Pictured above: Gary George, from left, Eric Jackson, John Conner Jr. and Dhu Thompson were recently inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. Photos provided. In February, four distinguished individuals were welcomed to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame…
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It’s March, and that means Arkansas Money & Politics takes another look at the C-suite by recognizing some of the state’s top executives as nominated by readers. We’re talking CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and their equivalents. These days, there are…
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Arkansas Visionary: Tommy May on Building a Legacy, One Community at a Time
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThere are many things about retired banking executive and Arkansas Business Hall of Famer Tommy May’s life and career that stretch the imagination and defy belief. His masterful leadership grew a small bank of the Arkansas Delta into a household…
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Arkansas Visionary: Ross Whipple, Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2023
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaRoss Whipple’s business career can be aptly described as playing the long game. Not only can every enterprise in his remarkable career trace its origins back generations, but the positive impact of those ventures under his leadership have spread out…
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Arkansas Visionary: Judy McReynolds, Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2023
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIn the world of logistics and transport, ArcBest’s Judy McReynolds is a unicorn in more ways than one. Not only is the native Oklahoman one of the few women to serve as chairman, president and CEO in the male-dominated trucking…
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Arkansas Visionary: E. Fletcher Lord Jr., Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2023
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIt takes a unique set of skills to shepherd a business through a century of operation, let alone grow a family-owned company into a major player in its industry. As a part of that long lineage, E. Fletcher Lord Jr.…
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Arkansas Visionary: Curt Bradbury, Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2023
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThere may be no brighter-shining example of financial success and institutional integrity than Stephens Inc. The Little Rock firm is synonymous with building wealth, be it of the individual, corporate, institutional or community variety, and the company imprint can be…
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2023 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class Revealed
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFour outstanding business leaders have been named as the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame class of 2023 by the Sam M. Walton College of Business and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board: Curt Bradbury, Chief Operating Officer, Stephens Inc.…
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Three Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Members to Hold Virtual Fireside Chat
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree Arkansas Business Hall of Fame inductees will be participating in a virtual fireside chat in February. On Thursday, Feb. 25, Gerald Alley, Joe T. Ford and Johnelle Hunt will be speaking as part of a “Presenting the Arkansas Business…
The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame will not be selecting a new class of inductees for 2021. The Hall of Fame board has elected to pause the inductee selection due to concerns over COVID-19. According to board chair Jason LaFrance,…