by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
MANA Makes Benton County Market Move
Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas of Fayetteville opened its first Benton County clinic on July 3.
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by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Mertins Opens Fayetteville Clinic
Allyson Mertins left McDonald Eye Associates in May Fayetteville to open Mertins Family Eye Care at 1188 N. Salem Road, Suite 12, in Fayetteville.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Superior Industries Cutting 225 Jobs
Superior Industries International Inc. announced on June 16 that it will cut 225 jobs on its chrome-plating line in the Fayetteville plant, leaving the factory with about 1,000 employees.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Fused Grid Plan Could Help Suburb Development (Paul Justus Commentary)
Grid pattern streets could ease traffic and open up spaces for development in suburbs compared to traditional street patterns that Northwest Arkansas currently uses.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
KNWA Begins HDTV Transition
KNWA, Fayetteville’s NBC affiliate, begins transmitting a high definition digital signal through cable provider, Cox Communications. The signal is available to cable subscribers on channel 715.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Sargent, Turner Named Anchors
KNWA announced on June 27 that it had promoted Dana Sargent from anchor of its morning show, “KNWA Today,” to anchor the 9 p.m. newscast of KFTA, Fox 24, and Matt Turner had been promoted from sports anchor to evening co-anchor for KNWA’s newscast.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Stephens Media Group Buys Magie Newspapers
Stephens Media Group of Little Rock buys four newspapers from Magie Enterprises: the weekly Cabot Star-Herald, Carlisle Independent, Lonoke Democrat and Sherwood Voice, and the semi-weekly Jacksonville Patriot. Also included is the Weekend Edition, a tota
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
News Confused on Ballpark Cost
The Morning News reports on its June 21 front page that the proposed minor league baseball stadium was “a proposed $33 million baseball stadium,” then the following day calls the project a “proposed multibillion dollar ballpark” in a Page 1 story.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Plans Co-Branded Credit Cards in China
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is advancing plans to launch its own credit card in China in a partnership with GE Money and Shenzhen Development Bank.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Tyson Claims Victory In Wage Dispute
A federal jury in Philadelphia rules in favor of poultry producer Tyson Foods Inc. in a wage dispute involving more than 500 workers.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Car-Mart Opens Alabama Store
America’s Car-Mart Inc. opens a car lot in Muscle Shoals, Ala., bringing the number of dealerships to 88.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Arkansans Get Evelyn Hills (Real Deals)
Four groups buy the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center from Weingarten Nostat Inc. of Houston for $10 million; and Salem Road LLC of Russellville spends $2.2 million to buy about 40 acres from Nock-Broyles Land Development LLC of Fayetteville in March.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Robert Half Staffs Area IT
According to research by Robert Half Technology, a temporary staffing and consulting firm with a location in Fayetteville, information technology hiring gains are expected to grow in the third quarter.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
UA Releases RFID Findings
Officials at the RFID Research Center, a sub unit of the Information Technology Research Institute in the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business, recently releases some new findings about RFID technology.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
‘Ice Houses’ Provide Self-Serve Ice
Kool Kat Vending LLC of Fort Smith plans to open 10 “ice houses” ? 200-SF ATM-like ice dispensing machines ? in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas by next year. Three are currently in operation, and three more will be open by the end of this year.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Creekside Sold for $9.1M Profit
We hear Strategic Development Partners LLC sells 56 acres of the land to The Barber Group for $27 million, a cool $9.1 million profit.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
FOIA Doesn’t Show Broyles Board Status
A Freedom of Information request made to the University of Arkansas for a comprehensive list of university personnel who serve as a board member to any financial institution didn’t show Frank Broyles, who we knew serves as a board member for Priority Bank
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Valley View Opens Office in Springdale
Valley Bank of Moline, Ill., opens a loan production office in Springdale in late April, and has already made the charts.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Arvest to Relocate a Fayetteville Branch
Arvest Bank-Fayetteville has plans to juggle one of its branches. The bank’s location at 1164 E. Joyce Blvd. will move across the street and east about a quarter of a mile into a yet-to-be-built 8,000-SF Arvest prototype.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
NWA Title Closed Business
Northwest Arkansas Title Co. in Fayetteville closes its office, after closing a Bentonville location last year.