by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Local Coffee Houses Brew Up Java Wars
A friendly competition is brewing among Fort Smith coffee shops, and Starbucks will open a store there in the fall.
Tag: Industries
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Just How High Are Gas Prices? (James B. Bell Commentary)
Although gasoline prices have increased a great deal, they have not kept pace with rent, postage, meat, medical costs, college tuition or even the overall rate of inflation.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
CAFTA Could Help Agri Companies (Editorial)
The U.S. Senate, in one of the closest votes in recent memory on a trade issue, has approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Pet Crematory Moves to Mountain
Shirlie and David Romans quit doing human cremations for funeral homes in 2004 and switched to pets, opening River Valley Pet Crematory and Cemetery in Dora.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status
The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Cooper Creates Shopping Center (Real Deals)
Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway buys a building permit valued at $4 million to build a 52,000-SF shopping center off Sixth Street in Fayetteville.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Cornerstone Finds Foundation in HMA
Wendell ?R.W.? Ross founded the Cornerstone Clinic in Van Buren in 1988. In 1996, he sold it to publicly traded Health Management Associates Inc. of Naples, Fla., which takes care of running the business while he cares for the patients.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
ABC, OLN To Air Local Segments
ABC?s television show, ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,? which did a home remodel for Alma resident Colleen Nick and her family, has been rescheduled but no air date has been set.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Take 2 Adds Boob to Tube (Outtakes Opinion)
Take 2 Video?s latest TV ad encourages viewers to come in and get a new poster featuring local spokesmodel/waitress Jessica. We wonder just how racy Take 2?s commercials can get.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
WMRC Print Ads Puzzle Patrons (Outtakes Opinion)
Washington Regional Medical Center?s new print advertising campaign makes fun of Northwest Arkansas? infrastructure, and the distance to competing hospitals, in a humorous way.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Go-Minis Offers Unique Storage Experience
Bill Locke opened Go-Minis, which allows customers to pack their own goods for delivery or storage.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Faux Painting A Foundation for New Business
Vicci Hull and Brenda Carpenter opened Unique Faux and Faux Designs by Brenda in Rogers. They do faux painting for new construction or redesigns in homes.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Neumeier?s Gets 3 Stars (Business Lunch)
Neumeier?s Rib Room of Fort Smith receives a three-and-a-half star rating for a business lunch.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Chains Take Top 10 Slots
For the first time since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal began tracking Fayetteville restaurant sales in 1997, the top 10 slots are all held by national chains.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
U.S. Beef Plans Arby?s, Taco Bueno
United States Beef Co. plans to build a 3,400-SF Arby?s restaurant and a 2,600-SF Taco Bueno on 3.8 acres in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Holy Big Bertha! Golf Tourney Gets $36K Per Team
An 18-hole golf tournament set for Aug. 20 at The Blessing golf course in Johnson is asking ? and getting ? $36,000 per two-man team.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Village on the Squeaks: Retailers Flee Project
Several retailers are departing from Rogers? Village on the Creeks development. First it was Secret Ingredients, then Bed Bugs, and now it?s the upscale clothier Blue.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Clothing, Shoe Stores Join The Shoppes
We hear that future tenants at The Shoppes off Pinnacle Parkway will include a lingerie store, another shoe store and another women?s clothing store besides Pink Bamboo.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Rupple Resolution?
The lawsuit triangle over Centerton?s Sienna Estates subdivision is all but settled out of court. A punch list of legal details between litigants John David Lindsey, Gary Combs and Neil Johnson is being finalized.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Six Flags Over Red Sovine
Diesel Downs, Gary Combs? planned mega truck stop off Wagon Wheel Road and Interstate 540 in Springdale, will include five restaurants. The 36-acre development is supposed to include 40,000-SF of space and 94,000-SF office building.