Tommy Keet
New Breckenridge Restaurants Give Updated Opening Dates
The March 31, 2023, tornado delayed the redevelopment of Breckenridge, but progress is being made. read more >
Reading The Future: Tourism & Hospitality (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
The future of the tourism and hospitality industry in Arkansas is so bright you just might need shades, particularly if you came to the state to view the total solar eclipse on April 8. read more >
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Update: Breckenridge Village Redevelopment
“No one expected a tornado. I guess you never do," said Tommy Keet, who still has transformational plans for the retail center. read more >
Delicious Food & Brew News for Central Arkansas
The common denominator in a series of dining developments is the Keet family’s JTJ Restaurants. read more >
McCain Plaza Rings Up $31M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of American Realty Capital purchased the 314,236-SF retail center in North Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
City Silo Coming to Little Rock
City Silo Table + Pantry of Memphis is bringing its first out-of-state location to Little Rock, to the former Pei Wei restaurant at the Promenade at Chenal. read more >
Count Porkula Brings Barbecue to Former Smokehouse
JTJ Restaurants and Count Porkula BBQ have teamed up to open a full-service restaurant at the former Ozark Country Restaurant location. read more >
Mixed-Use Building Sale Surpasses $2.7M (Real Deals)
A 16,055-SF combination David’s Burgers and bank branch in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $2.75 million. read more >
by George Waldon -
Don’t Look for Waldo’s in West Little Rock
Waldo’s Chicken & Beer will not be setting up shop at 101 S. Bowman Road, although the property’s new ownership includes some names behind the rollout of as many as 20 of the franchised eateries in Arkansas and Oklahoma. read more >
Waldo’s Coming to Arkansas
The Keet family’s JTJ Restaurants is launching a joint venture that’s planning to open up to 20 Waldo’s Chicken & Beer restaurants in Arkansas and Oklahoma. read more >
Keet Family Gets Fresh Start in Distribution
Tough times can provide opportunities as well as challenges. So it is with JTJ Fresh Distributing of Little Rock. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Acreage Adjoining Alotian Club Purchased in $19.8M Sale (Real Deals)
An investor group, through Legacy Land & Timber LLC, purchased the 1,787-acre tract that wraps around the western and southern perimeter of the Alotian Golf Club. read more >
by George Waldon -
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $3.2M
Gas Pipe Row LLC of Little Rock, led by Adam Smith, bought adjoining apartment buildings at 916 and 920 Scott St. in downtown Little Rock for $755,000. read more >
New Ownership Moves Into NLR’s Thrive Argenta (Real Deals)
Thrive Argenta LLC, led by Rob Coleman, sold its namesake project at 501 Magnolia St. to an ownership group divided among four entities. read more >
by George Waldon -
New Keet Kitchen Coming to Cantrell
The Jim Keet family recently bought a 1.5-acre site at 15000 Cantrell Road in west Little Rock for $680,000 as a launching pad for a new Taziki’s Mediterranean Café format. read more >
Tommy Keet to Bring Paninis & Company to Little Rock
Tommy Keet, owner of Little Rock's I Love Juice Bar, opens a new sandwich concept in Midtown. read more >
by Lydia McAllister -
Taziki’s Jim Keet Has New Role, Family Focus
Jim Keet says his family has been instrumental in the development of the Taziki’s brand, which had only three stores when they became involved as the first franchisee. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe To Set Sail in Wet Bentonville
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe is scheduled for a Dec. 9 opening in Bentonville, and the restaurant has applied for an alcohol permit, said Tommy Keet. read more >
Taziki’s to Open in Bentonville
Little Rock’s Keet family is pulling together its plans for expanding the Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe restaurant concept in Arkansas. read more >
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