Tag: NWABJ

AMP Artist Have Strange Requests

Artists performing at the Arkansas Music Pavilion have some very specific instructions, or riders, to meet their needs while they are in town.

Bourdeaux Renovates Club Matrix Site

Montana developer Tom Bourdeaux is busy with another Fayetteville renovation project, the former site of Club Matrix at 620 N. College Ave.

Carter & Burgess Puts Office in Fayetteville

The ink is still drying on the lease agreement, but the national engineering powerhouse Carter & Burgess Inc. will have an office in the Bank of America building in Fayetteville.

Lowe’s Has Liberty

Remember the old Modern Fence & Supply Co. site on Sixth Street in Fayetteville? Liberty Bank of Arkansas bought the 1.74-acre piece from owner Roy Milligan for $1.1 million and Modern Fence is moving to Springdale.

West End Lofts Continue Leasing As Space Fills

To all the naysayers who doubted the new luxury lofts in downtown Fort Smith would be a hit, West End Lofts is filling up fast.

Task Force Eyes New Fort Smith Ballpark

A task force has been created to help develop a ballpark complex off Clayton Expressway in downtown Fort Smith. Dean Kruithof, deputy city administrator, said the complex would cost $10 million to $14 million.

Hotels Look Forward to Razorback Home Games

Of the 11 Razorback games scheduled this fall, six are home games and four of those are booked for Fayetteville.

More Shareholders Buy Parkway Parts

A raft of new shareholders sign on with Parkway Bankshares Inc.

Precept Packages Pinnacle Church (Real Deals)

The $17 million Doubltree project in Bentonville gets underway and the Church at Pinnacle Hills purchases its $24 million permit.

D-G Wins 33 APA Awards, Morning News gets 26

The state’s largest newspaper garnered 11 first-place awards, including first place for General Excellence. The D-G also won seven second-place awards, five third-place awards and 10 honorable mentions.

CCN Merges Two Newspapers

In April, Carroll County Newspapers Inc. merged two weekly newspapers ? the Eureka Springs Times-Echo and Star-Tribune of Berryville ? to create the Carroll County News Midweek.

King Scores With Basketball Book

Fayetteville resident Melissa King’s first book, “She’s Got Next,” hit bookstores nationwide on June. 9.

Finocchi Launches ll About Town Calendar

After ceasing publication of The Sound in March, publisher Betsy Finocchi said she will begin publishing Back By Popular Demand: The All About Town Calendar in July.

Catering Co. Serves A Variety of Needs

Jennifer Clary started out in the food service business making gourmet gift baskets from her home. Now she serves businesses, wedding parties, concert attendees and more.

Casket Maker Brings Personal Touches

For people who want to go to meet their maker in style, Roland Poertner is there to make that happen. In early May, Poertner opened Classic Car Caskets, a retail establishment supported by his manufacturing and customizing business.