American Made General Store, the store packed full of products made only in America, has announced that it will be opening a storefront in Conway. The Central Arkansas location will be located at 429 U.S. 64 East, and will contain products…
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Go-Go-Galloway: North Little Rock Area Quietly Develops Into Prime Location
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaRobert 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…
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Sky-high Home Prices and Seller’s Markets: What Home Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
by Tina Sewellby Tina SewellIf you’ve glanced at the news lately, you’ve probably seen the many headlines about the economy that impact home buyers and sellers. This data indicates that mortgage rates are trending up and home prices are on the rise, and the…
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Arkansas MLK Commission to Kick Off Juneteenth at State Capitol
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will kick off the Juneteenth federal holiday with a commemoration at the Arkansas State Capitol on Saturday, June 18, at 10:00 a.m. on the Capitol steps. “Broadway” Joe Booker, the Power92 Jams Disc…
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Safe Foods Invests $14 Million in North Little Rock HQ Expansion
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSafe Foods hosted a ceremony for its latest expansion project in North Little Rock on June 2, commemorating the beginning of a $14-million project designed to increase the range of products Safe Foods can produce at its Arkansas headquarters. The…
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Jones to Succeed Jegley as Prosecuting Attorney for Sixth Judicial District
Will Jones has defeated public defender Alicia “Lisa” Walton in the Sixth Judicial District’s election for prosecuting attorney. The Sixth Judicial District Office of the Prosecuting Attorney serves the largest judicial district in Arkansas and is responsible for prosecuting criminal…
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Former Oaklawn Hospitality VP Takes Over J&S Italian Villa in Hot Springs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ&S Italian Villa in Hot Springs is under new ownership. Hospitality veteran Saddiq Mir purchased J&S Italian Villa in April 2022. Mir joins his wife, Jeannie, as new owners of the restaurant located at 4332 Central Avenue in Hot Springs,…
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State Leaders Convene at Arkansas Entrepreneurial Policy Summit
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Conductor and the Conway Foundation recently partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to host the Arkansas Entrepreneurial Policy Summit. The summit, which took place at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute April 27-29, was held to address specific needs of entrepreneurs in the…
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Home Team? It Would Be a Crying Shame If the Hogs Become Dickey-Stephens’ Only Big Baseball Draw
by Brent Birchby Brent BirchOn April 26 in North Little Rock, the Arkansas baseball team narrowly escaped embarrassment by eeking past a sub-.500 UCA squad, 2-1, in 10 innings in front of a sellout crowd of 10,333 people. The Razorbacks have now won 18…
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Mark Middleton of Central Arkansas’ Middleton Heat & Air Dies at Age 59
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMark Middleton, of Central Arkansas’ HVAC company Middleton Heat & Air, has died, according to a post on the company’s social media page. He was 59. “The Middleton family has lost an inspiring and dedicated leader, as well as a…