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First Tennessee National Corp.

J.P. Morgan & Co. initiated coverage of First Tennessee National Corp. with a “buy” recommendation. Based in Memphis, First Tennessee owns First National Springdale Bank.

D-G Circulation Up After ABC Audit

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s paid daily circulation is up almost 60 percent over the past year in Washington and Benton counties, and Sunday circulation increased by 36 percent in the two-county…

Hochman to Sell Two Radio Stations

Hochman Communications of Fay- etteville plans to sell two of its Northwest Arkansas radio stations. Being sold are KBRS, 104.9 FM, an alternative music station, and KREB, a sports talk…

Times, Morning News Miss Significance of Wal-Mart Buy

On June 14, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that it had made its largest acquisition ever, paying $10.8 billion for Asda Group PLC, Great Britain’s third largest supermarket chain. Analysts say…

Wal-Mart Invades Britain With Buyout of Asda Chain

In its biggest acquisition ever, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. buys Great Britain?s third-largest supermarket chain, Asda Group Plc for $10.8 billion.

Vendors Drive Office Demand

As long as the vendors keep coming, so will the office buildings. More than 250 Fortune 500 companies call on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, and many of those have…

Retail Sales Climb as Stores Close

In 1995, America discovered Fayetteville. For the next three years, national retail chains opened stores in the city at an unprecedented rate. Suddenly, the growth appeared to stop in early…

From Cow Yard to Courtyard

There’s a new hotel in the offing for Springdale – and, not surprisingly, it’s planned for 48th Street, currently one of the hottest spots in the city near the intersection…

Rogers Depot

Office Depot plans to construct a store at the intersection of Walnut Street and U.S. Highway 71 in Rogers. We hear the deal has been signed with Lindsey & Associates…

But Can He Dribble?

We recently checked eBay, the online auction site, and found several Arkansas items for sale. There’s a world of treasures – or junk – out there in cyberspace depending on…

Hertz so Bad

We hear some of the Wal-Mart shareholders who flew into the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting on June 4 had a little trouble finding Fayetteville….

UUUPS!

On June 1, United Parcel Service began inspecting all packages that contain breakable goods. The packages are opened and inspected when brought in to be shipped to make sure the…

Ground Broken for Medical Offices

Stephen Griffen of Budget Tire and Supply in Fort Smith is building a $2.4 million medical office building in Fay-etteville’s new CMN Business Park. May Construction Co. recently broke ground…

Candlewood Glows with New Subdivision

McIlroy Bank & Trust of Fayetteville granted Candlewood Development LLC a $2.2 million loan April 13 for a 46-acre residential development in Fayetteville. The property, just north of Vandergriff Elementary…

Land Paves Way for Dobbs Expasion

Kent and Connie Dobbs, owners of Kent Dobbs Automotive Inc. of Springdale, purchased three acres adjacent to their car dealership at 3558 S. Thompson St. The $1.4 million expansion was…

MNT Rocks Fayetteville

Little Rock real estate developers James A. Moses, Jim Nosari and Everett Tucker are building a 7,000-SF office complex for the General Services Administration of the United States government in…

Lindsey Kantz Stop Building

Jim Lindsey is building a 56,500-SF office/retail center adjacent to the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Store that’s going in on Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Lindsey’s mini-shopping center will be called Kantz Place,…

Sherwood Can’ Get ‘Overland’ He Bought

Ronnie and Becky Sherwood of Springdale bought Lowell’s Overland Square April 28 with a $960,000 loan from McIlroy Bank & Trust. The 16,200-SF facility at 200 S. Bloomington St. in…

Downtown Building Under New Ownership

Brian and Melissa Reindl, through their management company, Reindl Properties, bought Fayetteville’s Olde Warehouse building May 3 from the John Sugg Family Trust. The Reindls paid $900,000 for the 73,000-SF…

Laboratory Landing Locally for Wal-Mart

Bentonville’s Bertschy Industrial Park will soon be the home of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. A 15,000-SF custom office building/testing facility is being built for the company by Charlton Development Co….

UAMS receives $2.9 million to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Lexicon cuts ribbon on new corporate headquarters

‘Freedom Truck’ to arrive in Fort Smith with its mobile history museum

AQ Chicken House to open July 4 in downtown Springdale