From a field of highly worthy candidates ranging from herpes treatment to ovarian cancer research, the Patent of the Month for September goes to HealthSpan Solutions of Little Rock.

As the health-care reform debate rages on, many Americans still have questions over how changes will affect them. Business owners, business leaders, entrepreneurs — everyone has a stake in this game.

Oil and water really don’t mix very well. At this point, the clean-up may take a generation. From this great adversity, tremendous opportunity appears.

The move is seen as perhaps embedding Stephens into the tech arena, although it has been involved with Inform since at least 2006, according to Arkansas Business.