Corporations That Care - March 2017

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

Big and small, we love them all. No matter their size, the corporations on the following pages have made a commitment to give back to our community, each in their own special way. The people who make up these businesses volunteer in so many ways. They also give to local charities, hold food drives, and partner with our local schools. We appreciate their efforts to make our community an even better place to live, work and play. For this, we simply say, thank you!

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

3801 Old Greenwood Rd., Fort Smith, AR 479.785.6000 arcb.com Opened: 1923 Employs: 14,504 (1,503 Fort Smith) ArcBest™ is a multi-faceted logistics provider with less-than-

5000 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 866.952.9523 arvest.com Opened: 1999 (Fort Smith) Employs: 315 (Fort Smith)

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

truckload services through ABF Freight®, ground expedite solutions through Panther Premium Logistics®, household

Today, Arvest Bank has total assets exceeding $16 billion and

moving under the U-Pack brand, and vehicle maintenance

operates more than 260 branches in Arkansas, Oklahoma,

and repair from FleetNet America®. We provide a broad suite

Missouri and Kansas through a group of 16 locally managed

of logistics capabilities, including truckload, time critical,

banks, each with its own board and management team. Serving

intermodal, ocean and air, transportation management, and

customers in more than 120 communities, with extended

warehousing and distribution. From Fortune 100 companies

weekday banking hours at many locations, Arvest’s banking

to small business, our customers trust and rely on ArcBest for

services include loans, deposits, treasury management, credit

their transportation and logistics needs. No matter the job,

cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing. Arvest is an

ArcBest finds a way.

Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC.

®

Center for Hearing is a private practice audiology clinic. We provide diagnostic hearing testing for people of all ages. Our patients can age anywhere from infancy to senior citizens and all ages in between. We also do industrial testing for several industries in Fort Smith and the River Valley area and for the military. We specialize in the treatment of hearing loss through the newest advancements in hearing aid technology. We are providers for most insurance companies and are thrilled that many of them have come on board to recognize the growing prevalence of hearing loss.

900 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 479.783.2100 marriot.com Opened: 2007 / Employs: 40

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

4300 Rogers Avenue, Suite #15, Fort Smith, AR 479.785.3277 centerforhearing.net Opened: 1998 / Employs: 8

Giving back is key to the operating culture of JQH’s Courtyard

by Marriott Fort Smith Downtown in Arkansas. The 138-room hotel participates in the JQH national philanthropic partnership with Convoy of Hope, with a focus on feeding the world’s hungry children and tackling systemic poverty in the United States and globally. Hotel associates can participate in JQH’s Legacy of Giving cause with Convoy of Hope, where $10 a month can feed a child for an entire month internationally or provide $100 in food, goods and services to a family in need in the United States.

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

Fort Smith Radiation Oncology Beauty through Health 8500 South 26th Terrace, Fort Smith, AR 479. 648.1800 fsro.net Opened: 1997 / Employs: 11 Our small ten-person clinic began nearly seventy years ago,

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

with Dr. Gast joining the team in 1997. At Fort Smith Radiation Oncology and Beauty through Health, it’s our goal to make our community a better place! We participate as a team in many local events, raising money for local charities and the American Cancer Society. Our staff also donates their own time volunteering at local schools and at various local events. We lead by example, even when no one is watching. We may be a small company, but we have a big impact, because we care!

3700 Towson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 479.646.5102 the-mower-shop-inc.com Opened: 1986 / Employs: 11 We are a full service Outdoor Power Equipment Dealer providing quality products for the homeowner and landscape professional. The only Grasshopper Dealer in the U.S. authorized to provide O.E.M. Grasshopper parts via the internet, our website has been on-line since 2000, and we ship to every state in the union from our location. We support many charities in our community, including the Sebastian County Humane Society, 3 Girls Animal Rescue, and Make-A-Wish Mid-South.

We are also a sponsor of Harli White Racing who runs her sprint car nation-wide in the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series.

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

479.646.5102

4601 North 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 1.800.635.9441 okfoods.com Opened: 1933 / Employs: 3,000 (2,500 Locally)

8605 Hwy. 271 South, Fort Smith, AR 866.639.5767 sawyers-sunrooms.com Opened: 1998 / Employs: 2 office, 2 full crews

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

Sawyer's is a local company, serving you since 1988. We offer Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has evolved from

sun rooms and screen rooms, patio covers and systems, engi-

a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to one of the world’s

neered driveways, siding and windows, metal and shingle

largest fully-integrated chicken producers. In November 2011,

roofs, even decks! We promise to never confuse you with price

OK Foods was integrated into Industrias Bachoco located in

games and to never pressure you for a sale. We stand behind

Celaya, Mexico. Today, the OK Foods family includes more

all our products and know the importance of a lifetime guar-

than 3,000 team members who are dedicated to producing

antee to you, the home owner. Making quality affordable is

consistently high-quality chicken products and nourishing

our priority. Free in-home estimates with no obligation and

people around the world. Learn more at www.okfoods.com.

financing available to fit your needs. Let us assist you in your next home improvement project.

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

6515 Zero Street, Fort Smith, AR 479.452.1817 trinitymultifamily.com Opened: 2004 / Employs: 227

6500 Zero Street, Fort Smith, AR 479.646.7891 weatherbarr.com Opened: 1934 / Employs: 100

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

WeatherBarr Windows is a family business with family values.

Trinity Property Management maximizes investment returns for

In 1934, Harry G. Barr founded the company; today his

our clients while providing a home for thousands of families in

grandsons continue his tradition of helping families make

the mid-south region of the United States to include Arkansas,

dreams for their homes into reality. We provide energy

Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. Since 2004

efficient products for new homes and remodeling projects

and with over 30 years of combined property management

for families across a nine-state region and our products are

experience we offer marketing, leasing, sales, renovation, new

covered with a limited lifetime warranty. Not many lifetime

development and Property Management with over 12,000

warranties are backed up by a company that's truly been

units currently and growing!

around a lifetime. We're proud to be part of Fort Smith's history and enthusiastic to be part of its future.

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE

living

WE MA K E A

By WHAT WE GET B u t W E MA K E

by what we give.

- W IN STO N CHUR CHILL

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

a life

DO SOUTH MAGAZINE

CORPORATIONS THAT CARE