Regions

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What’s In a Copyright?

Speaking of Maylon Rice, he scooped all competing media with news that Tyson Foods Inc. planned a generous endowment gift to the University of Arkansas Press. The region’s other newspapers…

by Michael Tilley -

Wal-Mart Buys More Arkansas Products

In 1997, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased the amount of business it does with Arkansas vendors and suppliers by 56 percent over the previous year — from $2.8 billion to $4.38…

by Michael Tilley -

Rogers Company Plans Expansion

Con-Wal Inc. of Rogers received two mortgages totaling more than $871,500 in March. The company, doing business as Southwestern Sales Co., received a $638,378 mortgage on March 11 and a…

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Merge and Purge

The merger of Arkansas two largest advertising agencies has caused a rift between Northwest Arkansas’ two largest cities. Fayetteville’s plan to renew its advertising contract with Blackwood Martin/CJRW means Springdale…

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Garrison’s Opinion

Among company executives and investors, the recent performance of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s stock is good news. But, for the company’s chairman of the board, Wayne Garrison, the news…

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The Price of Protection

Remember that house on Washington Avenue in Fayetteville that Carl Collier bought to block a proposed Walgreens store? It seems that Collier paid a premium for the 60-year-old home that…

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Rock-n-Rose

American Freightways Corp. of Harrison has joined the list of accounts leaving the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock after the exodus of nine lawyers from the firm last month….