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Medicap Pharmacies Inc.

Owners: Tom & Mendi Crisler Address: 20 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista, 72714 Phone: 876-6200 Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays; 9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Saturday. Start-Up Date: Dec. 18 Bella…

E.A. Martin Industrial Equipment Company

Branch Manager: Mike Denny Address: 3801 Kelley St., Springdale 72762 Phone: 872-8100 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays Start-Up Date: Nov. 3 In November, E.A. Martin Industrial Equipment Co….

Premier Paging & Telecommunicaitons

Owner: Steve Baker Address: 34 W. Colt Square, Suite 2, Fayetteville 72702 Phone: 443-4312 Hours: 24 hours, 7 days Start-Up Date: Jan. 5 Steve Baker says people should stick with…

Owner: Arthur Stout Address: 1600 Cheri Whitlock Drive, Siloam Springs, Phone: 524-0922 Hours: 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Friday-Saturday; 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Start-Up Date: Dec. 31 Arthur…

Newspaper Wars Follow Typical Pattern

Newspaper wars are increasingly rare, but, when they occur, the patterns followed are all-too predictable and some experts question whether the reader benefits. “All too often, the way they’ll go…

EFTPA Causes Growth for Payroll Outsourcers

As payrolls and taxes become more complicated, more businesses are turning to outside companies to handle their payroll needs. “This is the way that business will be done in the…

As Records Grow, So Do Archiving Comapnies

January is the busiest time of year for Jay Hoagland of Output Technologies in Fayetteville as his clients are converting their year- and quarter-end data to electronic storage. Output Technologies…

Few Services Outsourced by NWA Hospitals

Outsourcing is not a trend whose time has come at most Northwest Arkansas hospitals. Mark Bever, chief operating officer at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers, says economics and the local…

Most Area Hospitals Use Northwest’s Laundry

Northwest Health System has used outside firms for its debt collections for several years, says Georgia McCurdy, vice-president of marketing and development. Recently, the center also has farmed out its…

Tyson Forms Division to Recruit Workers

Tyson Foods Inc. created a division, the Northwest Arkansas Employment Center in Lowell, to fill the vacancies at its corporate headquarters and Northwest Arkansas plants. The center hires people to…

StaffMark Tops Area List of Staffing Companies

Although Northwest Arkansas has several small, locally-owned staffing agencies, many of the larger offices are divisions of national companies. The number one company on the Business Journal’s list of the…

Daily Paper Comparisons Show Trends in Coverage

When it comes to daily local news coverage, the region’s two largest local newspapers are cranking out virtually the same amount of copy. But in a recent week’s sampling, The…

StaffMark

StaffMark Inc. of Fayetteville, a leading provider of diversified staffing, information technology, professional and consulting services, announced on Jan. 6 the acquisition of ClinForce LLC, of Morristown, N.J.rClinForce, which has…

Tyson Foods

During an emotional 15-minute meeting Jan. 9, shareholders of Hudson Foods Inc. approved the sale of the 25-year-old Rogers-based company to rival Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale.rMichael Hudson, president and…

New Building Planned for Spring Creek Centre

Clary Development Corp. of Little Rock plans to start construction this month on a 78,355-SF shopping center in the Spring Creek Centre development in north Fayetteville. Clary Development received an…

New Office Space in Sunbridge Center

An $825,000 mortgage from the Bank of Arkansas in Fayetteville is being used to finance the construction of 12,600 SF of office space in the Sunbridge Center in Fayetteville. Keating…

Ozark Factory Outlet Adds New Clothing Company

Construction is scheduled to begin Feb. 1 on a 24,000-SF building that will be used for a new clothing store at the Ozark Factory Outlet Stores Inc. development in Springdale….

Dandy Oil Company Buys Bentonville Car Wash

Dandy Oil Co. Inc. of Springdale bought the Spotless Sparkle Car Wash in Bentonville on Dec. 22 for $645,000. The purchase was financed with a $515,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank…

Company Buys Five KFC Restaurants

Newmark Foods Inc. bought two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Benton County on Dec. 15. The purchase brings the total of KFC restaurants the company has bought in Benton and…

Fayetteville Lawyer Buys Building on Green Acres

Mark Martin, a Fayetteville lawyer, has bought the building at 2059 Green Acres Road that houses his law firm. Martin received a $272,500 mortgage from the Bank of Fayetteville on…

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