by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
In 1995, America discovered Fayetteville. For the next three years, national retail chains opened stores in the city at an unprecedented rate. Suddenly, the growth appeared to stop in early…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
There’s a new hotel in the offing for Springdale – and, not surprisingly, it’s planned for 48th Street, currently one of the hottest spots in the city near the intersection…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Office Depot plans to construct a store at the intersection of Walnut Street and U.S. Highway 71 in Rogers. We hear the deal has been signed with Lindsey & Associates…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
We recently checked eBay, the online auction site, and found several Arkansas items for sale. There’s a world of treasures – or junk – out there in cyberspace depending on…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
We hear some of the Wal-Mart shareholders who flew into the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting on June 4 had a little trouble finding Fayetteville….
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
On June 1, United Parcel Service began inspecting all packages that contain breakable goods. The packages are opened and inspected when brought in to be shipped to make sure the…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Stephen Griffen of Budget Tire and Supply in Fort Smith is building a $2.4 million medical office building in Fay-etteville’s new CMN Business Park. May Construction Co. recently broke ground…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
McIlroy Bank & Trust of Fayetteville granted Candlewood Development LLC a $2.2 million loan April 13 for a 46-acre residential development in Fayetteville. The property, just north of Vandergriff Elementary…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Kent and Connie Dobbs, owners of Kent Dobbs Automotive Inc. of Springdale, purchased three acres adjacent to their car dealership at 3558 S. Thompson St. The $1.4 million expansion was…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Little Rock real estate developers James A. Moses, Jim Nosari and Everett Tucker are building a 7,000-SF office complex for the General Services Administration of the United States government in…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Jim Lindsey is building a 56,500-SF office/retail center adjacent to the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Store that’s going in on Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Lindsey’s mini-shopping center will be called Kantz Place,…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Ronnie and Becky Sherwood of Springdale bought Lowell’s Overland Square April 28 with a $960,000 loan from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The 16,200-SF facility at 200 S. Bloomington St. in…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Brian and Melissa Reindl, through their management company, Reindl Properties, bought Fayetteville’s Olde Warehouse building May 3 from the John Sugg Family Trust. The Reindls paid $900,000 for the 73,000-SF…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Bentonville’s Bertschy Industrial Park will soon be the home of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. A 15,000-SF custom office building/testing facility is being built for the company by Charlton Development Co….
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Gary and Angela Zisman are starting a 40-acre poultry farm at 10149 Ruby Hall Road in Gentry. The Zismans financed the operation April 6 with a $615,000 loan from First…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
At 822,232 SF, the Northwest Arkansas Mall is more than twice the size of its nearest competitor Fayetteville’s Northwest Arkansas Mall remains the area’s heavyweight when it comes to commercial…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Holding ‘country store’ values close, the Johnson family knows how the hardware business has changed Larger chain stores sell more products and see more traffic, but Fayetteville’s Johnson Hardware stands…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Ghazi partners Glenn and Issa plan new restaurant specializing in steak and vegetables Fayetteville-based Cafe Santa Fe plans to have 20 Mexican restaurants open by the end of the year…
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Steve Glenn and Ghazi Issa plan to open a steak, seafood and vegetarian restaurant by August in the Fayetteville building that housed the original Ghazi’s Pesto Cafe at 1150 N….
by - June 14, 1999 12:00 am
Jack Greenberg, chairman of McDonald’s Corp., flew into Northwest Arkansas on June 2 to tour the NASCAR-theme McDonald’s in Bentonville. The restaurant is operated by franchisees Bill and Walter Mathews…
