BUSINESS ROUNDUP
Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business_Matters/236038/
Employer recognized for support of Guard
Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. recently received the Above and Beyond Award for Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserve. The company in Springdale and Springfield, Mo., provides contracting services from concept to completion in the commercial and industrial markets with more than 300 employees. Crop forum draws 600 to research hub
About 600 people watched demonstrations Aug. 13 by the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture at the Rice Research and Extension Center near Stuttgart.
Visitors at the annual event toured research plots, viewed educational displays and heard reports on programs to fund research in rice, soybeans, wheat and other crops. Also, biofuel processes were demonstrated. Video game maker to introduce product Brainstem Games LLC of Eureka Springs will showcase its first title at the Austin Game Developers Conference on Sept. 15-17 in Austin, Texas. The new game, ON Chapter 1: Obscura Nomen, is a 3-D space shooter for personal computers. Up to 32 players can take on the role of pilots in a series of space battles. Business Roundup is a collection of news briefs of interest to the business community. Please send information to Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 515 Enterprise Drive, Suite 106, Lowell, Ark. 72745, faxed to (479 ) 770-8484 to the attention of Sue Morris or e-mailed to:
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