. The new concept is being tested in New Mexico and West…

Hoffbrau Plans Basement Bar

Jody Thornton plans to renovate the basement of Hoffbrau Steaks in Fay-etteville and open a bar there by September. Thornton manages the steak house for the owner, his brother-in-law, Matt…

?Evil jungle? Thai Available by April

Kimo Sihapanya of Springdale plans to open A Taste of Thai at 31 E. Center St. in Fayetteville by April 1. The building previously housed Tangos. Sihapanya grew up in…

La Familia Closes After Five Years

La Familia Mexican Restaurant of Fayetteville closed Feb. 29 after five years in business. The restaurant operated in a small space at 716 W. Sycamore St. for more than four…

Shogun Steak House of Japan

637 E. Joyce Blvd. Fayetteville Our lunch crew unanimously gives Shogun Steak House of Japan five stars. It’s not that we’re not picky, as regular readers of our restaurant reviews…

Challenges Await Flynn in All Saints Job

Patrick Flynn’s new job won’t be a cakewalk. Flynn, who recently left Fayetteville’s Washington Regional Medical Center, where he had been CEO for the past six years, was to assume…

Springdale Diagnostic Clinic Moving to Emma Avenue

The Springdale Diagnostic Clinic is moving to Emma Avenue. The sale hadn’t closed at press time, but the clinic is buying the building previously occupied by Springdale Bank & Trust….

Rogers Cardiologist Moves Eastward

Dr. Ron E. Revard, a well-known cardiologist in Benton County, has moved his practice to Harrison. Revard, who practiced at Mercy Health Center in Bentonville in recent years, said he…

Kinco Quarterbacks UA Athletic Projects

Kinco Inc. of Little Rock proved in 1996 it could “fast-track” athletic facility projects when it turned Baum Stadium’s delayed construction into an on-time, on-budget work of art. The general…

Dramatic Garden Designs Inc.

Owners: Rick Shelton and Jerome Porter Address: 321 W. Center St., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-444-0902 Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: Aug. 1 Designing the shape and…

New Creature

Owners: Brad Jones and Patrick Sbarra Address: 402 W. Stribling Drive, Rogers, 72756 Phone: 501-636-7377 Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: Sept. 1 Opening the doors to…

Brooks Investment Group

Owners: Lee Brooks and Steve Jones Address: 814 W. Emma Ave., Springdale, 72764 Phone: 501-872-8667 Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday- Friday and Saturday by appointment Start-up date: Feb….

Blackwood Martin/CJRW Takes Most Addy Awards

Blackwood Martin/CJRW, the Fayetteville/Little Rock advertising agency, won 27 Addy awards from the Northwest Arkansas Federation of the American Advertising Federation. Coming in second in the 1999-2000 competition was Thompson…

KFSM: From TV to T and A

In a Feb. 13 news segment about teen sex, KFSM-TV, Channel 5 showed footage of Springdale High School students that had been filmed the previous night at an annual Sadie…

Newsprint Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas has been running some gigantic photographs in the “Our Town” section in an obvious effort to fill an excess of news pages. Normally, we…

?Give Me the Minutes, Just the Minutes?

The Northwest Arkansas Times recently published a classified advertisement seeking a reporter. The ad stated: “We have an immediate opening for self starter who enjoys doing real journalism rather than…

Arkansas National Bank, McIlroy Bank Leaders in SBA Loans

Guarantee from Small Business Administration helps start-up businesses overcome hurdles to borrowing money McIlroy Bank & Trust Co. again leads the region’s lenders in making the most loans backed by…

First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc.

First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. will increase its quarterly dividend to shareholders by 25 percent. The 10-cent dividend will be paid March 23 to shareholders of record as of…

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville