by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
For Xmas, Buba?s Got a Brand New Bag
Shopping for the person who has everything? Here are a few unique, high-end items available in Northwest Arkansas for last-minute Christmas gifts.
Tag: energy
by - November 8, 2004 12:00 am
Hanna Oil & Gas Co. to Build $3.24 Million Office
Fort Smith will apparently soon have another prominent building in the works downtown.
by - September 27, 2004 12:00 am
Hook, Line and Thinker
Don Tyson’s billfishing passion has spawned creativity and conservation.
by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Reality Check Starts Rebounds (John Harrison Newman Commentary)
John Harrison Newman writes about the benefits of facing one’s fears head on in business and in life.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Learning, Listening Spirit Shared by 2004 Honorees
Nearly every person profiled in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2004 list of 40-under-40 honorees shared the same trait ? a desire to continue learning.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
CSA Calls VIPs To Vendorville
Cameron Smith runs the world’s largest executive search firm specializing in vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Retention Rates Reduce Taxes
Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
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.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
ABF and FedEx To Raise Rates
Arkansas Best Freight System Inc. announced a revision of its general rates and charges, effective June 14.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Moducell Fosters Miniature Electronics
Ron Foster?s company, Moducell Inc. is working on the development of a miniature fuel cell that runs on methanol.
by - May 10, 2004 12:00 am
Area Fleets Feel Fuel Pinch
As of May 3, gas prices increases 16 times in the last 18 weeks totaling about a 31-cent hike for the Midwest, according to the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Information Administration.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
Adversity Made Area?s Centennial Club Stronger in Toughest Times
Twenty-six for-profit companies in Northwest Arkansas have had continuous operations for at least 100 years.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Soy Insulation Draws Rogers Entrepreneurs
Next Generation Industries Inc. of Rogers, along with sister company BioBased Systems of Spring Valley, Ill., have created a soybean-based polyurethane foam insulation that its owners say will
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Arkansas Western Gas Gets Nod for Rate Hike
Southwestern Energy Co. said its distribution subsidiary, Arkansas Western Gas Co., received regulatory approval of a rate increase totaling $4.1 million annually, exclusive of costs to be recovered through its purchase gas adjustment clause.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
40 Under 40: The Class of 2003
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal presents its 2003 40 Under 40 class of local business and political leaders.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Costa Rica Refined
Ariel Lovelace, CEO of Lovelace N.A. of Fort Smith, is leaving for Costa Rica on April 7 to sign a contract to build 14 refineries in that country.
by - December 9, 2002 12:00 am
Swepco Charges up List of Largest Utilities
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (Swepco) of Fayetteville, traditionally the third-largest electric company in Arkansas, jumped a notch this year thanks to favorable wholesale energy trading.