December 2022

Lexicon President and CEO Patrick Schueck visits the shop floor. Photos by Stephen Lewis To borrow a line from “The Godfather,” Patrick Schueck believes in America. It’s an ethos both born-in and hard-earned, handed down to him by a father…

And so it will be Memphis and the Liberty Bowl, War Memorial’s slightly more successful and questionably better-looking big brother, on Dec. 28, for the hard-luck Arkansas Razorbacks. The Hogs will face a capable team in Kansas, which limped to…

AMP closes out another year by focusing a spotlight on women in Arkansas who are setting themselves apart in the worlds of business and politics. These AMP Power Women for 2022 were nominated by readers, and each has blazed a…

The announcement from U.S. Steel in January that it would build a $3 billion “next generation” companion mill to its Big River Steel plant in Mississippi County kick-started a robust year for manufacturing in Arkansas. U.S. Steel’s decision to double…

Will Jones is the Little Rock-based Sixth Judicial District’s newest elected prosecutor, taking over for Larry Jegley who’s stepping into retirement. Originally from Murfreesboro, Jones graduated from Henderson State University in 1998 and from the University of Arkansas School of…

Have you ever followed a car block after block, sometimes even mile upon mile, whose driver seemed totally oblivious to the incessant blinking of the vehicle’s turn signal? Well, there’s a good chance that clueless individual might have been me.…

Junior Davonte Davis, freshman Anthony Black, freshman Jordan Walsh, sophomore Trevon Brazile and junior Ricky Council IV gather on the court at the 2022 Maui Invitational.   The timing of Eric Musselman’s arrival in Fayetteville was opportunistic, given the impending…

In a Dec. 5 news release from the University of Arkansas Athletic Department, it was announced the women’s Razorback basketball team cracked into the AP Top 25 Poll for the first time this season. The women’s basketball program came in…

Power Women: Libbi Dixon Whitehurst Chief People Officer, First Orion   What do you love best about what you do? I love creating an environment where people can be successful and find enjoyment in their work. At First Orion, we…

Power Women: Laura Nick Communications Director, Garver   How did you get started in your field? My first job post-college was recruiting teachers to rural Arkansas schools. I loved connecting candidates to employers, and I still do! Eventually, recruiting led…