by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
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.
Tag: manufacturing
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
Diversity Key to Fort Smith Economy
Fort Smith city leaders plan to study how to maintain the city?s traditional manufacturing base while increasing service-industry jobs.
by - July 18, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - June 6, 2005 12:00 am
Paintball Gun Maker Awarded in Suit
A sister company to Brass Eagle Inc. of Bentonville was recently awarded $1.2 million by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Whirlpool’s Fate on Hold Until Early 2006
Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Andraski Unveils New CPFR Model
Joe Andraski, president and CEO of the Voluntary InterIndustry Commerce Standards Association, tells more than 250 retail suppliers that consumers remain at the center of his organization?s collaborative business model.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Terra Studios On the Block for $2.2 Million
Terra Studios in Durham, famous for making the glass Bluebird of Happiness figurines, is apparently for sale for $2.2 million, according to an Internet posting.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Virtual Incubation Client, Nano Nano, Wins SBIR
Fayetteville-based Virtual Incubation Corp. scores a total of 26 Small Business Innovation Research awards for its clients since January 2003.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas Nonfarm Jobs Up, Unemployment Down
Arkansas was up slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Pair of Local Programmers Making a Name Nationally
Little Rock company designs warehouse management system used by national retailers but get little recognition at home.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Two-Piece Design Adds Flexability to Hex Wrench
Jim Ruff, owner of Ruff Machine Shop in Harrison, decided to put more flex in the hex wrench and is now marketing his new tool to leading manufacturers.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
The Region’s Biggest Deals of 2004
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s deal for Brazilian supermarket chain, Bompreco, for $300 million tops the list of the region’s biggest deals.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
Best & Worst 2004: From Batman Sperm To Bogus Blind Boys
A look back at some of the best and worst news in Northwest Arkansas, according to our editors.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
SPP Joins UA?s ITRC
Southwest Power Pool Inc., a Little Rock-based group of 44 electric utilities, has joined the Information Research Technology Center.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Tax Work Bolts for Bombay (John Ervin Commentary)
Outsourcing, the trend of sending jobs overseas, which has primarily affected high-paying manufacturing and information technology jobs, is now starting to sweep through the accounting profession.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Daisy Diversifies Lines To Hit Revenue Target
Daisy Manufacturing Co. has enjoyed three straight years of double-digit sales growth triggered by the same component that made its legendary BB guns the stuff of Christmas dreams ? imagination.
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.
by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
It?s About Time for Amendment 2 (Editorial)
We?ve hollered in these pages about the need for enlightened state corporate taxes and economic development tools until we?re blue. So we?re glad the voters approved the ability to issue general-obligation bonds for infrastructure projects.
by - November 8, 2004 12:00 am
Vision Tech Lands $2M Navy Contract
Rogers-based Vision Technologies Inc. has won a $2 million U.S. Navy contract renewal for 2005.
by - November 8, 2004 12:00 am
Syroco Inc. Gets Ownership Change
Industrias Vassallo Inc. of Ponce, Puerto Rico, bought Syracuse, N.Y.-based Syroco Inc. in September. That includes it?s 40-employee plant in Siloam Springs.