Tag: NWABJ

Combs Starts Advertising Firm

Susan Combs wanted to work from home, so she started her own business selling pens, pads and other gadgets to local companies using their logos.

Dozier Technology To Open Rogers Satellite to New Business

Nick Dozier didn?t have much of a selection for electives in the ninth grade. He could have taken Spanish or home economics, but he opted for a computer technology class and found a career.

RFID Could Cost Average Wal-Mart Vendor $9 Million

Experts disagree on how much RFID will cost Wal-Mart vendors and how long the investment will take to pay off.

Bad Debt, Charity Care Pressure Health Costs

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.

VeriSource Takes Call: Merger Gives Firms Leg Up on Line Data

Advanced Control Solutions Inc. of Bentonville and VeriSource Inc. of Rogers have merged to form a $3 million IT company that expects to shorten the trip data takes from the production line to decision makers.

New Cancer Detection Offered at Breast Center

Breast Center of Northwest Arkansas will be the first in the state to use Aurora Breast MRI, which provides clearer MRI images and aids in breast cancer detection.

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.

Wi-Fi Can Leave Files Wide Open

Wireless fidelity technology, also known as Wi-Fi, is a security issue for companies who have employees that work via computer from home.

APEI Drills Into Power Electronics

Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc. of Fayetteville is one of the most promising firms at the University of Arkansas’ Genesis Technology Incubator.

Counties? Tax Production Up

Northwest Arkansas? six-county area produced $134.7 million (21.8 percent) of the $616.8 million in state sales and use taxes collected from all 75 counties in Arkansas last year.

Work on Metropark to Begin in 4-6 Weeks

Collins and Cynthia Haynes? Metropark, a 50-acre commercial development along Bentonville?s Horsebarn Road and Interstate 540, will include five professional and medical office buildings totaling 75,000 SF.

Developers Increase Size of Pinnacle Suites

Plans for Pinnacle Suites, a building in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills, now call for a four-story, 80,000-SF complex. Initially, it was to be a three-story, 60,000-SF building.

George?s Expands

George?s Inc. of Springdale is adding 33,000 SF to its operations in Cassville, Mo. The $10 million project is set to begin in early April and it will be an addition to an existing processing facility.

Three Arvest Execs Defect to Other Banks

Three Arvest Bank-Rogers executives ? Gary Kleck, Jerry Carmichael and Bruce Branch ? have resigned to go work for another financial institution, but no one knows which one and these three aren?t talking.

Ken Eddleman Leaves Auction Partnership

Harold Sargent and Josh Lockhart, co-owners of the Farmer?s Livestock Auction Inc. in Springdale, bought out their third partner Ken Eddleman in March.

The Patio to Offer Garden Supplies

Three Bentonville partners plan to open a 4,000-SF retail store for garden lovers.

Washington Care to Put Nursing Home in Har-Ber Meadows

Washington Care LLC is developing a 47,000-SF nursing and rehabilitation facility in the Har-Ber Meadows complex in Springdale.

Three Lots Under Contract at Riverside at Shady Grove

John Lehman and Arnold Lehman of Lehman Properties in Rogers already have three lots under contract at their new Riverside at Shady Grove subdivision off the King?s River in Carroll County.

Arkansas.net Tops List of Region’s ISPs

Arkansas.net is No. 1 among the region’s Internet service providers, and VeriSource Inc. is the area’s largest computer dealer.

Athletics Spending (Jeff Hankins Editor’s Note)

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

UA report: Arkansas waterways support more than 40,000 jobs

ATU to use federal funds for agri program equipment

Five Arkansas companies receive Governor’s Award for global trade excellence

Ryan Callison named VP of marketing and communications for LR Convention & Visitors Bureau