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UA, Guitar Maker Set for Court

The great guitar debate we told you about in our June 4 Whispers between the University of Arkansas and Dean Guitars over the use of the word “Razorback” has been set for a non-jury trial in the U.S. Western District of Arkansas on Jan. 28.

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Baldor Electric Buzzes Off

Baldor Electric Co. and its stock price are humming along this year after the company doubled in size with the $1.8 billion acquisition of Rockwell Automation’s Reliance division in January.

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Technology Keeps Staffers Productive

BlackBerries and other hand-held devices have taken executive communication to new levels. Whether it’s improved or hindered productivity remains a debate, but most agree the way we do business will never be the same.

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Barber Builds Bellafont

Now that condos are selling at The Legacy Building in Fayetteville and the Divinity Hotel project is dead, The Barber Group is trying to move full speed ahead and complete The Bellafont on Joyce Boulevard.

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Betting on Hog Futures

The chance of John David Terry’s e-mail-gate lawsuit against the University of Arkansas ever seeing trial is a long shot at best. The Hogs’ chances of winning the Bowl Championships Series national title are a little better.

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Garden Park Trades Hands (Real Deals)

Steve Mansfield and three investors paid $8 million for an existing apartment complex in Fayetteville and Bill Schywhart and Robert Thornton recently paid Ball Properties LLC $2.55 million for a car dealership and surrounding property in Rogers.