Business news in brief

Better Hearing opening second shop

Better Hearing and Balance Connection will open a second store Monday at 906 N.W. Eighth St. in Bentonville. Les Magee also owns a shop at 407 Towncenter East in Bella Vista.

Magee is giving away a free pair of Phonak hearing aids during the store’s opening and is holding a silent auction on a set of hearing aids with proceeds going to charity.

Better Hearing sells the Lyric, an extended wear hearing aid that is worn for up to three months without being removed.

The store is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with weekend and night appointments available upon request.

Dr. Gibson renames clinic

Dr. D. Jean Gibson changed the name of her Allergy & Stress Relief Center to The Gibson Center. While the location remains the same, the clinic has been renamed to reflect the broader capability of multiple services available at the location.

The Gibson Center is located at 93 Colt Square in Fayetteville and will celebrate its grand opening at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Gibson’s practice now includes chiropractic care, acupuncture, allergy and stress relief, colon hydrotherapy, pain relief, a subluxation station, cold laser therapy, massage therapy and dry infrared sauna therapy. Her staff includes Kim Lowrey and Cynthia Miller.

Pre-Owned Supercenter grand opening set

Landers McLarty Pre-Owned Supercenter in Bentonville will celebrate its grand opening and ribbon cutting Friday at 11 a.m. The new car lot is located at 2601 S.E. Moberly Lane in Bentonville, next to Landers McLarty Nissan.

The dealership previously sold used vehicles on the new car lot.

The pre-owned business opened about a month ago and has more than 400 vehicles on site, said Mike Hodges, sales director. He said prices range from $5,000 to $80,000.

Landers McLarty has 80 employees working at Nissan and the preowned supercenter.

Business brokerage opens in Bentonville

Murphy Business & Financial Corp., a full-service business brokerage firm, opened a new office to serve Northwest Arkansas. The Bentonville office marks the company’s entry into the Arkansas market.

Chris and Pam Conti opened the office at 1401 S. Walton Blvd., Suite 9-102.

The company offers business brokerage services, supporting business owners from the Missouri border to Fayetteville. They can be reached at (479) 717-5531. Murphy Business & Financial Corp. has more than 140 offices in the United States and Canada. The Clearwater, Fla.-based firm is a full-service business brokerage facilitating business sales, purchases, consulting, valuations, mergers and acquisitions. 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. E-mail items to cswanson@nwaonline.com . Information will be published as space allows.