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[mcheiss]

masons_dad1, on Dec 30 2005, 01:01 AM, said:

I'd like to get a look at Disney's satellite office in Bentonville. I hear it's designed like a miniature Wal-Mart store with nothing but Disney products. I hear they even have Mickey Mouse ears over every door in the place. With some 200+ Wal-Mart vendors/suppliers with offices in Bentonville/Rogers it makes for a lot of new office space being developed in "Vendorville". I read somewhere that there's a possibility that there will be over 600 vendors/suppliers with offices in the area and that some companies may open larger regional offices here or even move their entire operation to this area to be closer to their Number 1 sales leader, Wal-Mart.

The Disney Office has been around for a little while, but I've never seen it. It was listed on their website for satelite offices the last time I checked.

Nascar opened up a pretty cool satelitte office as well in Bentonville this year.

[tim2462]

Kansas City area developers beginning some projects in NWA

http://www.nwaonline...hamdevelops.txt

[mcheiss]

^I saw that. It's really just a bunch of big subdivisions being built in Lowell and Springdale.

[tim2462]

mcheiss, on Dec 31 2005, 12:27 PM, said:

^I saw that. It's really just a bunch of big subdivisions being built in Lowell and Springdale.

...and apartments in Bentonville.

[mcheiss]

tim2462, on Dec 31 2005, 12:40 PM, said:

...and apartments in Bentonville.

I forgot about that.

[masons_dad1]

Does anyone know what's going on in Rogers/Lowell along 71B where the new World Gym (or whatever) is being built? There's quite a bit of ground turned along 71B, but I can't tell if it's going to be more homes or a shopping center, but I would think if they're building a World Gym there will be retail and office space there??

[Mith242]

masons_dad1, on Jan 1 2006, 04:01 AM, said:

Does anyone know what's going on in Rogers/Lowell along 71B where the new World Gym (or whatever) is being built? There's quite a bit of ground turned along 71B, but I can't tell if it's going to be more homes or a shopping center, but I would think if they're building a World Gym there will be retail and office space there??

Don't ask me, I've having a hard time keeping up with all that development there in Benton County too.  

[mcheiss]

masons_dad1, on Jan 1 2006, 04:01 AM, said:

Does anyone know what's going on in Rogers/Lowell along 71B where the new World Gym (or whatever) is being built? There's quite a bit of ground turned along 71B, but I can't tell if it's going to be more homes or a shopping center, but I would think if they're building a World Gym there will be retail and office space there??

Yeah, it's suppose to be a bunch of retail and restaurants that's suppose to appeal to the "average Joe", as the developers say. They haven't announced much, except that the World Gym there will be the World's Biggest World Gym.

[masons_dad1]

mcheiss, on Jan 1 2006, 11:34 AM, said:

Yeah, it's suppose to be a bunch of retail and restaurants that's suppose to appeal to the "average Joe", as the developers say. They haven't announced much, except that the World Gym there will be the World's Biggest World Gym.

Boy wouldn't that be something if Arnold decided to visit NWA for the opening ceremonies of that World Gym!  

[mcheiss]

masons_dad1, on Jan 2 2006, 12:37 AM, said:

Boy wouldn't that be something if Arnold decided to visit NWA for the opening ceremonies of that World Gym!  

Is he one of the owners or something?

If so, there would be a good chance, since they are promoting this gym as the World's Largest World Gym.

[masons_dad1]

mcheiss, on Jan 2 2006, 11:45 AM, said:

Is he one of the owners or something?

If so, there would be a good chance, since they are promoting this gym as the World's Largest World Gym.

World Gym is endorsed by Arnold. He's not really that involved with World Gym so maybe he won't show up. But I'm sure there will be a celebrity bodybuilder at the opening ceremonies, although I'm not much into bodybuilding.

[mcheiss]

masons_dad1, on Jan 3 2006, 12:09 AM, said:

World Gym is endorsed by Arnold. He's not really that involved with World Gym so maybe he won't show up. But I'm sure there will be a celebrity bodybuilder at the opening ceremonies, although I'm not much into bodybuilding.

One or two more than likely.

[mcheiss]

It looks like the Tom and Cynthia Coughlin Library will no longer be named that.

Cynthia Coughlin told the library board to take the name off of the library yesterday, what it will be, no one knows.

[Mith242]

mcheiss, on Feb 2 2006, 04:00 PM, said:

It looks like the Tom and Cynthia Coughlin Library will no longer be named that.

Cynthia Coughlin told the library board to take the name off of the library yesterday, what it will be, no one knows.

I know, I know.      They decided on just having it as the Bentonville Public Library.  I'm certainly glad the Coughlin name will be taken off.  I guess I should have posted this info yesterday when I found out about it.

[mcheiss]

It's welcomed news for me. I'm sure the mass media could have gotten ahold of the library info very fast, and put something like that on CNN, which could have given Wal-Mart and Bentonville even more bad publicity.

[masons_dad1]

The David Glass Public Library has a ring to it.

[Mith242]

masons_dad1, on Feb 2 2006, 05:18 PM, said:

The David Glass Public Library has a ring to it.

From what I heard they considered other names but decided on just the Bentonville Public Library as the name.

[mcheiss]

Mith242, on Feb 2 2006, 05:33 PM, said:

From what I heard they considered other names but decided on just the Bentonville Public Library as the name.

That's too boring for me.

I liked the David Glass Public Library or the David Glass Center for Learning.

[masons_dad1]

mcheiss, on Feb 3 2006, 07:43 AM, said:

That's too boring for me.

I liked the David Glass Public Library or the David Glass Center for Learning.

Now that I think about it naming the Bentonville Public Library after David Glass might be an insult to David Glass... like a rebound honor. He'd wonder why was his name was chosen 2nd to Tom Coughlin. Though it is still better than just Bentonville Public Library. It should ring out as a new library and not just a relocated old library.

Edited by masons_dad1, 04 February 2006 - 10:23 AM.

[mcheiss]

^
From what I know, Coughlin donated around 4 Million towards the library, that's why they were going to name it after him. I don't know if David Glass or any other Wal-Mart Execs. donated towards it, but it still would be great to see one of their names on the building. May'be even Lee Scott.