Connections
by February 1, 2016 12:00 am 189 views
NEW HIRES
Architecture & Engineering
Brandon Wall
Rogers
Employer: Nabholz Corp.
Title: project engineer
Previous employer: Burke Construction Group (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Previous Title: assistant project manager, special projects division
Legal
Eric Jackson
Fayetteville
Employer: Smith Hurst
Title: attorney
Previous employer: Jones Day
Previous Title: attorney
Health Care
Keith DeMars
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional Medical Center
Title: director of nutrition services
Previous employer: Greenville (S.C.) Health System
Previous Title: director of nutrition and dining service
Real Estate
Tina Waggener
Bentonville
Employer: Weichert, Realtors —
The Griffin Co.
Title: Realtor
Previous employer:
Kendal King Group
Previous Title: account executive
Susan Gleghorn
Rogers
Employer: Capstone Commercial and Residential Advisors
Title: commercial/residential advisor; marketing director
Previous Employer: Lindsey and Associates
Previous Title: Realtor
PROMOTIONS
Nonprofit
Brian Crowne
Fayetteville
Employer: Walton Arts Center
Title: vice president, Walmart AMP
Previous title: general manager, Walmart AMP
Architecture & Engineering
Jeff Cumpston
Rogers
Employer: Nabholz Corp.
Title: quality management director
Previous title: superintendent
Hospitality
Mahdisen Keck
Rogers
Employer: Hyatt Place Hotel
Title: sales coordinator
Previous Title: director of sales
APPOINTMENTS
Legal
Matthew L. Fryar
Springdale
Employer: Cypert, Crouch, Clark & Harwell PLLC
Title: partner
Organization: American Bar Association
Appointment: representative, House of Delegates
Health Services
Steve Jones
Fayetteville
Employer: Garver
Title: director of water services
Organization: Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS
Appointment: advisory board
Marketing
Bentonville Marketing Agency Wins National Awards
Team members at Acorn: An Influence Co., a marketing agency in Bentonville, were recently named finalists for two separate national award programs.
Stephanie McCratic, founder and CEO of Acorn, was a finalist for the prestigious Digital Communications Leader of the Year award, presented by PR News. She was also a bronze winner of the Female Entrepreneur of the Year award through the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
At the Stevie Awards, the Acorn team was also named a bronze finalist in the Start-up of the Year category, and honored as a finalist for the Consumer Advertising Campaign of the Year for their work on Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s “Fight Hunger” campaign last year. w
— NWABJ Editors
February
• 5 — First Friday Coffee
Sponsor: Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce
Time: 7:30-8 a.m.
Location: Siloam Springs Adult Development Center
Contact: 479-524-6466
• 6 — Starting a Business in Arkansas
Sponsor: Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Leflar Law Center, University of Arkansas
Contact: 479-575-5148
• 9 — Coffee Connection
Sponsor: Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Location: Chick-fil-A, Rogers (Walnut St.)
Contact: 479-619-3190
• 11 — Morning Business Blast
Sponsor: Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce
Time: 8-9 a.m.
Location: Abnormal Fitness, Bentonville
Contact: 479-273-2180
• 11 — Good Morning Fayetteville
Sponsor: Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce
Time: 8-9:30 a.m.
Location: Young DeSigns, Fayetteville
Contact: 479-521-1710
• 18 — Business After Hours
Sponsor: Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Benchmark Group, Rogers
Contact: 479-619-3190
• 25 — Business After Hours
Sponsor: Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce
Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Pure the Salon, Bentonville
Contact: 479-273-2180
• 25 — Annual Chamber Banquet
Sponsor: Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Simmons Great Hall, John Brown University
Contact: 479-524-6466
• 27 — 94th Annual Chamber Banquet
Sponsor: Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Location: John Q. Hammons Convention Center, Rogers
Contact: 479-636-1240
March
• 4 — First Friday Coffee
Sponsor: Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce
Time: 7:30-8 a.m.
Location: McKee Foods, Siloam Springs
Contact: 479-524-6466