The Arkansas State Fair is one of the most beloved annual events on the state’s calendar. Fair fans flock to the midway and exhibits while competitors show livestock, dance, sing, cook, bake and strut their stuff on the pageant runway.…
University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban, who already has seven national titles and is favored by many to win another this year, is widely considered the greatest college coach in history. So, when the successful if prickly coach…
Fun on a Bun: The Business of Burgers It used to be that the term “hamburger economy” referenced hard times, down markets and a general tightening of the belt for consumers. And while that may feel familiar in the…
- August 2022Health & ScienceHealth CareHealthcareMagazine
Under COVID, Medicine Changed Forever – But Now What? The New Frontier
It’s hard to imagine an industry that has been as singularly transformed by the events of the past two and a half years than medicine. From debates over efficacies and safety of fast-tracked vaccines, to the physical and mental toll…
- July 2022Magazine
The New College Try: Higher Education Facing Steep Challenges, Beyond Lingering COVID Issues
The New College Try: Higher Education Facing Steep Challenges, Beyond Lingering COVID Issues When COVID reared its ugly head in the spring of 2020, all of education — from kindergarten through grad school — was thrust into disarray. For…
Charting a New Course: Charter Schools Continue to Grow and Expand Across Arkansas Theresa Timmons, executive director for Westwind School of Performing Arts in North Little Rock, can feel the questions before they’re even out of a person’s mouth.…
- June 2022Magazine
True North(west): Northwest Arkansas Officials Work to Manage, Leverage Explosive Growth
When Crystal Ude-Stall and her husband, Alan, relocated to Northwest Arkansas from their native Nebraska five years ago, they did so seeking the tranquility of an empty nest home by the water. What they found was an exciting second act…
- Business & FinanceIndustriesJune 2022MagazineReal estate
Go-Go-Galloway: North Little Rock Area Quietly Develops Into Prime Location
Robert Birch, director of development for North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick, is Dogtown to the bone. North Little Rock born and raised, he’s served since 2018 under two city executives — Mayors Joe Smith and Hartwick — providing a…
- AMP NewsBusinessBusiness servicesEnergyMagazineManufacturingMay 2022Small businessTransportation
Big Rigs, Big Issues: Arkansas’ Trucking Industry Dealing with Challenges on Multiple Fronts
A popular bumper sticker of the 1970s, spotted throughout rural areas, read, “Don’t complain about a farmer with your mouth full.” The same can be said about the trucking industry. Except in the latter’s case, the phrase doesn’t go far…
- AMP NewsMagazineMay 2022
Big Wheel, Keep on Turnin’ — Port of Little Rock Rolling Through Major Hot Streak
It’s good to be the Port of Little Rock these days. The business park announced April 20 it had reached an agreement with W&W|AFCO Steel, the largest steel fabricator in the country, to locate a production facility there, bringing $18.7…