Harps Food Stores

Consistency and a focus on smaller communities, as well as an employee stock ownership plan, have been key to the success of Harps Food Stores of Springdale. read more >

“We’re always talking to somebody about buying their stores,” CEO and Chairman Kim Eskew said. “There’s almost not a day that we’re not actively engaged in an acquisition right now.” read more >

The store will focus on promoting wellness and healthy living, offering an extensive selection of fresh produce and organic products. read more >

He'll oversee store development, acquisitions, construction and real estate. read more >

Bob Arthur, Sarah Hopper and Sarah Thacker have been promoted to director positions at Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale, effective Aug. 31. read more >

Brock Gearhart and his wife, Lindsey, paid slightly less than $1.1 million for the former Fayetteville home of John and Courtney Goodson. read more >

This week’s six-pack of real estate transactions encompasses North Little Rock apartments, a Vilonia grocery store, a Conway medical office building, a west Little Rock office building, Lonoke County acreage and Saline County retail property. read more >

A Tampa, Florida, restaurant management company bought a portfolio of four Village Inn restaurants, including three in Arkansas. read more >

Five years after hard cider manufacturer Black Apple Crossing was founded in downtown Springdale, it’s now legal — well, even more legal — to manufacture hard cider in Arkansas. read more >

Westwood Holdings LLC of Rogers, led by Dusty Graham, bought the Kelly Eason Building at 100 W. Center St. read more >

Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale announced Thursday that two of the Arkansas Walmart Express locations it acquired earlier this month will reopen as Harps stores over the next 11 weeks. read more >