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Hampton Inn Gets Another Mortgage

Another $300,000 mortgage for the construction of a 155-room Hampton Inn in Rogers was filed Dec. 22. The mortgage was issued to Rogers Lodging Associates LLC of Madison, Wisc. from…

Burger King Outlet Changes Ownership

Ownership of the Burger King restaurant at 1112 S. Thompson St. in Springdale was transferred in a $600,000 deal Dec. 16. The restaurant was sold by Burger King Limited I…

Fayetteville Couple Mortgages Duplexes

Bernice Mathias and Norman R. Moulden received a $975,000 mortgage from Arkansas National Bank of Springdale on Dec. 17 that is secured by seven duplexes in the Meadowlands subdivision in…

$21 Million Spent Annually on Temporary Help in NW Arkansas

The annual payroll for temporary employees in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area was $21.5 million in 1996, up from $19.4 million in 1995 and $6.2 million in 1988, according to a…

Trucking Company Stock Prices Decline Nationally at end of Year

Stock prices of the major national trucking companies dropped by as much 20 percent during the last month of 1997. Investors apparently were concerned about overcapacity in the industry after…

CaroTrans International Expands Overseas Service

CaroTrans International, a division of Arkansas Best Corp., formed two new business alliances in January that expand the company’s operations in Puerto Rico and opens markets in Europe. The company…

Outsourcing Changing Trucking Industry

The national trend of outsourcing is changing the trucking industry. Some larger trucking companies are providing more than the traditional tractor/trailer rig and driver that other businesses hire to transport…

Money In the Bank

Have you heard the Bank of Elkins has a new owner? We understand that Danville-based Chambers Bancshares Inc. has struck a deal to buy the $53 million-asset bank. No word…

Razorbacks-Tide

can’t find a date A Fayetteville motel operator, knowing the University of Arkansas’ 1998 football schedule showed the University of Alabama game on Sept. 26, was curious about Alabama residents…

Seinfeld vs. News

With viewers between 18 and 34 years old, reruns of Seinfeld, the NBC sitcom, beat out the two local television newscasts for the 10 p.m. weekday timeslot, according to Nielsen…

Southwestern Settles

Most of that lawsuit brought by a Southwestern Energy Co. subsidiary against 17 parties who allegedly cheated the company has reportedly been settled. Southwestern Energy Production Co., the exploration unit…

From Sports to Business

Steve Caldwell, the assistant sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will leave his job there at the end of January to work as the editor of “a business-type journal” being…

From Drake to Fox

Ma Drake’s Cafe is back, only now the hot pink diner on Fayetteville’s south side is Fox’s Diner. The cafe, a longtime landmark in Fayetteville known for its plate lunches,…

Helping Hands

Helping the needy in Benton County seems to be a growth industry. Helping Hands Inc. of Bentonville plans to more than double the size of its facility with a new…

Radio Wars

Noticed anything different on KKEG-FM in the mornings? Missing your morning dose of John Williams? Well, cheer up. If everything goes as planned, Williams will re-emerge on the airwaves in…

One Count Down

One of the five counts in a $2.9 million lawsuit filed against the Northwest Arkansas Mall by Hall of Fame Inc., which owns Sports Page, was thrown out Jan. 22…

Real Estate Agency Gets New Partners

Dave Fulton, owner of Century 21 Dave Fulton Realtors in Fayetteville, has two new partners. Bert Cupit and his brother, Michael Cupit, bought a portion of the real estate agency…

Chamber of Commerce Announces Annual Awards

At its annual meeting, the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce gave John Gilliam, owner of the Ozark Brewing Co., the 1997 Business for the Arts Award, and Janice and Darrell Judy,…

Cost of NWA Living Higher Than LR; Wages Still Lower

Although the cost of living in Northwest Arkansas has dropped since the construction boom of the mid-1990s, statistics indicate it still costs more to live here — especially when salary…

Webb-Based Business Credits Families for Success

The Earl F. Webb family of Fayetteville seems predisposed to entrepreneurship. Thus far, two of the elder Webb’s sons, Jeremy and Jason, have founded computer businesses. Earl Webb has long…

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