It's 35th Location, FORTÉ Continues its Organic Expansion
MINNEAPOLIS – July 1, 2024 – FORTÉ, the largest global audiovisual systems integrator, today announced it is expanding it's presence in Arkansas with a new office location currently under construction in Bentonville. The new location will allow FORTÉ to serve existing and new customers including major retailers, trucking firms, financial institutions, healthcare systems and K-12 and higher education institutions throughout the state.
"The audiovisual and unified collaboration solutions industry is not slowing down, in fact our experience suggests the current growth trajectory will continue well into next year," said Jeff Stoebner, Chairman and CEO of FORTÉ. "Organizations in the U.S. and globally have high expectations for local expertise. They want a trusted advisor they can count on for their communication and collaboration needs. We're excited about expanding in Arkansas to support our existing technical staff and hiring additional employee owners to the great team we have in place there to serve our customers."
FORTÉ is employee owned and has more 1,200 professional staff in the United States. The company works with organizations across all industries, providing enterprise-grade AV solutions, unified collaboration platforms, Microsoft Teams deployments and support, digital media and broadcast solutions, and visualization solutions. The new office is located at 905 Southeast 21st Street in Bentonville.
"We've done business in Arkansas for several years and the continued demand for AV integration expertise made 2024 the right time to add a brick-and-mortar location in Bentonville," said Jeff Eaton, Area Vice President at FORTÉ. Eaton oversees the Arkansas sales efforts and supports existing customers in the state.
Eaton anticipates the new office space will be fully functional by Sept. 1.