Crystal Hill Kum & Go Turned Over for $3.4M
A super convenience store, apartments, an eatery and a home provide this week’s installment of million-dollar real estate deals. read more >
Some Restaurants See Sales Going Up
Adapting to takeout mode, quick-serve model shows resilience during pandemic. read more >
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Slim Chickens CEO Sees Different Strategies Used in Pandemic
As the leader of a multinational company, Tom Gordon, co-founder and CEO of the fast-casual restaurant chain Slim Chickens, has a better perspective than many on government handling of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Slim Chickens Suspends Dine-In Service in NWA
Slim Chickens, citing the rising rates of COVID-19 infection, is suspending dine-in service at its seven outlets in northwest Arkansas and in Fort Smith beginning today. read more >
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SEC Filing Provides Details on Village on the Creeks Buy
A newly formed real estate investment group paid more than $32 million for the Village on the Creeks commercial center in Rogers, thanks to some help from 35 investors. read more >
With No Pandemic Furloughs, Slim Chickens Opens 2 More Locations
Even in a pandemic, the world keeps turning and restaurants keep opening. read more >
Slim Chickens Feathers Nest with Cash from Tropical Smoothie Investors
You may have heard that a private equity firm, 10 Point Capital of Atlanta, has invested in Slim Chickens, the franchise restaurant chain based in Fayetteville. read more >
Slim Chickens to Open New Restaurant in West Little Rock
Slim Chickens will open a new location next to Chuy’s on Chenal Parkway in Little Rock, Haag Brown Commercial announced on Thursday. read more >
Waterford, Bowman Heights Properties Sold for Combined $22.1M
A pair of apartment complexes in west Little Rock, retail space in North Little Rock, agri acreage in Lonoke County and a trio of upscale homes in Pulaski County form this week’s conga line of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
FFO Home Omitted from Private Companies List
Something was missing from our May 27 list of Arkansas’ 75 largest private companies: FFO Home of Fort Smith. read more >
Shared Vision Propels Slim Chickens’ Growth
Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, is making its debut on the list of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas at No. 75, with $100 million in revenue in 2018. read more >
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Slim Chickens Passes $100M Milestone
Slim Chickens passed $100 million in revenue during 2018, says company CEO and co-founder Tom Gordon. read more >
New Jersey Company Cleans Up in Fayetteville (NWA Real Deals)
A New Jersey finance company has invested in northwest Arkansas property again, this time buying two Fayetteville car washes. read more >
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Slim Chickens Coming to Highlands Center in Jonesboro
Haag Brown Commercial announces that Arkansas-based restaurant Slim Chickens plans to open a new location at the Highlands Shopping Center in Jonesboro. read more >
Bayou Meto Land, Slim Chickens Sold in Recent Seven-Digit Deals
Agri land in Lonoke County, day care centers and a restaurant in Conway along with a car wash and undeveloped property in Saline County provide a six-pack of big-bucks transactions this week. read more >
Westchase Plaza Visited By $4.8M Purchase (Real Deals)
Markham & Shackleford LLC, led by Leonard Hasson and Hank Kelley, purchased the 55,766-SF Westchase Plaza and Slim Chickens restaurant at 301 N. Shackleford Road. read more >
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Cabot’s Steeplechase Apartments Sold for $6.1M
Apartments in Cabot, retail space in west Little Rock, farmland near Carlisle, residential lots near Conway, a residential swap in Pulaski County and undeveloped acreage in Saline County provide a six-pack of multimillion-dollar transactions. read more >
Slim Chickens Nears $100M In Revenue
Tom Gordon, CEO and co-founder of homegrown fast-casual chain Slim Chickens, says the Fayetteville company’s revenue, on an annualized basis, will surpass $100 million by the end of the second quarter of 2017. read more >
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New Man on the Roost at Slim Chickens
Slim Chickens, the Fayetteville restaurant chain, has a new executive on board. He’s Mark Mears, chief marketing officer. Mears has spent time with Noodles & Co., Schlotzsky’s and the Cheesecake Factory. read more >
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MacArthur Commons Sells for $10.5 Million (Real Deals)
A 59-unit apartment project in downtown Little Rock weighed in at $10.5 million. MacArthur Commons LLC, led by David Thompson, bought its namesake project at 414 E. Capitol Ave. read more >
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