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SoftFlow 3.0 Will Premiere in March

Rogers-based Delta Systems Inc., the publicly traded maker and marketer of software for automation control systems, will roll out its SoftFlow Version 3.0 in March.

Wal-Mart Sales Hit $244.5 Billion

January same-store sales rose 2.3 percent for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., missing the Thomson First Call analysts’ consensus estimate of 3 percent growth.

Brass Eagle Drops Suit Against Odyssey Paintball

Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville, the world?s leading maker of paintball guns and other extreme sports products, said on Jan. 31 that it had dropped its lawsuit alleging patent infringement against Odyssey Paintball Products LLC of Garland, Texas.

Car-Mart to Open Two New Dealerships

America?s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville said on Feb. 4 that it opened a new dealership in Pine Bluff on Jan. 31 and plans to open one in Wichita Falls, Texas, by the end of February.

Cost Reductions Enabled by Tightening of Driver Pay

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren said operating revenue, before a fuel surcharge, rose 9.7 percent to $67.3 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $61.4 million for the same quarter of 2001.

Three Area PR Pros Pass National Exam

The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America announced in early February that three of its members passed the national accreditation exam in the fall of 2002, bringing the chapter’s total to nine accredited members.

Daily Record has Best Package on Marriott Fire

We were wowed on Feb. 4 when we picked up the Benton County Daily Record and saw the newspaper?s coverage of a fire the night before that destroyed the Residence Inn by Marriott in Rogers.

Williams Ushered in Era of Openness at UA

Roger Williams, who has served since 1998 as chief spokesman for the University of Arkansas, has taken a job as executive director of the Alumni Association at Penn State University, his alma mater.

D-G Puts Positive Spin on Bentonville ‘Dilemma’

The cover story in the Feb. 2 ?Business Matters? section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette carried the headline ?Downtown Dilemma.? The sub-headline, however, seemed a bit slanted to us.

Stubblefield Goes Out On A High Note For ABF

Arkansas Best Corp. on Jan. 21 reported a surge in net income for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, although the Fort Smith company fell just short of analysts? estimates in its fourth-quarter earnings.

Local Orthodontist Bites into Dot-Com

After spending years trying to improve both patient care and communication among doctors, a Fayetteville orthodontist has created a dot-com that he says will do both.

Dot-com Dental Delivery

A summary of what the RxDDS Inc. portal can do.

Area Hurts for Mental Health Beds and Bucks

Northwest Arkansas has no state-funded mental health facility. Without state support, a 24-bed mental health facility would lose $950,000 per year, according to a recent task force study.

Task Force Also Takes on HIV Services

A task force formed by Washington County Judge Jerry Hunton to study and make recommendations on problems with mental care services in Northwest Arkansas, also did the same for HIV services.

Speakers Deliver Pep for Businesses

Finding that one great line or the proverbial lesson in life that will become entrenched in an audience?s mind is what every speaker aspires to accomplish.

Centra RAKOing It In

Centra Industries Inc. of Fayetteville has done a reverse merger into a shell provided by RAKO Capital Corp., originally a Nevada mining company.

Midwest Boring

Founded by Larry Garriott and his mother, Bonnie Capwell Brooks, both of Springdale, Centra Industries is a privately held infrastructure development company.

Pence Place

Dryden Pence III., a Fort Smith native and principal of Pence Wealth Management/LPL in Newport Beach, Calif., owns the building at 3561 N. College Ave. that?s home to Merrill Lynch & Co.?s Fayetteville branch.

Content Revival

IfWorld Inc. of Fayetteville unveiled a free content management system (CMS) in January that enables businesses to update their Web sites for free.

AWA Gets Powers

Athletic World Advertising, off to its best January in its history, has added a new CFO with very strong credentials.

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report