by - January 2, 2006 12:00 am
Premier Advertising Named Small Business of the Year
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce selected Premier Advertising Specialties as the 2005 Small Business of the Year.
Tag: small business
by - December 19, 2005 12:00 am
The Year’s Best and Worst
Here?s a look at the best and worst business stories in Northwest Arkansas in 2005.
by - December 19, 2005 12:00 am
Top 10 Northwest Arkansas Business Stories of 2005
Here is our summary of the top 10 business stories of 2005.
by - December 5, 2005 12:00 am
VIC Client Receives Research Award
OmniPak LLC, a Fayetteville client of Virtual Incubation Corp., has received a $100,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award from the National Science Foundation.
by - November 21, 2005 12:00 am
Technology Advances in Arkansas (Editorial)
Arkansas may be on its way to picking itself up by its economic bootstraps and building the technological utopia scientists and politicians dreamed of.
by - November 7, 2005 12:00 am
Fayetteville and Hot Springs Lead Employment Surge as Pine Bluff Falters (Analysis)
Three state MSAs experience dismal labor market while two flourish.
by - October 24, 2005 12:00 am
The Latino Market (Jeff Hankins Commentary)
As the number of Latinos in Arkansas rises, we can recover and capitalize on new opportunities and embrace the rapidly growing Latino population in the state.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Malco Buys Lot for Fayetteville Theater
Malco Theatres of Memphis has closed on a 12.9-acre lot in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park with plans to open a 12-screen stadium-seating theater.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
J.B. Hunt Tower in Lowell Apparently Behind Schedule
J.B Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell still hasn?t moved into its new building, which was supposed to be completed by now.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Swain Leaves May for Dixie
David Swain has left May Construction Co. to be president of Dixie Construction, which is owned by Dixie Development.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Five Church?s Chickens Planned
Jorge Castaneda and Arturo Reyna, both of Rogers, plan to open five Church?s Chicken restaurants in Northwest Arkansas during the next five years. The first Church?s is slated for Rogers and should be open by March.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
Buffalo Wild Wings Planned for CMN
B&K Wings LLC plans to open a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park around Nov. 1. The company is about to begin construction on a Buffalo Wild Wings in Hot Springs.
by - September 26, 2005 12:00 am
U.S. Membership Program Extends to Area Chambers
Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale and Fayetteville Chambers of Commerce have joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce through the Federation Membership program, becoming the first to join the U.S. Chamber as a regional Chamber.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - September 12, 2005 12:00 am
Conference To Teach Techies Business Sense
The 4th annual Technology Conference, which focuses on the movement of technology from concepts to commercialization, will be held Oct. 6 in Fayetteville.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
Local Shops Hunt, Sell Fine Antique Furniture
When it comes to antique furnishings, many people in Northwest Arkansas may not think about their hometown dealers before they venture off to shop out of state.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
Supply Company Keeps Competitive Edge
Growing demands for used and refurbished office furniture and rising raw materials costs push many mom-and-pop supply shops to find ways to stay competitive in a sector dominated by national chains.
by - August 29, 2005 12:00 am
Virtual Incubation Client Receives Innovation Award
A Virtual Incubation Corp. client, NanoMech LLC, receives its seventh Small Business Innovation Research award.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
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.
by - August 15, 2005 12:00 am
Bosses Say Early Birds Still Catch Office Worms
The least productive time of the workday, 150 senior executives told a recent survey, is between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.