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Bank of Gravett Expands With Centerton Branch

Bank of Gravett is apparently expanding in Centerton with a new 6,500-SF branch under construction there.

Northwest Arkansas No. 3 on Forbes List

Forbes magazine ranked Northwest Arkansas as No. 3 on its list of ?Best Small Places for Business and Careers,? which appeared on its Web site on May 12.

County Collections Show Eastward Uptick

Susan Marshall, Madison County?s tax collector, said the 12.34 percent increase in state sales and use taxes that her office collected last year is a product of land sales and population growth.

Mercy Health System Offers Laserscope Cosmetic Treatments

Laserscope cosmetic treatments are now available at the Rogers Medical Center.

Blue Cross, Blue Shield Buys NLR Bell Building

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has purchased a 93,000-SF building in North Little Rock for $3.4 million, saying it will use the site for its Medicare operations.

Sparks Recognized for Quality Improvement

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care recently honored Sparks Health System in Fort Smith with an Innovator Award for improvement.

WRMC Foundation Gala Nets $65,000 for Charity

Three hospital-related organizations received $21,700 each from funds raised by the Washington Regional Foundation?s 2003 Gala, ?An Evening With the Neville Brothers.?

United Way Provides $1.23 Million Locally

Thirty-six nonprofit agencies will receive funding this year from the United Way of Washington County.

PBMs Accused of Gouging Drug Prices

Pharmacy benefit managers, who process payments between pharmacies and health benefit plans, either have saved their clients millions or run up the price of prescription drugs.

Sparks Trims Staff, Builds on Strengths

The recent elimination of 170 positions at Sparks Regional Medical Center isn?t so much about losing money, but spending it where the community needs it most.

WRMC Continues to Add to New Facility

As it turns out, the new $89 million, 345,000-SF Washington Regional Medical Center was just the tip of the construction iceberg for the Fayetteville-based hospital.

Air Evac Provides Emergency Helicopter Service for Area

Between Dec. 1 and April 30, Air Evac Lifestream of Springfield, Mo., received 123 calls for emergency assistance in Benton, Washington and Carroll counties.

Despite Losses, Analysts Give Beverly CEO Thumbs Up

Floyd strives to turn around Fort Smith company after it racked up $1B in debt, teetered on the edge.

Cardiologist Pumps Dreams Into Program at St. Mary?s

St. Mary?s Hospital began offering open heart surgery last year, and the opportunity to start the program drew cardiologist Jeffrey Werner to Rogers two years ago.

Interpreter Solutions Offers Service for Hearing-Impaired

Ron and Jennifer Asbill have put together a business that is providing a service that Northwest Arkansas has never had before.

Insight Offers Business Savings

JoAnne Smith and Steven Spradling have used their backgrounds as an independent business consultant and a corporate telecommunications specialist to start a new business that can help other businesses save money.

Fennel to Build on Dickson

Joe Fennel plans to begin construction in August on a two-story, at least 10,000-SF building that will serve as a mixed-use development at the corner of Dickson Street and Campbell Avenue in Fayetteville.

Sassafras Gets Four Stars (Business Lunch Review)

Sassafras, one of Fayetteville?s fine-dining restaurants, recently began serving lunch, so we decided to give the place a try.

Arvest Buy Means Superior Will Finally Become a Bank

C. Stanley Bailey said last week that his conversion of what one bank analyst called a ?very sleepy thrift? into a pseudo-bank was exactly where the managers expected it to be.

Genesis Drops Suit Against Penny Stock

United States District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren on May 9 approved the dismissal of a suit in which an entity called Genesis Trust claimed in May 2002 that it had been damaged to the tune of $1.678 million by Golf Entertainment Inc.

Construction starts on 7th Highlands Oncology Center

Connections: UA engineer receives $550,000 career award

Nine Riceland facilities temporarily close

Tonnage up almost 11% on the Arkansas River through May