Regions

KMCK Kicks KKIX

Radio station KMCK—Power 105.7, locked in a three-way tie for third place among the region’s stations last fall, climbed into first place during the spring ratings period, according to the…

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Northwest Arkansas edition has a new business editor. John Cummins started at the newspaper’s Springdale office Aug. 16. Despite a short stint as a sportswriter, Cummins says…

Staffless in Fayetteville

Mangan Holcomb & Partners’ Fayetteville office is currently an office without a staff — local staff, that is. Sharon Tallach, public relations director for the Little Rock-based advertising agency, says…

Morning News Offers eHogs

The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas is offering an Internet service to report on University of Arkansas athletic teams throughout the day. The service, eHogs.com, will provide daily updates and…

Refinancing Spurred Area Mortgage Market in 1998

Bank of Bentonville, First Federal Bank of Arkansas top list of Northwest Arkansas’ leading lenders Bank of Bentonville once again leads the region in number of mortgages originated, but several…

American Freightways Inc.

American Freightways Inc. will begin serving direct all-points in North Dakota and South Dakota, increasing its scheduled, direct all-points coverage to 32 states. The company will open six additional customer…

StaffMark Inc.

Staffing services company StaffMark Inc. said it had hired Credit Suisse First Boston to help it consider strategic alternatives and that it sees its operating results being hurt in the…

Center Nursed Into Shape

Michael Morton, owner of Central Arkansas Nursing Homes Inc. of Fort Smith, is spending $3.5 million to completely refurbish that company’s Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 811 W….

Office Park Blooms With More Vendors

Commerce Plaza LLC, the investment crew behind Bentonville’s Commerce Center development on South Walton Boulevard, is close to completion of its latest office building. This time, it’s a 16,000-SF facility…

Patty Cake, Patty Cake Bakery Men Remake Site

A group of local developers, through their holding company Bakery Building LLC, have restored the old Superior Linen Cleaners building at 326 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville. McIlroy Bank &…

Warehouse Going Up For Colorado Movers

Sterling and Kay Anderson, co-trustees of the Anders Limited Family Partnership, are building an $870,000 warehouse at 2601 S.E. “J” St. in Bentonville. The 30,000-SF project is being financed by…

AG Will Supply Centerton Grocery

Ralph Walker’s Allen Ralph & Carl Construction & Development Co. built the 21,000-SF Barry’s Apple Market on Commercial Street in Centerton. On July 6, People’s Bank & Trust Co. of…

Storage Units Added by Fayetteville Business

Allied Storage Limited got a $450,000 loan June 21 from Arkansas National Bank to add 80 new storage units to its property at 85 W. 15th St. in Fayetteville. Company…

Insty-Prints Needs Instant Room to Grow

McIlroy Bank & Trust Co. of Fay-etteville is financing Michael Andrews’ $400,000 construction of his new Insty-Prints store at 659 Appleby Road in Fayetteville. The printing services business has outgrown…

Mullikin Remodels Springdale Office

Randy Mullikin’s advertising firm, The Mullikin Agency, is remodeling and refinancing its 4,000-SF office building at 6200 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale. Bank One of Tulsa, Okla., issued Mullikin a…

Cafe Santa Fe plans new concept eatery

Tom Flores, president of CSF Franchise Group of Fayetteville, said he is considering a new concept eatery that would be about half the size of the company’s Cafe Santa Fe…

Eureka Pizza to Franchise

Rolf Wilkin, owner of Fayetteville-based Eureka Pizza, said the company’s marketing director, Chad Needham, plans to open the first three Eureka Pizza franchise eateries. Wilkin said Needham has yet to…

Panera Bread Co.

Panera Bread Co. 3286 N. Front St. Fayetteville This the most crowded new restaurant in Northwest Arkansas — at least during lunch time. The parking lot can’t handle the overflow…

Chinese Company Targets Farmington for Tractor Outlet

A China-based company plans to make Farmington the headquarters for its U.S. distributorship. Agracat Inc. Tractors of Arkansas, founded by Jim Steele, Mel Robinson and Charles Foster, is hoping to…

Old Navy Sales Double Rival

Sales at the Old Navy store that opened Aug. 1 in Fayetteville’s Spring Creek Centre have been “going through the roof,” said Michael Wade, the store’s manager. Wade said August…

Construction starts on 7th Highlands Oncology Center

Connections: UA engineer receives $550,000 career award

Nine Riceland facilities temporarily close

Tonnage up almost 11% on the Arkansas River through May