Tag: education

Wal-Mart Vendors Give Back to UA

More than 40 vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. were represented July 16 at the eighth annual Vendors FORE Education Golf Tournament at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville.

Fort Town Gets ‘OK’ For Private Business

The Arkansas River Valley boasts eight of the 49 largest privately held companies in the six-county area. With their combined $1.24 billion in 2003 revenue, those firms bring in more money than the largest private concerns in any other area city.

Professor Awarded For Swine Nutrition

Charles Maxwell, professor of swine nutrition in the University of Arkansas? Department of Animal Science was recently awarded the 2004 Alltech Medal of Excellence at the 20th International Feed Industry Symposium in Lexington, Ky.

Take a Real Summer Vacation: Sever the High-tech Tethers

Not taking a vacation or checking with the office while on vacation can lead to stress, illness and job burnout.

Retention Rates Reduce Taxes

Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.

Center Cranks Up Workforce Support

NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies in Bentonville has a new dean and new $4.6 million facility.

Company Team-building Efforts Can Be Productive

Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.

UA Departments Spend Down Reserve Accounts

University of Arkansas department chairpeople were busy in late June trying to spend down their reserve accounts before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

Education Emphasized In $3.2M Grant Awards

CommunityCare Foundation Inc. on June 15 announced plans to distribute $3.2 million to four local schools and several other organizations, with the majority of the funds going to education-oriented programs.

Space Photonics Shoots For Stars With $3M Funding

Space Photonics Inc., a client of the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator, has received a $3 million authorization from the House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committees to do research for the U.S. Air Force.

Burgers to the Rescue? (Ron Goforth Commentary)

Gorforth asks if burger flipping jobs are the answer to Arkansas? economic woes.

4Q Nonfarm Figures Decline for Arkansas

Arkansas was down slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the fourth quarter of 2003 compared to the fourth quarter of 2002.

Hall’s Divorce Becomes Public Fodder

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor Wally Hall’s divorce settlement gets a public airing.

Population Guesses Rescore Need for Roads

Population projections for the Little Rock/North Little Rock metropolitan statistical area and the Northwest Arkansas MSA show that the latter is growing more than twice as fast as its Southern sister.

Moducell Fosters Miniature Electronics

Ron Foster?s company, Moducell Inc. is working on the development of a miniature fuel cell that runs on methanol.

UA Translates A.I. Into Business

The professor and Acxiom Database Chair in Engineering of the Computer Science & Computer Engineering Department, Craig Thompson, is working on turning artificial intelligence (AI) into practical applications.

CAST Maps Digital Info for Business Solutions

The University of Arkansas’ Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies serves as a “force multipler” by doing digital mapping for other departments and technology businesses.

Athletics Spending (Jeff Hankins Editor’s Note)

Athletics spending deserves healthy debate, but it doesn?t need to be oversimplified.

McLaughlin Named SBDC Director at UA

The Small Business Development Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has named Gary McLaughlin as center director.

Pollard Named JBU President

Charles W. Pollard of Grand Rapids, Mich., is named the sixth president of John Brown University in Siloam Springs.

Walmart leaders note company history, push AI adoption

ArcBest raises its guidance for the second quarter

Walton-led entity buys 900,000 square feet of former Walmart Home Office for $73 million

Gladner to retire from Arkansas Broadcasters Association later this year