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Firms Manufacturing Software Earns Industry Accreditation

Fayetteville firm aims to help small to medium-sized companies.

MegaByte Gets Makeover, Builds on Service Legacy

New owner blends old with the new to rave reviews.

Fast 15 Nomination Process Under Way

Applications available via print or online forum.

UAMS Expands Capacity of Fort Smith Medical Clinic

Number of residents also will increase over time.

Local Doctor Co-Authors Study of Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment

Participation a ‘privilege’ for Beck.

At NanoMech, Small Means Big Business

Company leaders have embraced the spirit of past mavericks.

Evelyn Hills Sporting Healthy Outlook

Northwest Arkansas’ oldest shopping center is enjoying a resurgence of sorts.

Arkansas Best to Report 4th-Quarter Earnings

Arkansas Best Corp., to report its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings before January 27th.

Fast 15: Carlos Castillo

Carlos Castillo literally is a hero — to one woman, at least. Castillo was credited with saving the life of Angela Johnson when he pulled her from a burning SUV…

Fast 15: Daisy Soriano

Daisy Soriano started as a warehouse account manager with CaseStack in November 2008, just a few months after graduating from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in business…

Fast 15: Douglas Hutchings

Native Brit Douglas Hutchings not only has found a home in Arkansas, but he’s also found a favorable environment for entrepreneurs. “I like to give credit where credit is due,”…

Fast 15: Dustin Hughes

Plenty of hours and good pay are what attracted Dustin Hughes to Kimbel Mechanical Systems. Hughes found a lot more than that, though, and is now the face of the…

Fast 15: Erin Fritsche

Erin Fritsche left the University of Arkansas with a degree in industrial engineering, only to accept a job at an organizational training company. “They really hooked me,” Fritsche said with…

Fast 15: George Purvis

George Purvis started college with ideas about becoming a dentist or physical therapist. “Three years of upper biology electives kind of burned my candle out,” Purvis said. A casual conversation…

Fast 15: Joseph F. Rumsey V

When he was 14 years old, Joey Rumsey began working summers for the family business, Zero Mountain Inc. The Fort Smith-based company — founded by Rumsey’s grandfather in 1955 and…

Fast 15: Joey Palmer

Joey Palmer’s already a 10-year veteran at USA Truck, having started there as a temporary, part-time employee while in college. After attending the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith for…

Fast 15: Kat Barlow

Running a successful dance apparel business and raising two young children already keep Kat Barlow on the move. But she’s recently taken on another labor of love. She and her…

Fast 15: Keaton Smith

Keaton Smith is excited by the increased opportunity his new position at IberiaBank gives him to make a difference in people’s lives. His previous role entailed customer service, opening checking…

Fast 15: Matt Miller

Upon graduation from the University of Arkansas in May 2007, Matt Miller had a choice to make — put the finance degree he just earned to use, or indulge his…

Fast 15: Ryan Frazier

Ryan Frazier began investing as a middle-schooler, challenged by his uncle to identify the hottest toys and gadgets among his peers. “Then we’d invest in it and see what happened,”…