Regions

Bentonville Church Refinances Mortgage

Christian Life Cathedral of Benton County Inc. received a $1.2 million mortgage on April 9 to refinance the debt on the church’s new building at 612 Arkansas Highway 72 East…

Beau Terre Adding to Development Again

Another office building is being built in the Beau Terre development in Bentonville. Beau Terre Inc. received a $787,000 mortgage from the Bank of Bentonville on April 7 to finance…

Tufco International Refinances Mortgage

Tufco International Inc. of Gentry received a $513,500 mortgage from Decatur State Bank on April 2. The mortgage was signed by Brent E. Mills as chief financial officer for the…

Tulsa Street Centre Planned Fro Siloam

A 16,000-SF office and retail center is being developed in Siloam Springs with a $500,000 mortgage from First National Bank of Siloam Springs. James and Janet Butts received the mortgage…

Restaurant Operator Buys Goldie’s Building

Robert Douglas Hale Maritan bought the building that houses Goldie’s Patio Grill in Rogers on April 1. Maritan bought the building at 2709 W. Walnut St. from Lowell Kelsey of…

Springdale Company Buys Convenience Store

The Six Twelve Mart at 451 Hudson Road in Rogers was sold April 1 for $251,700. Howard and Georgia Wilks sold the convenience store to Fuels & Supplies Inc. of…

Colt Square Building Sold

Two buildings in the Colt Square development were sold April 23 for $325,000. Gregory Kent Smith sold the property at 2345 Green Acres Road to Northwest Professional Building LLC of…

‘Cushy’ PR Job Takes Back Seat to Criminal Investigation Charges

When Archie Schaffer III moved to Fayetteville in 1991, he thought he was set up with a comfortable public relations job. “I thought I was moving to the pastoral quiet…

The Schaffer Indictments

Archie Schaffer, the director of media, public and governmental affairs at Tyson Foods Inc., was indicted Jan. 15 by a federal grand jury on the following counts: • One count…

Northwest Businessmen Expand Banking Interests

Banking news that readers may have missed last year: A couple of Fayetteville businessmen have formed a holding company and purchased an Ozark thrift, River Valley Savings Bank. Trevor Lavy…

Bank of Fayetteville Continues Due Diligence

Bank of Fayetteville officials are continuing their internal due diligence investigation into multiple offers to buy the bank. Despite the fact that the would-be purchaser, Deposit Guaranty of Jackson, Miss.,…

First Commercial Bank Name Comes to Northwest Arkansas

The First Commercial Bank name is coming to Northwest Arkansas, but don’t look for additional branches in Washington County until 1999. That’s the word from Tom L. Wray, chairman, president…

Simmons First Bank Opens Lowell Location

Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas is among the latest businesses to claim a presence in Lowell. The bank opened an automatic teller machine in the city’s newest shopping center,…

Bud’s Bus Stop

II 1/2 815 S. School St. Fayetteville Drive Time: 5 minutes from downtown Fayetteville Turnaround Time: 10 minutes for appetizers, 20 minutes for entrees Two diverse cultures are clashing at…

Local Chef,Architect to Publish ‘Creative’ Cookbook This Spring

“Cuisine of the Creative, a Cookbook by James Lambeth and Miles James” is scheduled to be published in March by Miami Dog Press, a publishing company owned by James Lambeth….

Cafe Santa Fe Plans New Restaurant

Tom Flores, president of CSF Franchise Group, which franchises Cafe Santa Fe Mexican restaurants, says he is negotiating a lease to open a Cafe Santa Fe in Fayetteville’s Crossroads Village,…

Harp’s Renovating Springdale Store

Harps Food Stores closed its 34-year-old store in Springdale’s Plaza Shopping Center on Jan. 11 for renovations. The store is scheduled to reopen in mid-April. “When all is said and…

El Toro to Open on Zion Road

Arturo Jaime of Springdale plans to open an El Toro Mexican restaurant at the intersection of Zion Road and Arkansas Highway 265 in March. Jaime opened an El Toro in…

General Chemical Corp., UA Reach Licensing Agreement

General Chemical Corp. has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Arkansas to use and commercialize the UA’s patents and related technology for the use of alum in…

Lowell Prepares to End Construction Moratorium

It may be a busy spring for construction in Lowell. The City Council expects to vote Feb. 10 on several new and revised ordinances that will give the city better…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson