September 2020

Knowledge is power, the saying goes. The mission of one Arkansas nonprofit is to equip the state’s youth with power through financial literacy.  Junior Achievement of Arkansas works to promote work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy among Arkansas students in kindergarten…

Southside, perched atop Ramsey Mountain in Independence County, is a booming area rife with car dealerships, restaurants and new businesses, but despite rapid growth the town maintains its small-town, “Mayberry” sense of community. Threaten that style of life, though, and…

Like all health care facilities, behavioral health hospitals had to play a round of pandemic twister beginning in March. From the way patients are screened and processed to how therapeutic services are carried out and even how meals are served,…

As some of you may know, I participated in four sports starting around 8 years of age up through high school. I even played baseball for a few years in college at UCA. Three out of four of those sports…

The business world has been turned upside down by the rapid shift to teleworking and other major changes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many people have adapted well to working at home, what impact has this had on business…

Investing is enough of a quandary for many of us in normal times. But September represents month No. 7 of the pandemic’s global impact. That seems like a quandary on steroids. Zachary Riley, CFA, CPA, with Foundation Resource Management of…

By David Conrads BENTON COUNTY — Nobody has ever mistaken Hiwasee for Hollywood, but there’s no doubt that more and more moviemaking has been going on of late in Northwest Arkansas. Spectacular scenery, financial incentives, two full-service film studios, a…

The Seth MacFarlane movies, Ted and Ted 2, aren’t for everyone, to put it mildly. The humor is slapstick, raunchy and juvenile, for sure. (Slapstick and juvenile — two of my favorite comedic elements.) But I never fail to laugh,…

Those who know me know that Junior Achievement is near and dear to my heart. Its mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy is something about which I’m extremely passionate. Equipping students entering the…

Jeff Collins walks into a large room. He carries a plate of cookies that he sets down on a table before 15 sets of eyes slouched into folding chairs.   Collins, 57, the founder and CEO of Second Chance Ministry…