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Sparkman Promoted to Editor of Business Journal

Worth Sparkman is promoted to editor of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal on Aug. 28. He replaces Bill Bowden, who moves to Louisiana to work as a reporter for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.

KNWA Hires Sports Anchor, Promotes Barksdale

KNWA, Northwest Arkansas? NBC affiliate, hired Jesse Abdenour on Aug. 11 as sports anchor. He replaces Matt Turner, who was promoted to news anchor.

KNWA, KFTA To Host Coaches Shows, Games

KNWA and KFTA to air all six ARSN-produced basketball games this season and broadcast ?The Houston Nutt Show,? ?Fast Break with Stan Heath? and ?Razorback Classics.?

Morning News Gets Hudson Scoop

The Morning News had a scoop on Monday, Aug. 21, that James T. ?Red? Hudson had died the previous day in Rogers.

George?s No Longer Curious About Retail (Real Deals)

CL George & Sons of Springdale buys a building permit valued at $4.98 million to construct a 55,000-SF retail building in Springdale, and Viglione and Bassett LLC of Fayetteville buys part of Lot 10 and all of Lots 11-12, Block 1, Commerce Subdivision, Ph

AERT Expands Facilities With Increased Earnings

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale is planning to build a $35 million plastic recycling facility near Watts, Okla.

BSA Launches New Software

Bentonville Software Associates launched new software designed to help suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. identify stores by customized demographics.

Firms Electrified With Grant Money

Two electronics companies with direct ties to the University of Arkansas each received Phase II grants worth $750,000.

Broyles Plans Residential Development

Nock-Broyles Land Development LLC obtains a $3.4 million to purchase property on the Stonebridge Meadows golf course.

Milver to Construct Mixed-Use Development

Milver Investments LLC of Fayetteville awaits approval to construct a ?mixed-use? building that will be used for retail space and condominiums on the corner of Prairie and West.

Dixie Legal battle Hits $1 Million

The legal battle between Jenny Talley and her former employer Ben Israel and his company, Dixie Real Estate, eclipses the million-dollar mark.

Lawyers Leave WLJ for Littler Mendelson

Two lawyers and one paralegal have left Wright Lindsey & Jennings? Rogers office to staff the first Arkansas office of San Francisco-based Littler Mendelson, a national labor and employment law firm.

Investment Management Fees Revealed

Fayetteville?s bid process for investment management services slowly comes to light.

Barber?s Nashville Plans Approved

The Tennessean outlined The Barber Group?s rocky road to gaining approval for a nearly 20-story Westin hotel and condominium tower in Nashville.

The 2006 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40

Our 10th class of Forty Under 40 honorees is on the move ? in more ways than one.

Manufacturers Should Be Liable (Darby V. Doan Commentary)

U.S. sales of component parts result in billions of dollars in profits annually to foreign manufacturers. Can these manufacturers be joined in litigation in Arkansas to account for their products and, potentially, held accountable for contribution? The an

Remembering Paul Eells (Editorial)

There are certain people you come across in life who seem to carry around with them something a little more special than everyone else ? a certain twinkling in their eyes, an unexplainable calmness resonating in their voice or an extra jolt of energy in t

Rogers Lands Arkansas’ First W Aloft Hotel

Arkansas is about to get its first Aloft hotel, a five-story, $12 million building in Rogers. Developers Whitt Properties LLC of Fort Smith ? which includes partners Storm Nolan, Chris Whitt and Kayne Whitt ? hope to begin construction within five months.