Tag: Business Services

Variety Is the Game Plan at Newroads

Wayne King, founder of Newroads Telecom Inc. in Fort Smith, said there?s no reason for businesses to view the Internet as a necessary evil.

TDS Moving to Fiberpark

Tim Stanley, owner of Total Document Solutions in Fayetteville, has signed a deal to become the first tenant adjacent to the second incarnation of Fayetteville?s fiberpark.

Acquiring Millennium Communications LLC, which did business as MC2K, solidified Arkansas.Net?s dominance of the local market by bringing in 5,000 new dial-up customers in Benton and Washington counties.

Lindsey Construction Ready for More Cliffs

Lindsey apartments top list of recent real estate deals in Northwest Arkansas.

Quirky TV Ads Worm Their Way Into Local Minds

Corny commercials can pay off big.

Informed Marketing Gets Results

Veteran advertising agencies know the value of learning something about the media outlets they?re pitching stories to before actually mailing out press kits or phoning news rooms.

Bland Sells ?Classical? Landscape Design

Greg Bland designs upscale residential landscapes with his new business, Landform Designs.

Marr Resigns, Staffmark Looks to LR

Don Marr announced on Jan. 9 that he will resign as chief operating officer of Staffmark.

Home-Cooking Approach Works at Airways Freight

The management at Airways Freight Corp. figures waffles in the morning and perhaps some spaghetti at lunch will help its employees feel right at home. It seems to work.

Survey Finds Bosses Ears Open

Walton College and IntelliMark build morale by appreciating ideas.

In a Crisis, Lead With Your Ears (John Newman Commentary)

It turns out that fixing troubled companies is not rocket science. Difficult? Yes. Painful? Always. But not all that complicated.

Health Insurance Premiums are High and Getting Higher

In 2001, employer health care plan premiums jumped 11 percent, and the average will be in double-digits again next year. The insurance industry doesn?t see any relief on the horizon.

Father-son Golf Tournament Coming to NWA

The Arkansas State Golf Association is bringing its popular father-son tournament to Northwest Arkansas on June 10-11.

Mundo-Tech Signs Mondo Contract

Try to say ?titanium tube bending? three times real fast. It?s probably easier to just search for the phrase on the Internet, where the five most popular search engines will turn up Mundo-Tech Inc. of Rogers.

Hispanic Emphasis Widens Newroads

Vantage Telecom LLC, doing business as Newroads Telecom, has made serving the Hispanic community a priority. It is the first major local Internet service provider to offer both totally English and Spanish versions of its Web site.

Best & Worst 2001

Here?s a quick look back at some of the best and worst news items and moments of 2001 as we get ready to ring in the New Year.

Eyeing the Sale Block?

Owners need a plan of action to groom their businesses for a sale, acquisition.

Staffmark Sells Training Centers

Staffmark announced on Dec. 13 that the company will sell its Technology Training Centers in Fayetteville and Little Rock to ITec of Little Rock by the end of December.

?Happy Holidays,? Now Back to Work

Accountemps Inc. of Fayetteville says getting employees back on track after the holiday break can be a must for productivity.

Curb Appeal Markets Custom Retainers

Adam Douglas brought a coastal landscape-design trend to Northwest Arkansas.

Pilot training school to scale at Drake Field

Connections: Northwest Arkansas leaders to participate in UCA program

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Charter school progress, and ‘Serious Fiber’ in downtown Fort Smith

Harps, NationsBenefits partner to expand access to benefits card