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  <created-at type="datetime">2008-04-10T19:07:59Z</created-at>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Rogers, Arkansas-(May 3, 2007) ENR (Engineering News-Record) magazine named  Crafton Tull Sparks to its list of Top 500 Design Firms. &amp;quot;To be ranked as one of  the top firms in the nation is a great honor,&amp;quot; said president Tom Hopper.&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Our  philosophy is to take care of our employees and our clients.&amp;nbsp; By focusing on  them, we have been able to grow this business.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ENR, which serves the engineering contractor and construction industries,  released its annual rankings of the top design firms in its April, 2007 issue  listing Crafton Tull Sparks as number 468 in the nation. Rankings are based on  revenues for design services performed in 2006.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, Crafton Tull Sparks is an  architectural/engineering firm that serves the corporate, education, healthcare,  industrial, public works, residential, retail and distribution,&amp;nbsp; spiritual,  sports,&amp;nbsp; and transportation markets for such clients as Acxiom, Arkansas Highway  and Transportation Department, Baptist Health, Kansas Department of  Transportation, Lindsey Management, Lowes, Oklahoma State University Athletic  Department, United Auto Group, University of Arkansas Systems, University of  Oklahoma and Wal-Mart.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more than 43 years, Crafton Tull Sparks has excelled in providing clients  with creative design, meticulous execution and long-standing customer relations.  Each member of the 320 person staff is dedicated to anticipating needs and  providing solutions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more information or to arrange interview, visit &lt;a href="http://www.craftontullsparks.com/"&gt;www.craftontullsparks.com&lt;/a&gt; or contact  Ginger D. Homan at 918.588.4025.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contacts:&amp;nbsp;Karen McKissock&lt;br /&gt;Marketing Manager&lt;br /&gt;Crafton, Tull, Sparks &amp;amp;  Associates, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Phone: 501.664.3245&lt;br /&gt;Fax: 501.664.6704&lt;br /&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailtkaren.mckissock@craftontullspark.com"&gt;karen.mckissock@craftontullspark.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ginger D. Homan&lt;br /&gt;Vice President of Marketing&lt;br /&gt;Crafton, Tull, Sparks &amp;amp;  Associates, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;918.588-4025&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ginger.homan@craftontullsparks.com"&gt;ginger.homan@craftontullsparks.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <published-at type="datetime">2007-05-03T00:00:00Z</published-at>
  <sub-title>Listed by Engineering News Record</sub-title>
  <title>Crafton Tull Sparks named as Top Design Firm</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2008-04-10T19:21:36Z</updated-at>
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