Northwest Arkansas

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Wal-Mart?s Influence Still Staggering

Arkansans now have a choice of 51 Wal-Mart Supercenters where they can register their vehicles and receive license-plate decals right there on the spot (that is, if they have insurance, have paid property taxes and have had their vehicle assessed).

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Texas Takes AVRA

American Venture Resource Association, the national equity guarantee insurance program that considered starting in Arkansas, and its affiliated AVRA Financial Inc. has gone to ?The Big D.?

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Oakridge ?Educates? the Building Market

Hotels and housing might pay the bills this winter, but Oakridge Builders Vice President Sam Hollis said a string of public school projects has helped keep the Springdale firm?s annual revenues in the $17 million-$22 million range for the last decade.

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T.F. Stone Builds Luxury Apartments

T.F. Stone Co. of Dallas recently bought 23 building permits at a combined value of $15 million and Ronnie Ball of R.B. of Springdale Inc. recently bought 15 building permits valued at a combined $6.7 million.

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October Sales Up at Melody?s

Steve Melody said on Oct. 22 that his two retail stores in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall would probably see a 7 to 10 percent increase in sales for the entire month of October compared to October 2002.