Tag: Technology & Telecom

PGTC Takes Fiber to the Farm

Prairie Grove Telephone Co., which has served rural west Washington County for 99 years, is providing fiber lines and DSL to the countryside.

Revolution Readies For National Rollout

Two firms merge to form a new real estate technology company with national product offerings.

Friedman Set To Focus On UA Satellite Program

Bob Friedman has stepped down as director of the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator to be co-director of the Satellite Communications Laboratory.

Wachter Wires Client Needs

Wachter Corp. provides wiring for a variety of high-tech needs in Northwest Arkansas.

Nwanews.com Offers RSS Feeds

Nwanews.com offers ?really simple syndication? feeds to help Web surfers find the news they?re looking for.

Fayetteville Tech Companies Get $270,000 in Grants

Two Fayetteville-based technology companies recently ratcheted up $270,000 worth of NASA-awarded Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I grants.

Company Creates Spanish Phone Book

Jorge Melgar compiles a Spanish-language telephone directory for Northwest Arkansas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Real PlanIT Provides Training

Real PlanIT Computer Training started a computer skills testing center a few months ago that is saving a monthly drive to Fort Smith for dozens of information technology wannabes.

Enterprise Technology Solutions Inc.

Loren Scholl had been operating Health Care Financial Services for 14 years before opening Enterprise Technology Solutions. The new company sets up and services computer networks, specializing in networks for medical and financial businesses.

Custom Computer Design

After years of working in retail, Karl Habighorst decided to take his computer skills and develop his own business. This fall, he opened a 200-SF office in Rogers and advertising his mobile computer service business, Custom Computer Design.

Vision Tech Lands $2M Navy Contract

Rogers-based Vision Technologies Inc. has won a $2 million U.S. Navy contract renewal for 2005.

River Valley Execs See Big Pay Increases

Seven of the 10 biggest public company executive pay increases from 2002 to 2003 happened for honchos from the Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

St. Mary?s Readies for Next Generation

Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas Inc. upgrades its information technology and work processes with its four-year Genesis Project.

Fort Smith GIS Program Is First on Board for Map

Fort Smith is the first city in Arkansas to participate in the U.S. Geological Survey?s ?National Map? project.

Dozier Technology Group Serves Vendorville

Dozier Technology Group, an information technology service company, is making a name for itself among Benton County?s retail vendor community.

Bank of Fayetteville Helps Tech Task Force

The Bank of Fayetteville N.A. is helping out Fayetteville?s Technology and Telecommunications Infrastructure Task Force by applying for a Technology Transfer Assistance Grant.

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain

UAMS announces 40 new full-tuition scholarships for Fall 2026