Rapid Prototypes

Rapid Prototypes was founded in 2003 by ?ve partners that were in the retail support and package manufacturing industry. They saw a need in Northwest Arkansas for a company that could support all retailer suppliers as well as all corrugate display and packaging manufacturers independently. In 2006 Rapid moved into a larger part of the building that they occupied on the S.E. 28th St in Bentonville. Doubling in size and adding staff and equipment accounted for explosive growth despite an economic downturn during one of the worst recessions the country had ever seen. In the fall of 2007, Kyle was able to purchase the other partners shares and make Rapid Prototypes a family owned business. During the transition Rapid was reduced to 3 employees and basically had to start from scratch. With the