Tag: health care

Golf Tournaments Drive Fund Race

Golf tournaments are popular fundraisers, but the donations really come through ancillary events, such as auctions.

Companies Seek Cure

Vegrandis LLC and SFC Fluidics LLC of Fayetteville have joined to develop a laboratory-on-a-chip device that can be used in a doctor?s office to diagnose and monitor a variety of diseases.

VIC Client Lands SBIR Grant

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.

Fayetteville Firm Gets Grant Money

Virtual Incubation Corp. client SFC Fluidics LLC of Fayetteville has received a $100,000 Small Business Technology Transfer award from the Department of Defense.

UA Researchers Garner DNA Grants

Three University of Arkansas engineering professors landed two grants worth a combined $510,000 this summer to further their research with DNA.

WRMC, St. Mary’s Sued Over Uninsured Billing

Stop overcharging people without insurance. Charge them the same as everyone else. That’s the message behind two lawsuits filed against two of the area’s largest health care providers.

Virtual Incubation Client Receives Innovation Award

A Virtual Incubation Corp. client, NanoMech LLC, receives its seventh Small Business Innovation Research award.

Strategic Networking Starts By Tapping Into Connectors

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.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2005 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.

New NARTI Digs?

Northwest Arkansas Radiation Treatment Institute is apparently working to develop a satellite facility on Rogers? Horsebarn Road.

Beverly Suitor Faces $10 Million Fraud Lawsuit

Peter R. Morris, president of PRM Realty Group LLC of Chicago, now is suing Formation Capital of Alpharetta, Ga., for fraud and breach of contract, saying he was misled about his $10 million investment in Beverly Enterprises of Fort Smith.

Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status

The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.

Cornerstone Finds Foundation in HMA

Wendell ?R.W.? Ross founded the Cornerstone Clinic in Van Buren in 1988. In 1996, he sold it to publicly traded Health Management Associates Inc. of Naples, Fla., which takes care of running the business while he cares for the patients.

WMRC Print Ads Puzzle Patrons (Outtakes Opinion)

Washington Regional Medical Center?s new print advertising campaign makes fun of Northwest Arkansas? infrastructure, and the distance to competing hospitals, in a humorous way.

Developer Gets Chef for Recovery

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.

Company Expands Biorecovery to Clean Up Northwest Arkansas Meth Labs

Shelli Owen and Jennifer Black of Goodman, Mo., started S&J Bioclean on Jan. 3 to help clean up after meth lab busts, crime scenes and homes with mold.

Rosemary, Spices May Protect Meat

Hamburgers may be a bit safer if a dash of rosemary is splashed onto the grill, according to the spring issue of the University of Arkansas’ Food Safety Consortium Newsletter.

UnitedHealthcare Hooks Providers

UnitedHealthcare will ad 11 facilities and 500 physicians to its network in 2005.

Proposed Health Plans May Provide More Coverage

Three sides debate over association health plans and alternative health care coverage introduced by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

MANA Plan Plunge Makes Real Splash

A lot of employers have dipped their toes into the consumer-driven health care pool, but Larry Shackelford is one of the few to do a cannon ball.

Dan Wright re-elected Arkansas Farm Bureau president

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up

Acres.com, ULI NWA establish partnership

Connections: Yellow Rocket Concepts hosts gift card fundraiser