Tag: Technology & Telecom

Technology Companies Garner Research Grants

Since June, five Fayetteville technology companies have been awarded a combined $1.45 million in grants.

Congress Leans Toward Telecoms on Internet Future

Big businesses that laid the broadband network are on the verge of creating a tiered payment system they say will free up space on the “superhighway.”

Future Economy Relies on Education (Market Forecast)

The best answers to economic development are in making critical investments in ourselves. The state needs to simultaneously create better jobs and better workers.

Visionary Markets with Mashup

A Centerton Realtor has a Web site that plots her investment properties using a Google Maps mashup.

Rockfish Merger Nets Clients

Rockfish Interactive has tripled in size since it was spawned early this year by a merger of Fort Smith’s McIntosh Group and Fayetteville’s Rockfish Studio.

The Regions’ Largest Employers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest employers.

Companies Shift Focus To Web-based Training

Many companies, depending on their size and structure, can benefit from implementing Web-based training for their employees.

According to research by Robert Half Technology, a temporary staffing and consulting firm with a location in Fayetteville, information technology hiring gains are expected to grow in the third quarter.

UA Releases RFID Findings

Officials at the RFID Research Center, a sub unit of the Information Technology Research Institute in the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business, recently releases some new findings about RFID technology.

Vegrandis Nabs 11th Tech Award

Vegrandis LLC in Fayetteville ? a portfolio company of Virtual Incubation Co. ? receives a $100,000 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award from the National Science Foundation.

OK Industries Tops Region’s Private Companies List

OK Industries of Fort Smith tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest private companies, with revenue of about $900 million in 2005.

Cable TV Cos. Try to Bring Satellite Customers Back

The telecom and cable companies currently involved in an ongoing convergence battle are spending big bucks on advertising to gain and keep customers.

Solar Splash Set For Fayetteville

For those who wish to watch technology churn the Northwest Arkansas waters, the 13th annual Solar Splash will be held June 21-25 at Lake Fayetteville.

Springdale Firm Looks At Building Data Center

A tier IV data center may be in the works for the Springdale Technology Park within the next two years. Todd West, president of Springdale-based MTS Inc., said his company is doing research on the area?s needs for such a center.

Dixie Monitors Construction with Digital Cameras

Dixie Development of Fayetteville has installed digital cameras at two of its major construction projects to monitor the progress.

Five Arkansas Companies Make Fortune 500 List

Fortune magazine releases its annual list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., ranked by 2005 revenue. Five companies on the list are based in Arkansas, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville (No. 2) and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale (No. 80).

Doula Alliance of Arkansas appoints executive director

St. Bernards Healthcare to take over management of Mississippi County Hospital System

Honored Anthony building houses University of Arkansas wood, housing research

UA survey shows more Arkansans suffer from depression