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American Freightways

Operating revenue for 1997 was $870,319,000, up 19.4 percent from 1996. The growth in operating revenue was primarily the result of increased revenue per hundred weight and increased tonnage from…

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Alltel

ALLTEL and 360 Communications Co. have completed their $6 billion merger, creating a dominant, full-service communications provider primarily located in the Southeast and Midwest United States. Under terms of the…

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First Commercial Bank

First Commercial Bank announced July 1 that its wholly owned subsidiary, First Commercial Mortgage Co., completed the purchase of residential mortgage loan servicing rights from Simmons First National Bank located…

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Downtown Building Being Renovated

A 53-year-old building adjacent to the Fayetteville square is being renovated with a $280,000 mortgage from McIlroy Bank & Trust of Fayetteville. Lewis D. Jones, a Fayetteville lawyer, received the…

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Glut Guts Land Deal

A $1.1 million land deal between a real estate developer in Texas and the city of Fayetteville collapsed last month because of a glut of apartments in the market. “Their…

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No Guts, NO Glory

Maybe real estate developers in Georgia are a bit braver than the Texans. A company from Atlanta is going ahead with plans to build about 300,000 SF of retail space…

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Frost Busted

The granite bust of H.G. “Jack” Frost Jr., which disappeared unceremoniously last spring from the front garden of the Harvey and Bernice Jones Center for Families in Springdale, is apparently…

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West Side Story

We hear there’s another attempt under way to bring commercial development to Fayetteville’s west side, specifically in the area where U.S. Highway 71 and Wedington Drive intersect. A rezoning petition…

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Square Rooted, Clipped

Not only has Roots & Fruits closed in Springdale’s Signature Square shopping center, but now Snip ‘N Clip, the hair salon chain, has also closed its shop there. But since…

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Asahi

546 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville Some people might have an aversion to eating sushi in Arkansas, but they shouldn’t. This is one of the best sushi restaurants we’ve tried (and…