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What’s in Your Bias Baggage? (Jim Karrh Commentary)

Personal biases can hold businesses back and cloud the decision-making process.

Adventure Racing Hones Exec Skills

Area professionals enjoy the thrill of getting lost in the woods and using their business sense to beat the competition in adventure races.

UA Athletics Skittish About Skyboxes, Naturals

The UA Athletic Department generates $3.7 million in revenue from luxury suites and would not release the names of suite-holders at Baum Stadium, saying to do so would put them at a competitive disadvantage for pursuing skybox revenue.

Wayne’s Wicked Shoots for Stores

Hunting products made by Tontitown native set for October retail release target tactical needs and safety for outdoorsmen.

Brothers Revolutionize Sports Medicine, Rehab

Drs. John and Chris Dougherty have brought cutting edge sports medicine and physical therapy to Northwest Arkansas at The Agility Center in Bentonville.

Sportman?s Warehouse Changes Ownership (Real Deals)

Rogers store sells for $7.31 million; Dixie sells Appleby Landing lot

The Largest Recreational Companies Cater to Natural State Sportsmen

The lists this week chronicle the companies that cater to the executive sportsmen in the northwest Arkansas.

Subs Move Along On Arvest Ballpark

Construction of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals minor league baseball stadium ? estimated to cost about $33 million ? is on pace to be finished in time for the opening game on April 10.

Driscoll Develops Homewood Suites

Fort Smith-based hotelier and developer Marion Driscoll will be developing a Homewood Suites by Hilton in Fort Smith at 7300 Phoenix Ave., on the corner of Phoenix and McKennon avenues.

Cavern Bargain Makes One Wonder

If the recent real estate unrest has made some developers want to go underground, well, here?s their chance: Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista is still on the market.

The Cost Of An Alpha Executive (I. Barry Goldberg Commentary)

What happens when an executive gets great results, but in a manner that is destructive or even toxic? This is the conundrum of the alpha executive.

LPGA Event at Pinnacle Will Bring Millions to Economy

The inaugural LPGA Northwest Arkansas Championship presented by John Q. Hammons at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers on Sept. 3-9 will provide a sizable bump to the area economy.

Northwest Arkansas’ 2007 40 Under 40 Class Meet Challenges

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2007 class of 40 Under 40 honorees are smart, ambitious and hardworking individuals – that’s apparent in how rapidly they’ve ascended to their ranks.

Krushiker Building Candlewood Suites

Hotelier Narry Krushiker is building a new 87-room extended stay hotel near Fort Smith Municipal Airport.

Eureka Springs Hotels Hit Record Revenue

Eureka Springs hotels earns $20.7 million in 2006, topping previous record year of 2003.

Hyatt Place Takes Over AmeriSuites

Embassy Suites topped the list of area hotels ranked by revenue per room. Hyatt Place in Rogers finished its $3 million transformation from AmeriSuites.

New Lodging Options Offer Suite Stays

An increase in business travel to Northwest Arkansas in recent years has led to several new hotel developments, which will add between 1,200 and 1,500 rooms to the region in the next year.

Market Able To Absorb More Hotel Rooms (Market Forecast)

When grading the overall commercial real estate market in Northwest Arkansas, the grade assigned by Streetsmart Data Services for the first quarter of 2007 was a “B.” This was primarily due to the professional office sector, which showed increased vacancy

The Region’s Largest Hotels and Event Planners

The lists of the region’s largest hotels and event planners.

Count on ‘Green’ Conferences Boosting Economy (Market Forecast)

Observers in Northwest Arkansas may have noticed that “green” oriented conferences seem to be taking place on a fairly regular basis in the area.

Gladner to retire from Arkansas Broadcasters Association later this year

Economy still growing, data center construction driving growth, economist says

Walmart to deliver Subway sandwiches with online orders in select stores

Fort Smith metro jobs in higher-paying sector down 7.2% in April