Nature’s Water observes 20 years
Nature’s Water in Fayetteville is celebrating 20 years of being in business and soon will have new owners.
Moshe and Hamsa Newmark started the water filtration store at 275 Huntsville Road in 1992. Early next year their son and daughter-in-law, Hari and Rochelle Newmark, will take over the family business. Moshe Newmark said the new owners are training, building a website and expanding social media marketing efforts.
The store is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The store sells water filters for the kitchen, shower, bath and garden and has customers across the country.
Centerton antique, flea market opens
Main Street Treasures celebrated its grand opening Oct. 19 at 293 Main St., in Centerton.
The antique shop and flea market has 25 vendors with room to grow to 90. Merchants rent space on a month-tomonth basis.
Kathy Gill, store manager, said the average rental space is $65 per month for a booth 4 feet by 6 feet.
The store is owned by John, Paul and Bonita Stubbs.
Gill is the only employee outside the family.
Main Street Treasures collects a 10 percent commission from the merchants.
Sale items include antiques, crafts, collectibles and flea market goods.
The store is located in a building built in 1909 across the street from Centerton City Hall.
It is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
United Way seeks tax preparers
United Way of Northwest Arkansas is recruiting volunteers to help lower-income families prepare their income-tax forms at various locations in the metro area.
Volunteers do not need accounting or finance experience to participate. Training is free and flexible.
Volunteers are needed for several roles that do not require working with tax forms. Volunteers also are needed as client greeters, screeners, site assistants, site leaders, translators, financial resource specialists and information technology managers. Volunteers who speak Spanish or Marshallese are greatly needed.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites help low and middle-income families prepare their income tax forms and other tax credits. A VITA volunteer helps families file returns and maximize refunds. One volunteer hour can help return as much as $1,300 to a family, according to a news release from the United Way.
Volunteers may contact Holly Hill of United Way at (877) 750-1221 or [email protected] or view unitedwaynwa/vita.
Briefs are for businesses in Northwest Arkansas that are new, have moved or closed, opened a new branch, changed owners or have been honored by an independent organization. Email items to [email protected]. Information will be published as space allows.
Business, Pages 66 on 11/11/2012