Regions

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First Federal Banchares of Arkansas Inc.

First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. recently announced a new stock repurchase program of up to 220,935 shares, or about 5 percent, of the company’s outstanding common stock. The corporation…

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Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch plans to open a store in the Northwest Arkansas Mall this fall, says Angie Benz, a spokeswoman for the sportswear clothing chain that’s based in Reynoldsburg, Ohio….

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Rainbow Printing Service

Owner: Diane Bostick Address:341 W. 22nd Ave., Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-444-7976 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up: March 1 Diane Bostick says her new business, Rainbow Printing Services,…

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Ozark Clean Team

Owner: Paul Hale Address: P.O. Box 627, Rogers, 72757 Phone: 501-621-5888 Hours: 24 hours a day and seven days a week via an answering machine. Start-up: December 1998 Paul Hale,…

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Alliance Title Co.

Manager: Larry Phillips Address:1148 Sterns Road, Suite 1, Fayetteville, 72701 Phone: 501-521-0179 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Start-up: Feb. 1 Alliance Title Co. offers title insurance…

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Consumers Sale Falls Through

Dave Montgomery, who planned to buy the 32,000-SF Consumers Food & Drug store in Bella Vista’s Sugar Creek Shopping Center, says the deal fell through when Fleming Inc., which owns…

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Times Reporter Gathers No Moss

After 21 years, Rusty Garrett is leaving the Northwest Arkansas Times. Garrett, who most recently served as business editor, is leaving the Fayetteville newspaper at the end of May for…

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KFSM Installs Two Skycams

KFSM, Channel 5 has installed two Skycam cameras to constantly monitor weather in Fayetteville and Fort Smith. The station began using the cameras April 21, the anniversary of the tornado…

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Hendricks Takes a Hike

Bryan Hendricks, an Arkansas native and former Northwest Arkansas writer, has written a book about the state’s hiking trails. Published by Out There Press of Asheville, N.C., Hendricks’ book includes…

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Madison Forges Fulbright College

Dean will retire after a decade of service; spearheaded effort to establish King Fahd Middle East Studies Program When Bernard “Bernie” Madison stepped forward to present graduates from the Fulbright…

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Obi-Wal-Mart Kenobi

Hype over the latest Star Wars movie has propelled some other businesses, including Wal-Mart Stores, to the stars. Memphis-based Morgan Keegan & Co. reports that Wal-Mart’s toy sales skyrocketed 150…