Tag: Business Services

Precept Builders Sees the Light

With a strong church construction presence in Northwest Arkansas, Precept Builders Inc. of Dallas has opened a permanent office in Rogers so it can continue to grow with the booming market.

Time to Examine ‘Smart Growth,’ ‘Smart Taxes’ (Market Forecast)

Growth in Northwest Arkansas and in all economies provides a rise of new jobs, new income, new tax revenue, and higher property values. But too much of a good thing can turn counterproductive.

Gray Matters Promotes Four, Launches Events Division

Darin Gray, majority owner of Gray Matters LLC of Springdale, has promoted four employees and launched a corporate events division.

CJRW/Northwest Wins Most Outlet Awards

Advertising agency CJRW/Northwest won 10 gold and five silver Outlet Awards from the Northwest Arkansas Art Directors Club, the most out of any other company.

Stephens Inc. Opens New Office in Connecticut

Little Rock-based private bank Stephens Inc. opens an office in New Haven, Conn.

DRS Deals In Retailing Woes

Diversified Retail Solutions helps retailers and consumer product companies improve, whether that need is in merchandising, marketing, distribution or human resources.

Northwest SBA-backed Lending Down 3 Percent

Statewide, 81 financial institutions made 581 U.S. Small Business Administration-guaranteed loans worth almost $125 million to borrowers in Arkansas during fiscal 2005. (Includes list of the region’s largest SBA lenders.)

The Year’s Biggest Deals

Two deals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville top the list of the regions’ biggest deals in 2005.

Montana Tractor Hosts Dealer Conference

Montana Tractors of Springdale hosted more than 400 people at its dealer show held Jan. 5 through Jan. 7 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.

RFID Can Track Rings, Roosters

IntelliMark Inc. develops RFID technology to track the location of everything from randy roosters to $10,000 rings.

Data-Tronics Focuses On Technology?s Future

Fort Smith?s Data-Tronics develops information technology solutions.

KonaWare Seeks Arkansas IT Cluster

KonaWare Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., has opened an office in Harrison and is on the IT cluster bandwagon.

Ocean NanoTech Lands Army Grant

Ocean NanoTech LLC of Fayetteville is about to begin a study funded by a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award from the U.S. Army to develop a coating on goggles to protect soldiers? eyes from lasers.

Northwest Arkansas Gets New Real Estate Database

Northwest Arkansas changed to a new multiple listing-service provider on Dec. 1. The database helps agents track property for sale.

Ar-Tech Offers New Data Back-Up Service

For a fee between $39 and $129 a month, Ar-Tech Computer Solutions of Rogers will bring in a computer with a large hard drive, hook it up to a client?s server and copy up to 1.2 terabytes of data.