Regions

No joke: It?s Cool Water

The building at 2217 College Ave. that previously housed Jokers Comedy Zone will soon be an upscale restaurant with a lounge, cigar room and billiards room. The renovation is expected…

New Pea Ridge IGA Under Construction

Construction is expected to be completed around May 1 on a new 21,000-SF Montgomery’s IGA supermarket in Pea Ridge. Work on the $1 million project began last November, says Dave…

Acambaro Mexican Restaurant

301 S. Walton Boulevard, Bentonville For anyone doing business at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Bentonville, Acambaro Mexican Restaurant is the perfect pit stop for lunch. Only a couple hundred yards…

High-tech Revolution

Y2K has now been relegated to a historical footnote, except perhaps for some of the legions who were working on the bug and for whom its passing had the consequence…

UA Leads Region With Campus Construction

Several construction projects are currently underway on the University of Arkansas’ campus in Fayetteville. The main UA projects include: • Renovation of Reynolds Razorback Stadium is the largest construction project…

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville is the state’s third-largest two-year school and its second-fastest growing, says Jim Lay, vice president of development. Enrollment at NWACC has grown by more…

John Brown University

• Construction is scheduled to begin in late February on a $10 million, 98,000-SF community center for John Brown University in Siloam Springs. The three-story building will house a dormitory…

Cook?s Natural Cafe

Owner: Jerry and Susana Cook Address: 412 S. Eighth St., Rogers, 72756 Phone: 501-936-8484 Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday- Saturday, and take-out only is available after 2 p.m….

Dotnet

Owner: Jason Dunk Address: P.O. Box 7106, Springdale, 72762 Phone: 501-927-2732 Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday Start-up date: Dec. 13 As technology continues to permeate the business world,…

Chapel Gardens

Owners: Frank and Norma Farrer Address: 201 N.W. “A” St., Bentonville, 72712 Phone: 501-254-0016 Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Saturday Start-up date: Jan. 4 Family ties pulled together…

Tyson Client Out of Business

AmeriServe Food Distribution Inc., the nation’s largest food and supplies distributor to restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 31. About 40 percent of the distributor’s accounts are with…

Darnell Hired as News Director

It’s official. As reported in the Dec. 27 “Whispers” column, Gary Darnell is now news director for KPOM/KFAA, Channels 24/51, which currently has offices in Fort Smith and Rogers. Darnell…

Taking Stock: Morning News Offers a Rerun

We’re not sure how many people still get their stock quotes from newspapers. But anyone who checked The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Jan. 29 for quotes on stocks…

Bigfoot High on Meth Madness

We didn’t think it was possible for anything to knock “meth madness” off the newscasts of KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, but something finally did. Bigfoot. The station ran several news segments…

?Blue-eyed Bats? Made D-G Story Readable

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Robert J. Smith made a potentially dry story readable by referring to “blue-eyed bats and bald eagles” in the first paragraph. The story, which was published Jan….

School Construction Tops Commercial List

Construction at schools in Northwest Arkansas continued to dominate the area’s commercial projects in 1999. The largest commercial firms also tackled more expensive projects than they did in 1998. The…

Analysts Squawk, Balk After Record Tyson Quarter

Despite a record first quarter, Tyson Foods Inc. saw its stock continue to wallow below the $20 mark through the first of February. Even after it was announced Jan. 31…

Super 8 Merges, Restructures Debt

Paul J. Shulte, president and CEO of Supertel Hospitality Inc. of Norfolk, Neb., refinanced his company’s Super 8 Hotel at 1075 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville. The transaction was part…

Fayetteville Club Reshapes Mortgage

Bob Shoulders, managing member of Athletic Clubs of America LLC, refinanced his 50,000-SF Fayetteville Athletic Club and seven acres of property at 2920 E. Zion Road in Fayetteville. He got…

Springdale No. 1 in Fire Station Facilities

City reserve funds were used to pay for the new 23,400-SF Springdale Fire Station No. 1 at 417 S. Holcomb St. The $3.6 million facility was built on the 1.74-acre…

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