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For Advertisers, Signing Is the Bottom Line

A lack of new sign opportunities along U.S. Highway 71 increases the value for billboard exposure.

Even in NW Arkansas, Venture Capital Hard to Come By

It’s not the money, it’s the mindset. Affluent northwest Arkansas doesn’t have any more venture capital than the rest of the state. Although many local residents amassed stock fortunes through…

Fayetteville Sales Up Despite Airport Departure

With the departure of the area’s largest airport to Highfill in early 1999, Fayetteville’s restaurant and hotel owners braced for a financial jolt. But like the New Madrid earthquake that…

Million dollar Meza beats her own record

Despite back-to-back years of being the No. 1 residential real estate agent in Northwest Arkansas, Meza Harris is still driving her 1994 Lexus. It’s not that the senior vice-president of…

High-end amenities ample

Residential real estate sales ace Meza Harris said the residential market shifted upscale in 1999. Previously, the sale of a $350,000 to $400,000 home was considered a rarity around area…

Panama, Asia New Frontiers for Tyson International

Tyson Foods Inc. in Springdale exports its poultry products to 57 different markets, but until March it only had production facilities in the United States and Mexico. That changed Feb….

Cobb-Vantress Inc., the wholly-owned Tyson Foods subsidiary, is no stranger to Asia. The broiler-breeder operator celebrated March 17 as the 35th anniversary of its partnership with Vitarich Corp. in Bulacan,…

Airport Finds $7.68 Solution

Officials await mid-year stats to know if creative-financing plan is paying off Luring the five airlines from Fayetteville’s Drake Field to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport was easy. Officials at…

American Power Muscles Valve into Poultry Market

American Power & Supply Co. is the “Hans and Frans” of the Arkansas poultry industry. Like the Saturday Night Live body builder characters who are famous for wanting to “pump…

Cages Capture Market

Siloam plant has alternative solution It may not be a better mousetrap, but Alternative Design Inc. of Siloam Springs has built a better cage for the rodent. The 13-year-old business,…

Restaurants Break Sales Records ?? Again

In what seems to have become an annual ritual, Fayetteville restaurants once again set all-time sales records for the year. City tax records indicate Red Lobster brought in $3 million…

Ruby Tuesday

1402 S. Walton Blvd. Bentonville Although it’s obviously a hot spot for lunch in Bentonville, we weren’t impressed with the fare at Ruby Tuesday. The first thing we noticed is…

Could Technology Make State Poorer?

Could it be that technology-induced changes underway in the economy are going to lead to the rich getting still richer while the poor get poorer? Issues of equitability aside, I…

Scholarships Plug Drain, but at What Cost to UA?

A record number of University of Arkansas students — about 800 — are currently attending college on Chancellor’s Scholarships. That’s about nine times the number of Chancellor’s Scholars that were…

DinnerKits

Owner: Leilani Schweitzer Address: 725 Vandeventer St., Fayetteville 72701 Phone: 501-973-9259 Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: Jan. 15 Kids will have to find another way to…

The Potty House

Owner: Ross Odom Address: 3210 Howard Nickell Road, Fayetteville 72704 Phone: 501-443-0434 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Start-up date: March 1 As construction sites continue to pop up…

Massage Health & Wellness Clinic

Owner: Kathy England Address: 125 E. Township Road, Suite 3, Fayetteville 72703 Phone: 501-443-5092 Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday- Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Start-up…

KKIX Back on Top in Arbitron Ratings

Country music radio station KKIX-FM took the top spot in the fall Arbitron ratings after losing that position last spring to KMCK-FM, Power 105.7, for the first time in 15…

Mooty Hired as Associate Editor

Kyle Mooty has been named associate editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Mooty, a native of Marion, Ala., has 20 years of media experience. He has worked in five…

UA to Host Seminar for Business Reporters

The University of Arkansas will host a seminar titled “Fundamentals of Business and Economics Reporting” from March 30 through April 1 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on campus. Jack…

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