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Fayetteville Tech Company Fabricates Nanocrystals

Nanomaterials & Nanofabrication Laboratories of Fayetteville is a textbook example of a successful world-class, high-tech company remaining in Northwest Arkansas.

The Region’s Largest Mortgage Lenders

Arvest Bank tops the list the region’s mortgage lenders.

Developer Sues Designer Over Pea Ridge Golf Course Delay

Sugar Creek LLC, the developer of a Pea Ridge golf course, sues its designer, Jerry N. Slack & Associates Inc. of Broken Arrow, Okla., charging the costs of the project escalated because he didn?t keep a close eye on construction.

Orthopedic and Spine Hospital Registers with Secretary of State

Northwest Arkansas Orthopedic and Spine Hospital files for incorporation with the Secretary of State?s office, likely making it the only physician-owned specialty hospital in the regions.

Apartment Prices Drop in Northwest Arkansas

The average Northwest Arkansas price per unit (apartments or condos) drops from $499 a month in the second quarter to $483 a month in the third quarter.

Former Wal-Mart Exec Hey May Cooperate with Feds in Coughlin Case

We hear former Wal-Mart executive Rob Hey is cooperating with federal authorities in their investigation of Thomas Coughlin, the company?s former No. 2 who was ousted earlier this year for allegedly bilking Wal-Mart out of more than $500,000.

Lowell to get World Gym

Lowell will soon be the home of the largest World Gym in the world. The Benham Companies is designing the 50,000-SF facility that is being developed by Mike Charlton of Charlton Development.

UA changes MBA to 18-Month Program

The 2006 class of one-year MBA hopefuls will have to wait another six months just to get started. That?s because the University of Arkansas is changing its 12-month offering to an 18-month program, which will start January 2007.

Former Wal-Mart Exec Peterson Named to Build-A-Bear Board

Coleman Peterson, the former head of HR for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is named to the eight-member board of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. in St. Louis.

First State Bank Plans Fayetteville Branch

Huntsville-chartered First State Bank of Northwest Arkansas closes its stand-alone location on East Mission Boulevard in Fayetteville.

Sign Says New Orleans Wal-Mart Guarded by Dog

A sign in the window of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in New Orleans that closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina reads: ?Beware of Dog.?

Congress Offers Katrina Relief (John B. Ervin Commentary)

As a result of the massive disaster in the Gulf Coast, Congress passed the $6.1 billion Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act that speeds tax relief to individuals and businesses impacted by the devastation.

Bone Up for Road Bonds (Editorial)

Here?s what you need to know when deciding whether to vote ?yes? on the highway bond proposal on Dec. 13.

Private Banks Provide Niche

Few banks compete for the narrow niche of ?high touch? personal service that is private banking.

Area Investors Lost $7.2M to Fraudsters

Two cease-and-desist orders and one consent order issued by the Arkansas Securities Department this year show that fraud can be done in almost any form.

AWF List Boasts Influential Executives

The Arkansas Women?s Forum doesn?t raise money, seek publicity, or lobby government, but it affect tens of thousands of Arkansans and even the global economy.

Conger Opens Her Own Wealth Advisory Company

Cynthia Conger opens her own firm, lands on Worth magazine?s list of top 100 wealth advisers in the nation.

Future of Estate Tax Up in Heir

Debates continues over the possibility of estate tax repeal.

Roth 401(k) Benefits Baby-Boomer Tills

Wealthy individuals can take advantage of the Roth 401(k) that will become available in 2006, thanks to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001.

There?s Still Time to Minimize Tax Liabilities

Tony Uth, CPA and a partner with Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain in Fayetteville, shares some year-end tax advise for business owners and individuals.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic