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Evapo-Rust Hits AutoZone

AutoZone has placed a big order for an innovative product made by a small Springdale company.

Comptroller Approves Legacy National Bank

Legacy National Bank of Springdale received conditional approval from the Comptroller of the Currency on Jan. 26.

Helm Goes Commercial for Cingular

Former Springdale resident Levon Helm is belting out The Band?s most famous song in a new nationwide television ad for Cingular Wireless.

Otten Makes Move to Kimberly-Clark

A longtime Northwest Arkansas chief lender for Arkansas Capital Corp., Jack Otten, is now a category analyst with Kimberly-Clark in Rogers.

Haynes Hooks Two New Partners

Two new Houston-based partners have teamed up with Rogers? Haynes Ltd. to form a new partnership, Ranch at Pinnacle LP.

Orion Spreads to Construction

We hear that John Flake, Brandon Rogers, Rick Rogers and Richard Green have started a new entity called Orion Development Company LLC.

McSpadden Leaves The Blessing

Golf Pro Chris McSpadden has left his position at The Blessing golf course in Johnson, effective Jan. 21.

ASGA Schedule Shuns NWA

The Arkansas State Golf Association doesn?t have an official championship event scheduled for Northwest Arkansas or the Arkansas River Valley this year.

Smokey Bones Barbeque Offers Fair Fare (Business Lunch)

Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grills receives 2.5-star rating from Business Journal staff.

HSA Plunge Offers Options (Gwen Moritz Commentary)

Young people might want to give Health Savings Accounts a chance.

Forfeiture Law Ups Pressure on Dealers

The meth drug business costs tax payers and business owners in Arkansas. The state confiscated $3.8 million in currency and drove away with 683 automobiles and 282 weapons in 2003 that were related to the problem.

Lawyers Advertise To Snap Up Clients

Lawyers didn?t traditionally advertise, but a law that broadened the industry?s ability to advertise changed the game for the legal community.

Local Lawyers Mull Malpractice Melee

Some area plaintiff lawyers cringed when President Bush gave a speech on Jan. 5 in Collinsville, Ill., touting medical malpractice reform.

Beebe Opinion Quells TIF Mania (Editorial)

We weren?t surprised when Attorney General Mike Beebe issued an opinion on Jan. 11 saying a 25-mill statewide property tax to fund school operations couldn?t be used for tax increment financing districts.

Immigrant Rights Passion for Petty

Roy Petty, one of the only immigration lawyers in Northwest Arkansas, spends about half of his time trying to keep immigrants from being deported, but he said only about 10 percent of those cases are winnable.

City Segment Focuses on People

Harrington, Miller Neihouse & Kieklak PA in Springdale keep a sharp focus on municipal law.

Home Place Plans Apartment Complex (Real Deals)

Home Place Retirement Development Corp. of Siloam Springs plans to build a 194-unit apartment complex off Arkansas Highway 12 in Bentonville valued at more than $7 million. The deal heads up the area?s latest round of high-profile real estate transations.

Fort Smith board to consider $1.27 million from fund balance for water slides

Connections: New hires announced at Walton School of Medicine

Arkansas Research Alliance adds 3 to academy

James Hendren steps down from Venture Center board