Arkansas Business is thrilled to recognize over 30 top businesses, nonprofit organizations and executives from around the state at the annual Business of the Year Awards. Finalists in each category were selected by an outside panel of judges and will be celebrated at an awards ceremony, presented by The Hatcher Agency and UnitedHealthcare, on March 8, 2023, 7-9:00 p.m., at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
ARKANSAS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNERS
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CATEGORY I
Portable Kitchens, Inc. (PK Grills)
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CATEGORY II
EVO Business Environments
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CATEGORY III
AcreTrader
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CATEGORY IV
Pafford Medical Servinces
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR CATEGORY V
Pediatrics Plus
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Immerse Arkansas
INNOVATON PACESETTER
Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc.
BUSINESS EXECUIVE OF THE YEAR
Dr. Bruce Murphy, Arkansas Heart Hospital
Legacy of Leadership Award Recipient
MACK MCLARTY
Chairman of The McLarty Companies
The finalists in each category are:
Category I (1-30 Employees)
AMR Architects
ECCI
Gentry Professional Services
Majestic Park
Portable Kitchens (PK Grills)
Category II (31-55 Employees)
ARMI Contractors
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc.
Evo Business Environments
Category III (56-150 Employees)
AcreTrader
Keith Smith Company, Inc.
TOLM Group (Formerly Crow Group)
Category IV (151-499 Employees)
ATG USA
Benchmark Group, Inc.
First Orion Corp.
Pafford Medical Services
Category V (500+ Employees)
ArcBest
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Pediatrics Plus
Rock Dental Brands
Travel Nurse Across America (TNAA)
Nonprofit Organization of the Year
Sponsored By AT&T
Arkansas Support Network
Excellerate Foundation
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro
Immerse Arkansas
Business Executive of the Year
Bradley Gentry, Gentry Professional Services
Dr. Bruce Murphy, Arkansas Heart Hospital
Jamie Pafford-Gresham, Pafford Medical Services
Jordan Franklin, Stratice
Levi Bauer, OrthoArkansas
*NEW CATEGORY* Innovation Pacesetter
Sponsored By MHP/Team SI
AcreTrader
AngelEye Health
BOND.AI
Teslar Software
Ox
Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc.
The winners of each category will be revealed at the awards ceremony and published in a special supplement of Arkansas Business to be distributed on Feb. 27, 2023.
For more information on the Arkansas Business of the Year Awards program, or for quesitons regarding sponsorships or tickets and tables please contact Lindsey Castrellon LCastrellon@abpg.com or Tiffany Mattzela TMattzela@abpg.com.