Northwest opens new Springdale clinic
Northwest Health System opened Northwest Family Medicine-Southside at 4401 S. Thompson St. in Springdale on Dec. 1. Drs. Kin Hood and John Nolen moved to the new location after practicing at Northwest Family Care-Quandt in Springdale for many years.
The new, 8,000-square-foot clinic offers same-day appointments, digital X-ray, on-site laboratory capabilities and medical care for all ages.
The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. It can be reached at (479) 757-5350.
Northwest Health System serves residents primarily in Northwest Arkansas with a network of four hospitals including Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville, Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, Willow Creek Women’s Hospital and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital.
Firm formally launches Carat Carat
NWA Gold and Silver launched a new business, Carat Carat, focused on buying luxury jewelry brands, watches and diamonds from the public.
Father and son owners Bill and Brett Bolton did a soft launch of the business about six months ago and recently did a formal kickoff.
Danny White said the soft launch allowed the business to test the waters. He said Carat Carat provides a highend, discrete way for people to sell expensive jewelry. The items are then sold on the secondary market worldwide.
Carat Carat shares office space with NWA Gold and Silver’s Rogers location at 5208 Village Parkway Suite 8.
NWA Gold and Silver has been in business for almost 15 years and has nine locations throughout the state.
To schedule a confidential appointment visit www.
caratcarat.com or call (479) 268-5479 or (855) 268-5479. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Underwood’s marks 55th anniversary
Underwood’s Fine Jewelers in Fayetteville celebrated its 55th anniversary with a Christmas Party on Dec. 1, at the Dickson Street store.
More than 250 guests attended and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan proclaimed the day as “Bill Underwood Day” in honor of the store’s owner. Underwood’s is at 611 W. Dickson St. and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Hotels offer free rooms Christmas eve
TMI Hospitality is offering free hotel rooms at the Fayetteville Fairfield Inn and Sleep Inn on Christmas Eve to people with friends or family members hospitalized or in a nursing home or treatment center. Room in the Inn is the company’s holiday giving program.
TMI Hospitality, one of the country’s largest privately owned hospitality ownership and development companies, has offered free hotel rooms nationwide for the past 25 years and during last year’s holiday season, nearly 3,000 people had a free night’s stay.
Those wishing to take part in this program should go to the company’s website at www.tmihospitality.com for a list of hotels and information on how to participate in the program.
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Business, Pages 64 on 12/16/2012