Big Sexy Food out to feed many or a few
Big Sexy Food started up Jan. 1 in Northwest Arkansas. The business is a catering group that offers in-home and small-venue dining for two to 40 people.
Brent Hale is owner and executive chef. He began his catering company in the Dallas area in 2001 and relocated to Northwest Arkansas.
The business has predesigned menus, but makes meals around a client's needs. Each dish is prepared from scratch in the customer's home and uses locally sourced food and beverages.
Hale said the company provides the "elegance of five-star restaurant dining with the personal touch of your own home."
More information is at www.BIGsexyFood.com.
Credit counselor earns reaccreditation
Nonprofit organization Credit Counseling of Arkansas achieved national reaccreditation through the New York-based Council on Accreditation.
The accreditation process involves a detailed review and analysis of an organization's administration, management and service delivery functions against international standards of best practice.
Credit Counseling of Arkansas provided written evidence of compliance with the Council on Accreditation standards and a group of trained volunteer peer reviewers confirmed adherence to these standards during a series of on-site interviews with trustees, staff members and clients.
Credit Counseling of Arkansas is a United Way agency that is supported by grants to provide free financial seminars, free and confidential counseling on budgeting, credit, homebuying and mortgage delinquencies and a debt-management program. The organization was founded in 1995 and offers in-person, phone and online counseling.
Centerton dentist building new offices
Holman Family Dentistry of Centerton will begin construction on a new facility in March.
The new space is scheduled to open in the fall and will sit on about an acre of land west of Berkshire Road at 1138 E. Centerton Blvd. It will have about 1,800 square feet of rental space attached to the dental office.
Dr. Thomas Holman offers a range of dental services including cleanings and routine examinations, fillings, root canals, crowns, bridges, cosmetic dentistry and emergency dental care. His office is at 431 W. Centerton Blvd.
He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas and Louisiana State University School of Dentistry and is a member of the American and Arkansas dental associations and the Academy of General Dentistry.
Whitbeck labs adding research facility
Whitbeck Laboratories Inc. broke ground last week on a 7,500-square-foot research and testing facility in the Springdale Technology Park. The company is a full-service, independent commercial laboratory offering a mix of microbiology, chemistry and serology testing.
Construction on the testing facility, at the southeast corner of Huntsville Avenue and Kawneer Drive, is expected to be complete by mid-July.
The company added six positions in the past two years and has 19 employees at its Springdale facility.
The new office will almost double the amount of lab space available to the Springdale company, which was founded in 1978 by Gordon Whitbeck. Whitbeck Laboratories offers lab services for the food and poultry industries, and diagnostic services for veterinarians.
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