by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Northwest Health System Inc. will be ?smoke-free? as of January 10, 2005. The system will not allow any patient, visitor or employee to smoke anywhere on the premises of a Northwest Health facility.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
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 - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
As Northwest Arkansas’ population continues to grow, so does the area’s funeral home business.
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
John Lawrence sees Bentonville as a high-growth area but doesn?t see anyone specifically catering to the medical and professional services.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
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
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
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
Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
The nation?s health insurers won a huge victory when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires patients to sue their insurers over malpractice in federal courts.
by - June 21, 2004 12:00 am
Arland Hill has opened Northwest Arkansas Natural Medicine in Bentonville with a plan to treat patients for nutrition issues that may cause physical problems.
by - June 21, 2004 12:00 am
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas recently announced a $5 million donation from J.B. and Johnelle Hunt to its Northwest Arkansas capital campaign.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
Arkansas was down slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the fourth quarter of 2003 compared to the fourth quarter of 2002.
by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
Fort Smith?s Beverly Enterprises Inc. announced that its AseraCare Hospice subsidiary signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Hospice USA LLC.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield?s Advanced Health Insurance Network is a Web-based network that allows providers to instantaneously file claims and check patients? coverage and eligibility.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Industry estimates reflect a 10 percent drop in annual sales by Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy Inc. of Pine Bluff, which operates a regional chain of drug stores.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Most privacy regulations in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 went into effect on April 14, 2003.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Triphama Inc., doing business as Lowell Pharmacy, is the only pharmacy in one of America?s fastest growing cities.
by - April 26, 2004 12:00 am
Mike Booker, an occupational therapist with the Northwest Health Rehabilitation Therapy Agility Center in Bentonville, said he sees at least two patients per week who have cumulative elbow injuries.
by - April 12, 2004 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas hospitals had a combined total of more than $49 million in bad debt in 2003 and net revenue of more than $360 million.
