Regions

Lost on Cupit Street

The reason Frank Smith and his namesake Rogers real estate company is suing Bert Bennett and his Cupit Street LLC of Fayetteville is because the Century 21-affiliate is three months…

Panda Patrol

Tom Tam, the owner of three Panda Restaurants, plans to begin construction soon on a new one in Springdale. The Chinese restaurant, planned for a 2.5-acre lot north of the…

Aladdin?s Wishes

The word is Aladdin Realtors’ success has it busting at the seams with 25 agents, and the Rogers company is now interested in expanding to Fayetteville. Gary Clay owns the…

Wine Prices Cheaper Than National Average

Northwest Arkansas restaurants stock up on wine, offer bargain prices, by-glass servings Budding enophiles in Northwest Arkansas have plenty of places to go to sample wines, and, compared to the…

Tyson Seeks to Protect Trade Secrets With Suit

Tyson Foods Inc.’s lawsuit against ConAgra Inc., filed Aug. 5, is not the first time the food industry giants have butted heads. ConAgra drove up the bidding for Holly Farms…

Baldor Targets Drive Market

It has already set industry standards with its motors, and now Baldor Electric Co. is aiming for an equal share of the drive market. The company has converted an old…

Patrons Tap Into Maxine’s for 50 years of ‘Miller Time’

In 1950, University of Arkansas students started visiting Maxine’s Tap Room to drink cold beer, play dominoes and plug change into the arcade bowling machine known as “Ding Ding.” Nearly…

Conventional Wisdom?

The city of Fayetteville has yet to book a single convention or trade show for its much-awaited town center planned for the south side of the downtown square. We’re told…

Fort Blair

Talk around town is that Jim Blair, retired general counsel for Tyson Foods, is building a fortress. Turns out it’s more like a sand castle. Blair’s flamboyant new office at…

Central Thought

It seems that something’s always going on at Arvest Bank Group, and here’s the latest: The Jim Walton-led holding company is among a growing line of banks that made brief…

Funding ‘Anywhere In The World’

Lost in Arkansas Capital Corp. Group’s creation of Diamond State Ventures is another new division of Little Rock-based ACC, Capital Resource Corp. Capital Resource will focus on finding sources of…

Through The Grapevine

You may have heard about the Aug. 6 explosion at the new Embassy Suites hotel in Grapevine, Texas, but did you know there’s a Northwest Arkansas connection? The hotel is…

Bye Gulley, by Golley

Gary Gulley just missed the recent shakeup at Superior Federal Bank of Springdale. He resigned as a loan originator there on July 30 both because his father became ill and…

Wrestling With Firing

Have you ever had to fire a long-time loyal employee or family member? If so, and if you are like most successful CEOs, you wrestled really hard with the decision.You…

‘Hunt’ for Offices is Over for J.B.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell is now leasing the 9,200-SF top floor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Center’s Building One. The 30,000-SF Class “A” property, on 30 acres…

Elders Staying Young with Multiple Projects

Chris and Kerri Elders, through their company Elder Construction Inc. of Springdale, have $3.6 million worth of projects going on in Springdale and Farmington. The Elderses are still negotiating with…

Fayetteville Partners Refinance Apartments

Richard P. and Mary E. Osborne and Tommy G. and Jodi E. Holland refinanced two apartment complexes in Fayetteville. They received a $2.3 million loan May 24 from Arkansas National…

Richland Found at Commerce Center

Richland Construction Co. of Springdale is building a 20,000-SF upscale office building at Commerce Center on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. About $1.2 million of the $1.5 million project was financed…

Lemmon Makes Lemonade Out of Old Office Building

J.L. Properties of Bentonville plans to tear down its aging, 1,200-SF office building at 104 S. Walton Blvd. and build a new, two-story office facility. The $707,029 project is being…

Myers Remodels Local Apartments

Carl Myers, through his company Myers Apartments of Fayetteville, is remodeling the Brook Allison Apartments II at 2660 Wedington Drive. The $675,000 purchase and remodeling project is being financed by…

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