by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Corporate teams of road cyclists are becoming a more common site in Northwest Arkansas. The sport is becoming more popular because it’s healthy and because of the popularity of Lance Armstrong.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
One of the best places to pick up a good horse is from the Razorback Roundup, an annual auction that supports the University of Arkansas? Dorothy E. King Equine Program. This year?s roundup is set for Nov. 19.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
BioBased Systems of Rogers begins producing its traditional residential and commercial insulation products for agricultural use, such as chicken houses.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Yet another Virtual Incubation Corp. client has received a Small Business Innovation Research award ? this time it’s a Phase II from the National Institutes of Health and worth $740,000.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
It’s hard to pick a good guy ? or a bad guy ? in the continuing dispute between Arkansas and Oklahoma over water quality issues.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Three University of Arkansas engineering professors landed two grants worth a combined $510,000 this summer to further their research with DNA.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
The naming of Richard “Dick” Bell to be Arkansas’ first agriculture secretary was a good choice. It was a natural choice.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The business world is numb with numbers, analysis ad nauseam and jargony gibberish. But executives say one tangible that accounts for the majority of their business can’t be crammed into a spreadsheet ? the ability to network.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
The U.S. Senate, in one of the closest votes in recent memory on a trade issue, has approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
by - July 4, 2005 12:00 am
Domestic violence affects more than just those at home. It can also cost companies money if employers aren’t aware of the situation or don’t know how to handle it.
by - June 20, 2005 12:00 am
Gerald Johnston, the former chief financial officer at Tyson Foods Inc., suffered a mild heart attack in mid-May while on vacation in Destin, Fla.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
With slimmer profit margins on fresh meat, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is looking to its value-added segment — everything from pre-cooked bacon to case-ready meats — where profits can be three to four times higher.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Co. KG of Germany announced recently it had purchased Aviagen International Group Inc. of Huntsville, Ala.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Tyson Foods announces expanded plans for its $90 million Discovery Center. Dixie closes Centre Inn Sale. Barber Construction starts Condos at the Peaks. Also, the March mortgage report.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas recently began distributing a record $4.5 million in patronage refund checks for 2004 to its members.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal takes a look at the most-expensive homes in the two-county area.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas was up slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
More research needs to be done before more bureaucracy is created with a state agriculture department.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas? Swine Research Center looks to bacteria for healthier, heavier hogs.
